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2011 Eastern Kentucky

7–⁠5 (6–⁠2 Ohio Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Eastern Kentucky in 2011, game by game: lost at Kansas State 7–10; won vs. Missouri State 28–24; lost vs. Chattanooga 14–23; lost at Austin Peay 17–23; won at Eastern Illinois 48–16; won vs. Southeast Missouri State 41–17; won vs. Tennessee State 33–22; won at Murray State 34–33; won at Jacksonville State 52–48; lost vs. Tennessee Tech 21–28; won vs. UT Martin 23–16; lost vs. James Madison 17–20+32−9Lost 7–10 at Kansas State-3Kansas StateWon 28–24 vs. Missouri State+4Missouri StateLost 14–23 vs. Chattanooga-9ChattanoogaLost 17–23 at Austin Peay-6Austin PeayWon 48–16 at Eastern Illinois+32Eastern IllinoisWon 41–17 vs. Southeast Missouri State+24Southeast Misso…Won 33–22 vs. Tennessee State+11Tennessee StateWon 34–33 at Murray State+1Murray StateWon 52–48 at Jacksonville State+4Jacksonville St…Lost 21–28 vs. Tennessee Tech-7Tennessee TechWon 23–16 vs. UT Martin+7UT MartinLost 17–20 vs. James Madison-3James Madison
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atKansas StateL 7–⁠1020%
Sep 10vsMissouri StateW 28–⁠2462%
Sep 17vsChattanoogaL 14–⁠2356%
Sep 24atAustin PeayL 17–⁠2366%
Oct 8atEastern IllinoisW 48–⁠1656%
Oct 15vsSoutheast Missouri StateW 41–⁠1766%
Oct 22vsTennessee StateW 33–⁠2266%
Oct 29atMurray StateW 34–⁠3345%
Nov 5atJacksonville StateW 52–⁠4842%
Nov 12vsTennessee TechL 21–⁠2860%
Nov 19vsUT MartinW 23–⁠1663%
Nov 26vsJames MadisonNCAA Division I Football Championship – First RoundL 17–⁠2037%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to James Madison 20–⁠17 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; Ohio Valley Conference champions.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 42 on file).

Ohio Valley Conference champions6–⁠2 in the conference, shared with Jacksonville State and Tennessee Tech

Record
7–⁠5
Conference
6–⁠2 shared first in Ohio Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
335–⁠280
Coach
—
Elo
1359 +27 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−19.4 No. 28 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Dane Damron
Defensive coordinator
Tony Hatmaker

2011 Ohio Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Jacksonville State6–⁠27–⁠4
Tennessee Tech6–⁠27–⁠4
Eastern Kentucky6–⁠27–⁠5
Murray State5–⁠37–⁠4
Tennessee State4–⁠45–⁠6
UT Martin4–⁠45–⁠6
Southeast Missouri State2–⁠63–⁠8
Austin Peay2–⁠63–⁠8
Eastern Illinois1–⁠72–⁠9

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