2011 Utah Blaze season

Arena Football League team season January 2025 Utah Blaze 2011 9–9 3rd in NC West Ron James EnergySolutions Arena Did not qualify The 2011 Utah Blaze season was the fifth season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Ron James and moved back to EnergySolutions Arena for home games, after playing at Maverik Center in 2010. The Blaze finished the season 9–9, missing the playoffs. Standings UTAH Regular season schedule The Blaze had a bye week in Week 1, and began the season the following week at home against the Tampa Bay Storm on March 17. Their final regular season game was on July 22 on the road against the Cleveland Gladiators.http://arenafootball.com.ismmedia.com/ISM3/std-content/repos/Top/News%20PDFs/Schedule%20Web.pdf Historic AFL 18-Game Schedule Kicks Off on March 11, 2011 Marissa Merritt October 27, 2010 Arena Football League January 28, 2011 April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Report Score Record 1 Bye 2 Thursday March 17 5:00 p.m. MDT Tampa Bay Storm W 72–36 1–0 EnergySolutions Arena http://utblaze.com/index.cfm?go=news&id=2061 Blaze Blow Out Storm in Home Opener, 72–36 March 17, 2011 Utah Blaze March 18, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110522101332/http://utblaze.com/index.cfm?go=news&id=2061 May 22, 2011 dead mdy-all 3 Saturday March 26 5:30 p.m. MDT at Orlando Predators L 53–68 1–1 Amway Center http://utblaze.com/index.cfm?go=news&id=2081 Blaze Fall to the Predators, 68–53 March 26, 2011 Utah Blaze March 27, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110522101340/http://utblaze.com/index.cfm?go=news&id=2081 May 22, 2011 dead mdy-all 4 Thursday March 31 5:00 p.m. MDT Dallas Vigilantes W 69–40 2–1 EnergySolutions Arena http://utblaze.com/index.cfm?go=news&id=2083 Blaze Hand Vigilantes First Loss of the Season, 69–40 March 31, 2011 Utah Blaze April 15, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110522101351/http://utblaze.com/index.cfm?go=news&id=2083 22 May 2011 dead dmy-all 5 Friday April 8 8:30 p.m. MDT at San Jose SaberCats L 55–75 2–2 HP Pavilion at San Jose 6 Friday April 15 3:00 p.m. MDT Spokane Shock W 69–62 3–2 EnergySolutions Arena http://utblaze.com/index.cfm?go=news&id=2087 Blaze Stun Shock in Third Home Victory, 69–62 April 16, 2011 Utah Blaze April 18, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110522101346/http://utblaze.com/index.cfm?go=news&id=2087 22 May 2011 dead dmy-all 7 Saturday April 23 6:05 p.m. MDT at Arizona Rattlers L 61–67 (OT) 3–3 US Airways Center http://utblaze.com/index.cfm?go=news&id=2092 Blaze Bit by Rattlers in Overtime, 67–61 April 16, 2011 Utah Blaze April 18, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120321141753/http://utblaze.com/index.cfm?go=news&id=2092 March 21, 2012 dead mdy-all 8 Bye 9 Friday May 6 6:05 p.m. MDT at Georgia Force W 74–71 4–3 Arena at Gwinnett Center 10 Saturday May 14 3:00 p.m. MDT Milwaukee Mustangs L 53–65 4–4 EnergySolutions Arena http://utblaze.com/index.cfm?go=news&id=2126 Blaze Suffer First Home Defeat of the Season, 65–53 May 7, 2011 Utah Blaze May 19, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110522101448/http://utblaze.com/index.cfm?go=news&id=2126 22 May 2011 dead dmy-all 11 Saturday May 21 3:00 p.m. MDT San Jose SaberCats W 76–68 5–4 EnergySolutions Arena http://utblaze.com/index.cfm?go=news&id=2133 Blaze Pick-Up Crucial Division Win, 76–68 May 7, 2011 Utah Blaze May 19, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110522100055/http://utblaze.com/index.cfm?go=news&id=2133 22 May 2011 dead dmy-all 12 Friday May 27 6:05 p.m. MDT at Iowa Barnstormers L 48–50 5–5 Wells Fargo Arena http://utblaze.com/index.cfm?go=news&id=2141 Blaze Fall to Barnstormers, 50–48 May 27, 2011 Utah Blaze June 2, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110603103456/http://utblaze.com/index.cfm?go=news&id=2141 3 June 2011 dead dmy-all 13 Saturday June 4 3:00 p.m. MDT Arizona Rattlers L 37–72 5–6 EnergySolutions Arena http://utblaze.com/index.cfm?go=news&id=2145 Blaze Fall to Division Leader, 72–37 June 4, 2011 Utah Blaze June 6, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120321141939/http://utblaze.com/index.cfm?go=news&id=2145 March 21, 2012 dead mdy-all 14 Saturday June 11 6:00 p.m. MDT at Tulsa Talons L 51–81 5–7 BOK Center http://utblaze.com/index.cfm?go=news&id=2150 Tulsa Hands Utah Third Consecutive Loss, 81–51 June 11, 2011 Utah Blaze June 15, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120321141946/http://utblaze.com/index.cfm?go=news&id=2150 March 21, 2012 dead mdy-all 15 Saturday June 18 7:05 p.m. MDT Pittsburgh Power W 81–40 6–7 EnergySolutions Arena http://utblaze.com/index.cfm?go=news&id=2154 Blaze Dominate Power, 81–40 June 11, 2011 Utah Blaze June 15, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110629132445/http://utblaze.com/index.cfm?go=news&id=2154 29 June 2011 dead dmy-all 16 Friday June 24 6:00 p.m. MDT Kansas City Command W 61–60 7–7 EnergySolutions Arena http://utblaze.com/index.cfm?go=news&id=2158 Blaze Defeat Command, 61–60, on NFL Network June 25, 2011 Utah Blaze June 25, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110629132454/http://utblaze.com/index.cfm?go=news&id=2158 29 June 2011 dead dmy-all 17 Friday July 1 6:30 p.m. MDT at Chicago Rush L 35–59 7–8 Allstate Arena http://utblaze.com/index.cfm?go=news&id=2164 Blaze Fall to Chicago 35–59 July 2, 2011 Utah Blaze July 5, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120321142017/http://utblaze.com/index.cfm?go=news&id=2164 March 21, 2012 dead mdy-all 18 Saturday July 9 7:00 p.m. MDT at Spokane Shock L 49–76 7–9 Joe Albi Stadium http://utblaze.com/index.cfm?go=news&id=2169 Blaze Suffers Loss to Spokane, 76–49 July 9, 2011 Utah Blaze July 15, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110823053909/http://utblaze.com/index.cfm?go=news&id=2169 August 23, 2011 dead mdy-all 19 Saturday July 16 7:00 p.m. MDT New Orleans VooDoo W 62–58 8–9 EnergySolutions Arena http://utblaze.com/index.cfm?go=news&id=2173 Blaze Beat VooDoo in Final Seconds, 62–58 July 17, 2011 Utah Blaze July 17, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110820091530/http://utblaze.com/index.cfm?go=news&id=2173 August 20, 2011 dead mdy-all 20 Friday July 22 5:30 p.m. MDT at Cleveland Gladiators