2011 Big East Conference football season

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2011 Big East Conference football season
Big East Conference logo.svg
League NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision)
Sport football
DurationSeptember 1 - present
Number of teams8
TV partner(s) ESPN-Big East Network
2012 NFL Draft
Top draft pick Bruce Irvin (West Virginia)
Picked by Seattle Seahawks, 15th overall
Regular season
Co-Champions West Virginia, Cincinnati, & Louisville
Football seasons
  2010
2012  
2011 Big East Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 17 West Virginia $+  5 2   10 3  
No. 25 Cincinnati +  5 2   10 3  
Louisville +  5 2   7 6  
Rutgers  4 3   9 4  
Pittsburgh  4 3   6 7  
Connecticut  3 4   5 7  
South Florida  1 6   5 7  
Syracuse  1 6   5 7  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • + Conference co-champions
As of January 11, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Big East football season was the NCAA football season of the Big East Conference.

Contents

The conference consists of 8 football members: Cincinnati, Connecticut, Louisville, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, South Florida, Syracuse, and West Virginia. [1]

Regular season

Key

Index to colors and formatting
Big East member won
Big East member lost
Big East Conference Game
Big East teams in bold

All times Eastern time.

Week 1

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
September 1*6:00 p.m. Murray State Louisville Papa John's Cardinal StadiumLouisville, KY ESPNU W 21–9  46,157
September 1*7:30 p.m. North Carolina Central Rutgers High Point Solutions StadiumPiscataway, NJ ESPN3 W 48–0  40,061
September 1*8:00 p.m. Wake Forest Syracuse Carrier DomeSyracuse, NY ESPN3 W 36–29 OT 40,833
September 3*12:00 p.m. Fordham Connecticut Rentschler FieldEast Hartford, CT ESPN3 W 35–3  34,562 [2]
September 3*3:30pmSouth FloridaNo. 16  Notre Dame Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN NBC W 23–20  80,795 [3]
September 3*6:00 p.m. Buffalo Pittsburgh Heinz FieldPittsburgh, PA ESPN3 W 35–16  48,359
September 3*7:00 p.m. Austin Peay Cincinnati Nippert StadiumCincinnati, OH FSO W 72–10  23,282 [4]
September 4*3:30pm Marshall No. 24 West Virginia Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, WV (Friends of Coal Bowl) ESPN W 34–13  60,758 [5]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Week 2

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
September 9*8:00 p.m. Florida International LouisvillePapa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY ESPN L 17–24  47,228
September 10*12:30 p.m.Rutgers North Carolina Kenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NC ACC Network L 22–24  53,000
September 10*1:00 p.m. Maine PittsburghHeinz Field • Pittsburgh, PAESPN3W 35–29  41,230
September 10*1:00pm Norfolk State No. 19 West Virginia Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, WV ESPN+ W 55–12  51,911 [6]
September 10*3:30 p.m.Cincinnati Tennessee Neyland StadiumKnoxville, TN ESPN2 L 23–45  94,207 [7]
September 10*4:30 p.m. Rhode Island SyracuseCarrier Dome • Syracuse, NY TWC Sports W 21–14  36,421
September 10*7:00pm Ball State No. 22 South Florida Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL BHSN W 37–7  45,113
September 10*7:30 p.m.Connecticut Vanderbilt Vanderbilt StadiumNashville, TN SNY L 21–24  32,119 [2]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Week 3

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
September 16*8:00 p.m. Iowa State ConnecticutRentschler Field • East Hartford, CT ESPN2 L 20–24  37,195 [2]
September 17*12:00 p.m.Pittsburgh Iowa Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA ESPN2 L 27–31  70,585
September 17*12:00pmNo. 18 West Virginia Maryland Byrd StadiumCollege Park, MD ESPNU W 37–31  53,627 [8]
September 17*3:30 p.m. Akron Cincinnati Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH ESPN3 W 59–14  24,991 [9]
September 17*7:00 p.m.Louisville Kentucky Commonwealth StadiumLexington, KY (Governor's Cup)ESPNUW 24–17  68,170
September 17*7:00pm Florida A&M No. 20 South FloridaRaymond James Stadium • Tampa, FLBHSNW 70–17  50,128
September 17*8:00 p.m.Syracuse USC Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA FX L 17–38  65,873 [10]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Week 4

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
September 22*8:00 p.m. NC State Cincinnati Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH ESPN/ESPN 3D W 44–14  28,431 [11]
September 24*12:00 p.m. Notre Dame PittsburghHeinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA ABC L 12–15  65,050
September 24*12:00 p.m. Toledo SyracuseCarrier Dome • Syracuse, NY BIG EAST Network W 33–30 OT 39,116
September 24*2:00 p.m. Ohio RutgersHigh Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJESPN3W 38–26  41,388
September 24*6:00 p.m.Connecticut Buffalo University at Buffalo StadiumBuffalo, NY SNY/BIG EAST Network W 17–3  18,215 [2]
September 24*7:00pm UTEP No. 17 South FloridaRaymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPN3 W 52–24  48,231
September 24*8:00pmNo. 2  LSU No. 16 West Virginia Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, WV (Gold Rush) ABC L 21–47  62,056 [12]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Week 5

