2011 Grambling State Tigers football team

2011 Grambling State Tigers football
SWAC champion SWAC West Division champion
SWAC Football Championship Game, W 16–15 vs. Alabama A&M
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
Record	8–4 (6–3 SWAC)
Head coach	Doug Williams (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Vyron Brown (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Cliff Yoshida (5th season)
Home stadium	Eddie Robinson Stadium
Seasons ←  2010 2012  →

2011 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 21 Jackson State x		7	–	2					9	–	2
Alabama State x		7	–	2					8	–	3
Alabama A&M xy		7	–	2					8	–	4
Alcorn State		1	–	8					2	–	8
Mississippi Valley State		1	–	8					1	–	10
West Division
Grambling State xy$		6	–	3					8	–	4
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		5	–	4					6	–	5
Prairie View A&M		5	–	4					5	–	6
Southern		4	–	5					4	–	7
Texas Southern		2	–	7					4	–	7
Championship: Grambling State 16, Alabama A&M 15
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Jackson State and Southern were ineligible to participate in the SWAC Championship Game due to low APR scores. Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

The 2011 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers were led Doug Williams in the first season of his second stints as head coach and seventh overall after coaching the Tigers from 1998 to 2003. The Tigers finished the season 8–4 overall and 6–3 in SWAC play to win the West Division and defeated Alabama A&M in the SWAC Football Championship Game, 16–15, to become SWAC champions. The team played home games at Eddie Robinson Stadium in Grambling, Louisiana.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	6:00 pm	vs. Alcorn State	Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA (Port City Classic)		W 21–14	4,204
September 10	6:00 pm	at Louisiana–Monroe *	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA		L 7–35	26,532
September 17	7:00 pm	at Alabama State	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL		L 17–31	11,563
September 24	5:00 pm	Alabama A&M	Eddie Robinson Stadium Grambling, LA		L 14–20	7,118
October 1	6:00 pm	vs. Prairie View A&M	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (State Fair Classic)		L 23–31	37,311
October 15	4:00 pm	Concordia College (AL) *	Eddie Robinson Stadium Grambling, LA		W 44–0	7,192
October 22	2:00 pm	Mississippi Valley State	Eddie Robinson Stadium Grambling, LA		W 30–24	11,137
October 29	1:00 pm	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Golden Lion Stadium Pine Bluff, AR		W 27–20	9,202
November 5	2:00 pm	at Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS		W 26–23	21,576
November 12	7:00 pm	Texas Southern	Eddie Robinson Stadium Grambling, LA		W 29–25	7,142
November 26	1:00 pm	vs. Southern	Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA (Bayou Classic)	NBC	W 36–12	40,715
December 10	1:00 pm	vs. Alabama A&M	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (SWAC Football Championship Game)	ESPNU	W 16–15	23,476	[1]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

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References

1. Benson, Reggie (December 10, 2011). "Bulldogs come up short again against Tigers". The Huntsville Times. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
2. "Grambling Tigers Schedule 2011". ESPN . Retrieved August 8, 2023.
3. "2011 Football Schedule". Grambling State University Athletics. Retrieved August 8, 2023.