2011 Wayne State Warriors football team

2011 Wayne State Warriors football
NCAA Division II Football Championship, L 21–35 vs. Pittsburg State
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Ranking
AFCA	No. 2
Record	12–4 (7–3 GLIAC)
Head coach	Paul Winters (8th season)
Defensive coordinator	John Hauser (3rd season)
Home stadium	Tom Adams Field
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2011 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North
Grand Valley State		7	–	3					8	–	3
Saginaw Valley State ^		7	–	3					7	–	4
Indianapolis		6	–	4					7	–	4
Michigan Tech		6	–	4					7	–	4
Ferris State		5	–	5					6	–	5
Northern Michigan		3	–	7					4	–	7
Northwood		1	–	9					2	–	9
South
Hillsdale $		8	–	2					8	–	3
No. 2 Wayne State (MI) ^		7	–	3					12	–	4
Ohio Dominican		6	–	4					7	–	4
Ashland		6	–	4					6	–	5
Findlay		6	–	4					6	–	5
Lake Erie		2	–	8					3	–	8
Tiffin		0	–	10					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2011 Wayne State Warriors football team represented Wayne State University in the 2011 NCAA Division II football season. The Warriors offense scored 550 points while the defense allowed 382 points.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3		Urbana *	No. 21	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI		W 69–24
September 10		Tiffin	No. 17	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI		W 55–0
September 17		Michigan Tech	No. 14	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI		W 27–10	3,809
September 24		at Ohio Dominican	No. 9	Columbus, OH		W 31–24
October 1		at No. 22 Northern Michigan	No. 9	Marquette, MI		W 30–28
October 8		Lake Erie	No. 6	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI		W 45–24
October 15		at Ashland	No. 6	Ashland, OH		L 17–20
October 22		at Hillsdale	No. 17	Hillsdale, MI		W 27–24
October 29		Saginaw Valley State	No. 15	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI		L 20–28
November 5		at Indianapolis	No. 24	Indianapolis, IN		W 28–19
November 12		Findlay	No. 22	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI		L 42–43
November 19		at No. 14 St. Cloud State *		Husky Stadium St. Cloud, MN (NCAA Division II First Round)		W 48–38
November 26		at No. 4 Nebraska–Kearney *		Kearney, NE (NCAA Division II Second Round)		W 38–26
December 3		at No. 6 Minnesota–Duluth *		James S. Malosky Stadium Duluth, MN (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal)		W 31–25
December 10	2:00 p.m.	at No. 3 Winston-Salem State *		Bowman Gray Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (NCAA Division II Semifinal)		W 21–14	8,721	[1]
December 17	11:00 a.m.	vs. No. 1 Pittsburg State *		Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL (NCAA Division II Championship)	ESPN2	L 21–35	7,276
*Non-conference game Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

References

1. "Road warriors; Winters' promise comes true thanks to Jones, defense". Detroit Free Press. December 11, 2011. Retrieved June 3, 2023– via Newspapers.com.