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2011 South Alabama Jaguars football team

2011 South Alabama Jaguars football
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Conference Independent
2011 record 6–4
Head coach Joey Jones (4th year)
Offensive coordinator Greg Gregory (4th year)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Bill Clark (4th year)
Base defense Multiple 3–4
Home stadium Ladd-Peebles Stadium (40,646)
Seasons
← 2010
2012 →
2011 NCAA Division I FCS independents football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
South Alabama           6 4  
Texas State           6 6  
UTSA           4 6  
Georgia State           3 8  
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll
1 2 3 4 Total
West Alabama Tigers 7 0 0 3 10
South Alabama Jaguars 7 0 6 7 20
  • Location: Mobile, Alabama
  • Game start: 6:30 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 2:50
  • Game attendance: 21,158
  • Game weather: Overcast
  • Referee: Jeff Hilyer
  • Television network: WJTC/ESPN3
Hall of Fame Game
1 2 3 4 Total
Lamar Cardinals 0 0 2 6 8
South Alabama Jaguars 0 20 7 3 30
  • Location: Mobile, Alabama
  • Game start: 4:00 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 2:54
  • Game attendance: 18,136
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Referee: Tony Backert
1 2 3 4 Total
South Alabama Jaguars 3 0 7 3 13
North Carolina State Wolfpack 7 7 14 7 35
  • Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 2:55
  • Game attendance: 56,756
  • Game weather: Light Drizzle
  • Referee: David Epperly
  • Television network: ESPN3
1 2 3 4 Total
South Alabama Jaguars 0 0 17 8 25
Kent State Golden Flashes 7 19 7 0 33
  • Location: Kent, Ohio
  • Game start: 2:30 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:14
  • Game attendance: 13,352
  • Game weather: Partly Cloudy
  • Referee: Anthony Cannell
1 2 3 4 OT 2OT Total
South Alabama Jaguars 7 3 7 0 7 6 30
UTSA Roadrunners 0 17 0 0 7 3 27
  • Location: San Antonio, Texas
  • Game start: 4:30 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:12
  • Game attendance: 32,886
  • Game weather: Indoors
  • Referee: Bill Athan
  • Television network: Longhorn Network
Homecoming
1 2 3 4 Total
UT-Martin Skyhawks 7 0 6 17 30
South Alabama Jaguars 6 10 17 0 33
  • Location: Mobile, Alabama
  • Game start: 2:30 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:34
  • Game attendance: 24,582
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Referee: Kevin Stine
  • Television network: CSS/WJTC/ESPN3
1 2 3 4 OT Total
South Alabama Jaguars 0 7 6 7 0 20
Georgia State Panthers 7 7 3 3 7 27
  • Location: Atlanta, Georgia
  • Game start: 2:00 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:17
  • Game attendance: 14,086
  • Game weather: Indoor
  • Referee: Dennis Donovan
1 2 3 4 Total
Henderson State Reddies 0 0 3 0 3
South Alabama Jaguars 16 12 0 0 28
  • Location: Mobile, Alabama
  • Game start: 4:00 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:04
  • Game attendance: 14,692
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Referee: Jason McArthur

The 2011 South Alabama Jaguars football team represented the University of South Alabama in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. This was the third season in program's history. They were led by head coach Joey Jones and played their home games at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. This was their last season as an FCS independent before joining the Sun Belt Conference of the Football Bowl Subdivision in 2012. They finished the season 6–4.

The Jaguars opened the 2011 season at home against the West Alabama Tigers of the Gulf South Conference. The meeting was the first all-time against the Tigers. This was South Alabama's first televised game on local station WJTC and ESPN3.

South Alabama defeated West Alabama 21-10 on Thursday night in the season opener for both teams, improving to 18-0 since starting its football program in 2009. Before the game, starting running backs Kendall Houston and Demetre Baker, as well as wide receiver Corey Besteda and freshman linebacker Desmond LaVelle, were suspended for the first 2 quarters of the game for violating team rules.

Kendall Houston scored two touchdowns on runs of 2 and 10 yards in the second half for the Jaguars, who broke a 7-7 halftime tie. The Jaguars rushed for 205 yards but quarterback C.J. Bennett threw three interceptions. Gary Johnston led the Tigers with 72 yards and a touchdown, but was intercepted twice and sacked twice. Trailing 13-7, West Alabama cut the lead to 13-10 on a 22-yard field goal by Ryne Smith with 10:58 remaining. Houston’s second touchdown with 8:13 left put the game out of reach.

C.J. Bennett threw two touchdown passes as South Alabama defeated Lamar 30-8. Lamar was held to three first downs and 64 yards on offense in the first half as South Alabama scored three times in the second quarter for a 20-0 halftime lead. Bennett passed 10 yards to Corey Waldon in the second quarter and 10 yards to Jereme Jones in the third as the Jaguars built a 27-2 lead. Bennett completed 9 of 14 passes for 144 yards. The Jaguars have beaten Lamar by a combined score of 56-8 in their past two meetings.


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