2011 Central Arkansas Bears football team
The 2011 Central Arkansas Bears football team represented the University of Central Arkansas in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bears were led by 12th year head coach Clint Conque and played their home games at Estes Stadium. They are a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 6–1 in Southland play to finish in second place. They received an at-large bid into the FCS playoffs where they defeated Tennessee Tech in the first round before falling to Montana in the second round.
Estes Stadium had a new playing surface for 2011, a synthetic turf that is stripped purple and gray with black endzones. The field is the third non green field in Division I football behind Bronco Stadium at Boise State of the FBS (blue) and Roos Field at Eastern Washington (red).
Schedule
[1]
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 1 |
7:00 PM |
Henderson State* |
#18 |
Estes Stadium • Conway, AR |
|
W 38–14 |
12,755 |
September 10 |
6:00 PM |
at Louisiana Tech* |
#18 |
Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA |
ESPN3 |
L 42–48 OT |
20,652 |
September 17 |
6:00 PM |
at Sam Houston State |
#18 |
Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX |
|
L 10–31 |
9,831 |
September 24 |
7:00 PM |
at Arkansas State* |
|
ASU Stadium • Jonesboro, AR |
KATV |
L 24–53 |
27,918 |
October 1 |
6:00 PM |
Stephen F. Austin |
|
Estes Stadium • Conway, AR |
|
W 38–28 |
11,127 |
October 8 |
2:00 PM |
at Nicholls State |
|
John L. Guidry Stadium • Thibodaux, LA |
|
W 37–31 |
5,432 |
October 15 |
3:00 PM |
#22 McNeese State |
|
Estes Stadium • Conway, AR (Red Beans and Rice Bowl) |
SLC TV |
W 21–18 |
9,528 |
October 22 |
3:00 PM |
at Lamar |
|
Provost Umphrey Stadium • Beaumont, TX |
SLC TV |
W 38–24 |
15,367 |
October 29 |
6:00 PM |
Southeastern Louisiana |
|
Estes Stadium • Conway, AR |
|
W 55–29 |
10,543 |
November 5 |
3:00 PM |
at Northwestern State |
#25 |
Harry Turpin Stadium • Natchitoches, LA |
SLC TV |
W 45–20 |
9,156 |
November 12 |
4:00 PM |
Texas State* |
#19 |
Estes Stadium • Conway, AR |
|
W 23–22 |
7,724 |
November 26 |
2:00 PM |
at #21 Tennessee Tech* |
#15 |
Tucker Stadium • Cookeville, TN (FCS Playoffs First Round) |
ESPN3 |
W 34–14 |
6,115 |
December 3 |
1:00 PM |
at #5 Montana* |
#15 |
Washington-Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT (FCS Playoffs Second Round) |
ESPN3 |
L 14–41 |
22,005 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
References
|
---|
| Venues | |
---|
| Bowls & rivalries | |
---|
| People | |
---|
| Seasons | |
---|
|