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2011 Central Arkansas

9–⁠4 (6–⁠1 Southland Conference).

Schedule and results

Central Arkansas in 2011, game by game: won vs. Henderson State 38–14; lost at Louisiana Tech 42–48; lost at Sam Houston 10–31; lost at Arkansas State 24–53; won vs. Stephen F. Austin 38–28; won at Nicholls 37–31; won vs. McNeese 21–18; won vs. Lamar 38–24; won vs. SE Louisiana 55–29; won at Northwestern State 45–20; won vs. Texas State 23–22; won vs. Tennessee Tech 34–14; lost vs. Montana 14–41+26−29Won 38–14 vs. Henderson State+24Henderson StateLost 42–48 at Louisiana Tech-6Louisiana TechLost 10–31 at Sam Houston-21Sam HoustonLost 24–53 at Arkansas State-29Arkansas StateWon 38–28 vs. Stephen F. Austin+10Stephen F. Aust…Won 37–31 at Nicholls+6NichollsWon 21–18 vs. McNeese+3McNeeseWon 38–24 vs. Lamar+14LamarWon 55–29 vs. SE Louisiana+26SE LouisianaWon 45–20 at Northwestern State+25Northwestern St…Won 23–22 vs. Texas State+1Texas StateWon 34–14 vs. Tennessee Tech+20Tennessee TechLost 14–41 vs. Montana-27Montana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsHenderson StateW 38–⁠1477%
Sep 10atLouisiana TechL 42–⁠4829%
Sep 17atSam HoustonL 10–⁠3144%
Sep 24atArkansas StateL 24–⁠5328%
Oct 1vsStephen F. AustinW 38–⁠2857%
Oct 8atNichollsW 37–⁠3163%
Oct 15vsMcNeeseW 21–⁠1858%
Oct 22vsLamarW 38–⁠2465%
Oct 29vsSE LouisianaW 55–⁠2977%
Nov 5atNorthwestern StateW 45–⁠2048%
Nov 12vsTexas StateW 23–⁠2272%
Nov 26vsTennessee TechNCAA Division I Football Championship – First RoundW 34–⁠1454%
Dec 3vsMontanaNCAA Division I Football Championship – Second RoundL 14–⁠4144%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Montana 41–⁠14 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship – Second Round; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Southland Conference.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 25 on file).

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠1 2nd in Southland Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
419–⁠373
Coach
—
Elo
1426 +73 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−19.8 No. 30 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Brooks Hollingsworth
Defensive coordinator
Matt Williamson

2011 Southland Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Sam Houston7–⁠012–⁠0
Central Arkansas6–⁠19–⁠4
Stephen F. Austin5–⁠26–⁠5
McNeese4–⁠36–⁠5
Northwestern State3–⁠45–⁠6
Lamar2–⁠54–⁠7
SE Louisiana1–⁠63–⁠8
Nicholls0–⁠71–⁠10

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