2011 Missouri State Bears football team

The 2011 Missouri State football team represented Missouri State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bears were led by sixth-year head coach Terry Allen and played their home games at Plaster Sports Complex. They are a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 2–9, 2–6 in MVFC play to finish in a tie for seventh place.

2011 Missouri State Bears football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	2–9 (2–6 MVFC)
Head coach	Terry Allen (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Rob Christophel (6th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	D. J. Vokolek (6th season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Plaster Sports Complex
Seasons ← 2010 2012 →

2011 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 North Dakota State +^		7	–	1					14	–	1
No. 6 Northern Iowa +^		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 20 Illinois State		5	–	3					7	–	4
Indiana State		4	–	4					6	–	5
Youngstown State		4	–	4					6	–	5
South Dakota State		4	–	4					5	–	6
Southern Illinois		2	–	6					4	–	7
Missouri State		2	–	6					2	–	9
Western Illinois		1	–	7					2	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	6:00 pm	at No. 14 (FBS) Arkansas*	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR		L 7–51	70,607
September 10	5:00 pm	at Eastern Kentucky*	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY		L 24–28	9,200	[1]
September 17	2:30 pm	at No. 12 (FBS) Oregon*	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	CSNNW/OSN	L 7–56	58,847
September 24	6:00 pm	at No. 14 Southern Illinois	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL		L 18–20	13,271
October 1	1:00 pm	No. 2 Northern Iowa	Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO		L 7–42	14,168
October 8	2:00 pm	Illinois State	Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO		L 13–38	10,800
October 15	6:00 pm	at No. 4 North Dakota State	Fargodome Fargo, ND		L 21–51	18,029	[2]
October 22	6:00 pm	at Western Illinois	Hanson Field Macomb, IL		W 31–17	10,041
October 29	2:00 pm	South Dakota State	Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO		L 36–43 2OT	12,312
November 12	1:00 pm	Indiana State	Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO		L 20–28	5,278
November 19	12:00 pm	at Youngstown State	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH		W 38–34	11,102
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time