2011 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

2011 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	6–5 (5–2 Southland)
Head coach	J. C. Harper (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Nesbitt (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	David Gibbs (4th season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Homer Bryce Stadium

2011 Southland Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 Sam Houston State $^		7	–	0					14	–	1
No. 14 Central Arkansas ^		6	–	1					9	–	4
Stephen F. Austin		5	–	2					6	–	5
McNeese State		4	–	3					6	–	5
Northwestern State		3	–	4					5	–	6
Lamar		2	–	5					4	–	7
Southeastern Louisiana		1	–	6					3	–	8
Nicholls State		0	–	7					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2011 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team represented Stephen F. Austin State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Lumberjacks were led by fifth-year head coach J. C. Harper and played their home games at Homer Bryce Stadium. They are a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 4–2 in Southland play to finish in third place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 pm	McMurry*	No. 17	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX		W 82–6	8,586
September 10	6:00 pm	No. 4 Northern Iowa*	No. 16	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX		L 23–34	8,741
September 17	6:00 pm	at No. 24 (FBS) Baylor*	No. 19	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX		L 0–48A	43,090
September 24	7:00 pm	Texas State*	No. 22	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX		L 26–35	9,145
October 1	6:00 pm	at Central Arkansas		Estes Stadium Conway, AR		L 28–38	11,127
October 8	2:00 pm	vs. No. 11 Sam Houston State		Reliant Stadium Houston, TX (Battle of the Piney Woods)	SLC TV	L 10–45	25,083
October 22	5:30 pm	at Nicholls State		John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA		W 57–21	5,109
October 29	3:00 pm	McNeese State		Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	SLC TV	W 37–17	10,422
November 5	6:00 pm	at Lamar		Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX		W 69–10	11,286
November 12	6:00 pm	Southeastern Louisiana		Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX		W 28–20	6,841
November 19	2:00 pm	at Northwestern State		Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA (Chief Caddo)		W 33–0	4,563
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

• ^A Game was called at the end of the third quarter due to lightning.