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
September 298:00pmNo. 14 South Florida Pittsburgh Heinz FieldPittsburgh, PA ESPN  PIT 44-17  40,025 [13]
October 112:00 p.m. Rutgers SyracuseCarrier Dome • Syracuse, NYBIG EAST Network RUT 19-16 2OT 42,152
October 1*1:00 p.m.Cincinnati Miami (OH) Yager StadiumOxford, OH (Victory Bell)ESPN3W 27–0  16,408 [14]
October 1*3:30 p.m. Marshall LouisvillePapa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY BIG EAST Network L 13–17  53,267
October 1*3:30pm Bowling Green No. 22 West Virginia Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, WV ESPN+ W 55–10  46,603 [15]
October 1*3:30 p.m. Western Michigan ConnecticutRentschler Field • East Hartford, CTSNYL 31–38  36,648 [2]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Week 6

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
October 812:00 p.m.ConnecticutNo. 16  West Virginia Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, WV SNY/BIG EAST Network WVA 43-16  56,179 [2]
October 8*12:00 p.m.Louisville North Carolina Kenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NC ESPN2 L 7–14  51,500 [16]
October 83:30 p.m.Pittsburgh Rutgers High Point Solutions StadiumPiscataway, NJ ESPNU  RUT 34-10  46,079
October 8*8:00 p.m.Syracuse Tulane Louisiana SuperdomeNew Orleans, LA Cox W 37–34  39,116
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Week 7

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
October 1512:00 p.m.Louisville Cincinnati Paul Brown StadiumCincinnati, OH (Keg of Nails) BIG EAST Network  CIN 25-16  40,971 [17]
October 15*12:00 p.m. Utah PittsburghHeinz Field • Pittsburgh, PAESPNUL 14–26  43,719 [18]
October 15*2:00 p.m. Navy RutgersHigh Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJESPN3W 21–20  47,138
October 153:30pmSouth Florida Connecticut Rentschler FieldEast Hartford, CT BIG EAST Network  CON 16-10  37,162 [19]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Week 8

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
October 218:00 p.m.Rutgers Louisville Papa John's Cardinal StadiumLouisville, KY ESPN2  LOU 16-14  48,435
October 218:00pmNo. 11 West Virginia Syracuse Carrier DomeSyracuse, NY ESPN  SYR 49-23  45,265 [20]
October 2212:00pm Cincinnati South FloridaRaymond James Stadium • Tampa, FLBIG EAST Network CIN 37-34  39,456
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Week 9

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
October 268:00 p.m.Connecticut Pittsburgh Heinz FieldPittsburgh, PA ESPN  PIT 35-20  40,219 [2]
October 2912:00 p.m.Syracuse Louisville Papa John's Cardinal StadiumLouisville, KY BIG EAST Network LOU 27-10  44,817
October 293:30 p.m.No. 24  West Virginia RutgersHigh Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ ABC  WVA 41-31  47,303
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Week 10

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
November 512:00pm Louisville No. 24 West Virginia Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, WV ESPN+  LOU 38–35  57,287 [21]
November 512:00 p.m.Syracuse Connecticut Rentschler FieldEast Hartford, CT ESPNU  CON 28-21  38,769
November 57:00 p.m.No. 23  Cincinnati PittsburghHeinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA (River City Rivalry)ESPNU CIN 26-23  49,362 [22]
November 57:00pmSouth Florida Rutgers High Point Solutions StadiumPiscataway, NJ ESPN3 RUT 20–17 OT 36,911
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Week 11

Yankee Stadium for a game between Army and Rutgers. Yankee Stadium Football.jpg
Yankee Stadium for a game between Army and Rutgers.
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
November 118:00 p.m. South Florida SyracuseCarrier Dome • Syracuse, NYESPN2 USF 37-17  41,582
November 1212:00 p.m. Pittsburgh LouisvillePapa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KYBIG EAST Network PIT 21-14  51,321
November 1212:00 p.m. West Virginia No. 23 Cincinnati Paul Brown Stadium • Cincinnati, OH ABC  WVA 24-21  48,152 [23]
November 12*3:30 p.m.Rutgers Army Yankee StadiumBronx, NY CBS SN W 27–12  30,028
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Week 12

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
November 1912:00 p.m.Cincinnati Rutgers High Point Solutions StadiumPiscataway, NJ ESPNU RUT 20-3  52,454
November 1912:00 p.m. Louisville ConnecticutRentschler Field • East Hartford, CTBIG EAST Network LOU 34-20  34,483 [2]
November 19*3:30pm Miami (FL) South FloridaRaymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPNU L 3–6  47,745
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Week 13

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
November 2511:00am Louisville South FloridaRaymond James Stadium • Tampa, FLESPN2 LOU 34–24  46,666
November 257:00 p.m.Pittsburgh West Virginia Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)ESPN WVA 21–20  60,932 [24]
November 2612:00 p.m. Cincinnati SyracuseCarrier Dome • Syracuse, NYBIG EAST Network CIN 30-13  38,159
November 2612:00 p.m.Rutgers Connecticut Rentschler FieldEast Hartford, CT ESPN2 CON 40-22  37,857
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Week 14

