2011 College Football Season

NATIONAL CHAMPION

BCS TITLE
CHAMPIONAlabama12–1 overall
HEISMANRobert Griffin IIIBaylor · QB
BEST QBRobert Griffin IIIBaylor · Davey O’Brien Award
#1 PICKAndrew LuckStanford · Indianapolis Colts, 2012 draft

MAJOR BOWL RESULTS

6 BOWL GAMES
DATEBOWLRESULT
Jan 10, 2012ALLSTATE BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPAlabama 21, LSU 0
Jan 7, 2012AT&T COTTON BOWLArkansas 29, Kansas State 16
Jan 4, 2012DISCOVER ORANGE BOWLWest Virginia 70, Clemson 33
Jan 4, 2012ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWLMichigan 23, Virginia Tech 20 (OT)
Jan 3, 2012TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWLOklahoma State 41, Stanford 38 (OT)
Jan 2, 2012ROSE BOWL GAME PRESENTED BY VIZIOOregon 45, Wisconsin 38

2011 STANDINGS

18 CONFERENCES + INDEPENDENTS

ACC

Virginia Tech finished atop the 2011 ACC standings at 7–2 in conference play (11–3 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Virginia Tech7–211–3MICH 23–20 VT
Clemson7–210–4WVU 70–33 CLEM
Florida State5–39–4FSU 18–14 ND
Georgia Tech5–38–5UTAH 30–27 GT
Virginia5–38–5AUB 43–24 UVA
Wake Forest5–36–7MSST 23–17 WAKE
NC State4–48–5NCSU 31–24 LOU
North Carolina3–57–6MIZ 41–24 UNC
Miami3–56–6–
Boston College3–54–8–
Duke1–73–9–
Maryland1–72–10–

BIG 12

Oklahoma State finished atop the 2011 Big 12 standings at 8–1 in conference play (12–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Oklahoma State8–112–1OKST 41–38 STAN
Kansas State7–210–3ARK 29–16 KSU
Oklahoma6–310–3OU 31–14 IOWA
Baylor6–310–3BAY 67–56 WASH
Missouri5–48–5MIZ 41–24 UNC
Texas4–58–5TEX 21–10 CAL
Texas A&M4–57–6TA&M 33–22 NU
Iowa State3–66–7RUTG 27–13 ISU
Texas Tech2–75–7–
Kansas0–92–10–

BIG EAST

Cincinnati and West Virginia finished atop the 2011 Big East standings at 5–2 in conference play (10–3 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Cincinnati5–210–3CIN 31–24 VAN
West Virginia5–210–3WVU 70–33 CLEM
Louisville5–27–6NCSU 31–24 LOU
Rutgers4–39–4RUTG 27–13 ISU
Pittsburgh4–36–7SMU 28–6 PITT
UConn3–45–7–
South Florida1–65–7–
Syracuse1–65–7–

BIG SKY

Sacramento State finished atop the 2011 Big Sky standings at 3–5 in conference play (4–7 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Sacramento State3–54–7

BIG SOUTH

Liberty finished atop the 2011 Big South standings at 4–1 in conference play (6–4 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Liberty4–16–4
Coastal Carolina3–27–3

BIG TEN

Wisconsin and Michigan State finished atop the 2011 Big Ten standings at 7–2 in conference play (11–3 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Wisconsin7–211–3ORE 45–38 WIS
Michigan State7–211–3MSU 33–30 UGA
Michigan6–211–2MICH 23–20 VT
Penn State6–29–4HOU 30–14 PSU
Nebraska5–39–4SC 30–13 NEB
Purdue4–47–6PUR 37–32 WMU
Iowa4–47–6OU 31–14 IOWA
Northwestern3–56–7TA&M 33–22 NU
Ohio State3–56–7FLA 24–17 OSU
Illinois2–67–6ILL 20–14 UCLA
Minnesota2–63–9–
Indiana0–81–11–

CAA

Old Dominion finished atop the 2011 CAA standings at 6–2 in conference play (10–3 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Old Dominion6–210–3
James Madison5–38–5
Delaware5–37–4
Massachusetts3–55–6

