2011 Arena Football League season

January 2025 2011 Arena Football League season Arena Football League arena football March 9 – August 12 Regular season Arizona Rattlers Nick Davila, ARZ League postseason American Conference Jacksonville Sharks Georgia Force National Conference Arizona Rattlers Chicago Rush ArenaBowl XXIV ArenaBowl XXIV Jacksonville Sharks Arizona Rattlers Aaron Garcia, JAX Most valuable player List of Arena Football League seasons AFL 2010 Arena Football League season 2010 2012 Arena Football League season 2012 USA 360 American: 10px East, 10px SouthNational: 10px West, 10px Central no USA #ACD1A6 ........Gladiators top ButtonViolet.svg 41.482 -81.670 USA Mustangs top ButtonViolet.svg 43.050 -87.950 USA Power bottom ButtonViolet.svg 40.440 -79.976 USA Soul right ButtonViolet.svg 39.953 -75.164 USA Force bottom ButtonRed.svg 33.749 -84.390 USA Predators right ButtonRed.svg 28.540 -81.380 USA Sharks right ButtonRed.svg 30.337 -81.661 USA Storm bottom ButtonRed.svg 27.948 -82.459 USA VooDoo bottom ButtonRed.svg 29.950 -90.080 USA Barnstormers left ButtonLightBlue.svg 41.591 -93.621 USA Command bottom ButtonLightBlue.svg 39.100 -94.578 USA Rush bottom ButtonLightBlue.svg 41.882 -87.628 USA Talons bottom ButtonLightBlue.svg 36.131 -95.937 USA Vigilantes bottom ButtonLightBlue.svg 32.779 -96.809 USA Blaze bottom ButtonBlue.svg 40.761 -111.891 USA Rattlers bottom ButtonBlue.svg 33.448 -112.074 USA SaberCats top ButtonBlue.svg 37.336 -121.891 USA Shock bottom ButtonBlue.svg 47.659 -117.425 The 2011 Arena Football League season was the 24th season in the history of the league. The regular season began on March 11, 2011 and ended on July 23, 2011.http://www.arenafootball.com/statsdrilldown/CONFSKED.HTM AFL – 2011 Season Standings/Schedule Arena Football League March 25, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110606114443/http://www.arenafootball.com/statsdrilldown/CONFSKED.HTM June 6, 2011 usurped mdy-all The Jacksonville Sharks, in their second year of existence, defeated the Arizona Rattlers 73–70 in ArenaBowl XXIV on August 12, 2011 to conclude the playoffs. League business Teams Three franchises that competed in the 2008 season, the Philadelphia Soul, San Jose SaberCats, and Kansas City Command (formerly the Kansas City Brigade), returned to competition in the 2011 season, after an announcement made on June 19, 2010.http://www.arenafootball.com/news/index.html?article_id=194 AFL Announceds Three Teams To Be Added For 2011 Season June 19, 2010 Arena Football League December 11, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101119144536/http://arenafootball.com/news/index.html?article_id=194 19 November 2010 usurped Two teams that competed in 2010 relocated and have assumed the history of former AFL franchises. It was announced on August 21, 2010 that the Alabama Vipers would become the Georgia Force,http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2010/08/post_48.html It's official: Vipers have left the building Bill Bryant August 21, 2010 The Huntsville Times December 11, 2010 and on September 14, 2010 it was revealed that the Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings would become the New Orleans VooDoo.http://www.ktbs.com/news/25002351/detail.html Battle Wings Moving To New Orleans Tim Fletcher September 14, 2010 KTBS December 11, 2010 The Milwaukee Iron officially changed its name to the Milwaukee Mustangs on January 27, 2011, taking the name of the original franchise.http://www.arenafootball.com/news/breaking-news-milwaukee-iron-become-mustangs Breaking News: Milwaukee Iron Become Mustangs January 27, 2011 Arena Football League January 27, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110203025920/http://www.arenafootball.com/news/breaking-news-milwaukee-iron-become-mustangs 