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2011 Big East Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision)
Sportfootball
DurationSeptember 1 - present
Number of teams8
TV partner(s)ESPN-Big East Network
2012 NFL Draft
Top draft pickBruce Irvin (West Virginia)
Picked bySeattle Seahawks, 15th overall
Regular season
Co-ChampionsWest Virginia, Cincinnati, & Louisville
Football seasons
← 2010
2012 →
2011 Big East Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 17 West Virginia $+   5 – 2     10 – 3  
No. 25 Cincinnati +   5 – 2     10 – 3  
Louisville +   5 – 2     7 – 6  
Rutgers   4 – 3     9 – 4  
Pittsburgh   4 – 3     6 – 7  
Connecticut   3 – 4     5 – 7  
South Florida   1 – 6     5 – 7  
Syracuse   1 – 6     5 – 7  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • + – Conference co-champions
As of January 11, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Big East football season was the NCAA football season of the Big East Conference.

The conference consists of 8 football members: Cincinnati, Connecticut, Louisville, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, South Florida, Syracuse, and West Virginia.[1]

Regular season

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Key

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Index to colors and formatting
Big East member won
Big East member lost
Big East Conference Game
Big East teams in bold

All times Eastern time.

Week 1

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 1* 6:00 p.m. Murray State Louisville Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY ESPNU W 21–9   46,157
September 1* 7:30 p.m. North Carolina Central Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ ESPN3 W 48–0   40,061
September 1* 8:00 p.m. Wake Forest Syracuse Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY ESPN3 W 36–29 OT  40,833
September 3* 12:00 p.m. Fordham Connecticut Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT ESPN3 W 35–3   34,562 [2]
September 3* 3:30pm South Florida No. 16 Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBC W 23–20   80,795 [3]
September 3* 6:00 p.m. Buffalo Pittsburgh Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA ESPN3 W 35–16   48,359
September 3* 7:00 p.m. Austin Peay Cincinnati Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH FSO W 72–10   23,282 [4]
September 4* 3:30pm Marshall No. 24 West Virginia Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Friends of Coal Bowl) ESPN W 34–13   60,758 [5]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Week 2

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 9* 8:00 p.m. Florida International Louisville Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY ESPN L 17–24   47,228
September 10* 12:30 p.m. Rutgers North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC ACC Network L 22–24   53,000
September 10* 1:00 p.m. Maine Pittsburgh Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA ESPN3 W 35–29   41,230
September 10* 1:00pm Norfolk State No. 19 West Virginia Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV ESPN+ W 55–12   51,911 [6]
September 10* 3:30 p.m. Cincinnati Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN ESPN2 L 23–45   94,207 [7]
September 10* 4:30 p.m. Rhode Island Syracuse Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY TWC Sports W 21–14   36,421
September 10* 7:00pm Ball State No. 22 South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL BHSN W 37–7   45,113
September 10* 7:30 p.m. Connecticut Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN SNY L 21–24   32,119 [2]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Week 3

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 16* 8:00 p.m. Iowa State Connecticut Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT ESPN2 L 20–24   37,195 [2]
September 17* 12:00 p.m. Pittsburgh Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA ESPN2 L 27–31   70,585
September 17* 12:00pm No. 18 West Virginia Maryland Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD ESPNU W 37–31   53,627 [8]
September 17* 3:30 p.m. Akron Cincinnati Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH ESPN3 W 59–14   24,991 [9]
September 17* 7:00 p.m. Louisville Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY (Governor's Cup) ESPNU W 24–17   68,170
September 17* 7:00pm Florida A&M No. 20 South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL BHSN W 70–17   50,128
September 17* 8:00 p.m. Syracuse USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA FX L 17–38   65,873 [10]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Week 4

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 22* 8:00 p.m. NC State Cincinnati Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH ESPN/ESPN 3D W 44–14   28,431 [11]
September 24* 12:00 p.m. Notre Dame Pittsburgh Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA ABC L 12–15   65,050
September 24* 12:00 p.m. Toledo Syracuse Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY BIG EAST Network W 33–30 OT  39,116
September 24* 2:00 p.m. Ohio Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ ESPN3 W 38–26   41,388
September 24* 6:00 p.m. Connecticut Buffalo University at Buffalo Stadium • Buffalo, NY SNY/BIG EAST Network W 17–3   18,215 [2]
September 24* 7:00pm UTEP No. 17 South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPN3 W 52–24   48,231
September 24* 8:00pm No. 2 LSU No. 16 West Virginia Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Gold Rush) ABC L 21–47   62,056 [12]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Week 5

