| Year: | 2011 |
| Team: | Central Arkansas Bears |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southland Conference |
| Short Conf: | Southland |
| Tsnrank: | 15 |
| Fcscoachrank: | 15 |
| Record: | 9–4 |
| Conf Record: | 6–1 |
| Head Coach: | Clint Conque |
| Hc Year: | 12th |
| Off Coach: | Brooks Hollingsworth |
| Def Coach: | Matt Williamson |
| Dc Year: | 2nd |
| Stadium: | Estes Stadium |
| Bowl: | NCAA Division I Second Round |
| Bowl Result: | L 14–41 at Montana |
The 2011 Central Arkansas Bears football team represented the University of Central Arkansas as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Clint Conque, the Bears compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play placing second in the Southland. Central Arkansas received an at-large bid into the NCAA Division I FCS Football Championship playoffs, where the Bears defeated Tennessee Tech in the first round before falling to Montana in the second round.
Central Arkansas played home games at Estes Stadium in Conway, Arkansas. Estes Stadium had a new playing surface for 2011, a synthetic turf that is stripped purple and gray with black endzones. The field is the third non-green field in NCAA Division I football behind Albertsons Stadium at Boise State University (blue) and Roos Field at Eastern Washington University (red).