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2011 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
2011 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
Southland champion
FCS Championship Game, L 6–17 vs. North Dakota State
Conference	Southland Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 2
FCS Coaches	No. 2
Record	14–1 (7–0 Southland)
Head coach	Willie Fritz (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Bob DeBesse (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple pistol
Defensive coordinator	Scott Stoker (3rd season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	Bowers Stadium
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2011 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

American college football season

The 2011 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bearkats were led by second year head coach Willie Fritz and played their home games at Bowers Stadium. They are a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 14–1, 7–0 in Southland play to win the conference championship. They received the conference's automatic bid into the FCS Playoffs where they advanced to the National Championship Game before falling to North Dakota State 6–17.^[1]

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"Bison bring home title, defense carries NDSU to first national FCS title". The Bismarck Tribune. January 8, 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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"Southland Conference Television Network". www.southland.org. Retrieved April 8, 2023.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 pm	Western Illinois*		Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	SLCTV^[2]	W 20–6	6,020
September 17	7:00 pm	No. 18 Central Arkansas		Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX		W 31–10	9,831
September 24	5:00 pm	at New Mexico*	No. 20	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM		W 48–45 ^OT	16,313
October 1	6:00 pm	UTSA*	No. 16	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX		W 22–7	6,889
October 8	2:00 pm	vs. Stephen F. Austin	No. 11	Reliant Stadium Houston, TX (Battle of the Piney Woods)	SLCTV	W 45–10	25,083
October 15	2:00 pm	Nicholls State	No. 10	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX		W 47–7	6,483
October 22	7:00 pm	at McNeese State	No. 7	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA		W 38–14	12,742
October 29	2:00 pm	Lamar	No. 6	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	KBTV	W 66–0	6,575
November 5	7:00 pm	at Southeastern Louisiana	No. 4	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA		W 38–9	4,871
November 12	2:00 pm	Northwestern State	No. 3	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	ESPN GamePlan	W 43–17	6,643
November 19	3:30 pm	at Texas State*	No. 2	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX		W 36–14	15,613
December 3	2:00 pm	No. 22 Stony Brook*	No. 1	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN3	W 34–27	8,161
December 10	11:00 am	No. 7 Montana State*	No. 1	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)	ESPN	W 49–13	9,077
December 16	7:00 pm	No. 5 Montana*	No. 1	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX (NCAA Division I Semifinal)	ESPN	W 31–28	12,367
January 7	12:00 pm	vs. No. 4 North Dakota State*	No. 1	Pizza Hut Park Frisco, TX (NCAA Division I Football Championship Game)	ESPN2	L 6–17	20,086
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 2 Sam Houston State $^	7	–	0	14	–	1
No. 14 Central Arkansas ^	6	–	1	9	–	4
Stephen F. Austin	5	–	2	6	–	5
McNeese State	4	–	3	6	–	5
Northwestern State	3	–	4	5	–	6
Lamar	2	–	5	4	–	7
Southeastern Louisiana	1	–	6	3	–	8
Nicholls State	0	–	7	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll