2011 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

The 2011 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Chippewas were led by second year head coach Dan Enos and played their home games at Kelly/Shorts Stadium. They are a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in MAC play for the second time in two years and finished last in the West Division.

2011 Central Michigan Chippewas football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
Record	3–9 (2–6 MAC)
Head coach	Dan Enos (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Cummings (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Joe Tumpkin (2nd season)
Home stadium	Kelly/Shorts Stadium
Seasons ← 2010 2012 →

2011 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Ohio xy		6	–	2					10	–	4
Temple		5	–	3					9	–	4
Kent State		4	–	4					5	–	7
Bowling Green		3	–	5					5	–	7
Miami (OH)		3	–	5					4	–	8
Buffalo		2	–	6					3	–	9
Akron		0	–	8					1	–	11
West Division
Northern Illinois xy$		7	–	1					11	–	3
Toledo x		7	–	1					9	–	4
Western Michigan		5	–	3					7	–	6
Ball State		4	–	4					6	–	6
Eastern Michigan		4	–	4					6	–	6
Central Michigan		2	–	6					3	–	9
Championship: Northern Illinois 23, Ohio 20
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	7:00 pm	No. 23 (FCS) South Carolina State*	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI		W 21–6	17,891
September 10	12:00 pm	at Kentucky*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	ESPNU	L 13–27	58,022
September 17	12:00 pm	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI (rivalry)	ESPN Plus	L 14–44	26,674
September 24	12:00 pm	at Michigan State*	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	ESPNU	L 7–45	72,119
October 1	3:30 pm	Northern Illinois	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN3	W 48–41	16,539
October 8	3:30 pm	at North Carolina State*	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ESPN3	L 24–38	54,388
October 15	3:00 pm	Eastern Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)		L 28–35	17,158
October 22	2:00 pm	at Ball State	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN		L 27–31	7,160
October 29	12:00 pm	at Akron	InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field Akron, OH	ESPN Plus	W 23–22	14,327
November 4	6:00 pm	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	ESPN2	L 21–24	10,132	[1]
November 10	7:30 pm	Ohio	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPNU	L 28–43	12,127
November 18	8:00 pm	Toledo	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPNU	L 17–44	12,741
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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