W 76–69 9–9 Quicken Loans Arena http://utblaze.com/index.cfm?go=news&id=2178 Utah Outlasts Cleveland, 76–69 July 22, 2011 Utah Blaze July 25, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110825022615/http://utblaze.com/index.cfm?go=news&id=2178 August 25, 2011 dead mdy-all Regular season Week 1: BYE Week 2: vs. Tampa Bay Storm Utah Blaze; Utah Blaze;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 2: Tampa Bay Storm at Utah Blaze – Game summary March 17 9:00 p.m. EDT Storm 10 13 7 6 Blaze 13 18 12 29 EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah 10,077 Steve Strimling Recap 1st quarter Tampa Bay – (10:39) Kyle Chilton 30-yard field goal, Tampa Bay 3–0 Utah – (7:47) Alvan Robinson 6-yard pass from Tommy Grady (John Wehrle kick failed), Utah 6–3 Tampa Bay – (6:08) Hank Edwards 23-yard pass from Grant Gregory (Kyle Chilton kick), Tampa Bay 10–6 Utah – (2:24) Aaron Boone 21-yard pass from Tommy Grady (John Wehrle kick), Utah 13–10 2nd quarter Tampa Bay – (14:18) Hank Edwards 23-yard pass from Grant Gregory (Kyle Chilton kick failed), Tampa Bay 16–13 Utah – (11:24) Aaron Boone 13-yard pass from Tommy Grady (John Wehrle kick failed), Utah 19–16 Tampa Bay – (7:05) Michael Lindsey 10-yard pass from Grant Gregory (Kyle Chilton kick), Tampa Bay 23–19 Utah – (4:59) Ben Stallings 6-yard run (John Wehrle kick failed), Utah 25–23 Utah – (0:07) Ernie Pierce 15-yard pass from Tommy Grady (John Wehrle kick failed), Utah 31–23 3rd quarter Utah – (8:43) Alvan Robinson 26-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Tommy Grady pass failed), Utah 37–23 Utah – (3:09) Aaron Lesue 33-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Tommy Grady pass failed), Utah 43–23 Tampa Bay – (1:10) Huey Whittaker 31-yard pass from Grant Gregory (Kyle Chilton kick), Utah 43–30 4th quarter Utah – (13:38) Ben Stallings 4-yard run (Alvan Robinson pass), Utah 51–30 Utah – (8:45) Tommy Grady 1-yard run (John Wehrle kick), Utah 58–30 Utah – (3:58) Tommy Grady 1-yard run (John Wehrle kick), Utah 65–30 Utah – (1:08) Jason Boone 1-yard pass from Tommy Grady (John Wehrle kick), Utah 72–30 Tampa Bay – (0:48) Hank Edwards 33-yard pass from Mike Potts (Kyle Chilton kick failed), Utah 72–36 Passing Tampa Bay – Grant Gregory: 16/29, 186 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT Utah – Tommy Grady: 26/39, 306 yards, 7 TD Rushing Tampa Bay – Grant Gregory: 2 att, 14 yards Utah – Ben Stallings: 6 att, 36 yards, 2 TD Receiving Tampa Bay – Hank Edwards: 7 rec, 110 yards, 3 TD Utah – Aaron Boone: 11 rec, 135 yards, 2 TD Week 3: at Orlando Predators Utah Blaze; Utah Blaze;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 3: Utah Blaze at Orlando Predators – Game summary March 26 5:30 p.m. MDT Blaze 13 6 14 20 Predators 14 23 7 24 Amway Center, Orlando, Florida 12,186 Kevin Stine Recap 1st quarter Orlando – (14:27) Bobby Sippio 29-yard pass from Nick Hill (Mark Lewis kick), Orlando 7–0 Utah – (12:17) Aaron Boone 9-yard pass from Tommy Grady (John Wehrle kick), Tied 7–7 Orlando – (10:31) T.T. Toliver 13-yard pass from Nick Hill (Mark Lewis kick), Orlando 14–7 Utah – (7:39) Aaron Lesue 9-yard pass from Tommy Grady (John Wehrle kick failed), Orlando 14–13 2nd quarter Orlando – (13:08) T.T. Toliver 10-yard pass from Nick Hill (Mark Lewis kick), Orlando 21–13 Orlando – (6:54) Robert Quiroga 2-yard pass from Nick Hill (Mark Lewis kick), Orlando 28–13 Orlando – (2:37) Bobby Sippio 9-yard pass from Nick Hill (Collin Drafts rush failed), Orlando 34–13 Utah – (0:35) Aaron Boone 2-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Ben Stallings rush failed), Orlando 34–19 Orlando – (0:00) Mark Lewis 31-yard field goal, Orlando 37–19 3rd quarter Utah – (12:47) Aaron Boone 4-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Tommy Grady pass), Orlando 37–27 Orlando – (5:55) Robert Quiroga 5-yard pass from Nick Hill (Mark Lewis kick), Orlando 44–27 Utah – (3:53) Ernest Pierce 2-yard pass from Tommy Grady (John Wehrle kick failed), Orlando 44–33 4th quarter Orlando – (14:55) T.T. Toliver 34-yard pass from Nick Hill (Mark Lewis kick), Orlando 51–33 Orlando – (11:31) Rayshaun Kizer 20-yard interception return (Mark Lewis kick), Orlando 58–33 Utah – (6:38) Aaron Boone 9-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Tommy Grady pass intercepted), Orlando 58–39 Orlando – (3:29) Mark Lewis 36-yard field goal, Orlando 61–39 Utah – (0:33) Aaron Boone 4-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Tommy Grady pass failed), Orlando 61–45 Orlando – (0:26) Robert Quiroga 34-yard pass from Nick Hill (Mark Lewis kick), Orlando 68–45 Utah – (0:02) Aaron Boone 6-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Ben Stallings rush), Orlando 68–53 Passing Utah – Tommy Grady: 31/49, 318 yards, 8 TD, 3 INT Orlando – Nick Hill: 24/36, 331 yards, 8 TD, 1 INT Rushing Utah – Tommy Grady: 2 att, 2 yards Orlando – Nick Hill: 1 att, 10 yards Receiving Utah – Ernest Pierce: 12 rec, 138 yards, 1 TD Orlando – T.T. Toliver: 9 rec, 124 yards, 3 TD Week 4: vs. Dallas Vigilantes Utah Blaze; Utah Blaze;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 4: Dallas Vigilantes at Utah Blaze – Game summary March 31 5:00 p.m. MDT Vigilantes 7 13 6 14 Blaze 7 27 21 14 EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah 7,163 Shawn Hochuli Recap 1st quarter Utah – (9:34) Ernest Pierce 5-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick), Utah 7–0 Dallas – (6:43) Anthony Jones 8-yard pass from Dan Raudabaugh (Remy Hamilton kick), Tied 7–7 2nd quarter Utah – (14:58) Ben Stallings 1-yard run (Greg Gunderson kick), Utah 14–7 Dallas – (10:02) Anthony Jones 32-yard pass from Dan Raudabaugh (Remy Hamilton kick failed), Utah 14–13 Utah – (8:19) Alvance Robinson 11-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick), Utah 21–13 Dallas – (7:16) Matt Fields 18-yard pass from Dan Raudabaugh (Remy Hamilton kick), Utah 21–20 Utah – (1:49) Aaron Lesue 8-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick), Utah 28–20 Utah – (0:08) Alvance Robinson 13-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick blocked), Utah 34–20 3rd quarter Dallas – (12:33) Derrick Ross 1-yard run (Remy Hamilton kick failed), Utah 34–26 Utah – (10:17) Ben Stallings 1-yard run (Greg Gunderson kick), Utah 41–26 Utah – (5:28) Aaron