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2011 South Alabama Jaguars football team

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2011 South Alabama Jaguars football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGreg Gregory (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorBill Clark (3rd season)
Base defenseMultiple 3–4
Home stadiumLadd–Peebles Stadium
Seasons
← 2010
2012 →
2011 NCAA Division I FCS independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
South Alabama       6 4  
Texas State       6 6  
UTSA       4 6  
Georgia State       3 8  

The 2011 South Alabama Jaguars football team represented the University of South Alabama in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. This was the third season in program's history. They were led by head coach Joey Jones and played their home games at Ladd–Peebles Stadium. This was their third and final season as an FCS independent before joining the Sun Belt Conference of the Football Bowl Subdivision in 2012; it would also be their first season in which all of their opponents were other Division I teams (they had played mostly lower division teams in 2010 and prep schools and junior colleges during their inaugural season in 2009). They finished the season 6–4.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m.West AlabamaWJTC/ESPN3W 20–1021,158[1]
September 104:00 p.m.Lamar
  • Ladd–Peebles Stadium
  • Mobile, AL (Hall of Fame Game)
W 30–818,136[2]
September 175:00 p.m.at NC StateESPN3L 13–3556,756[3]
September 242:30 p.m.at Kent StateL 25–3313,352[4]
October 84:30 p.m.at UTSALonghorn NetworkW 30–27 2OT32,886[5]
October 152:30 p.m.UT Martindagger
  • Ladd–Peebles Stadium
  • Mobile, AL
CSS/WJTC/ESPN3W 33–3024,582[6]
October 222:00 p.m.at Georgia StateL 20–27 OT14,086[7]
October 294:00 p.m.Henderson State
  • Ladd–Peebles Stadium
  • Mobile, AL
W 28–314,692[8]
November 36:30 p.m.Mississippi Valley State
  • Ladd–Peebles Stadium
  • Mobile, AL
W 35–313,807[9]
November 194:00 p.m.Cal Poly
  • Ladd–Peebles Stadium
  • Mobile, AL
WJTC/ESPN3L 10–4118,279
Schedule source[10]

Game summaries

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West Alabama

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1 234Total
West Alabama Tigers 7 003 10
South Alabama Jaguars 7 067 20
  • Location: Mobile, Alabama
  • Game start: 6:30 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 2:50
  • Game attendance: 21,158
  • Game weather: Overcast
  • Referee: Jeff Hilyer
  • Television network: WJTC/ESPN3

The Jaguars opened the 2011 season at home against the West Alabama Tigers of the Gulf South Conference. The meeting was the first all-time against the Tigers. This was South Alabama's first televised game on local station WJTC and ESPN3.

South Alabama defeated West Alabama 21–10 on Thursday night in the season opener for both teams, improving to 18–0 since starting its football program in 2009. Before the game, starting running backs Kendall Houston and Demetre Baker, as well as wide receiver Corey Besteda and freshman linebacker Desmond LaVelle, were suspended for the first 2 quarters of the game for violating team rules.

Kendall Houston scored two touchdowns on runs of 2 and 10 yards in the second half for the Jaguars, who broke a 7–7 halftime tie. The Jaguars rushed for 205 yards but quarterback C.J. Bennett threw three interceptions. Gary Johnston led the Tigers with 72 yards and a touchdown, but was intercepted twice and sacked twice. Trailing 13–7, West Alabama cut the lead to 13–10 on a 22-yard field goal by Ryne Smith with 10:58 remaining. Houston's second touchdown with 8:13 left put the game out of reach.[11]

Lamar

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Hall of Fame Game
1 234Total
Lamar Cardinals 0 026 8
South Alabama Jaguars 0 2073 30
  • Location: Mobile, Alabama
  • Game start: 4:00 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 2:54
  • Game attendance: 18,136
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Referee: Tony Backert

C.J. Bennett threw two touchdown passes as South Alabama defeated Lamar 30–8. Lamar was held to three first downs and 64 yards on offense in the first half as South Alabama scored three times in the second quarter for a 20–0 halftime lead. Bennett passed 10 yards to Corey Waldon in the second quarter and 10 yards to Jereme Jones in the third as the Jaguars built a 27–2 lead. Bennett completed 9 of 14 passes for 144 yards. The Jaguars have beaten Lamar by a combined score of 56–8 in their past two meetings.[12]

NC State

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1 234Total
South Alabama Jaguars 3 073 13
North Carolina State Wolfpack 7 7147 35
  • Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 2:55
  • Game attendance: 56,756
  • Game weather: Light Drizzle
  • Referee: David Epperly
  • Television network: ESPN3

South suffered its first loss in program history when the Jaguars fell 35–13 to NC State in Raleigh, North Carolina. South Alabama kept things competitive into the third quarter of its 35–13 loss to North Carolina State before allowing the Wolfpack's Mike Glennon to throw a career-high four touchdown passes. Demetre Baker had an 8-yard scoring run and Jordan Means kicked two field goals, including a school-record 46-yarder, for the Jaguars. C.J. Bennett finished 17 of 32 for 182 yards with two interceptions and Kendall Houston rushed for 117 yards.

