2011 Valley City State Vikings football team

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ConferenceIndependent
Record9–2
Headcoach
OffensivecoordinatorMarty Costello (1st season)
2011 Valley City State Vikings football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–2
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMarty Costello (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorGregg Horner (15th season)
MVPLeTheo Proctor
Home stadiumLokken Stadium
Seasons
 2010
2012 
2011 NAIA independents football records
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 16 Valley City State ^   92 
No. 5 Azusa Pacific ^   93 
Menlo   55 
Southern Oregon   55 
Mayville State   56 
Walsh   56 
Dickinson State   46 
Edward Waters   46 
Malone   47 
Robert Morris (IL)   46 
Webber International   46 
Jamestown   37 
Southern Virginia   27 
West Virginia Tech   19 
Dakota State   110 
Ave Maria   09 
Haskell   011 
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

The 2011 Valley City State Vikings football team represented Valley City State University in the 2011 NAIA football season as an independent. Under head coach Dennis McCulloch, the Vikings finished the season with a 9–2 record, earning a berth in the 2011 NAIA Playoffs.

Valley City State rebounded from an opening season loss to Morningside by winning nine consecutive games, tying the longest winning streak in program history previously set by the 2001 Vikings. The streak carried the team through the into the NAIA playoffs.

The Vikings secured the conference championship behind a balanced offense and a defense that held several conference opponents under 20 points. The team defeated rivals Jamestown and Dickinson State during the streak and finished the regular season with a 25–13 victory over Robert Morris (IL).

Valley City State qualified for the NAIA playoffs and traveled to face perennial power Carroll (MT) in Helena, Montana. The Vikings’ nine-game winning streak ended in the opening round, finishing the season 9–2.

Several Vikings earned postseason honors. LeTheo Proctor was named Most Valuable Player, while Jordan Maher received the conference's Most Valuable Senior award. Eight players were named All-Conference.

In 2025, the 2011 team was inducted into the Valley City State University Athletics Hall of Fame.[1]

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