2011 UIFL season
The 2011 Ultimate Indoor Football League season was the first season of the league. The regular season lasted from February 18 to May 29[1] and the postseason, will be held the following two weeks with the championship game being held at the highest remaining seed. The 2011 season went off without any teams folding or any games being missed or rescheduled. The Northern Kentucky River Monsters finished with the best regular season record, finished 11–3. However, due to league sanctions they were not able to host an playoff games and were dropped to a four seed.
2011 UIFL season | |
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League | Ultimate Indoor Football League |
Sport | Indoor Football |
Duration | February 18, 2011 – June 9, 2011 |
Regular season | |
Season champions | Northern Kentucky River Monsters |
Season MVP | Jared Lorenzen, NKY |
League postseason | |
1 vs 4 UIFL Semifinals champions | Saginaw Sting |
1 vs 4 UIFL Semifinals runners-up | Northern Kentucky River Monsters |
2 vs 3 UIFL Semifinals champions | Eastern Kentucky Drillers |
2 vs 3 UIFL Semifinals runners-up | Huntington Hammer |
Ultimate Bowl I | |
Champions | Saginaw Sting |
Runners-up | Eastern Kentucky Drillers |
Finals MVP | Tommy Jones (SAG) |
Saginaw finished 9–5, followed by Eastern Kentucky 8–6, Huntington 7–7, Johnstown 6–8 and Canton 1–13.
Saginaw defeated Northern Kentucky, 48–47, in the first semifinals of the Ultimate Bowl I Playoffs, sponsored by Trophy Awards. In the other semifinal game, Eastern Kentucky advanced to the championship game with a 20–4 victory over Huntington.[2] The 2011 Ultimate Bowl, sponsored by Trophy Awards, was played Friday, June 9 at the Dow Center in Saginaw, MI with the Sting claiming an 86–69 victory over the visiting Drillers.[3]
Following the elimination of the Northern Kentucky River Monsters from the playoffs, NKY owner Jill Chitwood and the UIFL came to terms that allowed the River Monsters to leave the UIFL, but the team folded after rumors of joining the Continental Indoor Football League.
UIFL Draft
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The following is the breakdown of the 24 players selected by position:
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Round | Pick | Position | Player | Team |
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1 | 1 | DL | Victor Sesay | Johnstown Generals |
1 | 2 | DL/LB | Josh Kaltsas | Huntington Hammer |
1 | 3 | WR/DB | Sly Brumfield | Northern Kentucky River Monsters |
1 | 4 | K | Seth Burkholder | Canton Cougars |
1 | 5 | WR/DB | Taneareus Collins | Eastern Kentucky Drillers |
1 | 6 | WR | Nico Smith | Saginaw Sting |
2 | 7 | DL | Michael Robinson | Huntington Hammer |
2 | 8 | DL | Chris Foster | Huntington Hammer |
2 | 9 | OL | George Frisch | Northern Kentucky River Monsters |
2 | 10 | DL | Donald Foster | Canton Cougars |
2 | 11 | OL | Steve Pytosh | Eastern Kentucky Drillers |
2 | 12 | DB | Tony Norman | Saginaw Sting |
3 | 13 | LB | Daniel Eason | Johnstown Generals |
3 | 14 | WR | Jeff Phillips | Huntington Hammer |
3 | 15 | LB | Jon D'Angelo | Northern Kentucky River Monsters |
3 | 16 | OL/DL | Brian Pittman | Canton Cougars |
3 | 17 | WR/DB | David Pickett | Eastern Kentucky Drillers |
3 | 18 | DB | Rodney Daniels | Saginaw Sting |
4 | 19 | OL/DL | Mike Murphy | Johnstown Generals |
4 | 20 | QB | Jeremy Greenleaf | Huntington Hammer |
4 | 21 | DB | Greg Johnston | Northern Kentucky River Monsters |
4 | 22 | FB | Kevin Robinson | Canton Cougars |
4 | 23 | WR | Chris Downer | Eastern Kentucky Drillers |
4 | 24 | WR | Brian Ritter | Saginaw Sting |
Standings
2011 UIFL standings[ref 1] | |||||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | ||||
y-Northern Kentucky River Monsters[ref 2] | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 569 | 417 | L1 | ||||
x-Saginaw Sting | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 473 | 415 | L2 | ||||
x-Eastern Kentucky Drillers | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 390 | 373 | W1 | ||||
x-Huntington Hammer | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 377 | 328 | W2 | ||||
Johnstown Generals | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 292 | 416 | W2 | ||||
Canton Cougars | 1 | 13 | 0 | .071 | 370 | 522 | L10 |
- http://www.theuifl.com/01/UIFLStats/confsked.htm
- Although Northern Kentucky were awarded the season title, they entered the postseason as the 4 seed due to salary cap violations.