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
December 18:00pmNo. 20  West Virginia South FloridaRaymond James Stadium • Tampa, FLESPN WVA 30-27  41,743
December 312:00 p.m.ConnecticutNo. 25  Cincinnati Nippert StadiumCincinnati, OH ESPN CIN 35-27  27,930 [2]
December 312:00 p.m.Syracuse Pittsburgh Heinz FieldPittsburgh, PA ESPN2 PIT 33-20  40,058
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

[25]

Bowl Games

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
December 27*8:00 p.m.Louisville North Carolina State Bank of America StadiumCharlotte, NC (Belk Bowl)ESPNL 24–31  58,427
December 30*3:20 p.m. Iowa State RutgersYankee Stadium • Bronx, NY (Pinstripe Bowl) ESPN W 27–13  38,328
December 31*3:30 p.m.No. 25 Cincinnati Vanderbilt Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN (Liberty Bowl) ABC W 31–24  57,103 [26]
January 4*8:30pmNo. 23 West VirginiaNo. 14  Clemson Sun Life StadiumMiami, FL (Orange Bowl) ESPN W 70–33  67,563
January 7*1:00 p.m.Pittsburgh SMU Legion FieldBirmingham, AL (BBVA Compass Bowl)ESPNL 6–28  29,726
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

[25]

Records against other conferences

ConferenceWinsLosses
ACC 44
Big 12 11
Big Ten 01
CUSA 32
Independents 31
MAC 91
Mountain West 00
Pac-12 02
SEC 23
Sun Belt 01
WAC 00
All FCS 50
Against BCS710
Against FBS2216
Overall2716

Big East Conference Awards

The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the Big East Conference football coaches. [27]

2011 Big East Football Individual Awards
AwardRecipient(s)
Offensive Player of the Year Isaiah Pead , RB, Cincinnati
Defensive Player of the Year Derek Wolfe , DT, Cincinnati

Khaseem Greene , LB, Rutgers
Special Teams Player of the Year Tavon Austin , WR, West Virginia
Rookie of the Year Teddy Bridgewater , QB, Louisville
Coach of the Year Butch Jones , Cincinnati
2011 All-Big East Conference Football Teams [27]
First TeamSecond Team
OffenseDefenseOffenseDefense

WR – Mohamed Sanu, Rutgers
WR – Tavon Austin, West Virginia
OT – Justin Pugh, Syracuse
OT – Don Barclay, West Virginia
OG – Randy Martinez, Cincinnati
OG – Art Forst, Rutgers
OG – Andrew Tiller, Syracuse
C – Moe Petrus, Connecticut
TE – Nick Provo, Syracuse
QB – Geno Smith, West Virginia
RB – Isaiah Pead, Cincinnati
RB – Ray Graham, Pittsburgh
RB – Antwon Bailey, Syracuse
K – Dave Teggart, Connecticut
RS – Tavon Austin, West Virginia

DL – Derek Wolfe, Cincinnati
DL – Kendall Reyes, Connecticut
DL – Chandler Jones, Syracuse
DL – Bruce Irvin, West Virginia
LB – J. K. Schaffer, Cincinnati
LB – Khaseem Greene, Rutgers
LB – Najee Goode, West Virginia
CB – Adrian Bushell, Louisville
CB – Keith Tandy, West Virginia
S – Drew Frey, Cincinnati
S – Hakeem Smith, Louisville
S – Jarred Holley, Pittsburgh
S – Duron Harmon, Rutgers
P – Pat O'Donnell, Cincinnati

WR – Alec Lemon, Syracuse
WR – Stedman Bailey, West Virginia
OT – Alex Hoffman, Cincinnati
OT – Mike Ryan, Connecticut
OG – Desmond Wynn, Rutgers
OG – Jeremiah Warren, USF
C – Joe Madsen, West Virginia
QB – Zach Collaros, Cincinnati
TE – Ryan Griffin, Connecticut
RB – Lyle McCombs, Connecticut
RB – Darrell Scott, USF
K – Maikon Bonani, USF
RS – Jeremy Deering, Rutgers

DL – Trevardo Williams, Connecticut
DL – Chas Alecxih, Pittsburgh
DL – Aaron Donald, Pittsburgh
DL – Ryne Giddins, USF
LB – Dexter Heyman, Louisville
LB – Max Gruder, Pittsburgh
LB – Marquis Spruill, Syracuse
CB – Dwayne Gratz, Connecticut
CB – Antwuan Reed, Pittsburgh
CB – Logan Ryan, Rutgers
CB – Kayvon Webster, USF
S – Jerrell Young, USF
S – Eain Smith, West Virginia
P – Cole Wagner, Connecticut
P – Justin Doerner, Rutgers

- denotes unanimous selection  Additional players added to the All-Big East teams due to ties in the voting

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