Boone 19-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick), Utah 48–26 Utah – (1:28) Aaron Boone 35-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick), Utah 55–26 4th quarter Dallas – (14:42) Matt Fields 11-yard pass from Dan Radabaugh (Luke Drone rush failed), Utah 55–32 Utah – (10:59) Tommy Grady 1-yard run (Greg Gunderson kick), Utah 62–32 Dallas – (9:20) Anthony Jones 9-yard pass from Dan Raudabaugh (Derrick Ross rush), Utah 62–40 Utah – (6:32) Tommy Grady 1-yard run (Greg Gunderson kick), Utah 69–40 Passing Dallas – Dan Raudabaugh: 15/19, 220 yards, 5 TD, 3 INT Utah – Tommy Grady: 28/46, 342 yards, 6 TD Rushing Dallas – Derrick Ross: 6 att, 29 yards, 1 TD Utah – Ben Stallings: 6 att, 4 yards, 2 TD Receiving Dallas – Anthony Jones: 10 rec, 133 yards, 3 TD Utah – Aaron Boone: 13 rec, 226 yards, 2 TD Week 5: at San Jose SaberCats Utah Blaze; Utah Blaze;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 5: Utah Blaze at San Jose SaberCats – Game summary April 8 8:30 p.m. MDT Blaze 14 14 6 21 SaberCats 14 26 7 28 HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose, California 8,763 Shawn Hochuli 1st quarter San Jose – (12:38) Chad Cook 3-yard run (Juan Gamboa kick), San Jose 7–0 Utah – (9:54) Ernest Pierce 14-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick), Tied 7–7 San Jose – (7:50) Nicherin Flowers 3-yard run (Juan Gamboa kick), San Jose 14–7 Utah – (1:18) Ben Stallings 2-yard run (Greg Gunderson kick), Tied 14–14 2nd quarter San Jose – (13:10) Samora Goodson 8-yard pass from Mark Grieb (Juan Gamboa kick blocked), San Jose 20–14 Utah – (9:03) Aaron Boone 10-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick), Utah 21–20 San Jose – (5:12) Nicherin Flowers 5-yard pass from Mark Grieb (Juan Gamboa kick failed), San Jose 26–21 Utah – (3:58) Alvance Robinson 35-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick), Utah 28–26 San Jose – (2:02) Chad Cook 2-yard run (Juan Gamboa kick), San Jose 33–28 San Jose – (0:09) Samora Goodson 2-yard pass from Mark Grieb (Juan Gamboa kick), San Jose 40–28 3rd quarter San Jose – (10:07) Samora Goodson 9-yard pass from Mark Grieb (Juan Gamboa kick), San Jose 47–28 Utah – (7:42) Aaron Boone 40-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick failed), San Jose 47–34 4th quarter Utah – (14:56) Aaron Boone 10-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick), San Jose 47–41 San Jose – (11:48) Samora Goodson 9-yard pass from Mark Grieb (Juan Gamboa kick), San Jose 54–41 San Jose – (3:17) Chido Nwokocha 30-yard pass from Mark Grieb (Juan Gamboa kick), San Jose 61–41 Utah – (0:42) Ernest Pierce 2-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick), San Jose 61–48 San Jose – (0:35) Chad Cook 13-yard run (Juan Gamboa kick), San Jose 68–48 Utah – (0:28) Alvance Robinson 55-yard kickoff return (Greg Gunderson kick), San Jose 68–55 San Jose – (0:17) Chad Cook 9-yard run (Juan Gamboa kick), San Jose 75–55 Passing Utah – Tommy Grady: 27/48, 321 yards, 6 TD, 1 INT San Jose – Nick Hill: 25/33, 279 yards, 6 TD Rushing Utah – Tommy Grady: 1 att, 12 yards San Jose – Chad Cook: 6 att, 33 yards, 4 TD Receiving Utah – Aaron Boone: 11 rec, 147 yards, 3 TD San Jose – Samora Goodson: 11 rec, 113 yards, 4 TD Week 6: vs. Spokane Shock Utah Blaze; Utah Blaze;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 6: Spokane Shock at Utah Blaze – Game summary April 15 3:00 p.m. MDT Shock 7 14 14 27 Blaze 13 21 14 21 EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah 7,649 Shawn Anderson Recap 1st quarter Utah – (10:48) Aaron Boone 8-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick failed), Utah 6–0 Spokane – (6:12) Shaun Kauleinamoku 7-yard pass from Kyle Rowley (Taylor Rowan kick), Spokane 7–6 Utah – (2:03) Ben Stallings 2-yard run (Greg Gunderson kick), Utah 13–7 2nd quarter Utah – (13:10) Aaron Lesue 10-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick), Utah 20–7 Spokane – (10:41) Greg Orton 16-yard pass from Kyle Rowley (Taylor Rowan kick), Utah 20–14 Utah – (7:42) Aaron Boone 5-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick), Utah 27–14 Utah – (1:08) Ben Stallings 10-yard run (Greg Gunderson kick), Utah 34–14 Spokane – (0:04) Greg Orton 1-yard pass from Kyle Rowley (Taylor Rowan kick), Utah 34–21 3rd quarter Spokane – (10:55) Emery Sammons 6-yard pass from Kyle Rowley (Taylor Rowan kick), Utah 34–28 Utah – (7:20) Aaron Lesue 9-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick), Utah 41–28 Spokane – (5:35) Greg Orton 26-yard pass from Kyle Rowley (Taylor Rowan kick), Utah 41–35 Utah – (0:38) Aaron Lesue 3-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick), Utah 48–35 4th quarter Spokane – (11:59) Greg Orton 4-yard pass from Kyle Rowley (Taylor Rowan kick), Utah 48–42 Utah – (10:07) Ben Stallings 21-yard run (Greg Gunderson kick), Utah 55–42 Spokane – (5:06) Greg Orton 12-yard pass from Kyle Rowley (Taylor Rowan kick), Utah 55–49 Utah – (4:28) Ernest Pierce 7-yard kickoff return (Greg Gunderson kick), Utah 62–49 Spokane – (1:27) Shaun Kauleinamoku 2-yard pass from Kyle Rowley (Taylor Rowan kick failed), Utah 62–55 Utah – (0:49) Aaron Boone 9-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick), Utah 69–55 Spokane – (0:19) Shaun Kauleinamoku 2-yard pass from Kyle Rowley (Taylor Rowan kick), Utah 69–62 Passing Spokane – Kyle Rowley: 35/43, 323 yards, 9 TD Utah – Tommy Grady: 26/33, 245 yards, 6 TD Rushing Spokane – Clay Harrell: 1 att, 13 yards Utah – Ben Stallings: 5 att, 33 yards, 3 TD Receiving Spokane – Greg Orton: 14 rec, 146 yards, 5 TD Utah – Aaron Boone: 10 rec, 100 yards, 3 TD Week 7: at Arizona Rattlers Utah Blaze; Utah Blaze;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 7: Utah Blaze at Arizona Rattlers – Game summary April 23 6:05 p.m. MDT Blaze 7 26 13 15 0 Rattlers 14 20 7 20 6 US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona 8,717 Shane Anderson Recap 1st quarter Arizona – (11:19) Kerry Reed 4-yard pass from Nick Davila (Fabrizio Scaccia kick), Arizona 7–0 Utah – (8:18) Alvance Robinson 27-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick), Tied 7–7 Arizona – (3:38) Trandon Harvey 6-yard pass from Nick Davila (Fabrizio Scaccia kick), Arizona 14–7 2nd quarter Utah – (14:53) Alvance Robinson 