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 29 8:00pm No. 14 South Florida Pittsburgh Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA ESPN  PIT 44-17   40,025 [13]
October 1 12:00 p.m. Rutgers Syracuse Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY BIG EAST Network  RUT 19-16 2OT  42,152
October 1* 1:00 p.m. Cincinnati Miami (OH) Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH (Victory Bell) ESPN3 W 27–0   16,408 [14]
October 1* 3:30 p.m. Marshall Louisville Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY BIG EAST Network L 13–17   53,267
October 1* 3:30pm Bowling Green No. 22 West Virginia Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV ESPN+ W 55–10   46,603 [15]
October 1* 3:30 p.m. Western Michigan Connecticut Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT SNY L 31–38   36,648 [2]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Week 6

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 8 12:00 p.m. Connecticut No. 16 West Virginia Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV SNY/BIG EAST Network  WVA 43-16   56,179 [2]
October 8* 12:00 p.m. Louisville North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC ESPN2 L 7–14   51,500 [16]
October 8 3:30 p.m. Pittsburgh Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ ESPNU  RUT 34-10   46,079
October 8* 8:00 p.m. Syracuse Tulane Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA Cox W 37–34   39,116
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Week 7

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 15 12:00 p.m. Louisville Cincinnati Paul Brown Stadium • Cincinnati, OH (Keg of Nails) BIG EAST Network  CIN 25-16   40,971 [17]
October 15* 12:00 p.m. Utah Pittsburgh Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA ESPNU L 14–26   43,719 [18]
October 15* 2:00 p.m. Navy Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ ESPN3 W 21–20   47,138
October 15 3:30pm South Florida Connecticut Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT BIG EAST Network  CON 16-10   37,162 [19]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Week 8

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 21 8:00 p.m. Rutgers Louisville Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY ESPN2  LOU 16-14   48,435
October 21 8:00pm No. 11 West Virginia Syracuse Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY ESPN  SYR 49-23   45,265 [20]
October 22 12:00pm Cincinnati South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL BIG EAST Network  CIN 37-34   39,456
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Week 9

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 26 8:00 p.m. Connecticut Pittsburgh Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA ESPN  PIT 35-20   40,219 [2]
October 29 12:00 p.m. Syracuse Louisville Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY BIG EAST Network  LOU 27-10   44,817
October 29 3:30 p.m. No. 24 West Virginia Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ ABC  WVA 41-31   47,303
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Week 10

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 5 12:00pm Louisville No. 24 West Virginia Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV ESPN+  LOU 38–35   57,287 [21]
November 5 12:00 p.m. Syracuse Connecticut Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT ESPNU  CON 28-21   38,769
November 5 7:00 p.m. No. 23 Cincinnati Pittsburgh Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA (River City Rivalry) ESPNU  CIN 26-23   49,362 [22]
November 5 7:00pm South Florida Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ ESPN3  RUT 20–17 OT  36,911
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Week 11

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Yankee Stadium for a game between Army and Rutgers.
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 11 8:00 p.m. South Florida Syracuse Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY ESPN2  USF 37-17   41,582
November 12 12:00 p.m. Pittsburgh Louisville Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY BIG EAST Network  PIT 21-14   51,321
November 12 12:00 p.m. West Virginia No. 23 Cincinnati Paul Brown Stadium • Cincinnati, OH ABC  WVA 24-21   48,152 [23]
November 12* 3:30 p.m. Rutgers Army Yankee Stadium • Bronx, NY CBS SN W 27–12   30,028
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Week 12

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 19 12:00 p.m. Cincinnati Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ ESPNU  RUT 20-3   52,454
November 19 12:00 p.m. Louisville Connecticut Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT BIG EAST Network  LOU 34-20   34,483 [2]
November 19* 3:30pm Miami (FL) South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPNU L 3–6   47,745
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Week 13

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 25 11:00am Louisville South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPN2  LOU 34–24   46,666
November 25 7:00 p.m. Pittsburgh West Virginia Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl) ESPN  WVA 21–20   60,932 [24]
November 26 12:00 p.m. Cincinnati Syracuse Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY BIG EAST Network  CIN 30-13   38,159
November 26 12:00 p.m. Rutgers Connecticut Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT ESPN2  CON 40-22   37,857
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Week 14

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
December 1 8:00pm No. 20 West Virginia South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPN  WVA 30-27   41,743
December 3 12:00 p.m. Connecticut No. 25 Cincinnati Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH ESPN  CIN 35-27   27,930 [2]
December 3 12:00 p.m. Syracuse Pittsburgh Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA ESPN2  PIT 33-20   40,058
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

