2011 Montana State Bobcats football team

2011 Montana State Bobcats football
Big Sky champion
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 7
FCS CoachesNo. 7
Record10–3 (7–1 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrian Wright (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJamie Marshall (5th season)
Home stadiumBobcat Stadium
Seasons
← 2010
2012 →
2011 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 7 Montana State $^   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 5 Montana† ^   5 – 1     6 – 2  
Portland State   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Eastern Washington   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Weber State   5 – 3     5 – 6  
Northern Arizona   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Sacramento State   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Idaho State*   1 – 7     2 – 9  
Northern Colorado   0 – 8     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • † Montana vacated two conference wins, five total wins, their conference co-championship, and playoff participation (three games, including two of the five total wins) in 2011
    * Idaho State ineligible for FCS playoffs due to APR violations
Rankings from The Sports Network poll, using Montana's later-diminished W–L record

The 2011 Montana State Bobcats football team represented Montana State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Rob Ash, the Bobcats compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 7–1 in conference place play, sharing the Big Sky title with Montana. Montana vacated its share of the title on July 26, 2013, after the NCAA determined that Montana had played its final six games with ineligible players. Montana State received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where they defeated New Hampshire in the second round before falling to Sam Houston State in the quarterfinals. The Bobcats played their home games at Bobcat Stadium in Bozeman, Montana/