2011 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

2011 Cincinnati Bearcats football
Big East co-champion
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 31–24 vs. Vanderbilt
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
APNo. 25
Record10–3 (5–2 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Bajakian (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorTim Banks (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorJohn Jancek (2nd season)
Home stadiumNippert Stadium

Paul Brown Stadium
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 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati as a member of the Big East Conference during the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bearcats were led by second-year head coach Butch Jones and played their home games at Nippert Stadium and two conference games at Paul Brown Stadium. They finished the season 10–3 overall and 5–2 in Big East play to share the conference championship with Louisville and West Virginia. Despite the conference title, which was their third in the last four years, they did not receive the conference's automatic bid into a BCS game (West Virginia received the bid based on BCS rankings). They were invited to the Liberty Bowl where they defeated Vanderbilt 31–24.