2011 Canton Cougars season

January 2025 Canton Cougars 2011 1-13 6th Rashan Hall (fired on May 23, 2011: 1-12 record)Paul Farrah (interim) Michael TaylorAndrew Haines Canton Memorial Civic Center1101 Market Avenue NorthCanton, OH 44702 did not qualify true true The 2011 Canton Cougars season was the 1st and only season for the Ultimate Indoor Football League (UIFL) franchise. The Cougars were formed by the head of the Ultimate Indoor Football League, Andrew Haines.http://www.cantonrep.com/sports/x684392438/Baseball-league-has-big-plans-for-Munson-stadium Baseball league has big plans for Munson stadium January 18, 2011 Ed Balint GateHouse Media, Inc. www.cantonrep.com July 29, 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110129074500/http://www.cantonrep.com/sports/x684392438/Baseball-league-has-big-plans-for-Munson-stadium January 29, 2011 Haines made the hire of Rashan Hall to become the Cougars first ever head coach.http://www.cantonrep.com/archive/x1849235796 https://archive.today/20130729213821/http://www.cantonrep.com/archive/x1849235796 dead July 29, 2013 Rashan Hall to coach Canton Cougars indoor football team Jim Thomas July 14, 2010 GateHouse Media, Inc. www.cantonrep.com July 29, 2013 The Cougars played their first ever game on February 20, 2011 against the Huntington Hammer, a game in which the Cougars lost 41-26.http://www.herald-dispatch.com/sports/x1281341985/Hammer-wins-opener-41-26-with-strong-defense Hammer wins opener, 41-26 David Walsh February 20, 2013 HD Media Company, LLC. www.herald-dispatch.com July 29, 2013 With the team getting off to a rough 0-3 start, Haines issued a guarantee to the people of Canton, saying that the revamped Cougars roster would defeat the Saginaw Sting during their week 4 meeting.http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4166300 Canton Owner Issues Guarantee March 14, 2011 OurSports Central www.oursportscentral.com July 29, 2013 The Cougars didn't make their owner a liar, defeating the Sting 53-52.http://www.cantonrep.com/sports/x1777825201/Cougars-rally-take-thriller-for-first-win-of-season https://archive.today/20130729213847/http://www.cantonrep.com/sports/x1777825201/Cougars-rally-take-thriller-for-first-win-of-season dead July 29, 2013 Cougars rally, take thriller for first win of season March 22, 2011 Jim Thomas GateHouse Media, Inc. www.cantonrep.com July 29, 2013 Their victory over the Sting proved to be the lone bright spot for the Cougars, who would lose 9 straight before firing Hall, and replacing him with Paul Farrah.http://www.cantonrep.com/sports/x1303843895/Canton-Cougars-hire-ex-Louisville-coach-Paul-Farrah https://archive.today/20130729213831/http://www.cantonrep.com/sports/x1303843895/Canton-Cougars-hire-ex-Louisville-coach-Paul-Farrah dead July 29, 2013 Canton Cougars hire ex-Louisville coach Paul Farrah May 23, 2011 GateHouse Media, Inc. www.cantonrep.com July 29, 2013 Farrah would lose the game, with less than a week to prepare. The Cougars finished with a 1-13 record, and finished last in the UIFL. On June 16, 2011, it was announced that Michael Taylor and Andrew Hines had sold their controlling state in the Cougars to Tim Clark.http://www.cantonrep.com/sports/x1162605695/Tim-Clark-takes-control-of-Canton-Cougars https://archive.today/20130729213832/http://www.cantonrep.com/sports/x1162605695/Tim-Clark-takes-control-of-Canton-Cougars dead July 29, 2013 Tim Clark takes control of Canton Cougars June 14, 2011 Mike Popovich GateHouse Media, Inc. www.cantonrep.com July 29, 2013 Clark was the former owner of the Johnstown Generals, but the commute was becoming a hassle. Once he gained ownership, he made several personnel changes including, naming Paul Farrah as its new head coach. Farrah was recently hired as the director of football operations. He also hired Canton South High School head coach Mo Daniska as the new defensive coordinator, while Louisville High School defensive coordinator Troy Davis will serve as the director of community relations, focusing on developing youth football camps and clinics. Former Head Coach Rashaun Hall has been retained as an assistant coach and will also serve as director of player personnel.http://theuifl.com/archives/1446/ Clark takes over Canton, makes changes UIFL www.theuifl.com 2013-07-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20111210084907/http://theuifl.com/archives/1446 2011-12-10 dead The new group made plenty of signings for the 2012 season, and lasted until January when the franchise suspended operations.http://thepost.ohiou.edu/content/football-former-ohio-qb-switches-teams-uifl-season Football: Former Ohio QB switches teams before UIFL season January 30, 2012 Michael Stainbrook The Post www.thepost.ohiou.edu July 29, 2013 https://archive.today/20130729213825/http://thepost.ohiou.edu/content/football-former-ohio-qb-switches-teams-uifl-season 2013-07-29 dead Schedule Key: #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Tie 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA #CCCCCC Bye 1px solid #AAAAAA Regular season All start times are local to home team Week Day Date Opponent Results Location Score Record 1 Sunday February 20 at Huntington Hammer L 26-41 0-1 Big Sandy Superstore Arena 2 Friday February 25 Northern Kentucky River Monsters L 41-63 0-2 Canton Memorial Civic Center 3 BYE 4 Saturday March 12 at Johnstown Generals L 19-41 0-3 Cambria County War Memorial Arena 5 Monday March 21 Saginaw Sting W 53-52 1-3 Canton Memorial Civic Center 6 Monday March 28 at Northern Kentucky River Monsters L 53-62 1-4 The Bank of Kentucky Center 7 Sunday April 3 at Eastern Kentucky Drillers L 29-56 1-5 Eastern Kentucky Expo Center 8 Saturday April 9 Northern Kentucky River Monsters L 55-78 1-6 Canton Memorial Civic Center 9 Friday April 15 at Saginaw Sting L 61-62 1-7 Dow Event Center 10 Saturday April 23 Huntington Hammer L 33-67 1-8 Canton Memorial Civic Center 11 Saturday April 30 at Eastern Kentucky Drillers L 0-45 1-9 Eastern Kentucky Expo Center 12 Sunday May 8 Eastern Kentucky Drillers L 26-38 1-10 Canton Memorial Civic Center 13 Saturday May 14 Saginaw Sting L 47-76 1-11 Canton Memorial Civic Center 14 Saturday May 21 at Huntington Hammer L 36-56 1-12 Big Sandy Superstore Arena 15 Saturday May 28 Johnstown Generals L 12-45 1-13 Canton Memorial Civic Center Standings Cougars Final roster Canton Cougars roster Quarterbacks 6 Ray Marrow -- Marc Pullen Running backs 43 Daniel Suitca Wide receivers 3 Ryan Brinson -- Nate Ford -- Chris Kolokithas 7 Tim Smith Offensive linemen -- Zack Anderson 73 Donald Foster 74 Chris Saunders 55 Luke Summers Defensive linemen -- Anton Ceasar 93 Jerome Jackson 56 Harrison Jones 98 Antonio Reynolds 20 Dawon Smith Linebackers 22 Cody Smith 42 Lawrence Vickerstaff Defensive backs 15 John Chisolm 24 Pat O'Malley 9 JoJo Polk 33 Dawon Woodward Kickers -- Jared Thomas Injured reserve currently vacant Exempt list 14 Seth Burkholder y K Exempt Practice squad currently vacant rookies in italicsRoster updated March 28, 2011 23 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS References Category:Canton Cougars Canton Cougars Category:2011 in sports in Ohio