2011 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team

The 2011 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team represented Presbyterian College in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Blue Hose were led by third-year head coach Harold Nichols and played their home games at Bailey Memorial Stadium. They are a member of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 4–7, 3–3 in Big South play to finish in a tie for third place.

2011 Presbyterian Blue Hose football
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	4–7 (3–3 Big South)
Head coach	Harold Nichols (3rd season)
Home stadium	Bailey Memorial Stadium

2011 Big South Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 18 Stony Brook $^		6	–	0					9	–	4
No. 25 Liberty		5	–	1					7	–	4
Coastal Carolina		3	–	3					7	–	4
Presbyterian		3	–	3					4	–	7
Gardner–Webb		2	–	4					4	–	7
VMI		2	–	4					2	–	9
Charleston Southern		0	–	6					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Presbyterian leaves the field during their game against California

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	1:30 pm	No. 8 Wofford*	Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC		L 28–35	5,108
September 10	1:30 pm	North Greenville*	Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC		W 38–21	4,012
September 17	5:30 pm	at California*	AT&T Park San Francisco, CA		L 12–63	33,952
September 24	1:00 pm	at Furman*	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	CSS	L 21–62	12,139
October 8	6:00 pm	at Stony Brook	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, NY		L 24–42	4,103
October 15	2:00 pm	Gardner–Webb	Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC	ESPN3	W 28–14	5,364
October 22	2:00 pm	at No. 1 Georgia Southern*	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA		L 14–48	16,392
October 29	3:30 pm	at No. 23 Liberty	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	ESPN3	L 20–27 2OT	11,673
November 5	6:00 pm	at Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC		L 8–15	8,927
November 12	1:00 pm	VMI	Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC		W 38–6	4,003
November 19	1:00 pm	Charleston Southern	Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC	ESPN3	W 45–14	4,308
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time