Number of teams 9 | Duration September 1, 2011–TBD | |
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League NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) | ||
The 2011 Sun Belt Conference football season is a college football season for the Sun Belt Conference. The 2011 season consisted of nine members: Arkansas State, Florida Atlantic, Florida International, Louisiana–Lafayette, Louisiana–Monroe, Middle Tennessee State, North Texas, Troy and Western Kentucky.
Contents
- Award watch lists
- Sun Belt media days
- Coaches Poll
- Preseason AllConference Team
- Coaches
- Regular season
- Week One
- Week Two
- Week Three
- Week Four
- Week Five
- Week Six
- Week Seven
- Week Eight
- Week Nine
- Week Ten
- Week Eleven
- Week Twelve
- Week Thirteen
- Bowl Games
- References
The 2011 season was last with nine members as South Alabama became the conference's tenth member for the 2012 season.
Award watch lists
The following Sun Belt players were named to preseason award watch lists.
Sun Belt media days
During the Sun Belt media days on July 18–19 via videoconferencing, Florida International was selected as the favorite to win the conference in the coaches poll. They five first place votes. Troy received two first place votes while Arkansas State and Western Kentucky each received one.
Coaches Poll
- Florida International – 75 (5)
- Troy – 66 (2)
- Middle Tennessee – 54
- Louisiana–Monroe – 22
- Arkansas State – 49 (1)
- North Texas – 33
- Western Kentucky – 28 (1)
- Louisiana–Lafayette – 26
- Florida Atlantic – 20
Preseason All–Conference Team
The conference's head coaches selected their all–conference team during media days.
The coaches also selected conference players of the year. T.Y. Hilton of Florida International and Lance Dunbar of North Texas were selected as the preseason co-offensive players of the year and Jonathan Massaquoi of Troy was named the preseason defensive player of the year.
Coaches
NOTE: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season
Regular season
All dates, times, and TV are tentative and subject to change.
The Sun Belt has teams in 2 different time zones. Times reflect start time in respective time zone of each team (all teams central time except for Florida Atlantic and Florida International which are in eastern time). Conference games start times are that of the home team.
Rankings reflect that of the USA Today Coaches poll for that week until week eight when the BCS poll will be used.
Week One
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Players of the Week
Week Two
Players of the Week
Week Three
Players of the Week
Week Four
Players of the Week
Arkansas State kicker Brian David was also named one of three Lou Groza Award Stars of the Week and the College Football Performance Awards' National Placekicker of the Week after going making 6 field goals and 5 extra points in the Red Wolves win over Central Arkansas.
Week Five
Players of the Week
Louisiana-Lafayette kicker Brett Baer was also named one of the Lou Groza Award Stars of the Week after making 3 field goals including the game winner as time expired. He also made 4 extra points in the Cajuns win over Florida Atlantic.
Week Six
Players of the Week
Week Seven
Players of the Week
Week Eight
Players of the Week
Week Nine
Players of the Week
Week Ten
Players of the Week
Week Eleven
Players of the Week
Week Twelve
Players of the Week
Week Thirteen
Players of the Week
Bowl Games
The Sun Belt placed 3 teams in bowl games with 4 teams being bowl eligible in 2011. Western Kentucky was the only bowl eligible team not selected.
NOTE: All times are local.