2011 Richmond Raiders season

The 2011 Richmond Raiders season was the second season as a professional indoor football franchise and their first in the Southern Indoor Football League (SIFL). One of 16 teams competing in the SIFL for the 2011 season.

2011 Richmond Raiders season
OwnerMike & Elizabeth Fraizer
Head coachJames Fuller
Home fieldRichmond Coliseum
Results
Record6-6
Division place1st
Playoff finishdid not qualify

Chris Simpson became the head coach of the Raiders for the 2011 season, coming over from the defunct Baltimore Mariners. Simpson didn't make it to opening day, though, as he "relocated to Texas to pursue family business opportunities".[1] He was replaced by James Fuller, who was the interim head coach for the AFL Dallas Vigilantes in 2010.

Former Richmond Revolution head coach Steve Criswell signed with the Raiders as a senior consultant for the 2011 season. Criswell brought several former Revolution players along, including QB Bryan Randall and DL Lawrence Lewis.

The Raiders earned a 6-6 record, placing 1st in the Mid-Atlantic division, but due to league playoff qualifying rules, did not make the playoffs, as 4 other Eastern Conference teams had a better record.

Schedule

Key:   Win   Tie   Loss   Bye

Preseason
Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results
Final Score Team Record
March 11 (Fri) 7:00 PM Harrisburg Stampede 52-7 0-0

Regular season
Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results
Final Score Team Record
1 March 19 (Sat) 7:00 PM Trenton Steel 59-56 1-0
2 March 27 (Sun) TBD at Columbus Lions 30-44 1-1
3 April 2 (Sat) TBD at Harrisburg Stampede 59-41 2-1
4 April 9 (Sat) 7:00 PM Alabama Hammers 54-29 3-1
5 April 16 (Sat) 7:00 PM Fayetteville Force 61-43 4-1
6 April 23 (Sat) TBD at Erie Explosion 54-74 4-2
7 April 30 (Sat) TBD at Albany Panthers 46-61 4-3
8 May 7 (Sat) 7:00 PM Erie Explosion 50-65 4-4
9 Bye
10 May 20 (Fri) TBD at Carolina Speed 48-50 4-5
11 May 28 (Sat) 7:00 PM Albany Panthers 42-48 4-6
12 June 4 (Sat) 7:00 PM Carolina Speed 37-36 5-6
13 June 11 (Sat) TBD at Fayetteville Force 88-6 6-6

Roster
2011 Richmond Raiders roster
Quarterbacks
  •  6 Aaron Alexander

Running Backs

  • Currently vacant

Wide Receivers

  •  5 Herb Jones
Offensive Linemen
  • 78 Kynneth Moses

Defensive Linemen

  • Currently vacant
 Linebackers

Defensive Backs

  • 22 Stephen Cason
  •  2 Damon Thompson

Kickers

  • -- J. R. Cipra
Injured reserve

Exempt list

  • Currently vacant

[Roster] updated June 11, 2011
9 Active, 1 Inactive

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Division Standings
Team Overall Division
Wins Losses Percentage Wins Losses Percentage
Eastern Conference
Northeast Division
Erie Explosion 9 3 0.750 5 3 0.625
Trenton Steel 8 4 0.667 6 2 0.750
Harrisburg Stampede 2 10 0.167 1 7 0.125
Mid-Atlantic Division
Richmond Raiders* 6 6 0.500 3 1 0.750
Carolina Speed 3 9 0.250 2 2 0.250
Fayetteville Force 3 9 0.250 1 3 0.250
South Division
Columbus Lions 11 1 0.917 5 1 0.833
Albany Panthers 9 2 0.818 4 2 0.667
Alabama Hammers 3 8 0.273 0 6 0.000
Western Conference
Gulf Division
Louisiana Swashbucklers 8 4 0.667 1 0 1.000
Mobile Bay Tarpons** 2 3 0.500 0 1 0.000
Lafayette Wildcatters*** 0 12 0.000 0 12 0.000
Southwest Division
Houston Stallions 12 0 1.000 8 0 1.000
Corpus Christi Hammerheads 7 5 0.583 3 4 0.429
Rio Grande Valley Magic 6 6 0.500 3 6 0.333
Abilene Ruff Riders 4 8 0.333 1 6 0.143
  • Green indicates clinched playoff berth
  • Purple indicates division champion
  • Grey indicates best league record
  • * = Failed to make the playoffs despite winning division
  • ** = Folded five games into their season.
  • *** = Suspended operations prior to the season due to lack of Worker's Compensation Insurance[2]


References
  1. "AFL Veteran Takes Over For Promising 2011 Season". Retrieved February 21, 2011.
  2. "Press Release on Canceled Season". Archived from the original on 2014-12-17. Retrieved 2014-12-17.
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