2011-02-03 usurped The city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was awarded an expansion team on August 20, 2010. The team, named the Pittsburgh Power, was the first AFL team to call Pittsburgh home since the Pittsburgh Gladiators, one of the league's four original franchises. The Gladiators moved to Tampa, Florida and became the Tampa Bay Storm after the 1990 season.http://pittsburghpowerfootball.com/news-view.jsp?restrictids=nu_repeatitemid&restrictvalues=2161392240601285587949381 Arena Football Comes to Pittsburgh August 20, 2010 Pittsburgh Power December 11, 2010 https://archive.today/20110715085800/http://pittsburghpowerfootball.com/news-view.jsp?restrictids=nu_repeatitemid&restrictvalues=2161392240601285587949381 July 15, 2011 dead mdy-all The only team that did not return from the 2010 season was the Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz. Owner Phil Miller made the announcement on October 21, 2010, citing an inability to find minority investors as one reason for the decision to not compete.http://oksportsblitz.com/Article.aspx?id=28556 Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz Leaving AFL October 21, 2010 OKBlitz.com December 11, 2010 April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Realignment With several teams relocating, returning, or leaving, the AFL announced the divisional alignment for 2011 on October 21, 2010. Both conferences each had nine teams placed in two divisions.http://www.aflinsider.me/?p=545 New Franchises Spark Division Alignment for 2011 Season October 21, 2010 AFL Insider March 25, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110903100011/http://www.aflinsider.me/?p=545 September 3, 2011 dead mdy-all Conference Division Teams American East Cleveland Gladiators, Milwaukee Mustangs, Philadelphia Soul, Pittsburgh Power South Georgia Force, Jacksonville Sharks, New Orleans VooDoo, Orlando Predators, Tampa Bay Storm National Central Chicago Rush, Dallas Vigilantes, Iowa Barnstormers, Kansas City Command, Tulsa Talons West Arizona Rattlers, San Jose SaberCats, Spokane Shock, Utah Blaze Regular season schedule Each team played an 18-game regular season with two bye weeks over the course of 20 weeks, making it the longest schedule in the history of the league. The first game of the season was played on March 11, 2011. The Pittsburgh Power began their inaugural season against the Philadelphia Soul, who played their first game since winning ArenaBowl XXII in 2008. On July 9, the Spokane Shock and Utah Blaze played in a game billed as the "Joe Albi Stadium Summer Classic". The game was played outdoors at Joe Albi Stadium under normal arena football rules.http://www.arenafootball.com/news/shock-take-arena-game-outdoors Shock Take Arena Game Outdoors February 17, 2011 Arena Football League February 17, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110703153313/http://www.arenafootball.com/news/shock-take-arena-game-outdoors July 3, 2011 usurped mdy-all Regular season standings American Conference East DivisionTeamW WinsL LossesPCT Winning percentagePF Points forPA Points againstDIV Division recordCON Conference recordHome Home recordAway Away record(2) Cleveland Gladiators10810 89048424–26–57–23–6Pittsburgh Power999 98709724–25–65–44–5Milwaukee Mustangs7117 118728671–53–84–53–6Philadelphia Soul6126 129149693–35–64–52–7 South DivisionTeamW WinsL LossesPCT Winning percentagePF Points forPA Points againstDIV Division recordCON Conference recordHome Home recordAway Away record(1) Jacksonville Sharks14414 411589088–012–08–16–3(3) Georgia ForceAC3rd a a11711 710079315–37–55–46–3(4) Orlando Predators11711 710019334–48–46–35–4Tampa Bay Storm7117 118029932–64–84–53–6New Orleans VooDoo3153 1582610171–72–100–93–6 National Conference Central DivisionTeamW WinsL LossesPCT Winning