2011 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

The 2011 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team represented Tennessee Technological University as a member of Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Watson Brown, the Golden Eagles compiled an overall record of 7–4 overall with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, sharing the OVC title with Eastern Kentucky and Jacksonville State. Tennessee Tech received the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where they lost in the first round to Central Arkansas. The team played home games at Tucker Stadium in Cookeville, Tennessee.

2011 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football
OVC co-champion
NCAA Division First Round, L 14–34 vs. Central Arkansas
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 21
FCS Coaches	No. 20
Record	7–4 (6–2 OVC)
Head coach	Watson Brown (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Billy Taylor (4th season)
Base defense	Multiple 3–4
Home stadium	Tucker Stadium

2011 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 21 Tennessee Tech +^		6	–	2					7	–	4
Eastern Kentucky +^		6	–	2					7	–	5
Jacksonville State +		6	–	2					7	–	4
Murray State		5	–	3					7	–	4
Tennessee State		4	–	4					5	–	6
UT Martin		4	–	4					5	–	6
Austin Peay		2	–	6					3	–	8
Southeast Missouri State		2	–	6					3	–	8
Eastern Illinois		1	–	7					2	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	11:00 am	at Iowa*		Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	BTN	L 7–34	70,585
September 8	7:00 pm	Maryville*		Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN		W 56–7	7,232
September 17	6:30 pm	at Eastern Illinois		O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL		W 31–20	6,157
September 24	7:00 pm	Southeast Missouri State		Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN		W 38–31	8,251
October 1	6:30 pm	at UT Martin		Graham Stadium Martin, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)		W 34–31	5,631
October 15	1:30 pm	Tennessee State	No. 19	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)		L 40–42	8,676
October 29	3:00 pm	at No. 14 Jacksonville State	No. 25	JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	ESPN3	W 21–14	18,933
November 5	1:30 pm	Murray State	No. 20	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	ESPN3	L 37–38	16,845
November 12	12:00 pm	at No. 25 Eastern Kentucky		Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY		W 28–21	6,100
November 19	1:30 pm	Austin Peay	No. 23	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN (Sgt. York Trophy)		W 49–7	9,142
November 26	2:00 pm	No. 15 Central Arkansas	No. 21	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN (NCAA Division I First Round)	ESPN3	L 14–34	6,115
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time