The 2011 Big East football season was the NCAA football season of the Big East Conference.
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The conference consists of 8 football members: Cincinnati, Connecticut, Louisville, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, South Florida, Syracuse, and West Virginia.[1]
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Week 1
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Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
September 1* |
6:00 PM |
Murray State |
Louisville |
Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY |
ESPNU |
W 21–9 | 46,157 | |
September 1* |
7:30 PM |
North Carolina Central |
Rutgers |
High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ |
ESPN3 |
W 48–0 | 40,061 | |
September 1* |
8:00 PM |
Wake Forest |
Syracuse |
Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY |
ESPN3 |
W 36–29 OT | 40,833 | |
September 3* |
12:00 PM |
Fordham |
Connecticut |
Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT |
ESPN3 |
W 35–3 | 34,562 | [2] |
September 3* |
3:30pm |
South Florida |
No. 16 Notre Dame |
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN |
NBC |
W 23–20 | 80,795 | [3] |
September 3* |
6:00 p.m. |
Buffalo |
Pittsburgh |
Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA |
ESPN3 |
W 35–16 | 48,359 | |
September 3* |
7:00 PM |
Austin Peay |
Cincinnati |
Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH |
FSO |
W 72–10 | 23,282 | [4] |
September 4* |
3:30pm |
Marshall |
No. 24 West Virginia |
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Friends of Coal Bowl) |
ESPN |
W 34–13 | 60,758 | [5] |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. |
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Week 2
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Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
September 9* |
8:00 PM |
Florida International |
Louisville |
Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY |
ESPN |
L 17–24 | 47,228 | |
September 10* |
12:30 PM |
Rutgers |
North Carolina |
Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC |
ACC Network |
L 22–24 | 53,000 | |
September 10* |
1:00 p.m. |
Maine |
Pittsburgh |
Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA |
ESPN3 |
W 35–29 | 41,230 | |
September 10* |
1:00pm |
Norfolk State |
No. 19 West Virginia |
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV |
ESPN+ |
W 55–12 | 51,911 | [6] |
September 10* |
3:30 PM |
Cincinnati |
Tennessee |
Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN |
ESPN2 |
L 23–45 | 94,207 | [7] |
September 10* |
4:30 PM |
Rhode Island |
Syracuse |
Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY |
TWC Sports |
W 21–14 | 36,421 | |
September 10* |
7:00pm |
Ball State |
No. 22 South Florida |
Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL |
BHSN |
W 37–7 | 45,113 | |
September 10* |
7:30 PM |
Connecticut |
Vanderbilt |
Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN |
SNY |
L 21–24 | 32,119 | [2] |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. |
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Week 3
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Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
September 16* |
8:00 PM |
Iowa State |
Connecticut |
Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT |
ESPN2 |
L 20–24 | 37,195 | [2] |
September 17* |
12:00 p.m. |
Pittsburgh |
Iowa |
Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA |
ESPN2 |
L 27–31 | 70,585 | |
September 17* |
12:00pm |
No. 18 West Virginia |
Maryland |
Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD |
ESPNU |
W 37–31 | 53,627 | [8] |
September 17* |
3:30 PM |
Akron |
Cincinnati |
Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH |
ESPN3 |
W 59–14 | 24,991 | [9] |
September 17* |
7:00 PM |
Louisville |
Kentucky |
Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY (Governor's Cup) |
ESPNU |
W 24–17 | 68,170 | |
September 17* |
7:00pm |
Florida A&M |
No. 20 South Florida |
Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL |
BHSN |
W 70–17 | 50,128 | |
September 17* |
8:00 PM |
Syracuse |
USC |
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA |
FX |
L 17–38 | 65,873 | [10] |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. |
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Week 4
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Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
September 22* |
8:00 PM |
NC State |
Cincinnati |
Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH |
