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Sports season
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
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
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
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
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
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
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
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
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
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
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
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Yankee Stadium for a game between Army and Rutgers .
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
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
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
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
Week 14
[25]
Bowl Games
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
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.
[27]
Records against other conferences
References
^ http://www.bigeast.org/AbouttheBIGEAST/MemberSchools.aspx
^ a b c d e f g h i "University of Connecticut Official Athletics Site - Football" . Archived from the original on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2012-02-22 .
^ "South Florida Bulls vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish Box Score" . ESPN.com . Retrieved September 3, 2011 .
^ http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=312462132
^ "No. 24 W. Virginia gets best of Marshall in storm-shortened opener" . ESPN.com . ESPN. September 4, 2011. Retrieved September 4, 2011 .
^ "West Virginia wakes up in second half to win easily" . ESPN.com . ESPN. September 10, 2011. Retrieved September 10, 2011 .
^ http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=312532633
^ "Geno Smith throws for 388 yards as West Virginia survives Maryland" . ESPN.com . ESPN. September 10, 2011. Retrieved September 17, 2011 .
^ http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=312602132
^ "Syracuse Orange vs. USC Trojans Box Score" . ESPN.com. Retrieved September 17, 2011 .
^ http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=312652132
^ "LSU Tigers vs. West Virginia Mountaineers Box Score" . ESPN.com. September 24, 2011.
^ "South Florida Bulls vs. Pittsburgh Panthers Box Score" . ESPN.com. Retrieved September 29, 2011 .
^ http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=312740193
^ "Dustin Garrison boosts West Virginia past Bowling Green" . ESPN.com . ESPN. September 10, 2011. Retrieved October 1, 2011 .
^ "Louisville Cardinals vs. North Carolina Tar Heels Box Score" . ESPN.com . October 8, 2011.
^ "Louisville Cardinals vs. Cincinnati Bearcats Box Score" . ESPN.com. October 15, 2011.
^ "Utah Utes vs. Pittsburgh Panthers Box Score" . ESPN.com. October 15, 2011.
^ "South Florida Bulls vs. Connecticut Huskies Box Score" . ESPN.com. Retrieved October 15, 2011 .
^ "West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Syracuse Orange Box Score" . ESPN.com. October 22, 2011.
^ "Louisville Cardinals vs. West Virginia Mountaineers Box Score" . ESPN.com. November 5, 2011.
^ "Cincinnati vs PITT (11/5/11)" . PittsburghPanthers.com. 2011-11-05. Archived from the original on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2011-11-05 .
^ http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=313162132
^ "Pittsburgh Panthers vs. West Virginia Mountaineers – Box Score" . ESPN.com. 2011-11-25. Retrieved 2011-11-26 .
^ "Schedule Data" . Archived from the original on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2012-02-22 .
^ http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=313650238
^ "Schedule Data" . Archived from the original on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2012-02-22 .
External links
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