2011 San Diego State Aztecs football team

The 2011 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aztecs were led by first-year head coach Rocky Long and played their home games at Qualcomm Stadium. They are members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 8-5, 4–3 in Mountain West play to finish fourth place. They were invited to the New Orleans Bowl where they lost, but then eventually won a forfeited game to Louisiana–Lafayette.

2011 San Diego State Aztecs football
New Orleans Bowl, L 30–32 vs. Louisiana–Lafayette
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	8–5 (4–3 MW)
Head coach	Rocky Long (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Andy Ludwig (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Rocky Long (3rd season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	Qualcomm Stadium

2011 Mountain West Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 14 TCU $		7	–	0					11	–	2
No. 8 Boise State		6	–	1					12	–	1
Wyoming		5	–	2					8	–	5
San Diego State		4	–	3					8	–	5
Air Force		3	–	4					7	–	6
Colorado State		1	–	6					3	–	9
UNLV		1	–	6					2	–	10
New Mexico		1	–	6					1	–	11
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 p.m.	Cal Poly*	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	Mtn.	W 49–21	34,384
September 10	9:00 a.m.	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	CBSSN	W 23–20	26,778
September 17	3:00 p.m.	Washington State*	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	Mtn.	W 42–24	57,286
September 24	9:00 a.m.	at No. 22 Michigan*	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	BTN	L 7–28	110,707
October 8	7:30 p.m.	TCU	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	CBSSN	L 14–27	44,248
October 13	5:00 p.m.	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	CBSSN	W 41–27	27,490
October 29	7:00 p.m.	Wyoming	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	Mtn.	L 27–30	29,730
November 5	5:00 p.m.	New Mexico	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	Mtn.	W 35–7	28,362
November 12	3:00 p.m.	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	Mtn.	W 18–15	16,811
November 19	5:00 p.m.	No. 10 Boise State	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	CBSSN	L 35–52	52,256
November 26	7:00 p.m.	at UNLV	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	Mtn.	W 31–14	19,075
December 3	5:00 p.m.	Fresno State*	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA (rivalry)	CBSSN	W 35–28	32,790
December 17	6:00 p.m.	vs. Louisiana–Lafayette*	Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA (New Orleans Bowl)	ESPN	L 30–32	42,841
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time