2011 Indiana State Sycamores football team

2011 Indiana State Sycamores football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	6–5 (4–4 MVFC)
Head coach	Trent Miles (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Harold Etheridge (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Shannon Jackson (4th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Jesse Minter (1st season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

2011 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 North Dakota State +^		7	–	1					14	–	1
No. 6 Northern Iowa +^		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 20 Illinois State		5	–	3					7	–	4
Indiana State		4	–	4					6	–	5
Youngstown State		4	–	4					6	–	5
South Dakota State		4	–	4					5	–	6
Southern Illinois		2	–	6					4	–	7
Missouri State		2	–	6					2	–	9
Western Illinois		1	–	7					2	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2011 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Trent Miles, the Sycamores compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the MVFC. Indiana State played home games at Memorial Stadium in Terre Haute, Indiana.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	12:00 pm	at No. 25 (FBS) Penn State*		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	BTN	L 7–41	96,461
September 10	2:00 pm	Butler*		Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN		W 48–34	7,148
September 17	7:00 pm	at Western Kentucky*		Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	ESPN3	W 44–16	15,793
September 24	2:00 pm	Youngstown State		Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN		W 37–35	6,523
October 1	7:00 pm	at South Dakota State	No. 24	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD		W 38–28	12,313
October 8	5:00 pm	at No. 2 Northern Iowa	No. 17	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA		L 9–23	16,890
October 15	3:00 pm	Western Illinois	No. 21	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	WTWO	W 46–24	8,255
October 22	2:00 pm	at Illinois State	No. 17	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL		L 14–17	6,867
November 5	2:00 pm	No. 1 North Dakota State	No. 21	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN		L 16–27	6,412
November 12	2:00 pm	at Missouri State		Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO		W 28–20	5,278
November 19	2:00 pm	Southern Illinois		Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN		L 28–35	4,519
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time