The 2011 NCAA Division II football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division II level, began on September 1, 2011, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 17, 2011 at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, hosted by the University of North Alabama.
The Pittsburg State Gorillas defeated the Wayne State Warriors, 35–21, to win their second Division II national title.
Ohio Dominican completed their transition to Division II and became eligible for the postseason.
@ – Provisional Division II member Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Winston-Salem State Great American Conference – Ouachita Baptist Great Lakes Football Conference – Urbana Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Hillsdale Great Northwest Athletic Conference – Humboldt State Gulf South Conference – Delta State Lone Star Conference – Midwestern State Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Pittsburg State Northeast-10 Conference – New Haven Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Minnesota–Duluth (North) and Minnesota State–Mankato (South) Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Kutztown Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – CSU Pueblo South Atlantic Conference – Lenoir-Rhyne and Mars Hill Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Miles West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Concord (WV) The 2011 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the 38th single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college football.
The championship game was held at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama for the 24th time.