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2011 Alabama State

8–⁠3 (7–⁠2 Southwestern Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

Alabama State in 2011, game by game: won at Mississippi Valley State 41–9; lost at Eastern Michigan 7–14; won vs. Grambling 31–17; won at Jackson State 21–14; won vs. Alcorn State 31–23; won vs. Texas Southern 43–29; won vs. Prairie View A&M 20–7; lost vs. Alabama A&M 19–20; won at Arkansas–Pine Bluff 28–12; lost vs. Southern 23–26; won vs. Tuskegee 30–21+32−7Won 41–9 at Mississippi Valley State+32Mississippi Val…Lost 7–14 at Eastern Michigan-7Eastern MichiganWon 31–17 vs. Grambling+14GramblingWon 21–14 at Jackson State+7Jackson StateWon 31–23 vs. Alcorn State+8Alcorn StateWon 43–29 vs. Texas Southern+14Texas SouthernWon 20–7 vs. Prairie View A&M+13Prairie View A&MLost 19–20 vs. Alabama A&M-1Alabama A&MWon 28–12 at Arkansas–Pine Bluff+16Arkansas–Pine B…Lost 23–26 vs. Southern-3SouthernWon 30–21 vs. Tuskegee+9Tuskegee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atMississippi Valley StateW 41–⁠963%
Sep 10atEastern MichiganL 7–⁠1438%
Sep 17vsGramblingW 31–⁠1733%
Sep 24atJackson StateW 21–⁠1434%
Oct 1vsAlcorn StateW 31–⁠2366%
Oct 8vsTexas SouthernW 43–⁠2954%
Oct 15vsPrairie View A&MW 20–⁠754%
Oct 29vsAlabama A&ML 19–⁠2069%
Nov 5atArkansas–Pine BluffW 28–⁠1263%
Nov 12vsSouthernL 23–⁠2679%
Nov 24vsTuskegeeW 30–⁠2174%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Tuskegee 30–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 24 on file).

SWAC East champions7–⁠2 in the conference, shared with Alabama A&M and Jackson State

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠2 shared first in Southwestern Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
294–⁠192
Coach
—
Elo
1409 +138 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−27.9 No. 59 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Fred Kaiss
Defensive coordinator
Cedric Thornton

2011 Southwestern Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Jackson State7–⁠29–⁠2
Alabama A&M7–⁠28–⁠3
Alabama State7–⁠28–⁠3
Grambling6–⁠37–⁠4
Arkansas–Pine Bluff5–⁠46–⁠5
Prairie View A&M5–⁠45–⁠6
Southern4–⁠54–⁠7
Texas Southern2–⁠74–⁠7
Alcorn State1–⁠82–⁠8
Mississippi Valley State1–⁠81–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.