2011 California Vulcans football team

The 2011 California Vulcans football team represented California University of Pennsylvania as a member of the West Division of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) during the 2011 NCAA Division II football season. Led by John Luckhardt in his tenth and final season as head coach, California compiled an overall record of 10–4 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, sharing the PSAC West Division title with Slippery Rock. The Vulcans advanced to the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs, where they beat Elizabeth City State in the first round before losing to Winston-Salem State in the second round. The team's offense scored 405 points while the defense allowed 209 points. The Vulcans played home games at Adamson Stadium in California, Pennsylvania.

2011 California Vulcans football
PSAC West Division co-champion
NCAA Division II Second Round, L 28-35 at Winston-Salem State
Conference	Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
Ranking
AFCA	No. 15
Record	10–3 (6–1 PSAC)
Head coach	John Luckhardt (10th season)
Offensive coordinator	Chad Salisbury (3rd season)
Home stadium	Adamson Stadium

2011 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East
No. 13 Kutztown xy$^		6	–	1					11	–	2
C. W. Post x		6	–	1					7	–	4
No. 21 Bloomsburg		5	–	2					9	–	2
Shippensburg		4	–	3					7	–	4
West Chester		4	–	3					5	–	6
Millersville		2	–	5					3	–	8
East Stroudsburg		1	–	6					3	–	8
Cheyney		0	–	7					1	–	10
West
No. 15 California (PA) x^		6	–	1					10	–	3
Slippery Rock xy		6	–	1					8	–	3
IUP		5	–	2					7	–	3
Edinboro		4	–	3					7	–	4
Gannon		3	–	4					4	–	7
Mercyhurst		2	–	5					4	–	7
Clarion		2	–	5					3	–	8
Lock Haven		0	–	7					0	–	10
Championship: Kutztown 21, Slippery Rock 14
x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 p.m.	No. 13 St. Cloud State*	No. 12	Adamson Stadium California, PA	L 3–26	5,233
September 10	3:30 p.m.	C. W. Post*	No. 22	Adamson Stadium California, PA	W 41–13	2,721
September 17	6:00 p.m.	at East Stroudsburg*	No. 21	Eiler-Martin Stadium East Stroudsburg, PA	W 22–19	1,442
September 24	3:30 p.m.	Clarion	No. 17	Adamson Stadium California, PA	W 40–13	2,941
October 1	7:30 p.m.	at Lock Haven	No. 16	Hubert Jack Stadium Lock Haven, PA	W 54–13	589
October 8	3:30 p.m.	Gannon	No. 15	Adamson Stadium California, PA	W 33–6	2,735
October 15	2:00 p.m.	at Slippery Rock	No. 14	Mihalik-Thompson Stadium Slippery Rock, PA	L 3–17	9,724
October 22	3:30 p.m.	Mercyhurst		Adamson Stadium California, PA	W 32–26 OT	3,261
October 29	1:00 p.m.	at IUP	No. 24	Miller Stadium Indiana, PA (Coal Bowl)	W 28–10	856
November 5	3:30 p.m.	Edinboro	No. 22	Adamson Stadium California, PA	W 34–28	3,790
November 12	1:00 p.m.	at Cheyney*	No. 18	O'Shields-Stevenson Stadium Cheyney, PA	W 43–3	311
November 19	12:00 p.m.	Elizabeth City State*	No. 17	Adamson Stadium California, PA (NCAA Division II First Round)	W 44–0	2,227
November 26	1:00 p.m.	at No. 3 Winston-Salem State*	No. 17	Bowman Gray Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (NCAA Division Second Round)	L 28–35	7,645
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time