2011 Big East Conference football season

August 2023 2011 Big East Conference football season #2B366E #FFFFFF NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) football Big East Conference logo.svg 175px September 1 - present 8 ESPN-Big East Network 2012 NFL Draft 2012 NFL Draft Bruce Irvin (West Virginia) Seattle Seahawks, 15th overall Regular season West Virginia, Cincinnati, & Louisville Co-Champions Football 2010 2012 The 2011 Big East football season was the NCAA football season of the Big East Conference. The conference consists of 8 football members: Cincinnati, Connecticut, Louisville, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, South Florida, Syracuse, and West Virginia.http://www.bigeast.org/AbouttheBIGEAST/MemberSchools.aspx Member Schools 2011-10-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20111017212210/http://www.bigeast.org/AbouttheBIGEAST/MemberSchools.aspx 2011-10-17 dead Regular season Key Index to colors and formattingBig East member wonBig East member lostBig East Conference GameBig East teams in bold All times Eastern time. Week 1 w September 1 yes 6:00 p.m. no Murray State Louisville Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ESPNU 21–9 46,157 w September 1 yes 7:30 p.m. no North Carolina Central Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, NJ ESPN3 48–0 40,061 w September 1 yes 8:00 p.m. no Wake Forest Syracuse Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY ESPN3 36–29 OT 40,833 September 3 12:00 p.m. w yes Fordham Connecticut Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT ESPN3 35–3 34,562 University of Connecticut Official Athletics Site – Football http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2011-2012/teamcume.html https://web.archive.org/web/20111209150901/http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2011-2012/teamcume.html 2011-12-09 live 2012-02-22 September 3 3:30pm w yes yes South Florida 16 Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN NBC 23–20 80,795 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312460087 South Florida Bulls vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish Box Score ESPN.com September 3, 2011 w September 3 yes 6:00 p.m. no Buffalo Pittsburgh Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA ESPN3 35–16 48,359 w September 3 yes 7:00 p.m. Austin Peay Cincinnati Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH FSO 72–10 23,282 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312462132 Austin Peay vs. Cincinnati - Box Score - September 3, 2011 - ESPN September 4 3:30pm w yes Marshall 24 West Virginia Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV Friends of Coal Bowl ESPN 34–13 60,758 http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=312470277 https://web.archive.org/web/20120103194108/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=312470277 dead January 3, 2012 No. 24 W. Virginia gets best of Marshall in storm-shortened opener September 4, 2011 ESPN.com ESPN September 4, 2011 Week 2 l September 9 yes 8:00 p.m. no Florida International Louisville Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ESPN 17–24 47,228 l September 10 yes 12:30 p.m. no yes Rutgers North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC ACC Network 22–24 53,000 w September 10 yes 1:00 p.m. no Maine Pittsburgh Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA ESPN3 35–29 41,230 September 10 1:00pm w yes Norfolk State 19 West Virginia Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV ESPN+ 55–12 51,911 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312530277 West Virginia wakes up in second half to win easily September 10, 2011 ESPN.com ESPN September 10, 2011 l September 10 yes 3:30 p.m. yes Cincinnati Tennessee Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN ESPN2 23–45 94,207 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312532633 Cincinnati vs. Tennessee - Box Score - September 10, 2011 - ESPN w September 10 yes 4:30 p.m. no Rhode Island Syracuse Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY TWC Sports 21–14 36,421 September 10 7:00pm w yes Ball State 22 South Florida Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL BHSN 37–7 45,113 September 10 7:30 p.m. l yes yes Connecticut Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN SNY 21–24 32,119 Week 3 September 16 8:00 p.m. l yes Iowa State Connecticut Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT ESPN2 