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
2011 Big East Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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

Key

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

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1* 6:00 PM Murray State Louisville Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY ESPNU W 21–9   46,157
September 1* 7:30 PM North Carolina Central Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ ESPN3 W 48–0   40,061
September 1* 8:00 PM Wake Forest Syracuse Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY ESPN3 W 36–29 OT  40,833
September 3* 12:00 PM 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 PM 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

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 9* 8:00 PM Florida International Louisville Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY ESPN L 17–24   47,228
September 10* 12:30 PM 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 PM Cincinnati Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN ESPN2 L 23–45   94,207[7]
September 10* 4:30 PM 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 PM Connecticut Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN SNY L 21–24   32,119[2]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Week 3

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16* 8:00 PM 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 PM Akron Cincinnati Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH ESPN3 W 59–14   24,991[9]
September 17* 7:00 PM 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 PM 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

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 22* 8:00 PM 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 PM Toledo Syracuse Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY BIG EAST Network W 33–30 OT  39,116
September 24* 2:00 PM Ohio Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ ESPN3 W 38–26   41,388
September 24* 6:00 PM 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

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 29 8:00pm No. 14 South Florida Pittsburgh Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA ESPN  PIT 44-17   40,025[13]
October 1 12:00 PM Rutgers Syracuse Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY BIG EAST Network  RUT 19-16 2OT  42,152
October 1* 1:00 PM Cincinnati Miami (OH) Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH (116th Victory Bell) ESPN3 W 27–0   16,408[14]
October 1* 3:30 PM 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 PM 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

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 8 12:00 PM Connecticut No. 16 West Virginia Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV SNY/BIG EAST Network  WVA 43-16   56,179[2]
October 8* 12:00 PM 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 PM Syracuse Tulane Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA Cox W 37–34   39,116
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Week 7

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 15 12:00 PM 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 PM 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

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 21 8:00 PM 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

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 26 8:00 PM Connecticut Pittsburgh Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA ESPN  PIT 35-20   40,219[2]
October 29 12:00 PM Syracuse Louisville Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY BIG EAST Network  LOU 27-10   44,817
October 29 3:30 PM 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

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 5 12:00pm Louisville No. 24 West Virginia Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV ESPN+  LOU 38–35   57,287[21]
November 5 12:00 PM 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

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

Week 12

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 19 12:00 PM Cincinnati Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ ESPNU  RUT 20-3   52,454
November 19 12:00 PM 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

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
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 PM Cincinnati Syracuse Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY BIG EAST Network  CIN 30-13   38,159
November 26 12:00 PM Rutgers Connecticut Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT ESPN2  CON 40-22   37,857
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Week 14

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
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 PM Connecticut No. 25 Cincinnati Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH ESPN  CIN 35-27   27,930[2]
December 3 12:00 PM Syracuse Pittsburgh Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA ESPN2  PIT 33-20   40,058
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

[25]

Bowl Games

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
December 27* 8:00 PM Louisville North Carolina State Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC (Belk Bowl) ESPN L 24–31   58,427
December 30* 3:20 PM Iowa State Rutgers Yankee Stadium • Bronx, NY (Pinstripe Bowl) ESPN W 27–13   38,328
December 31* 3:30 PM 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.

[25]

Records against other conferences

ConferenceWinsLosses
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

References

  1. ↑ "Member Schools". Archived from the original on October 17, 2011. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "University of Connecticut Official Athletics Site – Football". Archived from the original on December 9, 2011. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
  3. ↑ "South Florida Bulls vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Austin Peay vs. Cincinnati - Box Score - September 3, 2011 - ESPN".
  5. ↑ "No. 24 W. Virginia gets best of Marshall in storm-shortened opener". ESPN.com. ESPN. September 4, 2011. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
  6. ↑ "West Virginia wakes up in second half to win easily". ESPN.com. ESPN. September 10, 2011. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Cincinnati vs. Tennessee - Box Score - September 10, 2011 - ESPN".
  8. ↑ "Geno Smith throws for 388 yards as West Virginia survives Maryland". ESPN.com. ESPN. September 10, 2011. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Akron vs. Cincinnati - Box Score - September 17, 2011 - ESPN".
  10. ↑ "Syracuse Orange vs. USC Trojans Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
  11. ↑ "NC State vs. Cincinnati - Box Score - September 22, 2011 - ESPN".
  12. ↑ "LSU Tigers vs. West Virginia Mountaineers Box Score". ESPN.com. September 24, 2011.
  13. ↑ "South Florida Bulls vs. Pittsburgh Panthers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
  14. ↑ "Cincinnati vs. Miami (OH) - Box Score - October 1, 2011 - ESPN".
  15. ↑ "Dustin Garrison boosts West Virginia past Bowling Green". ESPN.com. ESPN. September 10, 2011. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
  16. ↑ "Louisville Cardinals vs. North Carolina Tar Heels Box Score". ESPN.com. October 8, 2011.
  17. ↑ "Louisville Cardinals vs. Cincinnati Bearcats Box Score". ESPN.com. October 15, 2011.
  18. ↑ "Utah Utes vs. Pittsburgh Panthers Box Score". ESPN.com. October 15, 2011.
  19. ↑ "South Florida Bulls vs. Connecticut Huskies Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
  20. ↑ "West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Syracuse Orange Box Score". ESPN.com. October 22, 2011.
  21. ↑ "Louisville Cardinals vs. West Virginia Mountaineers Box Score". ESPN.com. November 5, 2011.
  22. ↑ "Cincinnati vs PITT (11/5/11)". PittsburghPanthers.com. November 5, 2011. Archived from the original on April 7, 2012. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
  23. ↑ "West Virginia vs. Cincinnati - Box Score - November 12, 2011 - ESPN".
  24. ↑ "Pittsburgh Panthers vs. West Virginia Mountaineers – Box Score". ESPN.com. November 25, 2011. Retrieved November 26, 2011.
  25. 1 2 "Schedule Data". Archived from the original on March 25, 2012. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
  26. ↑ "Cincinnati vs. Vanderbilt - Box Score - December 31, 2011 - ESPN".
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