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Revision as of 22:30, 12 September 2011

2011 Southeastern Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision)
Sportfootball
DurationSeptember 1, 2011
through January 11, 2011
Number of teams12
TV partner(s)CBS, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, FSN, CSS
SEC Championship Game
Football seasons
← 2010
2012 →
2011 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern Division
No. 19 Georgia x   7 – 1     10 – 4  
No. 9 South Carolina   6 – 2     11 – 2  
Florida   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Vanderbilt   2 – 6     6 – 7  
Kentucky   2 – 6     5 – 7  
Tennessee   1 – 7     5 – 7  
Western Division
No. 2 LSU x$   8 – 0     13 – 1  
No. 1 Alabama  %#   7 – 1     12 – 1  
No. 5 Arkansas   6 – 2     11 – 2  
Auburn   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Mississippi State   2 – 6     7 – 6  
Ole Miss*   0 – 8     2 – 10  
Championship: LSU 42, Georgia 10
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * Ole Miss vacated all wins due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Southeastern Conference football season began on Thursday, September 1, 2010 with Kentucky taking on Western Kentucky on ESPNU. The season will conclude in January with the Sugar Bowl and/or the BCS National Championship Game.

Preseason

Florida head coach Urban Meyer retired in early December citing his health concerns and wanting to be around his family more. Meyer left Florida to join ESPN as an analyst for its college football coverage during the 2011 season. In his place Florida hired Texas defensive coordinator Will Muschamp as the new head coach. Muschamp elected to bring in former Notre Dame head coach Charlie Weis as his offensive coordinator.

Vanderbilt interim head coach Robbie Caldwell had a tough year in 2010 with injuries and tough schedule, going 2-10. The school decided to search for a new coach to replace former head coach Bobby Johnson, who retired unexpectedly in July 2010. Vanderbilt hired Maryland offensive coordinator James Franklin. This is Franklin's first head coaching job.

LSU decided to part ways with offensive coordinator Gary Crowton because of a lack of offensive production the past couple of seasons. In his place LSU hired former Louisville head coach Steve Kragthorpe.

Kentucky added new schemes to its defense by adding former Cincinnati head coach Rick Minter as its co-defensive coordinator along side Steve Brown.

2011 Pre-season Coaches All-SEC

Position Player Class Team
First Team Offense
QB Aaron Murray So. Georgia
RB Marcus Lattimore So. South Carolina
RB Trent Richardson Jr. Alabama
WR Greg Childs Sr. Arkansas
WR Alshon Jeffery Jr. South Carolina
TE Orson Charles Jr. Georgia
OL Cordy Glenn Sr. Georgia
OL Barrett Jones Jr. Alabama
OL Bradley Sowell Sr. Mississippi
OL Larry Warford Jr. Kentucky
C William Vlachos Sr. Alabama
First Team Defense
DL Jake Bequette Sr. Arkansas
DL Josh Chapman Sr. Alabama
DL Malik Jackson Sr. Tennessee
DL Devin Taylor Jr. South Carolina
LB Dont'a Hightower Jr. Alabama
LB Chris Marve Sr. Vanderbilt
LB Danny Trevathan Sr. Kentucky
DB Mark Barron Sr. Alabama
DB Stephon Gilmore Jr. South Carolina
DB Robert Lester Jr. Alabama
DB Morris Claiborne Jr. Louisiana State
First Team Special Teams
K Blair Walsh Sr. Georgia
P Drew Butler Sr. Georgia
RS Brandon Boykin Sr. Georgia
All-purpose back Joe Adams Sr. Arkansas

Rankings

Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
Main article: 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
  (Pre)
Aug
21		 Sept.
7		 Sept.
12		 Sept.
19		 Sept.
26		 Oct.
3		 Oct.
10		 Oct.
17		 Oct.
24		 Oct.
31		 Nov.
7		 Nov.
14		 Nov.
21		 Nov.
28		 Dec.
5		 Final
Alabama AP 2 3
C 2 2
BCS Not released
Arkansas AP 15 14
C 14 13
BCS Not released
Auburn AP 23
C 19 22
BCS Not released
Florida AP 22 18
C 23 18
BCS Not released
Georgia AP 19
C 22
BCS Not released
Kentucky AP
C
BCS Not released
LSU AP 4 2
C 4 3
BCS Not released
Mississippi State AP 20 16
C 20 17
BCS Not released
Ole Miss AP
C
BCS Not released
South Carolina AP 12 12
C 12 12
BCS Not released
Tennessee AP
C
BCS Not released
Vanderbilt AP
C
BCS Not released

Regular season

Index to colors and formatting
SEC member won
SEC member lost
SEC teams in bold

All times Eastern time.

Rankings reflect that of the AP poll for that week until week eight when the BCS rankings will be used.

