The 2011 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Abilene Christian University (ACU) as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 2011 NCAA Division II football season. In their seventh season under head coach Chris Thomsen, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 8–3 record with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, placing second in the LSC. Abilene Christian advanced to the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs, where the Wildcats lost to Washburn in the first round, 52–49. The team played home games at Shotwell Stadium in Abilene, Texas.
| 2011 Abilene Christian Wildcats football | |
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NCAA Division II Second Round, L 49–52 vs. Washburn | |
| Conference | Lone Star Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AFCA | No. 16 |
| Record | 8–3 (7–1 LSC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Ken Collums (7th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Jason Johns (6th season) |
| Home stadium | Shotwell Stadium |
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| No. 7 Midwestern State $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Abilene Christian ^ | 7 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 West Texas A&M # | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tarleton State | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M–Kingsville | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Angelo State | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incarnate Word | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern New Mexico † | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M–Commerce | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | at Tarleton State | No. 4 | W 27–24 | 6,412 | |
| September 17 | 4:00 p.m. | vs. No. 4 North Alabama* | No. 3 | L 17–23 | 24,837 | |
| September 24 | 6:00 p.m. | Angelo State | No. 10 | W 31–17 | 6,837 | |
| October 1 | 6:00 p.m. | Western Oregon* | No. 11 |
| W 51–35 | 5,233 |
| October 8 | 3:00 p.m. | at Eastern New Mexico | No. 10 | W 36–7 | 4,297 | |
| October 15 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 17 West Texas A&M | No. 10 |
| W 28–18 | 10,246 |
| October 22 | 8:00 p.m. | at No. 12 Midwestern State | No. 9 | L 28–70 | 9,821 | |
| October 29 | 2:00 p.m. | Texas A&M–Commerce | No. 19 |
| W 40–28 | 7,524 |
| November 5 | 7:00 p.m. | at Texas A&M–Kingsville | No. 16 | W 42–34 | 6,500 | |
| November 12 | 1:00 p.m. | Incarnate Word | No. 12 |
| W 61–16 | 5,115 |
| November 19 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 15 Washburn | No. 11 | L 49–52 | 4,410 | |
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References
edit- ^ "Abilene Christian Wildcats Schedule 2011". ESPN. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
- ^ "2011 Football Schedule". Abilene Christian University Athletics. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
- ^ "Abilene Christian Game-by-Game Statistics". Abilene Christian University Athletics. 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2022.