percentagePF Points forPA Points againstDIV Division recordCON Conference recordHome Home recordAway Away record(2) Chicago Rush13513 59578336–29–37–26–3(3) Dallas Vigilantes11711 7106110076–27–56–35–4Tulsa Talons8108 108948993–54–74–54–5Kansas City Command6126 128549743–54–94–42–7Iowa Barnstormers5135 1391611162–65–74–51–8 West DivisionTeamW WinsL LossesPCT Winning percentagePF Points forPA Points againstDIV Division recordCON Conference recordHome Home recordAway Away record(1) Arizona Rattlers16216 211148365–19–28–18–1(4) Spokane ShockNC4th b b999 9105710273–36–57–22–7Utah Blaze999 9108211172–44–77–22–7San Jose SaberCats7117 11102210802–44–76–31–8 Eight teams qualify for the playoffs: four teams from each conference, of which two are division champions and the other two have the best records of the teams remaining.http://www.arenafan.com/history/?page=playoffs&league=1 AFL Playoff Qualification, Selection of Teams Arenafan.com May 18, 2013 Green indicates clinched playoff berth Blue indicates division champion Gray indicates division champion and conference's best record Tie-breakers AC3rd a a Georgia clinched the No. 3 seed in the American Conference based on their greater point differential in head-to-head competition with Orlando. NC4th b b Spokane clinched the No. 4 seed in the National Conference based on their greater point differential in head-to-head competition with Utah. Statistics Final statistics2011 Arena Football League Extended Individual Statistics Passing Player Comp. Att. Comp% Yards TD's INT's RatingNick Davila, ARZ 427 604 70.7% 4,916 117 10 127.6Aaron Garcia, JAX 402 562 71.5% 4,953 116 17 125.4Nick Hill, ORL 387 578 67.0% 4,758 97 17 119.5Tommy Grady, UTA 383 583 65.7% 4,368 107 12 119.1Dan Raudabaugh, DAL 360 587 64.6% 4,741 90 17 118.3 Rushing Player Car. Yards Avg. TD's LongDerrick Ross, DAL 167 622 3.7 39 37Nick Hill, ORL 391 275 4.9 9 39Johnnie Kirton, CHI 366 209 3.2 14 15Bobby Reid, TUL 31 314 10.1 13 39Bernard Morris, PIT 46 312 6.8 4 43 Receiving Player Rec. Yards YPG TD's LongAnthony Jones, DAL 171 2,232 124.0 42 43Donovan Morgan, PHI 168 1,959 122.4 37 46Jesse Schmidt, IOW 130 2,171 120.6 55 43Troy McBroom, TUL 121 1,747 116.5 31 44Rod Windsor, ARZ 156 1,830 114.4 36 44 Awards All-Arena team OffensePositionFirst teamSecond teamQuarterbackAaron Garcia, JacksonvilleNick Davila, ArizonaFullbackDerrick Ross, DallasChad Cook, San JoseCenterRandy Degg, JacksonvilleBrennan Carvalho, ArizonaOffensive linemanAdam Tadisch, ClevelandRichard Ranglin, Kansas CityMark Lewis, San JoseDevin Clark, ArizonaWide receiverRod Windsor, ArizonaAnthony Jones, DallasJesse Schmidt, IowaMaurice Purify, GeorgiaDonovan Morgan, PhiladelphiaReggie Gray, Chicago DefensePositionFirst teamSecond teamDefensive linemanAnttaj Hawthorne, ArizonaTim McGill, Tampa BayCaesar Rayford, UtahDusty Bear, DallasDerrick Summers, JacksonvilleMike Lewis, UtahMiddle linebackerCliff Dukes, Tampa BayTim Cheatwood, ClevelandJack linebackerKelvin Morris, ChicagoMarlon Moye-Moore, OrlandoDefensive backRayshaun Kizer, OrlandoMicheaux Robinson, JacksonvilleVic Hall, ChicagoAndre Jones, MilwaukeeVirgil Gray, ArizonaJ.C. Neal, Tulsa Special teamsPositionFirst teamSecond teamKickerCarlos Martinez, GeorgiaFabrizio Scaccia, ArizonaKick returnerPJ Berry, New OrleansVirgil Gray, Arizona All-Ironman team On August 8, 2011, the All-Ironman team was announced, with P. J. Berry of the New Orleans VooDoo being named the Ironman of the Year.http://www.arenafootball.com/news/voodoos-pj-berry-named-jls-ironman-year VooDoo's P. J. Berry Named JLS Ironman of the Year August 8, 2011 Arena Football League August 8, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111010084955/http://www.arenafootball.com/news/voodoos-pj-berry-named-jls-ironman-year October 10, 2011 usurped