2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season

2011 NCAA Division I FCS season
Regular season
Number of teams	126
Duration	September – November
Payton Award	Bo Levi Mitchell, Eastern Washington
Buchanan Award	Matt Evans, New Hampshire
Playoff
Duration	November 26 – December 17
Championship date	January 7, 2012
Championship site	Pizza Hut Park, Frisco, TX
Champion	North Dakota State
NCAA Division I FCS football seasons
«2010 2012»

The 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season, part of college football in the United States, was organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level. The season began on September 1, 2011, and concluded with the 2012 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game on January 7, 2012, at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas. North Dakota State won their first FCS championship, defeating Sam Houston State by a final score of 17–6.