2011 Pittsburg State Gorillas football team

American college football season

2011 Pittsburg State Gorillas football

NCAA Division II champion
MIAA champion

NCAA Division II Championship Game, W 35-21 vs. Wayne State (MI)

Conference| Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Ranking
AFCA| No. 1
Record| 13–1 (8–1 MIAA)
Head coach|

* Tim Beck (2nd season)

Home stadium| Carnie Smith Stadium

Seasons

<- 2010

2012 ->

2011 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 1 Pittsburg State $^  |  | 8  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 13  | - | 1  |
No. 5 NW Missouri State ^  |  | 7  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 3  |
No. 11 Washburn ^  |  | 7  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 3  |
No. 18 Missouri Western ^  |  | 7  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 3  |
Central Missouri #  |  | 6  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 4  |
Emporia State |  | 3  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Fort Hays State |  | 3  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Truman |  | 2  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Missouri Southern |  | 2  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Lincoln (MO) |  | 0  | - | 9  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division II playoff participant
* # – Kanza Bowl participant

Rankings from AFCA Poll

The 2011 Pittsburg State Gorillas football team represented Pittsburg State University during the 2011 NCAA Division II football season. The Gorillas played their home games at Carnie Smith Stadium in Pittsburg, Kansas, which has been the Gorillas' home stadium since 1924. The team was headed by coach Tim Beck. The team finished the regular season with a 9-1 record. This year they won their second NCAA Division II Football Championship (and fourth overall), with a win over Wayne State 35-21.[1]

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Time| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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September 1| 6:00 p.m.| at Missouri Western| |

* Spratt Stadium
* St. Joseph, MO

| | W 34–7| 5,889
September 10| 7:00 p.m.| Emporia State| No. 25|

* Carnie Smith Stadium
* Pittsburg, KS

| | W 38–14| 8,637
September 17| 7:00 p.m.| at Truman| No. 19|

* Stokes Stadium
* Kirksville, MO

| | W 27–26| 4,323
September 24| 7:00 p.m.| William Jewell*| No. 15|

* Carnie Smith Stadium
* Pittsburg, KS

| | W 49–7| 9,355
October 1| 2:05 p.m.| vs. No. 1 Northwest Missouri State| No. 15|

* Arrowhead Stadium
* Kansas City, MO (rivalry)

| | W 38–35| 15,106
October 8| 7:00 p.m.| at Fort Hays State| No. 7|

* Lewis Field Stadium
* Hays, KS

| | W 38–17| 4,704
October 15| 2:00 p.m.| Lincoln (MO)| No. 7|

* Carnie Smith Stadium
* Pittsburg, KS

| | W 69–6| 9,915
October 22| 1:30 p.m.| at Central Missouri| No. 4|

* Walton Stadium
* Warrensburg, MO

| | W 38–17| 7,689
November 5| 2:00 p.m.| No. 9 Washburn| No. 2|

* Carnie Smith Stadium
* Pittsburg, KS

| | L 25–43| 9,053
November 12| | Missouri Southern| No. 9|

* Carnie Smith Stadium
* Pittsburg, KS

| | W 51–28| 7,886
November 26| 1:00 p.m.| No. 15 Washburn| No. 7|

* Carnie Smith Stadium
* Pittsburg, KS (NCAA Division II Second Round)

| | W 31–22| 6,936
December 2| 1:00 p.m.| No. 10 Northwest Missouri State| No. 7|

* Carnie Smith Stadium
* Pittsburg, KS (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal)

| | W 41–16| 9,047
December 10| 6:00 p.m.| No. 8 Delta State| No. 7|

* Carnie Smith Stadium
* Pittsburg, KS (NCAA Division II Semifinal)

| | W 49–23| 8,427
December 17| 10:00 a.m.| Wayne State (MI)| No. 7|

* Braly Municipal Stadium
* Florence, AL (NCAA Division II Championship)

| ESPN2| W 35–21| 7,276

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from American Football Coaches Association Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Central time

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## References[edit]

1. ^ DeLassus, David (2015). "Pittsburg State Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 31, 2015. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
2. ^ "2011 Pitt State Gorillas football schedule". Pittsburg State University. 2011. Retrieved April 25, 2015.

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2011 Pittsburg State Gorillas football—NCAA Division II national champions

* De'Vante Bausby
* John Brown
* Nate Dreiling

Head coach
Tim Beck

* Assistant coaches: Dave Wiemers

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Pittsburg State Gorillas football

Venues|

* Carnie Smith Stadium (1924–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Northwest Missouri State

Culture & lore|

* Timeline of Kansas football

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees

Seasons|

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National championship seasons in bold

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NCAA Division II football champions

1970s|

* 1973: Louisiana Tech
* 1974: Central Michigan
* 1975: Northern Michigan
* 1976: Montana State
* 1977: Lehigh
* 1978: Eastern Illinois
* 1979: Delaware

1980s|

* 1980: Cal Poly
* 1981: Southwest Texas State
* 1982: Southwest Texas State
* 1983: North Dakota State
* 1984: Troy State
* 1985: North Dakota State
* 1986: North Dakota State
* 1987: Troy State
* 1988: North Dakota State
* 1989: Mississippi College (vacated)

