The 2011 Central Arkansas Bears football team represents the University of Central Arkansas

University of Central Arkansas

The University of Central Arkansas is a state-run institution located in the city of Conway, the seat of Faulkner County, north of Little Rock and is the fourth largest university by enrollment in the U.S. state of Arkansas, and the third largest college system in the state. The school is most...

 in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season

2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season

The 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision level, began on September 1, 2011 and will conclude with the National Championship Game of the...

. The Bears will be led by 12th year head coach Clint Conque

Clint Conque

Clint Conque is a college football coach, currently the head coach at the University of Central Arkansas, a position he has held since 2000.-External links:*...

 and will play their home games at Estes Stadium

Estes Stadium

Estes Stadium is a 8,035-seat multi-purpose stadium in Conway, Arkansas. It is home to the Central Arkansas Bears football team, representing the University of Central Arkansas in the NCAA's Southland Conference. The facility opened in 1939. In 2007, university President Lu Hardin announced that...

. They are a member of the Southland Conference

Southland Conference

The Southland Conference is a college athletic conference which operates in the south central United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I for all sports; for football, it participates in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision...

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Estes Stadium will have a new playing surface for 2011, a synthetic turf that will be stripped purple and gray with black endzones. The field will be the third non green field in Division I football behind Bronco Stadium

Bronco Stadium

Bronco Stadium is an outdoor athletic stadium in Boise, Idaho, the home field of the Boise State Broncos of the Mountain West Conference. Since 1997, it has hosted the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Bronco Stadium is an outdoor athletic stadium in Boise, Idaho, the home field of the Boise State Broncos...

 at Boise State

Boise State University

Boise State University is a public university located in Boise, Idaho. Originally founded in 1932 as a junior college by the Episcopal Church, the university became an independent institution in 1934, and has been awarding baccalaureate and master degrees since 1965...

 of the FBS (blue) and Roos Field at Eastern Washington

Eastern Washington University

Eastern Washington University is an American public, coeducational university located in Cheney, Washington.Founded in 1882, the university is academically divided into four colleges: Arts and Letters; Business and Public Administration; Science, Health and Engineering; and Social & Behavioral...

 (red).

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