20–24 37,195 l September 17 yes 12:00 p.m. no yes Pittsburgh Iowa Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA ESPN2 27–31 70,585 September 17 12:00pm w yes yes 18 West Virginia Maryland Byrd Stadium College Park, MD ESPNU 37–31 53,627 http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=312600120 https://web.archive.org/web/20111026122336/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=312600120 dead October 26, 2011 Geno Smith throws for 388 yards as West Virginia survives Maryland September 10, 2011 ESPN.com ESPN September 17, 2011 w September 17 yes 3:30 p.m. Akron Cincinnati Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH ESPN3 59–14 24,991 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312602132 Akron vs. Cincinnati - Box Score - September 17, 2011 - ESPN w September 17 yes 7:00 p.m. no yes Louisville Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY Governor's Cup ESPNU 24–17 68,170 September 17 7:00pm w yes Florida A&M 20 South Florida Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL BHSN 70–17 50,128 l September 17 yes 8:00 p.m. no yes Syracuse USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA FX 17–38 65,873 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312600030 Syracuse Orange vs. USC Trojans Box Score ESPN.com September 17, 2011 Week 4 w September 22 yes 8:00 p.m. NC State Cincinnati Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH ESPN/ESPN 3D 44–14 28,431 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312652132 NC State vs. Cincinnati - Box Score - September 22, 2011 - ESPN l September 24 yes 12:00 p.m. no Notre Dame Pittsburgh Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA ABC 12–15 65,050 w September 24 yes 12:00 p.m. no Toledo Syracuse Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY BIG EAST Network 33–30 OT 39,116 w September 24 yes 2:00 p.m. no Ohio Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, NJ ESPN3 38–26 41,388 September 24 6:00 p.m. w yes yes Connecticut Buffalo University at Buffalo Stadium Buffalo, NY SNY/BIG EAST Network 17–3 18,215 September 24 7:00pm w yes UTEP 17 South Florida Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL ESPN3 52–24 48,231 September 24 8:00pm l yes 2 LSU 16 West Virginia Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV Gold Rush ABC 21–47 62,056 http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=312670277 https://web.archive.org/web/20110927220219/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=312670277 dead September 27, 2011 LSU Tigers vs. West Virginia Mountaineers Box Score ESPN.com September 24, 2011 Week 5 September 29 8:00pm 14 South Florida Pittsburgh Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA ESPN PIT 44-17 40,025 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312720221 South Florida Bulls vs. Pittsburgh Panthers Box Score ESPN.com September 29, 2011 October 1 12:00 p.m. Rutgers Syracuse Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY BIG EAST Network RUT 19-16 2OT 42,152 w October 1 yes 1:00 p.m. yes Cincinnati Miami (OH) Yager Stadium Oxford, OH Victory Bell ESPN3 27–0 16,408 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312740193 Cincinnati vs. Miami (OH) - Box Score - October 1, 2011 - ESPN l October 1 yes 3:30 p.m. no Marshall Louisville Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY BIG EAST Network 13–17 53,267 October 1 3:30pm w yes Bowling Green 22 West Virginia Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV ESPN+ 55–10 46,603 http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=312740277 https://web.archive.org/web/20111004012939/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=312740277 dead October 4, 2011 Dustin Garrison boosts West Virginia past Bowling Green September 10, 2011 ESPN.com ESPN October 1, 2011 October 1 3:30 p.m. l yes Western Michigan Connecticut Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT SNY 31–38 36,648 Week 6 October 8 12:00 p.m. Connecticut 16 West Virginia Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV SNY/BIG EAST Network WVA 43-16 56,179 l October 8 yes 12:00 p.m. yes Louisville North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC ESPN2 7–14 51,500 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312810153 Louisville Cardinals vs. North Carolina Tar Heels Box Score ESPN.com October 8, 2011 October 8 3:30 p.m. Pittsburgh Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, NJ ESPNU