21-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick), Tied 14–14 Arizona – (10:15) Rod Windsor 3-yard pass from Nick Davila (Fabrizio Scaccia kick), Arizona 21–14 Utah – (9:00) Alvance Robinson 45-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick), Tied 21–21 Arizona – (5:07) Nick Davila 3-yard run (Fabrizio Scaccia kick), Arizona 28–21 Utah – (3:57) Aaron Lesue 36-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick failed), Arizona 28–27 Arizona – (1:05) Trandon Harvey 11-yard pass from Nick Davila (Fabrizio Scaccia kick failed), Arizona 34–27 Utah – (0:49) Aaron Lesue 6-yard pass from Tommy Grady, Arizona 34–33 3rd quarter Utah – (12:30) Alvance Robinson 5-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick), Utah 40–34 Utah – (5:44) Aaron Boone 6-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick failed), Utah 46–34 Arizona – (1:46) Odie Armstrong 6-yard run (Fabrizio Scaccia kick), Utah 46–41 4th quarter Arizona – (11:50) Odie Armstrong 7-yard run (Trevor Harris rush failed), Arizona 47–46 Arizona – (10:19) Virgil Gray 0-yard net recovery (Fabrizio Scaccia kick), Arizona 54–46 Utah – (4:31) Aaron Boone 4-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick), Arizona 54–53 Arizona – (2:29) Rod Windsor 4-yard pass from Nick Davila (Fabrizio Scaccia kick), Arizona 61–53 Utah – (0:00) Aaron Boone 5-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Tommy Grady pass), Tied 61–61 Overtime Arizona – (11:19) Rod Windsor 38-yard pass from Nick Davilla, Arizona 67–61 Passing Utah – Tommy Grady: 30/39, 358 yards, 9 TD, 1 INT Arizona – Nick Davila: 35/42, 361 yards, 6 TD, 1 INT Rushing Utah – Tommy Grady: 6 att, 1 yard Arizona – Odie Armstrong: 6 att, 28 yards, 2 TD Receiving Utah – Alvance Robinson: 12 rec, 174 yards, 4 TD Arizona – Rod Windsor: 15 rec, 161 yards, 3 TD Week 8: BYE Week 9: at Georgia Force Utah Blaze; Utah Blaze;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 9: Utah Blaze at Georgia Force – Game summary May 6 6:05 p.m. MDT Blaze 12 28 14 20 Force 13 21 14 23 Arena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Georgia 3,259 Kevin Stine 1st quarter Georgia – (11:03) Maurice Purify 7-yard pass from Brett Elliott (Brian Jackson kick), Georgia 7–0 Utah – (6:55) Alvance Robinson 5-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick failed), Georgia 7–6 Utah – (4:11) Aaron Boone 16-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick failed), Utah 12–7 Georgia – (0:32) Maurice Purify 23-yard pass from Brett Elliott (Brian Jackson kick failed), Georgia 13–12 2nd quarter Utah – (12:59) Aaron Boone 20-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick), Utah 19–13 Georgia – (12:11) C.J. Johnson 56-yard kickoff return (Brian Jackson kick), Georgia 20–19 Utah – (11:13) Ernest Pierce 10-yard kickoff return (Greg Gunderson kick), Utah 26–20 Georgia – (7:10) C.J. Johnson 3-yard pass from Brett Elliott (Brian Jackson kick), Georgia 27–26 Utah – (2:42) Jason Boone 4-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick), Utah 33–27 Georgia – (0:54) C.J. Johnson 27-yard pass from Brett Elliott (Brian Jackson kick), Georgia 34–33 Utah – (0:00) Aaron Lesue 2-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick), Utah 40–34 3rd quarter Utah – (8:58) Alvance Robinson 15-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick), Utah 47–34 Utah – (7:20) Alvance Robinson 3-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick), Utah 54–34 Georgia – (5:55) C.J. Johnson 30-yard pass from Brett Elliott (Brian Jackson kick), Utah 54–41 Georgia – (3:15) Larry Shipp 7-yard pass from Brett Elliott (Brian Jackson kick), Utah 54–48 4th quarter Utah – (14:56) Aaron Lesue 14-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick), Utah 61–48 Georgia – (11:58) Maurice Purify 2-yard pass from Brett Elliott (Brian Jackson kick), Utah 61–55 Georgia – (10:42) Team safety, Utah 61–57 Georgia – (8:31) Larry Shipp 13-yard pass from Brett Elliott (Brian Jackson kick), Georgia 64–61 Utah – (5:17) Aaron Lesue 15-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick blocked), Utah 67–64 Georgia – (3:33) Maurice Purify 39-yard pass from Brett Elliott (Brian Jackson kick), Georgia 71–67 Utah – (0:04) Aaron Boone 2-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick), Utah 74–71 Passing Utah – Tommy Grady: 33/45, 344 yards, 10 TD Georgia – Brett Elliott: 27/38, 374 yards, 9 TD Rushing Utah – Tommy Grady: 3 att, 11 yards Georgia – Brett Elliott: 2 att, 5 yards Receiving Utah – Aaron Boone: 18 rec, 196 yards, 3 TD Georgia – Maurice Purify: 9 rec, 141 yards, 1 TD Week 10: vs. Milwaukee Mustangs Utah Blaze; Utah Blaze;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 10: Milwaukee Mustangs at Utah Blaze – Game summary May 14 3:00 p.m. MDT Mustangs 24 9 3 29 Blaze 6 13 14 20 EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah 7,667 David Cutaia Recap 1st quarter Milwaukee – (12:28) Garrett Lindholm 19-yard field goal, Milwaukee 3–0 Utah – (9:39) Aaron Lesue 21-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick failed), Utah 6–3 Milwaukee – (4:27) Dwayne Eley Jr. 47-yard pass from R.J. Archer (Garrett Lindholm kick), Milwaukee 10–6 Milwaukee – (1:46) Mykel Benson 1-yard run (Garrett Lindholm kick), Milwaukee 17–6 Milwaukee – (0:00) Mykel Benson 4-yard run (Garrett Lindholm kick), Milwaukee 24–6 2nd quarter Utah – (12:10) Aaron Lesue 5-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick), Milwaukee 24–13 Milwaukee – (9:45) Dwayne Eley Jr. 44-yard pass from R.J. Archer (Eric Ward rush failed), Milwaukee 30–13 Milwaukee – (1:18) Garrett Lindholm 23-yard field goal, Milwaukee 33–13 Utah – (0:00) Eddie Jackson 9-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Tommy Grady pass failed), Milwaukee 33–19 3rd quarter Milwaukee – (10:07) Garrett Lindholm 17-yard field goal, Milwaukee 36–19 Utah – (7:03) Alvance Robinson 6-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick), Milwaukee 36–26 Utah – (0:09) Aaron Boone 6-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick), Milwaukee 36–33 4th quarter Utah – (11:32) Aaron Boone 8-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick failed), Utah 39–36 Milwaukee – (8:07) Brent Holmes 1-yard run (Garrett Lindholm drop-kick failed), Milwaukee 42–39 Milwaukee – (6:49) Marcus Everett 0-yard fumble