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.

September 3: Richmond 23, Duke 21 September 3: Sacramento State 29, Oregon State 28OT September 17: Indiana State 44, Western Kentucky 16 September 24: North Dakota State 37, Minnesota 24 September 24: Sam Houston State 48, New Mexico 45 OT September 24: Southern Utah 41, UNLV 16 + "unclassified" for 2009 (partial season) and 2010 (full season) No teams from the conferences that do not have automatic bids—currently the Great West Conference and Pioneer Football League—received bids.

January 7Pizza Hut Park,Frisco, Texas * Host institution