2011 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team

The 2011 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team represented Alabama A&M University as a member of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Anthony Jones, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 7–2 in conference play, sharing SWAC East Division title with Alabama State and Southern. Alabama A&M advanced to SWAC Football Championship Game by virtue of a head-to-head win over the Alabama State, while Southern was ineligible for postseason play due to low Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores. The Bulldogs lost the SWAC title game to Grambling State, 16–15. Alabama A&M played their home games at Louis Crews Stadium in Huntsville, Alabama.

2011 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football
SWAC East Division co-champion
SWAC Football Championship Game, L 15–16 vs. Grambling State
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record8–4 (7–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorCedric Pearl (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorBrawnski Towns
Home stadiumLouis Crews Stadium
2011 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 21 Jackson State x  7 2   9 2  
Alabama State x  7 2   8 3  
Alabama A&M xy  7 2   8 4  
Alcorn State  1 8   2 8  
Mississippi Valley State  1 8   1 10  
West Division
Grambling State xy$  6 3   8 4  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  5 4   6 5  
Prairie View A&M  5 4   5 6  
Southern  4 5   4 7  
Texas Southern  2 7   4 7  
Championship: Grambling State 16, Alabama A&M 15
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • Jackson State and Southern were ineligible to participate in the SWAC Championship Game due to low APR scores.
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll
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