2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season

2011 NCAA Division I FBS season
Number of teams	120
Duration	September 1 – December 10
Preseason AP No. 1	Oklahoma
Post-season
Duration	December 17, 2011 – January 9, 2012
Bowl games	35
Heisman Trophy	Robert Griffin III (quarterback, Baylor)
Bowl Championship Series
2012 BCS Championship Game
Site	Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana
Champion(s)	Alabama
NCAA Division I FBS football seasons
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The 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the highest level of college football competition in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

The regular season began on September 1, 2011 and ended on December 10, 2011. The postseason concluded on January 9, 2012 with the BCS National Championship Game at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans. The No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide defeated the No. 1 LSU Tigers 21–0. For the first time since 2007, and for only the third time in the Bowl Championship Series era, no team from an automatic-qualifying BCS conference finished the season with an undefeated record.