RUT 34-10 46,079 w October 8 yes 8:00 p.m. no yes Syracuse Tulane Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA Cox 37–34 39,116 Week 7 October 15 12:00 p.m. Louisville Cincinnati Paul Brown Stadium Cincinnati, OH Keg of Nails BIG EAST Network CIN 25-16 40,971 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312882132 Louisville Cardinals vs. Cincinnati Bearcats Box Score ESPN.com October 15, 2011 l October 15 yes 12:00 p.m. Utah Pittsburgh Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA ESPNU 14–26 43,719 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312810154 Utah Utes vs. Pittsburgh Panthers Box Score ESPN.com October 15, 2011 w October 15 yes 2:00 p.m. no Navy Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, NJ ESPN3 21–20 47,138 October 15 3:30pm South Florida Connecticut Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT BIG EAST Network CON 16-10 37,162 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312880041 South Florida Bulls vs. Connecticut Huskies Box Score ESPN.com October 15, 2011 Week 8 October 21 8:00 p.m. Rutgers Louisville Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ESPN2 LOU 16-14 48,435 October 21 8:00pm 11 West Virginia Syracuse Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY ESPN SYR 49-23 45,265 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312940183 West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Syracuse Orange Box Score ESPN.com October 22, 2011 October 22 12:00pm Cincinnati South Florida Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL BIG EAST Network CIN 37-34 39,456 Week 9 October 26 8:00 p.m. Connecticut Pittsburgh Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA ESPN PIT 35-20 40,219 October 29 12:00 p.m. yes Syracuse Louisville Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY BIG EAST Network LOU 27-10 44,817 October 29 3:30 p.m. 24 West Virginia Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, NJ ABC WVA 41-31 47,303 Week 10 November 5 12:00pm Louisville 24 West Virginia Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV ESPN+ LOU 38–35 57,287 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=313090277 Louisville Cardinals vs. West Virginia Mountaineers Box Score ESPN.com November 5, 2011 November 5 12:00 p.m. Syracuse Connecticut Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT ESPNU CON 28-21 38,769 November 5 7:00 p.m. 23 Cincinnati Pittsburgh Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA River City Rivalry ESPNU CIN 26-23 49,362 http://www.pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2011-2012/game-09.html Cincinnati vs PITT (11/5/11) PittsburghPanthers.com 2011-11-05 2011-11-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20120407030255/http://www.pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2011-2012/game-09.html 2012-04-07 live November 5 7:00pm South Florida Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, NJ ESPN3 RUT 20–17 OT 36,911 Week 11 thumb|right|Yankee Stadium for a game between Army and Rutgers. November 11 8:00 p.m. South Florida Syracuse Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY ESPN2 USF 37-17 41,582 November 12 12:00 p.m. Pittsburgh Louisville Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY BIG EAST Network PIT 21-14 51,321 November 12 12:00 p.m. West Virginia 23 Cincinnati Paul Brown Stadium Cincinnati, OH ABC WVA 24-21 48,152 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=313162132 West Virginia vs. Cincinnati - Box Score - November 12, 2011 - ESPN w November 12 yes 3:30 p.m. yes Rutgers Army Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY CBS SN 27–12 30,028 Week 12 November 19 12:00 p.m. Cincinnati Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, NJ ESPNU RUT 20-3 52,454 November 19 12:00 p.m. Louisville Connecticut Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT BIG EAST Network LOU 34-20 34,483 November 19 3:30pm l yes Miami (FL) South Florida Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL ESPNU 3–6 47,745 Week 13 November 25 11:00am Louisville South Florida Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL ESPN2 LOU 34–24 46,666 November 25 7:00 p.m. Pittsburgh West Virginia Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV Backyard Brawl ESPN WVA 21–20 60,932 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=313290277 Pittsburgh Panthers vs. West Virginia Mountaineers – Box Score ESPN.com 2011-11-25 2011-11-26 