Week One

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance
September 1 8:00 p.m. Mississippi State Memphis Liberty Bowl • Memphis, TN FSN South W 59–14 33,990[1]
September 1 9:15 p.m. Kentucky Western Kentucky LP Field • Nashville, TN ESPNU W 14–3 24,599[2]
September 3 12:00 p.m. Utah State Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL ESPN W 42–38 85,245[3]
September 3 12:21 p.m. Kent State Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL SEC Network W 48–7 101,821[4]
September 3 4:45 p.m. BYU Mississippi Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS ESPN L 14-13 55,124[5]
September 3 6:00 p.m. Montana Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN PPV W 42–16 94,661[6]
September 3 7:00 p.m. Missouri State Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR PPV W 51–7 70,607[7]
September 3 7:00 p.m. Florida Atlantic Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL ESPNU W 41–3 88,708[8]
September 3 7:00 p.m. East Carolina South Carolina Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC FSN W 56–37 58,272[9]
September 3 7:00 p.m. Elon Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN ESPN3 W 45–14 27,599[10]
September 3 8:00 p.m. Oregon LSU Cowboys Stadium • Arlington, TX ABC W 40–27 87,711[11]
September 3 8:00 p.m. Boise State Georgia Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA ESPN L 35–21 73,614[12]

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Vick Ballard Mississippi State Tyrann Mathieu LSU Joe Adams Arkansas
Reference:[13]

Week Two

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance
September 10 12:00 p.m. Central Michigan Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY ESPNU
September 10 12:20 p.m. Mississippi State Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL SEC Network
September 10 2:30 p.m. Alabama Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA ABC
September 10 3:30 p.m. Cincinnati Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN ESPN2
September 10 4:30 p.m. South Carolina Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA ESPN
September 10 7:00 p.m. New Mexico Arkansas War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR ESPNU
September 10 7:00 p.m. UAB Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL FSN South
September 10 7:00 p.m. Southern Illinois Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS PPV
September 10 7:30 p.m. Connecticut Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN CSS
September 10 8:00 p.m. Northwestern State LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA CSS

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team

Week Three

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance
September 15 8:00 p.m. LSU Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS ESPN
September 17 12:00 p.m. Auburn Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC ESPN
September 17 12:21 p.m. Ole Miss Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN SEC Network
September 17 3:30 p.m. Tennessee Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL CBS
September 17 6:00 p.m. Navy South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC ESPN2
September 17 7:00 p.m. Louisville Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY ESPNU
September 17 7:30 p.m. Troy Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR PPV
September 17 7:30 p.m. North Texas Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL PPV
September 17 TBD Coastal Carolina Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team

SEC vs. BCS conference opponents

NOTE:. Games with a * next to the home team represent a neutral site game

Date Visitor Home Significance Winning Team
September 4 Oregon LSU* Cowboys Classic in Arlington, Texas LSU
September 10 Alabama Penn State
September 10 Cincinnati Tennessee
September 10 Connecticut Vanderbilt
September 17 Auburn Clemson
September 17 Louisville Kentucky Governor's Cup
September 24 LSU West Virginia
October 1 Texas A&M Arkansas* Southwest Classic in Arlington, Texas
November 26 Florida State Florida Florida-Florida State rivalry
November 26 Georgia Georgia Tech Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate
November 26 Clemson South Carolina Battle of the Palmetto State
November 26 Vanderbilt Wake Forest

2012 SEC Bowl Games

SEC Bowl Games
Pick Game Date Location/Time* Television Winner+ Score Loser+ Score
1. Allstate Sugar Bowl Jan. 3, 2011 Louisiana Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana
8:30 pm 		ESPN
2. Capital One Bowl Jan. 2, 2011 Citrus Bowl
Orlando, Florida
1:00 pm 		ESPN
3. Outback Bowl Jan. 2, 2011 Raymond James Stadium
Tampa, Florida
1:00 pm 		ABC
4. AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic Jan. 6, 2011 Cowboys Stadium
Arlington, Texas
8:00 pm 		FOX
5. Chick-fil-A Bowl Dec. 31, 2011 Georgia Dome
Atlanta, Georgia
7:30 pm 		ESPN
6. Gator Bowl Jan. 2, 2011 EverBank Field
Jacksonville, Florida
1:30 pm 		ESPN2
7. Autozone Liberty Bowl Dec. 31, 2011 Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Memphis, Tennessee
3:30 pm 		ESPN
8. Franklin Music City Bowl Dec. 30, 2011 LP Field
Nashville, Tennessee
6:40 pm
9. BBVA Compass Bowl Jan. 7, 2011 Legion Field
Birmingham, Alabama
12:00 pm
*Time given is Eastern Time (UTC-5).
+SEC team is bolded.

References

  1. ^ "Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. Memphis Tigers - Box Score - September 01, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
  2. ^ "Kentucky Wildcats vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers - Box Score - September 01, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
  3. ^ "Utah State Aggies vs. Auburn Tigers - Box Score - September 03, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
  4. ^ "Kent State Golden Flashes vs. Alabama Crimson Tide - Box Score - September 03, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
  5. ^ "BYU Cougars vs. Ole Miss Rebels - Box Score - September 03, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
  6. ^ "Montana Grizzlies vs. Tennessee Volunteers - Box Score - September 03, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
  7. ^ "Missouri State Bears vs. Arkansas Razorbacks - Box Score - September 03, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
  8. ^ "Florida Atlantic Owls vs. Florida Gators - Box Score - September 03, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
  9. ^ "East Carolina Pirates vs. South Carolina Gamecocks - Box Score - September 03, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
  10. ^ "Elon Phoenix vs. Vanderbilt Commodores - Box Score - September 03, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
  11. ^ "Oregon Ducks vs. LSU Tigers - Box Score - September 03, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
  12. ^ "Boise State Broncos vs. Georgia Bulldogs - Box Score - September 03, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
  13. ^ "SEC Football Players Of The Week for games of September 1–3". SECdigitalnetwork.com. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
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