2011 Northern Kentucky River Monsters season

Indoor football season May 2025 Northern Kentucky River Monsters 2011 11–3 1st Rodney Swinigan Jill Chitwood The Bank of Kentucky Center500 Nunn DriveHighland Heights, KY 41099 Lost Semifinals 37–38 (Sting) true 2014 The 2011 Northern Kentucky River Monsters season was the first season for the Ultimate Indoor Football League (UIFL) franchise. Announced as a startup team for the newly formed Ultimate Indoor Football League in 2010, the team was purchased by Jill Chitwood from the UIFL in February 2011.http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4152055 Chitwood Assumes River Monsters Ownership February 10, 2011 OurSports Central www.oursportscentral.com July 19, 2013 Just a week before the season began, team General Manager, Jared Lorenzen, relieved himself of his duties as general manager, and became the quarterback for the franchise.http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20110223/SPT/102240363/Jared-Lorenzen-lured-back-field Jared Lorenzen lured back to field February 24, 2011 Richard Skinner Gannett www.cincinnati.com July 19, 2013 In the River Monsters first ever game they defeated the Canton Cougars by a score of 63–41.http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4158832 River Monsters defeat Cougars February 25, 2011 OurSports Central www.oursportscentral.com July 19, 2013 With a Week 9 win over the Saginaw Sting, the River Monsters had clinched a postseason berth in their first season,http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4190584 River Monsters Clinch Playoff Berth April 24, 2011 OurSports Central www.oursportscentral.com July 19, 2013 clinching home field advantage throughout the playoffs.http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4207826 Northern Kentucky Torches Top-Scoring Defense, Clinches Home Field May 22, 2011 OurSports Central www.oursportscentral.com July 19, 2013 After wrapping up the season, the UIFL had discovered that the River Monsters had been paying their players over the league's salary cap. The UIFL stripped the River Monsters of the #1 seed and made them the #4 seed, taking away the River Monster's chance to earn playoff money.http://www.nationofblue.com/Northern-Kentucky-Penalized-by-UIFL-is-Eastern-Kentucky-s-Gain/ Northern Kentucky Penalized by UIFL is Eastern Kentucky's Gain May 24, 2011 Nation of Blue LLC. www.nationofblue.com July 19, 2013 The River Monster now traveled to Saginaw, Michigan to play the Sting, where the Sting upset the River Monsters 48–47.http://www.mlive.com/sports/saginaw/index.ssf/2011/06/saginaw_sting_earn_berth_in_ul.html Saginaw Sting earn berth in Ultimate Bowl with 48-47 upset win over Northern Kentucky Kyle Austin June 3, 2011 MLive Media Group www.mlive.com July 19, 2013 On June 6, 2011, it was announced that the UIFL and the River Monsters mutually agreed to part ways, leaving the team free to join another league. However, the UIFL had a lease agreement with the arena, which hampered the likelihood the River Monsters would play in Highland Heights in 2012. The team had been mentioned as a charter member Stadius Football Association, but that league never got off the ground.FireHawks joining new league http://www.wane.com/dpp/sports/local_sports/firehawks-joining-new-league-june-30 June 30, 2011 WANE www.wane.com July 19, 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120320082516/http://www.wane.com/dpp/sports/local_sports/firehawks-joining-new-league-june-30 March 20, 2012 Fire Wayne FireHawks to try again in new 2012 league http://www.news-sentinel.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110702/SPORTS/107020312/1002 The News-Sentinel July 2, 2011 Tom Davis July 19, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20170731070757/http://www.news-sentinel.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20110702%2FSPORTS%2F107020312%2F1002 July 31, 2017 dead mdy-all Offseason 2011 draft board Round Selection Player Position 1 3 Sly Brumfield WR/DB 2 9 George Frisch OL 3 15 Jon D'Angelo LB 4 21 Greg Johnston DB Schedule Key: #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Tie 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA #CCCCCC Bye 1px solid #AAAAAA Regular season Week Day Date Opponent Results Location Score Record 1 BYE 2 Friday February 25 at Canton Cougars W 63–41 1–0 Canton Memorial Civic Center 3 Saturday March 5 at Johnstown Generals W 62–49 2–0 Cambria County War Memorial Arena 4 Saturday March 12 at Eastern Kentucky Drillers L 33–60 2–1 Eastern Kentucky Expo Center 5 Friday March 18 Johnstown Generals W 79–21 3–1 The Bank of Kentucky Center 6 Monday March 28 Canton Cougars W 62–53 4–1 The Bank of Kentucky Center 7 Friday April 1 Huntington Hammer W 69–40 5–1 The Bank of Kentucky Center 8 Saturday April 9 at Canton Cougars W 78–55 6–1 Canton Memorial Civic Center 9 Saturday April 16 Eastern Kentucky Drillers W 59–42 7–1 The Bank of Kentucky Center 10 Friday April 22 Saginaw Sting W 64–56 8–1 The Bank of Kentucky Center 11 Saturday April 30 at Huntington Hammer W 44–23 9–1 Big Sandy Superstore Arena 12 Sunday May 8 at Saginaw Sting L 58–63 9–2 Dow Event Center 13 Saturday May 14 Huntington Hammer W 34–28 10–2 The Bank of Kentucky Center 14 Saturday May 21 Eastern Kentucky Drillers W 54–40 11–2 The Bank of Kentucky Center 15 Saturday May 28 at Eastern Kentucky Drillers L 43–44 11–3 Eastern Kentucky Expo Center Postseason schedule Round Day Date Opponent Results Location Score Record Semifinals Saturday June 4 at Saginaw Sting L 47–48 0–1 Dow Event Center Standings River Monsters Final roster 2011 Northern Kentucky River Monsters roster Quarterbacks 22 Jared Lorenzen Running backs 6 Maurice Douse Wide receivers 84 A. J. Allen 88 Antonie Bagwell 8 Willie Idlette 3 Ricardo Lenhart 5 Harry Lewis Offensive linemen 63 Khalil El-Amin 72 George Frisch 77 Matt Rahn Defensive linemen 50 Darrell Brown 92 Curtis McGhee 52 Thomas McKenzie 99 Luke Scarborough Linebackers 7 Jon D'Angelo 95 Wallace Morris 51 Santino Turnbow Defensive backs 12 Butch Abshire 16 Austin Goss 10 Brett Hamblen 21 Kenneth Joshen 2 Tez Morris 24 Jermaine Woods Kickers 28 Dustin Zink Injured reserve Currently vacant Exempt list Currently vacant Practice squad Currently vacant Rookies in italics Roster updated March 29, 2011 24 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS References 30em Category:Northern Kentucky River Monsters Northern Kentucky River Monsters Northern Kentucky River Monsters