recovery (Garrett Lindholm kick), Milwaukee 49–39 Utah – (2:11) Aaron Boone 13-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick), Milwaukee 49–46 Milwaukee – (0:58) Mykel Benson 5-yard run (Garrett Lindholm kick), Milwaukee 56–46 Utah – (0:30) Aaron Boone 17-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick), Milwaukee 56–53 Milwaukee – (0:17) Garrett Lindholm 25-yard field goal, Milwaukee 59–53 Milwaukee – (0:00) Kelvin Rogers 52-yard interception return, Milwaukee 65–53 Passing Milwaukee – R.J. Archer: 19/28, 304 yards, 2 TD Utah – Tommy Grady: 28/48, 296 yards, 8 TD, 1 INT Rushing Milwaukee – Mykel Benson: 12 att, 18 yards, 3 TD Utah – Tommy Grady: 2 att, 0 yards Receiving Milwaukee – Dwayne Eley Jr.: 3 rec, 98 yards, 2 TD Utah – Aaron Boone: 10 rec, 89 yards, 4 TD Week 11: vs. San Jose SaberCats Utah Blaze; Utah Blaze;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 11: San Jose SaberCats at Utah Blaze – Game summary May 21 3:00 p.m. MDT SaberCats 14 21 20 13 Blaze 21 14 14 27 EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah 8,815 Shawn Anderson Recap 1st quarter Utah – (11:48) Ernie Pierce 10-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Andrew Aguila kick), Utah 7–0 San Jose – (10:40) Ben Nelson 13-yard pass from Mark Grieb (Juan Gamboa kick), Tied 7–7 Utah – (9:15) Chris Bocage 20-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Andrew Aguila kick), Utah 14–7 San Jose – (4:37) Chad Cook 4-yard run (Juan Gamboa kick), Tied 14–14 Utah – (1:49) Alvance Robinson 14-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Andrew Aguila kick), Utah 21–14 2nd quarter San Jose – (8:48) Chad Cook 1-yard run (Juan Gamboa kick), Tied 21–21 Utah – (7:17) Chris Bocage 7-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Andrew Aguila kick), Utah 28–21 San Jose – (3:26) Ben Nelson 9-yard pass from Mark Grieb (Juan Gamboa kick), Tied 28–28 Utah – (0:50) Chris Bocage 13-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Andrew Aguila kick), Utah 35–28 San Jose – (0:04) Burl Toler 9-yard pass from Mark Grieb (Juan Gamboa kick), Tied 35–35 3rd quarter San Jose – (11:40) Mervin Brookins 21-yard pass from Mark Grieb (Juan Gamboa kick failed), San Jose 41–35 Utah – (9:18) Ernie Pierce 23-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Andrew Aguila kick), Utah 42–41 San Jose – (4:55) Mervin Brookins 23-yard pass from Mark Grieb (Juan Gamboa kick), San Jose 48–42 Utah – (4:03) Chris Bocage 56-yard kickoff return (Andrew Aguila kick), Utah 49–48 San Jose – (0:26) Chad Cook 3-yard run (Juan Gamboa kick), San Jose 55–49 4th quarter Utah – (13:00) Ernie Pierce 18-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Andrew Aguila kick), Utah 56–55 Utah – (8:25) Jason Boone 3-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Andrew Aguila kick failed), Utah 62–55 San Jose – (4:53) Ben Nelson 23-yard pass from Mark Grieb (Juan Gamboa kick), Tied 62–62 Utah – (3:42) Alvance Robinson 47-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Andrew Aguila kick), Utah 69–62 San Jose – (0:29) Ben Nelson 6-yard pass from Mark Grieb (Juan Gamboa kick blocked), Utah 69–68 Utah – (0:05) Tommy Grady 8-yard run (Andrew Aguila kick), Utah 76–68 Passing San Jose – Brett Elliott: 29/43, 329 yards, 7 TD, 1 INT Utah – Tommy Grady: 23/32, 319 yards, 9 TD Rushing San Jose – Chad Cook: 7 att, 26 yards, 3 TD Utah – Tommy Grady: 2 att, 8 yards, 1 TD Receiving San Jose – Mervin Brookins: 13 rec, 152 yards, 2 TD Utah – Ernie Pierce: 10 rec, 136 yards, 3 TD Week 12: at Iowa Barnstormers Utah Blaze; Utah Blaze;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 12: Utah Blaze at Iowa Barnstormers – Game summary May 27 6:05 p.m. MDT Blaze 20 14 14 0 Barnstormers 13 21 9 7 Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa 7,884 Jim Corpora Recap 1st quarter Utah – (14:07) Ernest Pierce 16-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Andrew Aguila kick), Utah 7–0 Iowa – (11:15) Jesse Schmidt 31-yard pass from Brad Banks (Nick Pertuit kick failed), Utah 7–6 Utah – (7:40) Ernest Pierce 9-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Andrew Aguila kick), Utah 14–6 Iowa – (4:04) Jesse Schimdt 15-yard pass from Brad Banks (Nick Pertuit kick), Utah 14–13 Utah – (1:06) Ernest Pierce 4-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Andrew Aguila kick failed), Utah 20–13 2nd quarter Iowa – (11:28) Errick McCown 15-yard pass from Brad Banks (Nick Pertuit kick), Tied 20–20 Utah – (8:00) Alvance Robinson 11-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Andrew Aguila kick), Utah 27–20 Iowa – (4:20) Errick McCown 4-yard pass from Brad Banks (Nick Pertuit kick), Tied 27–27 Utah – (0:48) Ernest Pierce 29-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Andrew Aguila kick), Utah 34–27 Iowa – (0:32) Marquis Hamilton 3-yard pass from Brad Banks (Nick Pertuit kick), Tied 34–34 3rd quarter Iowa – (14:22) Jesse Schmidt 16-yard pass from Brad Banks (Nick Pertuit kick failed), Iowa 40–34 Utah – (10:26) Ben Stallings 4-yard run (Andrew Aguila kick), Utah 41–40 Iowa – (2:36) Nick Pertuit 27-yard field goal, Iowa 43–41 Utah – (2:21) Chris Bocage 58-yard kickoff return (Andrew Aguila kick), Utah 48–43 4th quarter Iowa – (10:32) Tommy Ellingworth 29-yard pass from Brad Banks (Nick Pertuit kick), Iowa 50–48 Passing Utah – Tommy Grady: 22/40, 276 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT Iowa – Brad Banks: 21/31, 223 yards, 7 TD Rushing Utah – Ben Stallings: 4 att, 11 yards, 1 TD Iowa – Brad Banks: 12 att, 42 yards Receiving Utah – Ernest Pierce: 10 rec, 163 yards, 4 TD Iowa – Jesse Schmidt: 5 rec, 87 yards, 3 TD Week 13: vs. Arizona Rattlers Utah Blaze; Utah Blaze;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 13: Arizona Rattlers at Utah Blaze – Game summary June 4 3:00 p.m. MDT Rattlers 14 34 24 0 Blaze 12 7 6 12 EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah 7,997 Shaun Hochuli Recap 1st quarter Arizona – (8:22) Trandon Harvey 12-yard pass from Nick Davila (Fabrizio Scaccia kick), Arizona 7–0 Utah – (5:28) Ben Stallings 1-yard run (Andrew Aguila pass failed), Arizona 7–6 Arizona – (4:15) Rod Windsor 17-yard pass from Nick Davila (Fabrizio Scaccia kick), Arizona 14–6 Utah – (3:02) Ernest Pierce 11-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Andrew