ESPN/ESPN 3D |
W 44–14 | 28,431 | [11] |
September 24* |
12:00 p.m. |
Notre Dame |
Pittsburgh |
Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA |
ABC |
L 12–15 | 65,050 | |
September 24* |
12:00 PM |
Toledo |
Syracuse |
Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY |
BIG EAST Network |
W 33–30 OT | 39,116 | |
September 24* |
2:00 PM |
Ohio |
Rutgers |
High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ |
ESPN3 |
W 38–26 | 41,388 | |
September 24* |
6:00 PM |
Connecticut |
Buffalo |
University at Buffalo Stadium • Buffalo, NY |
SNY/BIG EAST Network |
W 17–3 | 18,215 | [2] |
September 24* |
7:00pm |
UTEP |
No. 17 South Florida |
Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL |
ESPN3 |
W 52–24 | 48,231 | |
September 24* |
8:00pm |
No. 2 LSU |
No. 16 West Virginia |
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Gold Rush) |
ABC |
L 21–47 | 62,056 | [12] |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. |
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Week 5
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Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
September 29 |
8:00pm |
No. 14 South Florida |
Pittsburgh |
Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA |
ESPN |
PIT 44-17 | 40,025 | [13] |
October 1 |
12:00 PM |
Rutgers |
Syracuse |
Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY |
BIG EAST Network |
RUT 19-16 2OT | 42,152 | |
October 1* |
1:00 PM |
Cincinnati |
Miami (OH) |
Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH (Victory Bell) |
ESPN3 |
W 27–0 | 16,408 | [14] |
October 1* |
3:30 PM |
Marshall |
Louisville |
Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY |
BIG EAST Network |
L 13–17 | 53,267 | |
October 1* |
3:30pm |
Bowling Green |
No. 22 West Virginia |
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV |
ESPN+ |
W 55–10 | 46,603 | [15] |
October 1* |
3:30 PM |
Western Michigan |
Connecticut |
Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT |
SNY |
L 31–38 | 36,648 | [2] |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. |
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Week 6
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Week 7
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Week 8
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Week 11
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Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
November 11 |
8:00 PM |
South Florida |
Syracuse |
Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY |
ESPN2 |
USF 37-17 | 41,582 | |
November 12 |
12:00 PM |
Pittsburgh |
Louisville |
Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY |
BIG EAST Network |
PIT 21-14 | 51,321 | |
November 12 |
12:00 PM |
West Virginia |
No. 23 Cincinnati |
Paul Brown Stadium • Cincinnati, OH |
ABC |
WVA 24-21 | 48,152 | [23] |
November 12* |
3:30 PM |
Rutgers |
Army |
Yankee Stadium • Bronx, NY |
CBS SN |
W 27–12 | 30,028 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. |
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Week 12
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November 19 |
12:00 PM |
Cincinnati |
Rutgers |
High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ |
ESPNU |
RUT 20-3 | 52,454 | |
November 19 |
12:00 PM |
Louisville |
Connecticut |
Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT |
BIG EAST Network |
LOU 34-20 | 34,483 | [2] |
November 19* |
3:30pm |
Miami (FL) |
South Florida |
Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL |
ESPNU |
L 3–6 | 47,745 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. |
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Week 13
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December 27* |
8:00 PM |
Louisville |
North Carolina State |
Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC (Belk Bowl) |
ESPN |
L 24–31 | 58,427 | |
December 30* |
3:20 PM |
Iowa State |
Rutgers |
Yankee Stadium • Bronx, NY (Pinstripe Bowl) |
ESPN |
W 27–13 | 38,328 | |
December 31* |
3:30 PM |
No. 25 Cincinnati |
Vanderbilt |
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl) |
ABC |
W 31–24 | 57,103 | [26] |
January 4* |
8:30pm |
No. 23 West Virginia |
No. 14 Clemson |
Sun Life Stadium • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl) |
ESPN |
W 70–33 | 67,563 | |
January 7* |
1:00 p.m. |
Pittsburgh |
SMU |
Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (BBVA Compass Bowl) |
ESPN |
L 6–28 | 29,726 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. |
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