Kent State

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1 234Total
South Alabama Jaguars 0 0178 25
Kent State Golden Flashes 7 1970 33
  • Location: Kent, Ohio
  • Game start: 2:30 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:14
  • Game attendance: 13,352
  • Game weather: Partly Cloudy
  • Referee: Anthony Cannell

South Alabama suffered its second loss in the season and second loss in program history, falling short of Kent State 33–25. The Golden Flashes led the Jaguars 26-0 going into halftime. In the second half, after a quick score by Kent State to go up 33–0, South Alabama's offense clicked on and scored 25 unanswered points. The Jaguars had the ball with less than a minute left in the game but came up short. The game finished with a score of 33–25. C.J. Bennett ended the game with 281 yards in the air with 1 TD pass and 3 interceptions. Bryant Lavender was Bennett's favorite target, catching 5 passes for a total of 97 yards. Demetre Baker had 10 rushes for 28 yards and 2 TDs. Kendall Houston ended the game with a miserly 23 yards on 11 rushes.[13]

UTSA

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1 234OT2OTTotal
South Alabama Jaguars 7 37076 30
UTSA Roadrunners 0 170073 27
  • Location: San Antonio, Texas
  • Game start: 4:30 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:12
  • Game attendance: 32,886
  • Game weather: Indoors
  • Referee: Bill Athan
  • Television network: Longhorn Network

Demetre Baker ran for 87 yards and two touchdowns, including the game winner in double overtime, to lift South Alabama to a 30–27 victory over Texas-San Antonio in South's first overtime game. Kendall Houston finished with 72 yards rushing and a touchdown for the Jaguars. C.J. Bennett finished 11 of 17 passing, throwing for one touchdown score.

UT-Martin

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Homecoming
1 234Total
UT-Martin Skyhawks 7 0617 30
South Alabama Jaguars 6 10170 33
  • Location: Mobile, Alabama
  • Game start: 2:30 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:34
  • Game attendance: 24,582
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Referee: Kevin Stine
  • Television network: CSS/WJTC/ESPN3

Georgia State

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1 234OTTotal
South Alabama Jaguars 0 7670 20
Georgia State Panthers 7 7337 27
  • Location: Atlanta, Georgia
  • Game start: 2:00 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:17
  • Game attendance: 14,086
  • Game weather: Indoor
  • Referee: Dennis Donovan

Henderson State

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1 234Total
Henderson State Reddies 0 030 3
South Alabama Jaguars 16 1200 28
  • Location: Mobile, Alabama
  • Game start: 4:00 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:04
  • Game attendance: 14,692
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Referee: Jason McArthur

Mississippi Valley State

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1 234Total
Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils 0 030 3
South Alabama Jaguars 14 7140 35
  • Location: Mobile, Alabama
  • Game start: 6:30 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 2:52
  • Game attendance: 13,807
  • Game weather: Partly Cloudy
  • Referee: Steve Marlowe

Cal Poly

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1 234Total
Cal Poly Mustangs 7 10177 41
South Alabama Jaguars 3 007 10
  • Location: Mobile, Alabama
  • Game start: 4:00 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:14
  • Game attendance: 18,279
  • Game weather: Mostly Cloudy
  • Referee: Chuck Lewis
  • Television network: WJTC / ESPN3

Roster

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2011 South Alabama Jaguars football roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Head coach

Assistant coaches

Season notes

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  • January 19, 2011 - South Alabama received four transfers from several Football Bowl Subdivision teams. On this day, South saw B.J. Scott (Alabama), Demetre Baker (Georgia), and Damond Smith (Western Michigan) enroll for classes.[14]
  • January 31, 2011 - Two previously scheduled games, an Oct. 1 game against UC Davis and an Oct. 29 game against Edward Waters College, were dropped from the schedule that originally featured 11 games. The Aggies bought out the final game of their 2-year contract with South Alabama, while South Alabama and Edward Waters mutually agreed to end their 2-year contract early. South moved the game against Henderson State up to Oct. 29 and added a Nov. 3 meeting with Mississippi Valley State.[15]
  • May 6, 2011 - Ole Miss transfer Raymond Cotton left the South Alabama football program and transferred to Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. Cotton was highly thought of and was rumored to be the favorite to be the starting quarterback for the Jaguars in 2011 but a shoulder injury in 2010 and strong competition at the position saw Cotton drop in the depth chart.[16]
  • September 1, 2011 - The game between the West Alabama Tigers and South Alabama Jaguars was televised for the first time on local network WJTC and online on ESPN3.
  • September 16, 2011 - South suffered its first loss in its short history, falling to NC State. This was South's first game against a Football Bowl Subdivision team.
  • September 24, 2011 - South suffered its second consecutive loss in program history, falling to Kent State.
  • December 5, 2011 - South relieved Offensive Coordinator Greg Gregory of his duties. A replacement has not been announced.[17]

References

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  1. ^ "Usa-west alabama game stats" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Usa-lamar game stats" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Usa-north carolina state game stats" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Usa-kent state game stats" (PDF).
  5. ^ "Usa-utsa game stats" (PDF).
  6. ^ "Usa-ut martin game stats" (PDF).
  7. ^ "Usa-georgia state game stats" (PDF).
  8. ^ "Usa-henderson state game stats" (PDF).
  9. ^ "Usa-mississippi valley state game stats" (PDF).
  10. ^ USA 2011 Schedule
  11. ^ West Alabama 10, South Alabama 20 - College Football - Rivals.com
  12. ^ South Alabama remains unbeaten, whips Lamar 30-8 - College Football - Rivals.com
  13. ^ South Alabama Jaguars vs. Kent State Golden Flashes - Box Score - September 24, 2011 - ESPN
  14. ^ South Alabama welcomes 4 transfers, including Tide's B.J. Scott | al.com
  15. ^ South Alabama drops two games from football schedule, adds one | al.com
  16. ^ South Alabama's Raymond Cotton to transfer to Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College | al.com
  17. ^ University of South Alabama - GREGORY WILL NOT RETURN TO USA FOOTBALL STAFF IN 2012