Aguila kick failed), Arizona 14–12 2nd quarter Arizona – (9:47) Rod Windsor 19-yard pass from Nick Davila (Fabrizio Scaccia kick), Arizona 21–12 Arizona – (8:45) Riley Swanson 3-yard fumble recovery (Fabrizio Scaccia kick), Arizona 28–12 Arizona – (4:26) Odie Armstrong 3-yard run (Fabrizio Scaccia kick), Arizona 35–12 Arizona – (3:36) Marcus Tillman 7-yard net recovery (Fabrizio Scaccia kick), Arizona 42–12 Utah – (0:33) Alvance Robinson 11-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Andrew Aguila kick), Arizona 42–19 Arizona – (0:27) Virgil Gray 56-yard kickoff return (Fabrizio Scaccia kick failed), Arizona 48–19 3rd quarter Arizona – (11:57) Rod Windsor 8-yard pass from Trevor Harris (Fabrizio Scaccia kick), Arizona 55–19 Arizona – (8:38) Fabrizio Scaccia 57-yard field goal, Arizona 58–19 Utah – (6:13) Chris Bocage 4-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Tommy Grady pass failed), Arizona 58–25 Arizona – (4:52) Odie Armstrong 19-yard run (Fabrizio Scaccia kick), Arizona 65–25 Arizona – (0:10) Rod Windsor 9-yard pass from Trevor Harris (Fabrizio Scaccia kick), Arizona 72–25 4th quarter Utah – (10:30) Justin Ore 6-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Tommy Grady pass failed), Arizona 72–31 Utah – (6:28) Ernest Pierce 42-yard pass from Jordan Rasmussen (Jordan Rasmussen rush failed), Arizona 72–37 Passing Arizona – Trevor Harris: 8/14, 87 yards, 2 TD Utah – Tommy Grady: 22/43, 156 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT Rushing Arizona – Odie Armstrong: 7 att, 26 yards, 2 TD Utah – Ben Stallings: 1 att, 1 yard, 1 TD Receiving Arizona – Rod Windsor: 10 rec, 98 yards, 4 TD Utah – Ernest Pierce: 14 rec, 128 yards, 2 TD Week 14: at Tulsa Talons Utah Blaze; Utah Blaze;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 14: Utah Blaze at Tulsa Talons – Game summary June 11 6:00 p.m. MDT Blaze 13 20 12 6 Talons 6 35 26 14 BOK Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma 4,940 Dave Cutaia 1st quarter Utah – (14:40) Chris Bocage 55-yard kickoff return (Andrew Aguila kick), Utah 7–0 Tulsa – (8:32) Troy McBroom 5-yard pass from Justin Allgood (Juan Bongarra kick failed), Utah 7–6 Utah – (4:40) Ernest Pierce 9-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Andrew Aguila kick failed), Utah 13–6 2nd quarter Tulsa – (13:46) J.J. Payne 3-yard run (Juan Bongarra kick), Tied 13–13 Tulsa – (11:17) J.C. Neal 52-yard interception return (Juan Bongarra kick), Tulsa 20–13 Utah – (10:26) Justin Ore 45-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Andrew Aguila kick), Tied 20–20 Tulsa – (8:55) Troy McBroom 9-yard pass from Justin Allgood (Juan Bongarra kick), Tulsa 27–20 Utah – (5:49) Chris Bocage 9-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Andrew Aguila kick), Tied 27–27 Utah – (3:49) Justin Ore 28-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Andrew Aguila kick failed), Utah 33–27 Tulsa – (0:55) Al Hunt 7-yard pass from Justin Allgood (Juan Bongarra kick), Tulsa 34–33 Tulsa – (0:00) Jamar Ransom 1-yard run (Juan Bongarra kick), Tulsa 41–33 3rd quarter Tulsa – (12:29) Troy McBroom 17-yard pass from Justin Allgood (Juan Bongarra kick failed), Tulsa 47–33 Utah – (9:17) Justin Ore 7-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Andrew Aguila kick blocked), Tulsa 47–39 Tulsa – (6:20) Troy McBroom 16-yard pass from Justin Allgood (Juan Bongarra kick), Tulsa 54–39 Tulsa – (4:01) Jamar Ransom 4-yard fumble recovery (Juan Bongarra kick), Tulsa 61–39 Utah – (1:34) Ernest Pierce 28-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Tommy Grady pass failed), Tulsa 61–45 Tulsa – (0:28) J.C. Neal 8-yard kickoff return (Juan Bongarra kick failed), Tulsa 67–45 4th quarter Utah – (14:12) Ernest Pierce 4-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Tommy Grady pass intercepted), Tulsa 67–51 Tulsa – (12:20) Trent Shelton 25-yard pass from Justin Allgood (Juan Bongarra kick), Tulsa 74–51 Tulsa – (10:31) J.C. Neal 43-yard interception return (Juan Bongarra kick), Tulsa 81–51 Passing Utah – Tommy Grady: 26/36, 344 yards, 7 TD, 2 INT Tulsa – Justin Allgood: 24/34, 254 yards, 6 TD Rushing Utah – Jordan Rasmussen: 1 att, 1 yard Tulsa – J.J. Payne: 5 att, 17 yards, 1 TD Receiving Utah – Justin Ore: 13 rec, 199 yards, 3 TD Tulsa – Troy McBroom: 12 rec, 130 yards, 4 TD Week 15: vs. Pittsburgh Power Utah Blaze; Utah Blaze;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 15: Pittsburgh Power at Utah Blaze – Game summary June 18 7:05 p.m. MDT Power 13 14 0 13 Blaze 21 20 19 21 EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah 9,096 Tony Call Recap 1st quarter Utah – (12:53) Alvance Robinson 3-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Kyle Brotzman kick), Utah 7–0 Pittsburgh – (10:34) Jerome Mathis 28-yard pass from Kevin McCabe (Paul Edinger kick failed), Utah 7–6 Utah – (7:26) Alvance Robinson 7-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Kyle Brotzman kick), Utah 14–6 Utah – (5:54) Brandon Taylor 5-yard fumble recovery (Kyle Brotzman kick), Utah 21–6 Pittsburgh – (2:35) Craig Fulton 12-yard run (Paul Edinger kick), Utah 21–13 2nd quarter Utah – (13:47) Aaron Lesue 10-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Kyle Brotzman kick failed), Utah 27–13 Pittsburgh – (8:33) Lonnell Dewalt 7-yard pass from Chris Wallace (Paul Edinger kick), Utah 27–20 Utah – (4:18) Jason Boone 6-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Kyle Brotzman kick), Utah 34–20 Pittsburgh – (1:42) Craig Fulton 6-yard pass from Chris Wallace (Paul Edinger kick), Utah 34–27 Utah – (0:02) Aaron Lesue 1-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Kyle Brotzman kick), Utah 41–27 3rd quarter Utah – (13:48) Alvance Robinson 25-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Kyle Brotzman kick), Utah 48–27 Utah – (12:30) Ernest Pierce 41-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Kyle Brotzman kick failed), Utah 54–27 Utah – (7:21) Chris Bocage 9-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Kyle Brotzman kick failed), Utah 60–27 4th quarter Utah – (14:12) Aaron Lesue 10-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Kyle Brotzman kick), Utah 67–27 Utah – (6:58) Aaron Lesue 6-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Kyle Brotzman kick), Utah 74–27 