2011 Sun Belt Conference football season

2011 Sun Belt Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision)
Sportfootball
DurationSeptember 1, 2011–January 8, 2012
Number of teams9
TV partner(s)ESPN
2012 NFL Draft
Top draft pickLB Demario Davis, Arkansas State
Picked byNew York Jets, 77th overall
Regular season
Season championsArkansas State
  Runners-upWestern Kentucky
Football seasons
← 2010
2012 →
2011 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Arkansas State $   8 0     10 3  
Western Kentucky   7 1     7 5  
FIU   5 3     8 5  
North Texas   4 4     5 7  
Louisiana–Monroe   3 5     4 8  
Troy   2 6     3 9  
Louisiana–Lafayette *   1 2     1 4  
Middle Tennessee   1 7     2 10  
Florida Atlantic   0 8     1 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Louisiana–Lafayette vacated 8 wins including 5 in conference due to NCAA violations.

The 2011 Sun Belt Conference football season was the 11th season of college football play for the Sun Belt Conference. The season began September 1, 2011 and concluded January 8, 2012 as part of the 2011-12 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The 2011 season consisted of nine members: Arkansas State, Florida Atlantic, Florida International, Louisiana–Lafayette, Louisiana–Monroe, Middle Tennessee State, North Texas, Troy and Western Kentucky.

The 2011 season was last with nine members as South Alabama became the conference's tenth member for the 2012 season.