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
FCS Playoffs 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

2011 Southern Conference football standings

	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