2011 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

The 2011 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team represented Eastern Kentucky University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Colonels were led by fourth-year head coach Dean Hood and played their home games at Roy Kidd Stadium. They were a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). Eastern Kentucky has an overall record 7–5 with a 6–2 mark in OVC play share the conference title with Jacksonville State and Tennessee Tech. They received an at–large bid in the FCS playoffs, where they lost in the first round to James Madison.

2011 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football
OVC co-champion
FCS Playoffs First Round, L 17–20 vs. James Madison
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	7–5 (6–2 OVC)
Head coach	Dean Hood (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Dane Damron (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Tony Hatmaker (1st season)
Home stadium	Roy Kidd Stadium

2011 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 21 Tennessee Tech +^		6	–	2					7	–	4
Eastern Kentucky +^		6	–	2					7	–	5
Jacksonville State +		6	–	2					7	–	4
Murray State		5	–	3					7	–	4
Tennessee State		4	–	4					5	–	6
UT Martin		4	–	4					5	–	6
Austin Peay		2	–	6					3	–	8
Southeast Missouri State		2	–	6					3	–	8
Eastern Illinois		1	–	7					2	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 pm	at Kansas State*		Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS		L 7–10	50,292
September 10	6:00 pm	Missouri State*		Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY		W 28–24	9,200
September 17	6:00 pm	No. 14 Chattanooga*		Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY		L 14–23	10,100
September 24	7:00 pm	at Austin Peay		Governors Stadium Clarksville, TN		L 17–23	5,634
October 8	2:30 pm	at Eastern Illinois		O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL		W 48–16	9,063
October 15	3:00 pm	Southeast Missouri State		Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY		W 41–17	4,100
October 22	3:00 pm	Tennessee State		Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY		W 33–22	10,800
October 29	2:00 pm	Murray State		Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY		W 34–33	3,466
November 5	4:00 pm	at No. 18 Jacksonville State		JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	ESPN3	W 52–48	16,845
November 12	1:00 pm	Tennessee Tech	No. 25	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY		L 21–28	6,100
November 19	1:00 pm	UT Martin		Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY		W 23–16	3,300
November 26	12:00 pm	No. 17 James Madison*		Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY (FCS Playoffs First Round)	ESPNU	L 17–20	2,388
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time