2011 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

American college football season February 2026 April 2023 football 2011 Sam Houston State Bearkats File:SHSU block logo.svg 125 Southland Conference Southland 2 2 14–1 7–0 Willie Fritz 2nd Bob DeBesse 2nd Scott Stoker 3rd Multiple pistol 3–3–5 Bowers Stadium Southland champion FCS Championship Game L 6–17 vs. North Dakota State 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.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86768291/bison-bring-home-title-defense-carries/ The Bismarck Tribune Bison bring home title, defense carries NDSU to first national FCS title January 8, 2012 October 9, 2021 Newspapers.com Schedule 2011 NCAA Division I FCS The Sports Network Central September 1 6:00 pm w y Western Illinois Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX SLCTVhttps://www.southland.org/sports/2009/7/20/568696439.aspx Southland Conference Television Network www.southland.org 8 April 2023 20–6 6,020 September 17 7:00 pm w Central Arkansas 18 Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX 31–10 9,831 September 24 5:00 pm w y y 20 New Mexico University Stadium Albuquerque, NM 48–45 OT 16,313 October 1 6:00 pm w y 16 UTSA Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX 22–7 6,889 October 8 2:00 pm w y 11 Stephen F. Austin Reliant Stadium Houston, TX Battle of the Piney Woods SLCTV 45–10 25,083 October 15 2:00 pm w y 10 Nicholls State Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX 47–7 6,483 October 22 7:00 pm w y 7 McNeese State Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA 38–14 12,742 October 29 2:00 pm w 6 Lamar Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX KBTV 66–0 6,575 November 5 7:00 pm w y 4 Southeastern Louisiana Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA 38–9 4,871 November 12 2:00 pm w 3 Northwestern State Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX ESPN GamePlan 43–17 6,643 November 19 3:30 pm w y y 2 Texas State Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX rivalry 36–14 15,613 December 3 2:00 pm w y 1 Stony Brook 22 Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX NCAA Division I Second Round ESPN3 34–27 8,161 December 10 11:00 am w y 1 Montana State 7 Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX NCAA Division I Quarterfinal ESPN 49–13 9,077 December 16 7:00 pm w y 1 Montana 5 Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX NCAA Division I Semifinal ESPN 31–28 12,367 January 7 12:00 pm l y y 1 North Dakota State 4 Pizza Hut Park Frisco, TX NCAA Division I Football Championship Game ESPN2 6–17 20,086 References Sam Houston State Category:Sam Houston Bearkats football seasons Category:Southland Conference football champion seasons Sam Houston State Sam Houston State Bearkats football