2011 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

2011 Appalachian State Mountaineers football

FCS Playoffs Second Round vs Maine, L 12–34
Conference	Southern Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	#9
FCS Coaches	#8
2011 record	8–4 (6–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Jerry Moore (23rd year)
Defensive coordinator	Dale Jones
Home stadium	Kidd Brewer Stadium (Capacit: 23,150)


2011 Southern Conference football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
#3 Georgia Southern †^	7	–	1	11	–	3
#12 Wofford ^	6	–	2	8	–	4
#9 Appalachian State ^	6	–	2	8	–	4
Furman	5	–	3	6	–	5
Samford	4	–	4	6	–	5
Chattanooga	3	–	5	5	–	6
Elon	3	–	5	5	–	6
The Citadel	2	–	6	4	–	7
Western Carolina	0	–	8	1	–	10

† – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2011 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team represented Appalachian State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Mountaineers were led by 23rd year head coach Jerry Moore and played their home games at Kidd Brewer Stadium. They are a member of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 8–4, 6–2 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for second place. They received an at-large bid into the FCS playoffs where they lost in the second round to Maine.

Schedule

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Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	12:30 PM	at #13 (FBS) Virginia Tech*	#2	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	ACC Network	L 13–66	66,233
September 10	3:30 PM	North Carolina A&T*	#3	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC		W 58–6	26,415
September 17	6:00 PM	Savannah State*	#3	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC		W 41–6	24,917
September 24	3:30 PM	#13 Chattanooga	#3	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC		W 14–12	27,304
October 1	3:00 PM	at #8 Wofford	#3	Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC	ESPN3	L 14–28	10,329
October 15	2:00 PM	at The Citadel	#7	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC		W 49–42	14,154
October 22	3:30 PM	Samford	#6	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC		W 35–17	28,912
October 29	3:00 PM	#1 Georgia Southern	#5	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC	ESPN3	W 24–17	30,018
November 5	1:30 PM	at Furman	#3	Paladin Stadium • Greenville, SC		L 10–20	12,856
November 12	3:30 PM	Western Carolina	#10	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC (Battle for the Old Mountain Jug)		W 46–14	30,622
November 19	3:00 PM	at Elon	#9	Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC	ESPN3	W 28–24	10,683
December 3	2:00 PM	#13 Maine*	#9	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC (FCS Playoffs Second Round)	ESPN3	L 12–34	15,291
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ http://www.goasu.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=21500&SPID=12811&SPSID=104460

2011 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

Albany Appalachian State Central Arkansas Eastern Kentucky Georgia Southern James Madison Lehigh Maine Montana Montana State New Hampshire Norfolk State North Dakota State Northern Iowa Old Dominion Sam Houston State Stony Brook Tennessee Tech Towson Wofford

Champion – North Dakota State

Appalachian State Mountaineers football

Venues	College Field (1928–1961) Kidd Brewer Stadium (1962–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Playoff games Georgia Southern Western Carolina (Battle for the Old Mountain Jug)

Culture & lore	"Hi Hi Yikas" Marching Mountaineers 34–32 Miracle on the Mountain Yosef

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

National championship seasons in bold