2011 Alabama State Hornets football team

2011 Alabama State Hornets football
SWAC East Division co-champion
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record8–3 (7–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorFred Kaiss (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorCedric Thornton (2nd season)
Home stadiumCramton Bowl
Seasons
← 2010
2012 →
2011 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 21 Jackson State x   7 – 2     9 – 2  
Alabama State x   7 – 2     8 – 3  
Alabama A&M xy   7 – 2     8 – 4  
Alcorn State   1 – 8     2 – 8  
Mississippi Valley State   1 – 8     1 – 10  
West Division
Grambling State xy$   6 – 3     8 – 4  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   5 – 4     6 – 5  
Prairie View A&M   5 – 4     5 – 6  
Southern   4 – 5     4 – 7  
Texas Southern   2 – 7     4 – 7  
Championship: Grambling State 16, Alabama A&M 15
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • Jackson State and Southern were ineligible to participate in the SWAC Championship Game due to low APR scores.
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

The 2011 Alabama State Hornets football team represented Alabama State University as a member of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Reggie Barlow, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 7–2 in conference play, sharing SWAC East Division title with Alabama A&M and Southern. Alabama A&M advanced to SWAC Football Championship Game by virtue of a head-to-head win over the Alabama State, while Southern was ineligible for postseason play due to low Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores. Alabama State played home games at Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Alabama.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 35:00 pmat Mississippi Valley State
W 41–93,780
September 101:00 pmat Eastern Michigan*
L 7–144,771
September 177:00 pmGrambling State
W 31–1711,563
September 244:00 pmat Jackson State
W 21–1416,286
October 16:00 pmAlcorn State
  • Cramton Bowl
  • Montgomery, AL
W 31–239,686
October 81:00 pmat Texas Southern
W 43–293,851
October 151:00 pmPrairie View A&MNo. 24
  • Cramton Bowl
  • Montgomery, AL
W 20–712,564
October 292:30 pmvs. Alabama A&MNo. 16
L 19–2066,473
November 52:30 pmat Arkansas–Pine Bluff
W 28–1213,473
November 121:00 pmSouthernNo. 23
  • Cramton Bowl
  • Montgomery, AL
L 23–268,255
November 243:00 pmTuskegee*
ESPNUW 30–2118,587

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References

  1. ^ "Alabama State Hornets Schedule 2011". ESPN. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  2. ^ "2011 Football Schedule". Alabama State University. Retrieved November 1, 2022.