Pittsburgh – (4:08) Jerome Mathis 8-yard pass from Chris Wallace (Chris Wallace pass failed), Utah 74–33 Utah – (0:51) Aaron Lesue 12-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Kyle Brotzman kick), Utah 81–33 Pittsburgh – (0:05) Jason Willis 5-yard pass from Chris Wallace (Paul Edinger kick), Utah 81–40 Passing Pittsburgh – Chris Wallace: 19/39, 196 yards, 4 TD Utah – Tommy Grady: 31/39, 313 yards, 10 TD Rushing Pittsburgh – Craig Fulton: 1 att, 12 yards, 1 TD Utah – Ernest Pierce: 1 att, 8 yards Receiving Pittsburgh – Jerome Mathis: 6 rec, 67 yards, 2 TD Utah – Aaron Lesue: 11 rec, 97 yards, 5 TD Week 16: vs. Kansas City Command Utah Blaze; Utah Blaze;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 16: Kansas City Command at Utah Blaze – Game summary June 24 6:00 p.m. MDT Command 6 27 7 20 Blaze 13 20 14 14 EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah 9,270 Shaun Hochuli Recap 1st quarter Utah – (13:51) Alvance Robinson 17-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Kyle Brotzman kick), Utah 7–0 Kansas City – (8:01) Robert Gill 31-yard pass from Steve Wasil (Brian Umstead kick failed), Utah 7–6 Utah – (5:46) Alvance Robinson 11-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Kyle Brotzman kick failed), Utah 13–6 2nd quarter Kansas City – (14:17) Bradley Chavez 31-yard pass from Steve Wasil (Brian Umstead kick failed), Utah 13–12 Utah – (12:07) Jason Boone 12-yard pass from Ernest Pierce (Kyle Brotzman kick failed), Utah 19–12 Kansas City – (9:35) Robert Gill 4-yard pass from Steve Wasil (Brian Umstead kick), Tied 19–19 Utah – (8:03) Alvance Robinson 38-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Kyle Brotzman kick), Utah 26–19 Kansas City – (5:01) Trey Bryant 6-yard run (Brian Umstead kick failed), Utah 26–25 Utah – (3:28) Aaron Lesue 29-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Kyle Brotzman kick), Utah 33–25 Kansas City – (1:40) Todd Devoe 5-yard pass from Steve Wasil (Steve Wasil rush), Tied 33–33 3rd quarter Kansas City – (13:12) Robert Gill 2-yard run (Brian Umstead kick), Kansas City 40–33 Utah – (12:04) Alvance Robinson 18-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Kyle Brotzman kick), Tied 40–40 Utah – (6:04) Aaron Lesue 2-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Kyle Brotzman kick), Utah 47–40 4th quarter Kansas City – (14:54) Robert Gill 7-yard pass from Steve Wasil (Brian Umstead kick), Tied 47–47 Utah – (13:12) Aaron Lesue 17-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Kyle Brotzman kick), Utah 54–47 Kansas City – (9:39) Bret Smith 12-yard pass from Steve Wasil (Brian Umstead kick), Tied 54–54 Utah – (6:51) Alvance Robinson 8-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Kyle Brotzman kick), Utah 61–54 Kansas City – (0:53) Bret Smith 6-yard pass from Steve Wasil (Brian Umstead kick blocked), Utah 61–60 Passing Kansas City – Chris Wallace: 30/43, 309 yards, 7 TD, 1 INT Utah – Tommy Grady: 18/26, 257 yards, 8 TD Rushing Kansas City – Trey Bryant: 3 att, 14 yards, 1 TD Utah – Tommy Grady: 3 att, 3 yards Receiving Kansas City – Robert Gill: 10 rec, 117 yards, 3 TD Utah – Alvance Robinson: 9 rec, 127 yards, 5 TD Week 17: at Chicago Rush Utah Blaze; Utah Blaze;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 17: Utah Blaze at Chicago Rush – Game summary July 1 6:30 p.m. MDT Blaze 14 14 7 0 Rush 14 14 10 21 Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois 7,342 Tom McCabe Recap 1st quarter Chicago – (12:34) Johnie Kirton 10-yard run (Rob Forstrom kick), Chicago 7–0 Utah – (10:04) Aaron Lesue 9-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Kyle Brotzman kick), Tied 7–7 Chicago – (7:59) Derek Lee 17-yard pass from J.J. Raterink (Rob Forstrom kick), Chicago 14–7 Utah – (1:07) Ernest Pierce 19-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Kyle Brotzman kick), Tied 14–14 2nd quarter Chicago – (12:43) Charles Dillon 15-yard pass from J.J. Raterink (Rob Forstrom kick), Chicago 21–14 Utah – (11:55) Aaron Lesue 19-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Kyle Brotzman kick), Tied 21–21 Chicago – (10:45) Reggie Gray 45-yard pass from J.J. Raterink (Rob Forstrom kick), Chicago 28–21 Utah – (6:12) Aaron Lesue 8-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Kyle Brotzman kick), Tied 28–28 3rd quarter Chicago – (10:24) Rob Forstrom 30-yard field goal, Chicago 31–28 Utah – (8:14) Alvance Robinson 23-yard pass from Jordan Rasmussen (Kyle Brotzman kick), Utah 35–31 Chicago – (4:27) Johnie Kirton 3-yard run (Rob Forstrom kick), Chicago 38–35 4th quarter Chicago – (13:02) J.J. Raterink 1-yard run (Rob Forstrom kick), Chicago 45–35 Chicago – (4:28) Reggie Gray 37-yard pass from J.J. Raterink (Rob Forstrom kick), Chicago 52–35 Chicago – (1:19) Johnie Kirton 4-yard run (Rob Forstrom kick), Chicago 59–35 Passing Utah – Tommy Grady: 10/16, 162 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT Chicago – Dominic Randolph: 19/33, 281 yards, 4 TD Rushing Utah – Jordan Rasmussen: 2 att, 4 yards Chicago – Johnie Kirton: 9 att, 46 yards, 3 TD Receiving Utah – Aaron Lesue: 10 rec, 126 yards, 3 TD Chicago – Reggie Gray: 5 rec, 142 yards, 2 TD Week 18: at Spokane Shock Utah Blaze; Utah Blaze;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 18: Utah Blaze at Spokane Shock – Game summary July 9 7:00 p.m. MDT Blaze 14 21 7 7 Shock 14 35 13 14 Joe Albi Stadium, Spokane, Washington 16,233 Shane Anderson Recap 1st quarter Spokane – (13:12) Antwan Marsh 3-yard run (Taylor Rowan kick), Spokane 7–0 Utah – (10:12) Aaron Lesue 13-yard pass from Todd Hammel (Kyle Brotzman kick), Tied 7–7 Spokane – (4:56) Adron Tennell 6-yard pass from Erik Meyer (Taylor Rowan kick), Spokane 14–7 Utah – (0:29) Alvance Robinson 4-yard pass from Todd Hammel (Kyle Brotzman kick), Tied 14–14 2nd quarter Spokane – (11:42) Erik Meyer 3-yard run (Taylor Rowan kick), Spokane 21–14 Spokane – (9:52) Chas Gessner 24-yard pass from Erik Meyer (Taylor Rowan kick), Spokane 28–14 Utah – (6:10) Ben Stallings 1-yard run (Kyle Brotzman kick), Spokane 28–21 Spokane – (5:07) Brandon Thompkins 45-yard pass from Erik Meyer (Taylor Rowan kick), Spokane 35–21 Utah – (2:47) Aaron Lesue 15-yard pass from Todd Hammel (Kyle Brotzman kick), Spokane 35–28 Spokane – (1:20) Adron Tennell 11-yard pass from Erik