2011 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

2011 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football
OVC co-champion
FCS Playoffs First Round, L 17–20 vs. James Madison
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record7–5 (6–2 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDane Damron (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorTony Hatmaker (1st season)
Home stadiumRoy Kidd Stadium
Seasons
← 2010
2012 →
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 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team represented Eastern Kentucky University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Colonels were led by fourth-year head coach Dean Hood and played their home games at Roy Kidd Stadium. They were a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). Eastern Kentucky has an overall record 7–5 with a 6–2 mark in OVC play share the conference title with Jacksonville State and Tennessee Tech. They received an at–large bid in the FCS playoffs, where they lost in the first round to James Madison.