1990s|

* 1990: North Dakota State
* 1991: Pittsburg State
* 1992: Jacksonville State
* 1993: North Alabama
* 1994: North Alabama
* 1995: North Alabama
* 1996: Northern Colorado
* 1997: Northern Colorado
* 1998: Northwest Missouri State
* 1999: Northwest Missouri State

2000s|

* 2000: Delta State
* 2001: North Dakota
* 2002: Grand Valley State
* 2003: Grand Valley State
* 2004: Valdosta State
* 2005: Grand Valley State
* 2006: Grand Valley State
* 2007: Valdosta State
* 2008: Minnesota–Duluth
* 2009: Northwest Missouri State

2010s|

* 2010: Minnesota–Duluth
* 2011: Pittsburg State
* 2012: Valdosta State
* 2013: Northwest Missouri State
* 2014: CSU–Pueblo
* 2015: Northwest Missouri State
* 2016: Northwest Missouri State
* 2017: Texas A&M–Commerce
* 2018: Valdosta State
* 2019: West Florida

2020s|

* 2020: No champion
* 2021: Ferris State
* 2022: Ferris State
* 2023: Harding

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Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football champions

* Kirksville & Maryville (MO) (1924)
* Maryville (MO) (1925)
* Warrensburg (1926)
* Kirksville (1927)
* Kirksville & Springfield (MO) (1928)
* Kirksville (1929)
* Kirksville (1930)
* Maryville (MO) (1931)
* Kirksville (1932)
* Kirksville (1933)
* Kirksville (1934)
* Kirksville (1935)
* Kirksville (1936)
* Cape Girardeau (1937)
* Maryville (MO) (1938)
* Maryville (MO) (1939)
* Springfield (MO) (1940)
* Maryville (MO) & Missouri Mines (1941)
* Cape Girardeau & Maryville (MO) (1942)
* No seasons (1943–1945)
* Southeast Missouri State (1946)
* Missouri Mines (1947)
* Northwest Missouri State & Southeast Missouri State (1948)
* Missouri Mines (1949)
* Missouri Mines (1950)
* Kirksville State & Southwest Missouri State (1951)
* Northeast Missouri State & Northwest Missouri State (1952)
* Northeast Missouri State (1953)
* Northeast Missouri State (1954)
* Southeast Missouri State (1955)
* Central Missouri State & Missouri–Rolla (1956)
* Southeast Missouri State (1957)
* Southeast Missouri State (1958)
* Southeast Missouri State (1959)
* Northwest Missouri State (1960)
* Northwest Missouri State (1961)
* Southeast Missouri State (1962)
* Southwest Missouri State (1963)
* Northeast Missouri State (1964)
* Northeast Missouri State (1965)
* Southwest Missouri State (1966)
* Southeast Missouri State (1967)
* Southeast Missouri State (1968)
* Northeast Missouri State & Southeast Missouri State (1969)
* Central Missouri State & Northeast Missouri State (1970)
* Northeast Missouri State (1971)
* Lincoln (MO) & Northwest Missouri State (1972)
* Southeast Missouri State (1973)
* Northwest Missouri State (1974)
* Southeast Missouri State (1975)
* Northeast Missouri State & Southeast Missouri State (1976)
* Missouri–Rolla & Southeast Missouri State (1977)
* Southwest Missouri State (1978)
* Northwest Missouri State (1979)
* Missouri–Rolla (1980)
* Northeast Missouri State (1981)
* Northeast Missouri State (1982)
* Missouri–Rolla (1983)
* Northwest Missouri State (1984)
* Northwest Missouri State (1985)
* Central Missouri State (1986)
* Central Missouri State & Southeast Missouri State (1987)
* Central Missouri State, Northeast Missouri State & Southeast Missouri State (1988)
* Pittsburg State (1989)
* Pittsburg State (1990)
* Pittsburg State (1991)
* Pittsburg State (1992)
* Missouri Southern State (1993)
* Pittsburg State (1994)
* Pittsburg State (1995)
* Northwest Missouri State & Pittsburg State (1996)
* Northwest Missouri State (1997)
* Northwest Missouri State (1998)
* Northwest Missouri State (1999)
* Northwest Missouri State (2000)
* Pittsburg State (2001)
* Northwest Missouri State (2002)
* Central Missouri State, Emporia State, Missouri Western State, Northwest Missouri State & Pittsburg State (2003)
* Northwest Missouri State & Pittsburg State (2004)
* Washburn (2005)
* Northwest Missouri State (2006)
* Northwest Missouri State (2007)
* Northwest Missouri State (2008)
* Northwest Missouri State (2009)
* Northwest Missouri State (2010)
* Pittsburg State (2011)
* Missouri Western (2012)
* Northwest Missouri State (2013)
* Northwest Missouri State & Pittsburg State (2014)
* Northwest Missouri State (2015)
* Northwest Missouri State (2016)
* Fort Hays State (2017)
* Fort Hays State & Northwest Missouri State (2018)
* Central Missouri & Northwest Missouri State (2019)
* No season (2020)
* Northwest Missouri State (2021)
* Pittsburg State (2022)
* Central Missouri & Pittsburg State (2023)

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