CUSA

Houston finished atop the 2011 CUSA standings at 8–1 in conference play (13–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Houston8–113–1HOU 30–14 PSU
Southern Miss7–212–2USM 24–17 NEV
Tulsa7–18–5BYU 24–21 TLSA
SMU5–38–5SMU 28–6 PITT
Marshall5–37–6MRSH 20–10 FIU
East Carolina4–45–7–
UCF3–55–7–
Rice3–54–8–
UAB3–53–9–
UTEP2–65–7–
Tulane1–72–11–
Memphis1–72–10–

MAC

Northern Illinois finished atop the 2011 MAC standings at 8–1 in conference play (11–3 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Northern Illinois8–111–3NIU 38–20 ARST
Toledo7–19–4TOL 42–41 AF
Ohio6–310–4OHIO 24–23 USU
Temple5–39–4TEM 37–15 WYO
Western Michigan5–37–6PUR 37–32 WMU
Ball State4–46–6–
Eastern Michigan4–46–6–
Kent State4–45–7–
Bowling Green3–55–7–
Miami (OH)3–54–8–
Buffalo2–63–9–
Central Michigan2–63–9–
Akron0–81–11–

MOUNTAIN WEST

TCU finished atop the 2011 Mountain West standings at 7–0 in conference play (11–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
TCU7–011–2TCU 31–24 LT
Boise State6–112–1BOIS 56–24 ASU
Wyoming5–28–5TEM 37–15 WYO
San Diego State4–38–5UL 32–30 SDSU
Air Force3–47–6TOL 42–41 AF
Colorado State1–63–9–
UNLV1–62–10–
New Mexico1–61–11–

MVFC

North Dakota State finished atop the 2011 MVFC standings at 7–1 in conference play (11–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
North Dakota State7–111–1
Missouri State2–62–9

OVC

Jacksonville State finished atop the 2011 OVC standings at 6–2 in conference play (7–4 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Jacksonville State6–27–4

PAC-12

Oregon finished atop the 2011 Pac-12 standings at 9–1 in conference play (12–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Oregon9–112–2ORE 45–38 WIS
Stanford8–111–2OKST 41–38 STAN
USC7–210–2–
California5–57–6TEX 21–10 CAL
Washington5–47–6BAY 67–56 WASH
UCLA5–56–8ILL 20–14 UCLA
Utah4–58–5UTAH 30–27 GT
Arizona State4–56–7BOIS 56–24 ASU
Oregon State3–63–9–
Arizona2–74–8–
Washington State2–74–8–
Colorado2–83–10–

SEC

LSU finished atop the 2011 SEC standings at 9–1 in conference play (13–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
LSU9–113–1ALA 21–0 LSU
Alabama8–112–1ALA 21–0 LSU
Georgia7–210–4MSU 33–30 UGA
Arkansas6–211–2ARK 29–16 KSU
South Carolina6–211–2SC 30–13 NEB
Auburn4–48–5AUB 43–24 UVA
Florida3–57–6FLA 24–17 OSU
Mississippi State2–67–6MSST 23–17 WAKE
Vanderbilt2–66–7CIN 31–24 VAN
Kentucky2–65–7–
Tennessee1–75–7–
Ole Miss0–82–10–

SOCON

Georgia Southern finished atop the 2011 SoCon standings at 7–1 in conference play (10–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Georgia Southern7–110–2
App State6–28–4

SOUTHLAND

Sam Houston finished atop the 2011 Southland standings at 7–0 in conference play (12–0 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Sam Houston7–012–0

SUN BELT

Arkansas State finished atop the 2011 Sun Belt standings at 8–0 in conference play (10–3 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Arkansas State8–010–3NIU 38–20 ARST
Western Kentucky7–17–5–
Louisiana6–29–4UL 32–30 SDSU
Florida International5–38–5MRSH 20–10 FIU
North Texas4–45–7–
UL Monroe3–54–8–
Troy2–63–9–
Middle Tennessee1–72–10–
Florida Atlantic0–81–11–

WESTERN ATHLETIC

Louisiana Tech finished atop the 2011 Western Athletic standings at 6–1 in conference play (8–5 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Louisiana Tech6–18–5TCU 31–24 LT
Utah State5–27–6OHIO 24–23 USU
Nevada5–27–6USM 24–17 NEV
Hawai'i3–46–7–
San José State3–45–7–
Fresno State3–44–9–
New Mexico State2–54–9–

INDEPENDENTS

BYU finished atop the 2011 independents at 10–3.