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Bowl Games

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
December 27* 8:00 p.m. Louisville North Carolina State Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC (Belk Bowl) ESPN L 24–31   58,427
December 30* 3:20 p.m. Iowa State Rutgers Yankee Stadium • Bronx, NY (Pinstripe Bowl) ESPN W 27–13   38,328
December 31* 3:30 p.m. No. 25 Cincinnati Vanderbilt Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl) ABC W 31–24   57,103 [26]
January 4* 8:30pm No. 23 West Virginia No. 14 Clemson Sun Life Stadium • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl) ESPN W 70–33   67,563
January 7* 1:00 p.m. Pittsburgh SMU Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (BBVA Compass Bowl) ESPN L 6–28   29,726
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

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Records against other conferences

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Conference Wins Losses
ACC 4 4
Big 12 1 1
Big Ten 0 1
CUSA 3 2
Independents 3 1
MAC 9 1
Mountain West 0 0
Pac-12 0 2
SEC 2 3
Sun Belt 0 1
WAC 0 0
All FCS 5 0
Against BCS 7 10
Against FBS 22 16
Overall 27 16

Big East Conference Awards

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The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the Big East Conference football coaches.[27]

2011 Big East Football Individual Awards
Award Recipient(s)
Offensive Player of the Year Isaiah Pead, RB, Cincinnati
Defensive Player of the Year Derek Wolfe, DT, Cincinnati

Khaseem Greene, LB, Rutgers
Special Teams Player of the Year Tavon Austin, WR, West Virginia
Rookie of the Year Teddy Bridgewater, QB, Louisville
Coach of the Year Butch Jones, Cincinnati
2011 All-Big East Conference Football Teams[27]
First Team Second Team
Offense Defense Offense Defense

WR – Mohamed Sanu, Rutgers
WR – Tavon Austin, West Virginia
OT – Justin Pugh, Syracuse
OT – Don Barclay, West Virginia
OG – Randy Martinez, Cincinnati
OG – Art Forst, Rutgers
OG – Andrew Tiller, Syracuse
C – Moe Petrus, Connecticut
TE – Nick Provo, Syracuse
QB – Geno Smith, West Virginia
RB – Isaiah Pead, Cincinnati
RB – Ray Graham, Pittsburgh
RB – Antwon Bailey, Syracuse
K – Dave Teggart, Connecticut
RS – Tavon Austin, West Virginia

DL – Derek Wolfe, Cincinnati
DL – Kendall Reyes, Connecticut
DL – Chandler Jones, Syracuse
DL – Bruce Irvin, West Virginia
LB – J. K. Schaffer, Cincinnati
LB – Khaseem Greene, Rutgers
LB – Najee Goode, West Virginia
CB – Adrian Bushell, Louisville
CB – Keith Tandy, West Virginia
S – Drew Frey, Cincinnati
S – Hakeem Smith, Louisville
S – Jarred Holley, Pittsburgh
S – Duron Harmon, Rutgers
P – Pat O'Donnell, Cincinnati

WR – Alec Lemon, Syracuse
WR – Stedman Bailey, West Virginia
OT – Alex Hoffman, Cincinnati
OT – Mike Ryan, Connecticut
OG – Desmond Wynn, Rutgers
OG – Jeremiah Warren, USF
C – Joe Madsen, West Virginia
QB – Zach Collaros, Cincinnati
TE – Ryan Griffin, Connecticut
RB – Lyle McCombs, Connecticut
RB – Darrell Scott, USF
K – Maikon Bonani, USF
RS – Jeremy Deering, Rutgers

DL – Trevardo Williams, Connecticut
DL – Chas Alecxih, Pittsburgh
DL – Aaron Donald, Pittsburgh
DL – Ryne Giddins, USF
LB – Dexter Heyman, Louisville
LB – Max Gruder, Pittsburgh
LB – Marquis Spruill, Syracuse
CB – Dwayne Gratz, Connecticut
CB – Antwuan Reed, Pittsburgh
CB – Logan Ryan, Rutgers
CB – Kayvon Webster, USF
S – Jerrell Young, USF
S – Eain Smith, West Virginia
P – Cole Wagner, Connecticut
P – Justin Doerner, Rutgers

† - denotes unanimous selection  Additional players added to the All-Big East teams due to ties in the voting

References

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