2011 WAYNE STATE WARRIORS FOOTBALL TEAM

2011 Wayne State Warriors football
2011 Wayne State Warriors football
NCAA Division II Football Championship, L 21–35 vs. Pittsburg State
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Ranking
AFCA	No. 2
Record	12–4 (7–3 GLIAC)
Head coach	Paul Winters (8th season);
Defensive coordinator	John Hauser (3rd season)
Home stadium	Tom Adams Field
	Seasons ← 2010 2012 →

2011 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
North
Grand Valley State	7	–	3	8	–	3
Saginaw Valley State ^	7	–	3	7	–	4
Indianapolis	6	–	4	7	–	4
Michigan Tech	6	–	4	7	–	4
Ferris State	5	–	5	6	–	5
Northern Michigan	3	–	7	4	–	7
Northwood	1	–	9	2	–	9
South
Hillsdale $	8	–	2	8	–	3
No. 2 Wayne State (MI) ^	7	–	3	12	–	4
Ohio Dominican	6	–	4	7	–	4
Ashland	6	–	4	6	–	5
Findlay	6	–	4	6	–	5
Lake Erie	2	–	8	3	–	8
Tiffin	0	–	10	0	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2011 Wayne State Warriors football team represented Wayne State University in the 2011 NCAA Division II football season. The Warriors offense scored 550 points while the defense allowed 382 points.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 3	Urbana*	No. 21	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	W 69–24
September 10	Tiffin	No. 17	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	W 55–0
September 17	Michigan Tech	No. 14	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	W 27–10
September 24	at Ohio Dominican	No. 9	Columbus, OH	W 31–24
October 1	at No. 22 Northern Michigan	No. 9	Marquette, MI	W 30–28
October 8	Lake Erie	No. 6	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	W 45–24
October 15	at Ashland	No. 6	Ashland, OH	L 17–20
October 22	at Hillsdale	No. 17	Hillsdale, MI	W 27–24
October 29	Saginaw Valley State	No. 15	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	L 20–28
November 5	at Indianapolis	No. 24	Indianapolis, IN	W 28–19
November 12	Findlay	No. 22	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	L 42–43
November 19	at No. 14 St. Cloud State*		Husky Stadium St. Cloud, MN ( NCAA Division II First Round)	W 48–38
November 26	at No. 4 Nebraska–Kearney*		Kearney, NE (NCAA Division II Second Round)	W 38–26
December 3	at No. 6 Minnesota–Duluth*		James S. Malosky Stadium Duluth, MN (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal)	W 31–25
December 10	at No. 3 Winston-Salem State*		Winston-Salem, NC (NCAA Division II Semifinal)	W 21–14
December 17	vs. No. 1 Pittsburg State*		Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL (NCAA Division II Championship)	L 21–35
*Non-conference game Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game

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Venues	Kelsey Field (?–1936) Roosevelt Field (1937) Keyworth Stadium (1938–1941) University of Detroit Stadium (1942–?) Tom Adams Field (?–present)
Culture & lore	" WSU Victory Song"
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

v t e Wayne State Warriors football
Venues	Kelsey Field (?–1936) Roosevelt Field (1937) Keyworth Stadium (1938–1941) University of Detroit Stadium (1942–?) Tom Adams Field (?–present)
Culture & lore	" WSU Victory Song"
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023