2011 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

The 2011 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team represented Appalachian State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Mountaineers were led by 23rd year head coach Jerry Moore and played their home games at Kidd Brewer Stadium. They are a member of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 8–4, 6–2 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for second place. They received an at-large bid into the FCS playoffs where they lost in the second round to Maine.

2011 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
NCAA Division I Second Round vs. Maine, L 12–34
Conference	Southern Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 9
FCS Coaches	No. 8
Record	8–4 (6–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Jerry Moore (23rd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple spread
Defensive coordinator	Dale Jones (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Kidd Brewer Stadium
Seasons ← 2010 2012 →

2011 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 3 Georgia Southern $^		7	–	1					11	–	3
No. 12 Wofford ^		6	–	2					8	–	4
No. 9 Appalachian State ^		6	–	2					8	–	4
Furman		5	–	3					6	–	5
Samford		4	–	4					6	–	5
Chattanooga		3	–	5					5	–	6
Elon		3	–	5					5	–	6
The Citadel		2	–	6					4	–	7
Western Carolina		0	–	8					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	12:30 p.m.	at No. 13 (FBS) Virginia Tech*	No. 2	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ACC Network	L 13–66	66,233
September 10	3:30 p.m.	North Carolina A&T*	No. 3	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC		W 58–6	26,415
September 17	6:00 p.m.	Savannah State*	No. 3	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC		W 41–6	24,917
September 24	3:30 p.m.	No. 13 Chattanooga	No. 3	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC		W 14–12	27,304
October 1	3:00 p.m.	at No. 8 Wofford	No. 3	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC	ESPN3	L 14–28	10,329
October 15	2:00 p.m.	at The Citadel	No. 7	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC		W 49–42	14,154
October 22	3:30 p.m.	Samford	No. 6	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC		W 35–17	28,912
October 29	3:00 p.m.	No. 1 Georgia Southern	No. 5	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC (rivalry)	ESPN3	W 24–17	30,018
November 5	1:30 p.m.	at Furman	No. 3	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC		L 10–20	12,856
November 12	3:30 p.m.	Western Carolina	No. 10	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC (Battle for the Old Mountain Jug)		W 46–14	30,622
November 19	3:00 p.m.	at Elon	No. 9	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	ESPN3	W 28–24	10,683
December 3	2:00 p.m.	No. 13 Maine*	No. 9	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN3	L 12–34	15,291
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time