2011 CSU Pueblo ThunderWolves football team

The 2011 CSU–Pueblo ThunderWolves football team represented Colorado State University–Pueblo in the 2011 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by fifth year head coach John Wristen and played their home games at Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl. They were a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.

2011 CSU–Pueblo ThunderWolves football
RMAC Champions
D-II Playoffs Second Round vs. Minnesota–Duluth, L 21–24
Conference	Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
Ranking
AFCA	No. 9
Record	11–1 (9–0 RMAC)
Head coach	John Wristen (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Hunter Hughes (4th season)
Home stadium	Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl
Seasons ← 2010 2012 →

2011 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 9 CSU Pueblo $^		9	–	0					11	–	1
No. 10 Nebraska–Kearney ^		8	–	1					10	–	2
Colorado Mines		6	–	3					8	–	3
Chadron State		6	–	3					6	–	5
Adams State		4	–	5					6	–	5
Western New Mexico		4	–	5					5	–	6
Colorado Mesa		3	–	6					4	–	7
New Mexico Highlands		2	–	7					4	–	7
Fort Lewis		2	–	7					3	–	8
Western State		1	–	8					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 pm	at No. 19 West Texas A&M*		Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	W 26–24[1]	7,953
September 10	6:00 pm	Northwestern Oklahoma State*	No. 21	Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl Pueblo, CO	W 41–0[2]	6,123
September 17	7:00 pm	at Adams State	No. 18	Rex Stadium Alamosa, CO	W 20–11[3]	3,584
September 24	6:00 pm	Fort Lewis	No. 14	Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl Pueblo, CO	W 47–0[4]	6,707
October 1	1:30 pm	at Chadron State	No. 14	Elliott Field Chadron, NE	W 38–28[5]	4,316
October 6	6:00 pm	Colorado Mines	No. 11	Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl Pueblo, CO	W 23–6[6]	9,445
October 15	1:00 pm	at No. 4 Nebraska–Kearney	No. 11	Ron & Carol Cope Stadium Kearney, NE	W 27–14[7]	5,896
October 22	6:00 pm	Colorado Mesa	No. 8	Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl Pueblo, CO	W 27–7[8]	6,737
October 29	6:00 pm	at New Mexico Highlands	No. 7	Perkins Stadium Las Vegas, NM	W 37–0[9]	875
November 5	2:00 pm	Western State	No. 4	Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl Pueblo, CO	W 41–3[10]	6,456
November 12	2:00 pm	Western New Mexico	No. 2	Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl Pueblo, CO	W 48–7[11]	6,212
November 26	12:00 pm	No. 9 Minnesota–Duluth*	No. 1	Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl Pueblo, CO (D-II Playoffs Second Round)	L 21–24[12]	9,117
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from American Football Coaches Association Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes ( ) = First-place votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
AFCA Poll	RV[13]	21[14]	18[15]	14[16]	14[17]	11[18]	11[19]	8[20]	7[21]	4[22]	2[23]	1 (16)[24]	9[25]

References

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