mdy-all Player Position Team P. J. Berry WR/KR New Orleans VooDoo Reggie Gray WR/KR Chicago Rush Jeff Hughley WR/KR Jacksonville Sharks C.J. Johnson WR/KR Georgia Force Marlon Moye-Moore FB/LB Orlando Predators Jason Simpson DB/KR Chicago Rush Playoffs Conference Semifinals Conference Championship ArenaBowl XXIV American Conference National Conference 1 Jacksonville 63 4 Orlando 48 2 Cleveland 41 3 Georgia 50 1 Arizona 62 4 Spokane 33 2 Chicago 54 3 Dallas 51 1 Jacksonville 64 3 Georgia 55 1 Arizona 54 2 Chicago 48 A1 Jacksonville 73 N1 Arizona 70 Conference semifinals Conference Date Kickoff Away Home Final score Game site Recap American July 29 8:00 p.m. EDT Orlando Predators Jacksonville Sharks Jacksonville, 63–48 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena http://arenafootball.com/news/sharks-defeat-preds-move-conference-finals Sharks Defeat Preds, Move to Conference Finals July 29, 2011 Arena Football League July 30, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111002184523/http://arenafootball.com/news/sharks-defeat-preds-move-conference-finals October 2, 2011 usurped mdy-all National July 29 8:30 p.m. EDT Dallas Vigilantes Chicago Rush Chicago, 54–51 Allstate Arena http://arenafootball.com/news/rush-nab-win-final-minute-54-51 Rush Nab Win in Final Minute, 54–51 July 29, 2011 Arena Football League July 30, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111002184629/http://arenafootball.com/news/rush-nab-win-final-minute-54-51 October 2, 2011 usurped mdy-all National July 29 10:00 p.m. EDT Spokane Shock Arizona Rattlers Arizona, 62–33 US Airways Center http://arenafootball.com/news/arizona-beats-defending-arenabowl-champs-62-33 Arizona Beats Defending ArenaBowl Champs, 62–33 July 30, 2011 Arena Football League July 30, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111002184644/http://arenafootball.com/news/arizona-beats-defending-arenabowl-champs-62-33 October 2, 2011 usurped mdy-all American July 31 3:00 p.m. EDT Georgia Force Cleveland Gladiators Georgia, 50–41 Quicken Loans Arena http://www.arenafootball.com/news/georgia-forces-cleveland-out-playoffs Georgia Forces Cleveland Out of the Playoffs August 2, 2011 Arena Football League August 9, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120531123110/http://www.arenafootball.com/news/georgia-forces-cleveland-out-playoffs May 31, 2012 usurped mdy-all Conference finals Conference Date Kickoff Away Home Final score Game site Recap National August 6 10:00 p.m. EDT Chicago Rush Arizona Rattlers Arizona, 54–48 US Airways Center http://www.arenafootball.com/news/arizona-host-arenabowl-xxiv Arizona to Host ArenaBowl XXIV August 7, 2011 Arena Football League August 9, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120531123122/http://www.arenafootball.com/news/arizona-host-arenabowl-xxiv May 31, 2012 usurped mdy-all American August 8 8:00 p.m. EDT Georgia Force Jacksonville Sharks Jacksonville, 64–55 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena http://www.arenafootball.com/news/garcia-sharks-advance-arenabowl-xxiv Garcia, Sharks Advance to ArenaBowl XXIV August 7, 2011 Arena Football League August 9, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120531123615/http://www.arenafootball.com/news/garcia-sharks-advance-arenabowl-xxiv May 31, 2012 usurped mdy-all ArenaBowl XXIV Date Kickoff Away Home Final score Game site Recap August 12 8:30 p.m. EDT Jacksonville Sharks Arizona Rattlers Jacksonville, 73–70 US Airways Centerhttp://arenafootball.com/news/garcia-sharks-win-incredible-arenabowl-xxiv Garcia, Sharks Win Incredible ArenaBowl XXIV August 12, 2011 Arena Football League March 25, 2012 https://archive.today/20120701133059/http://arenafootball.com/news/garcia-sharks-win-incredible-arenabowl-xxiv July 1, 2012 usurped mdy-all References 30em