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2011 NAIA football season

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2011 NAIA football season
National Championship	Barron Stadium Rome, GA December 17, 2011
Champion	Saint Xavier
Player of the Year	Chance Demarais (running back, Carroll (MT))
← 2010 NAIA football season 2012 →

The 2011 NAIA football season was the component of the 2011 college football season organized by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) in the United States. The season's playoffs, known as the NAIA Football National Championship, culminated with the championship game on December 17, at Barron StadiuminRome, Georgia. The Saint Xavier Cougars defeated the Carroll Fighting Saints, 24–20, in the title game to win the program's first NAIA championship.^[1]

Conference standings[edit]

2011 Central States Football League standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No.12Southern Nazarene +^	4	–	1	9	–	3
No.23Langston +	4	–	1	7	–	3
Bacone	3	–	2	5	–	6
NW Oklahoma State	3	–	2	4	–	6
SAGU	1	–	4	4	–	6
Texas College	0	–	5	0	–	11

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

2011 Dakota Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No.16Valley City State $^	6	–	0	9	–	2
Dickinson State	3	–	3	4	–	6
Jamestown	2	–	4	3	–	7
Mayville State	1	–	5	5	–	6

$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

2011 Frontier Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No.2Carroll (MT) $^	9	–	1	13	–	2
No.20Eastern Oregon	8	–	2	8	–	3
Montana State–Northern	5	–	5	5	–	5
Rocky Mountain	4	–	6	5	–	6
Montana Tech	2	–	8	3	–	8
Montana Western	2	–	8	2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

2011 Great Plains Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No.9Morningside $^	8	–	1	9	–	2
No.17Northwestern (IA)	7	–	2	9	–	2
No.19Doane	7	–	2	8	–	2
Dakota Wesleyan	5	–	4	6	–	4
Hastings	5	–	4	6	–	4
Midland	5	–	4	6	–	4
Nebraska Wesleyan	4	–	5	5	–	5
Concordia (NE)	3	–	6	4	–	7
Briar Cliff	1	–	8	2	–	9
Dordt	0	–	9	2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

2011 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No.6MidAmerica Nazarene +^	8	–	1	10	–	2
No.10Missouri Valley +^	8	–	1	9	–	2
No.13Benedictine (KS) ^	7	–	2	9	–	3
No.21Baker	6	–	3	7	–	3
Central Methodist	5	–	4	5	–	5
Avila	4	–	5	4	–	6
Evangel	3	–	6	3	–	7
Peru State	2	–	7	2	–	8
Graceland	1	–	8	1	–	9
Culver–Stockton	1	–	8	1	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

2011 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No.11Ottawa $^	9	–	0	9	–	2
Saint Mary (KS)	7	–	2	7	–	4
Bethany (KS)	6	–	3	8	–	3
Friends	5	–	4	5	–	5
Kansas Wesleyan	5	–	4	5	–	6
Southwestern (KS)	4	–	5	5	–	6
McPherson	4	–	5	4	–	7
Tabor	2	–	7	3	–	7
Bethel (KS)	2	–	7	2	–	9
Sterling	1	–	8	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

2011 Mid-South Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No.4Georgetown (KY) x^	5	–	0	12	–	1
Lindsey Wilson	3	–	2	7	–	3
Campbellsville	3	–	2	7	–	5
Kentucky Christian	2	–	3	4	–	7
Virginia–Wise	1	–	4	5	–	6
Pikeville	1	–	4	4	–	6
West Division
No.14Bethel (TN) x^	5	–	1	8	–	3
No.25Cumberland (TN)	4	–	2	7	–	3
No.24Cumberlands (KY)	4	–	2	7	–	3
Shorter	3	–	3	6	–	4
Belhaven	3	–	3	5	–	6
Faulkner	1	–	5	3	–	7
Union (KY)	1	–	5	2	–	9

x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

2011 Mid-States Football Association standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Mideast League
No.3Marian (IN) x^	5	–	0	12	–	1
No.1Saint Xavier ^	4	–	1	14	–	1
No.7Saint Francis (IN) ^	3	–	2	9	–	3
Taylor	2	–	3	5	–	5
Quincy	1	–	4	4	–	6
Concordia (MI)	0	–	5	0	–	11
Midwest League
No.8St. Francis (IL) x^	6	–	1	10	–	3
No.18Grand View x^	6	–	1	8	–	4
No.15William Penn	5	–	2	9	–	2
No.22St. Ambrose	5	–	2	7	–	3
Olivet Nazarene	3	–	4	5	–	6
Iowa Wesleyan	2	–	5	3	–	7
Trinity International	1	–	6	2	–	8
Waldorf	0	–	7	2	–	9

x – League champion/co-champions ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

2011 NAIA independents football records
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No.16Valley City State ^		–		9	–	2
No.5Azusa Pacific ^		–		9	–	3
Menlo		–		5	–	5
Southern Oregon		–		5	–	5
Mayville State		–		5	–	6
Walsh		–		5	–	6
Dickinson State		–		4	–	6
Edward Waters		–		4	–	6
Malone		–		4	–	7
Robert Morris (IL)		–		4	–	6
Webber International		–		4	–	6
Jamestown		–		3	–	7
Southern Virginia		–		2	–	7
West Virginia Tech		–		1	–	9
Dakota State		–		1	–	10
Ave Maria		–		0	–	9
Haskell		–		0	–	11

^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

^ "Cougars win 1st title". Chicago Tribune. December 18, 2011. p. III-8 – via Newspapers.com.