TEAMOVERALLBOWL
BYU10–3BYU 24–21 TLSA
Notre Dame8–5FSU 18–14 ND
Texas State6–6–
Navy5–7–
South Alabama4–4–
UTSA3–6–
Army3–9–
Georgia State3–7–

OTHER POSTSEASON RESULTS

29 GAMES
DATEBOWLRESULT
Jan 8, 2012GODADDY.com BOWLNorthern Illinois 38, Arkansas State 20
Jan 7, 2012BBVA COMPASS BOWLSMU 28, Pittsburgh 6
Jan 2, 2012CAPITAL ONE BOWLSouth Carolina 30, Nebraska 13
Jan 2, 2012OUTBACK BOWLMichigan State 33, Georgia 30 (3OT)
Jan 2, 2012TAXSLAYER.com GATOR BOWLFlorida 24, Ohio State 17
Jan 2, 2012TICKETCITY BOWLHouston 30, Penn State 14
Dec 31, 2011Chick-fil-A BOWLAuburn 43, Virginia 24
Dec 31, 2011AutoZone LIBERTY BOWLCincinnati 31, Vanderbilt 24
Dec 31, 2011KRAFT FIGHT HUNGER BOWLIllinois 20, UCLA 14
Dec 31, 2011HYUNDAI SUN BOWLUtah 30, Georgia Tech 27 (OT)
Dec 31, 2011MEINEKE CAR CARE BOWL OF TEXASTexas A&M 33, Northwestern 22
Dec 30, 2011INSIGHT BOWLOklahoma 31, Iowa 14
Dec 30, 2011FRANKLIN AMERICAN MORTGAGE MUSIC CITY BOWLMississippi State 23, Wake Forest 17
Dec 30, 2011NEW ERA PINSTRIPE BOWLRutgers 27, Iowa State 13
Dec 30, 2011BELL HELICOPTER ARMED FORCES BOWLBYU 24, Tulsa 21
Dec 29, 2011VALERO ALAMO BOWLBaylor 67, Washington 56
Dec 29, 2011CHAMPS SPORTS BOWLFlorida State 18, Notre Dame 14
Dec 28, 2011BRIDGEPOINT EDUCATION HOLIDAY BOWLTexas 21, California 10
Dec 28, 2011MILITARY BOWL - PRESENTED BY NORTHROP GRUMMANToledo 42, Air Force 41
Dec 28, 2011BELK BOWLNC State 31, Louisville 24
Dec 27, 2011LITTLE CAESARS BOWLPurdue 37, Western Michigan 32
Dec 26, 2011AdvoCare V100 INDEPENDENCE BOWLMissouri 41, North Carolina 24
Dec 24, 2011SHERATON HAWAII BOWLSouthern Miss 24, Nevada 17
Dec 22, 2011MAACO BOWL LAS VEGASBoise State 56, Arizona State 24
Dec 21, 2011SAN DIEGO COUNTY CREDIT UNION POINSETTIA BOWLTCU 31, Louisiana Tech 24
Dec 21, 2011BEEF 'O' BRADY'S BOWL ST. PETERSBURGMarshall 20, Florida International 10
Dec 18, 2011R+L CARRIERS NEW ORLEANS BOWLLouisiana 32, San Diego State 30
Dec 17, 2011FAMOUS IDAHO POTATO BOWLOhio 24, Utah State 23
Dec 17, 2011GILDAN NEW MEXICO BOWLTemple 37, Wyoming 15