November 26 12:00 p.m. Cincinnati Syracuse Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY BIG EAST Network CIN 30-13 38,159 November 26 12:00 p.m. Rutgers Connecticut Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT ESPN2 CON 40-22 37,857 Week 14 December 1 8:00pm 20 West Virginia South Florida Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL ESPN WVA 30-27 41,743 December 3 12:00 p.m. Connecticut 25 Cincinnati Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH ESPN CIN 35-27 27,930 December 3 12:00 p.m. Syracuse Pittsburgh Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA ESPN2 PIT 33-20 40,058 Schedule Data http://bigeast.org/Schedules/ScheduleData.aspx?sportid=3&season=2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120325212006/http://www.bigeast.org/Schedules/ScheduleData.aspx?sportid=3&season=2011 2012-03-25 dead 2012-02-22 Bowl Games l December 27 yes 8:00 p.m. no yes Louisville North Carolina State Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, NC Belk Bowl ESPN 24–31 58,427 w December 30 yes 3:20 p.m. no yes Iowa State Rutgers Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY Pinstripe Bowl ESPN 27–13 38,328 w December 31 yes 3:30 p.m. yes 25 Cincinnati Vanderbilt Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN Liberty Bowl ABC 31–24 57,103 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=313650238 Cincinnati vs. Vanderbilt - Box Score - December 31, 2011 - ESPN January 4 8:30pm w yes yes 23 West Virginia 14 Clemson Sun Life Stadium Miami, FL Orange Bowl ESPN 70–33 67,563 l January 7 yes 1:00 p.m. no yes Pittsburgh SMU Legion Field Birmingham, AL BBVA Compass Bowl ESPN 6–28 29,726 Records against other conferences Conference Wins Losses ACC 4 4 Big 12 1 1 Big Ten 0 1 CUSA 3 2 Independents 3 1 MAC 9 1 Mountain West 0 0 Pac-12 0 2 SEC 2 3 Sun Belt 0 1 WAC 0 0 All FCS 5 0 Against BCS 7 10 Against FBS 22 16 Overall 27 16 Big East Conference Awards The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the Big East Conference football coaches.Big East Football Awards https://wvusports.com/news/2011/12/8/20083_131465938850064359 WVUSports December 8, 2011 March 11, 2025 2011 Big East Football Individual Awards Award Recipient(s)Offensive Player of the Year Isaiah Pead, RB, CincinnatiDefensive Player of the Year Derek Wolfe, DT, Cincinnati Khaseem Greene, LB, RutgersSpecial Teams Player of the Year Tavon Austin, WR, West VirginiaRookie of the Year Teddy Bridgewater, QB, LouisvilleCoach of the Year Butch Jones, Cincinnati 2011 All-Big East Conference Football Teams First Team Second Team Offense Defense Offense DefenseWR – Mohamed Sanu, Rutgers WR – Tavon Austin, West Virginia OT – Justin Pugh, Syracuse OT – Don Barclay, West Virginia OG – Randy Martinez, Cincinnati OG – Art Forst, Rutgers OG – Andrew Tiller, Syracuse C – Moe Petrus, Connecticut TE – Nick Provo, Syracuse QB – Geno Smith, West Virginia RB – Isaiah Pead, Cincinnati RB – Ray Graham, Pittsburgh RB – Antwon Bailey, Syracuse K – Dave Teggart, Connecticut RS – Tavon Austin, West VirginiaDL – Derek Wolfe, Cincinnati DL – Kendall Reyes, Connecticut DL – Chandler Jones, Syracuse DL – Bruce Irvin, West Virginia LB – J. K. Schaffer, Cincinnati LB – Khaseem Greene, Rutgers LB – Najee Goode, West Virginia CB – Adrian Bushell, Louisville CB – Keith Tandy, West Virginia S – Drew Frey, Cincinnati S – Hakeem Smith, Louisville S – Jarred Holley, Pittsburgh S – Duron Harmon, Rutgers P – Pat O'Donnell, CincinnatiWR – Alec Lemon, Syracuse WR – Stedman Bailey, West Virginia OT – Alex Hoffman, Cincinnati OT – Mike Ryan, Connecticut OG – Desmond Wynn, Rutgers OG – Jeremiah Warren, USF C – Joe Madsen, West Virginia QB – Zach Collaros, Cincinnati TE – Ryan Griffin, Connecticut RB – Lyle McCombs, Connecticut RB – Darrell Scott, USF K – Maikon Bonani, USF RS – Jeremy Deering, RutgersDL – Trevardo Williams, Connecticut DL – Chas Alecxih, Pittsburgh DL – Aaron Donald, Pittsburgh DL – Ryne Giddins, USF LB – Dexter Heyman, Louisville LB – Max Gruder, Pittsburgh LB – Marquis Spruill, Syracuse CB – Dwayne Gratz, Connecticut CB – Antwuan Reed, Pittsburgh CB – Logan Ryan, Rutgers CB – Kayvon Webster, USF S – Jerrell Young, USF S – Eain Smith, West Virginia P – Cole Wagner, Connecticut P – Justin Doerner, Rutgers † - denotes unanimous selection  Additional players added to the All-Big East teams due to ties in the voting References External links http://www.bigeast.org/Sports/Football.aspx