2011 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

2011 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
OVC co-champion
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	7–4 (6–2 OVC)
Head coach	Jack Crowe (12th season)
Offensive coordinator	Ronnie Letson (8th season)
Defensive coordinator	Chris Boone (1st season)
Home stadium	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium

2011 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 21 Tennessee Tech +^		6	–	2					7	–	4
Eastern Kentucky +^		6	–	2					7	–	5
Jacksonville State +		6	–	2					7	–	4
Murray State		5	–	3					7	–	4
Tennessee State		4	–	4					5	–	6
UT Martin		4	–	4					5	–	6
Austin Peay		2	–	6					3	–	8
Southeast Missouri State		2	–	6					3	–	8
Eastern Illinois		1	–	7					2	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2011 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Jack Crowe, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, sharing the OVC title with Eastern Kentucky and Tennessee Tech. Despite the conference title, Jacksonville State was not invited to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs. The Gamecocks lost to both Tennessee Tech and Eastern Kentucky. The team played home games at Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium in Jacksonville, Alabama.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 pm	UT Martin	No. 9	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	ESPN3	W 24–23	17,919
September 10	5:00 pm	at No. 23 Chattanooga*	No. 10	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN		L 17–38	12,185
September 17	2:30 pm	Georgia State*	No. 17	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	CSS	W 37–21	17,618
September 24	6:00 pm	Eastern Illinois	No. 16	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL		W 28–21	14,813
October 1	7:00 pm	at Murray State	No. 14	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY		W 38–30	3,838
October 15	7:00 pm	at Austin Peay	No. 11	Governors Stadium Clarksville, TN		W 44–14	5,186
October 22	12:00 pm	at Kentucky*	No. 10	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	ESPNU	L 14–38	54,098
October 29	4:00 pm	No. 25 Tennessee Tech	No. 14	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	ESPN3	L 14–21	18,933
November 5	4:00 pm	Eastern Kentucky	No. 18	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	ESPN3	L 48–52	16,845
November 12	2:00 pm	at Southeast Missouri State		Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO		W 22–21	1,984
November 19	3:00 pm	at Tennessee State		LP Field Nashville, TN		W 38–16	6,137
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time