Meyer (Taylor Rowan kick), Spokane 42–28 Utah – (0:52) Michael Preston 39-yard pass from Todd Hammel (Kyle Brotzman kick), Spokane 42–35 Spokane – (0:02) Emery Sammons 11-yard pass from Erik Meyer (Taylor Rowan kick), Spokane 49–35 3rd quarter Spokane – (11:40) Adron Tennell 6-yard pass from Erik Meyer (Taylor Rowan kick failed), Spokane 55–35 Utah – (7:27) Ben Stallings 1-yard run (Kyle Brotzman kick), Spokane 55–42 Spokane – (5:02) Erik Meyer 1-yard run (Taylor Rowan kick), Spokane 62–42 4th quarter Spokane – (11:52) Adron Tennell 25-yard pass from Kyle Rowley (Taylor Rowan kick), Spokane 69–42 Utah – (9:57) Michael Preston 37-yard pass from Todd Hammel (Kyle Brotzman kick), Spokane 69–49 Spokane – (2:53) Adron Tennell 7-yard pass from Kyle Rowley (Taylor Rowan kick), Spokane 76–49 Passing Utah – Todd Hammel: 23/34, 161 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT Spokane – Erik Meyer: 15/19, 166 yards, 6 TD Rushing Utah – Ben Stallings: 8 att, 44 yards, 2 TD Spokane – Erik Meyer: 4 att, 17 yards, 2 TD Receiving Utah – Michael Preston: 9 rec, 132 yards, 2 TD Spokane – Adron Tennell: 10 rec, 82 yards, 5 TD Week 19: vs. New Orleans VooDoo Utah Blaze; Utah Blaze;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 19: New Orleans VooDoo at Utah Blaze – Game summary July 16 7:00 p.m. MDT VooDoo 14 24 17 3 Blaze 14 13 14 21 EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah 10,631 Dave Cutaia Recap 1st quarter Utah – (13:00) Michael Preston 7-yard pass from Todd Hammel (Kyle Brotzman kick), Utah 7–0 New Orleans – (8:35) P.J. Berry 15-yard pass from Danny Wimprine (Jonathan Ruffin kick), Tied 7–7 Utah – (2:36) Ben Stallings 5-yard run (Kyle Brotzman kick), Utah 14–7 New Orleans – (1:36) Carlese Franklin 9-yard pass from Danny Wimprine (Jonathan Ruffin kick), Tied 14–14 2nd quarter New Orleans – (11:49) Jonathan Ruffin 41-yard field goal, New Orleans 17–14 Utah – (10:58) Aaron Lesue 12-yard pass from Todd Hammel (Kyle Brotzman kick), Utah 21–17 New Orleans – (8:40) Skyler Green 11-yard pass from Danny Wimprine (Jonathan Ruffin kick), New Orleans 24–21 New Orleans – (5:04) Carlese Franklin 28-yard pass from Danny Wimprine (Jonathan Ruffin kick), New Orleans 31–21 Utah – (2:06) Ben Stallings 1-yard run (Kyle Brotzman kick failed), New Orleans 31–27 New Orleans – (0:49) P.J. Berry 22-yard pass from Danny Wimprine (Jonathan Ruffin kick), New Orleans 38–27 3rd quarter New Orleans – (11:47) Skyler Green 2-yard pass from Danny Wimprine (Jonathan Ruffin kick), New Orleans 45–27 Utah – (9:23) Michael Preston 19-yard pass from Todd Hammel (Kyle Brotzman kick), New Orleans 45–34 New Orleans – (5:17) Jonathan Ruffin 44-yard field goal, New Orleans 48–34 Utah – (5:06) Chris Bocage 55-yard kickoff return (Kyle Brotzman kick), New Orleans 48–41 New Orleans – (0:55) Skyler Green 11-yard pass from Danny Wimprine (Jonathan Ruffin kick), New Orleans 55–41 4th quarter Utah – (11:20) Michael Preston 17-yard pass from Todd Hammel (Kyle Brotzman kick), New Orleans 55–48 Utah – (3:45) Chris Bocage 2-yard run (Kyle Brotzman kick), Tied 55–55 New Orleans – (0:35) Jonathan Ruffin 34-yard field goal, New Orleans 58–55 Utah – (0:09) Chris Bocage 5-yard pass from Todd Hammel (Kyle Brotzman kick), Utah 62–58 Passing New Orleans – Chris Wallace: 19/34, 265 yards, 7 TD, 1 INT Utah – Tommy Grady: 26/39, 316 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT Rushing New Orleans – P.J. Berry: 2 att, 4 yards Utah – Ben Stallings: 5 att, 13 yards, 2 TD Receiving New Orleans – P.J. Berry: 7 rec, 101 yards, 2 TD Utah – Aaron Lesue: 10 rec, 116 yards, 1 TD Week 20: at Cleveland Gladiators Utah Blaze; Utah Blaze;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 20: Utah Blaze at Cleveland Gladiators – Game summary July 22 6:30 p.m. MDT Blaze 9 25 13 29 Gladiators 13 21 14 21 Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio 6,190 Jim Corpora Recap 1st quarter Cleveland – (8:59) Thyron Lewis 15-yard pass from Kurt Rocco (Matt Denny kick), Cleveland 7–0 Utah – (4:21) Alvance Robinson 6-yard pass from Todd Hammel (Kyle Brotzman kick), Tied 7–7 Cleveland – (2:16) Dominick Goodman 16-yard pass from Kurt Rocco (Matt Denny kick blocked), Cleveland 13–7 Utah – (2:16) Jeramie Richardson PAT return, Cleveland 13–9 2nd quarter Utah – (13:45) Justin Ore 6-yard pass from Todd Hammel (Kyle Brotzman rush), Utah 17–13 Cleveland – (7:43) Russell Monk 3-yard run (Matt Denny kick), Cleveland 20–17 Utah – (5:26) Justin Ore 24-yard pass from Todd Hammel (Kyle Brotzman kick), Utah 24–20 Cleveland – (2:50) Robert Redd 24-yard pass from Kurt Rocco (Matt Denny kick), Cleveland 27–24 Utah – (1:03) Alvance Robinson 39-yard pass from Todd Hammel (Kyle Brotzman kick), Utah 31–27 Cleveland – (0:51) Robert Redd 11-yard pass from Kurt Rocco (Matt Denny kick), Cleveland 34–31 Utah – (0:00) Kyle Brotzman 34-yard field goal, Tied 34–34 3rd quarter Cleveland – (13:10) Dominick Goodman 20-yard pass from Troy Weatherhead (Matt Denny kick), Cleveland 41–34 Utah – (11:19) Alvance Robinson 32-yard pass from Todd Hammel (Kyle Brotzman kick), Tied 41–41 Cleveland – (7:35) Thyron Lewis 1-yard run (Matt Denny kick), Cleveland 48–41 Utah – (6:40) Chris Bocage 56-yard kickoff return (Kyle Brotzman kick blocked), Cleveland 48–47 4th quarter Cleveland – (14:48) Robert Redd 47-yard pass from Troy Weatherhead (Matt Denny kick), Cleveland 55–47 Utah – (12:52) Ben Stallings 24-yard run (Todd Hammel pass failed), Cleveland 55–53 Utah – (7:53) Ben Stallings 2-yard run (Todd Hammel pass), Utah 61–55 Cleveland – (4:40) Dominick Goodman 4-yard pass from Troy Weatherhead (Matt Denny kick), Cleveland 62–61 Utah – (0:42) Alvance Robinson 4-yard pass from Todd Hammel (Todd Hammel pass), Utah 69–62 Cleveland – (0:21) Dominick Goodman 35-yard pass from Troy Weatherhead (Matt Denny kick), Tied 69–69 Utah – (0:04) Justin Ore 29-yard pass from Todd Hammel (Kyle Brotzman kick), Utah 76–69 Passing Utah – Todd Hammel: 31/44, 355 yards, 7 TD, 1 INT Cleveland – Troy Weatherhead: 10/14, 178 yards, 4 TD Rushing Utah – Ben Stallings: 9 att, 53 yards, 2 TD Cleveland – Russell Monk: 5 att, 15 yards, 1 TD Receiving Utah – Alvance Robinson: 9 rec, 117 yards, 4 TD Cleveland – Dominick Goodman: 12 rec, 144 yards, 4 TD References 30em Utah Blaze Category:Utah Blaze seasons Utah