y - clinched regular-season title
x - clinched playoff spot
Statistics
Passing
Player | Comp. | Att. | Comp% | Yards | TD's | INT's | Long |
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Jared Lorenzen (NKY) | 282 | 490 | 57.6 | 3,473 | 81 | 19 | 48 |
Tommy Jones (SAG) | 304 | 488 | 62.3 | 3,400 | 87 | 25 | 46 |
Allan Holland (EKY) | 200 | 381 | 52.5 | 2,386 | 53 | 18 | 42 |
Martevious Young (HUNT) | 201 | 432 | 46.5 | 2,199 | 39 | 20 | 45 |
Ray Marrow (CAN) | 84 | 167 | 50.3 | 1,243 | 31 | 8 | 47 |
Rushing
Player | Car. | Yards | Avg. | TD's | Long |
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Martevious Young (HUNT) | 85 | 358 | 4.2 | 12 | 33 |
Maurice Douse (NKY) | 80 | 268 | 3.3 | 12 | 33 |
Dray Mason (HUNT) | 76 | 309 | 4.1 | 9 | 25 |
Terrell Simms (JOHN) | 80 | 240 | 3.0 | 7 | 18 |
Robert Haynes (SAG) | 30 | 123 | 4.1 | 4 | 27 |
Receiving
Player | Rec. | Yards | Avg. | TD's | Long |
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Ricardo Lenhart (NKY) | 116 | 1,359 | 11.7 | 34 | 48 |
Matthew Barbour (EKY) | 94 | 1,216 | 12.9 | 25 | 42 |
Willie Idlette (NKY) | 91 | 1,178 | 12.9 | 21 | 40 |
LaVaughn Macon (SAG) | 101 | 1,184 | 11.7 | 32 | 41 |
Zac Nichols (SAG) | 71 | 1,013 | 14.3 | 25 | 46 |
2011 Playoffs
Semifinals | Ultimate Bowl I | ||||||||
3 | Huntington | 4 | |||||||
2 | Eastern Kentucky | 20 | |||||||
2 | Eastern Kentucky | 69 | |||||||
1 | Saginaw | 86 | |||||||
4 | Northern Kentucky | 47 | |||||||
1 | Saginaw | 48 | |||||||
Awards
- Most Valuable Player, Jared Lorenzen QB Northern Kentucky
- Offensive Player of the Year, Tommy Jones QB Saginaw
- Defensive Player of the Year, Thomas McKenzie DL Northern Kentucky
1st Team All-UIFL
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Special teams | |||||
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Kicker | Dustin Zink, Northern Kentucky | ||||
Special Teams | Maurice Douse, Northern Kentucky |
2nd Team All-UIFL
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Special teams | |||||
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Kicker | Daniel Edison, Eastern Kentucky | ||||
Special Teams | Dray Mason, Huntington |
Players of the Week
Week | |||
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Offense[4] | Defense[5] | Special Teams[6] | |
Week 1 | Aric Evans (EKY) | Kevin Allen, Jr. (HUN) | David Jones (EKY) |
Week 2 | Tommy Jones (SAG) | Kenneth Joshen (NKY) | Brandon Miller (EKY) |
Week 3 | Harry Lewis (NKY) | Victor Sesay (JOH) | Dustin Zink (NKY) |
Week 4 | Allan Holland (EKY) | DeQwan Young (JOH) | Maurice Douse (NKY) |
Week 5 | Martevious Young (HUN)/Ryan Brison (CAN) | Thomas McKenzie (NKY) | Dustin Zink (NKY) |
Week 6 | Jared Lorenzen (NKY) | Andre Portis (HUN) | Chris Kolias (SAG) |
Week 7 | Jared Lorenzen (NKY) | Santino Turnbow (NKY) | Matt Demunkus (JOH) |
Week 8 | Jared Lorenzen (NKY) | Phillip Smith (SAG) | Dustin Zink (NKY) |
Week 9 | Ray Marrow (CAN) | Brett Hamblen (NKY) | Andrew Beaver (SAG) |
Week 10 | Ricardo Lenhart (NKY) | John Jacobs (SAG) | Daniel Eidson (EKY) |
Week 11 | Ricardo Lenhart (NKY) | Marcus McClinton (EKY) | Dustin Zink (NKY) |
Week 12 | LaVaughn Macon (SAG) | Toheeb Akinola (JOH) | Matt Demunkus (JOH) |
Week 13 | Tommy Jones (SAG) | Jon D’Angelo (NKY) | Chris Kolias (SAG) |
Week 14 | Jared Lorenzen (NKY) | DeQwan Young (JOH) | Victor Smith (HUN) |
Week 15 | Ryan Wells (NKY) | Aaron Princes (JOH) | Daniel Eidson (EKY) |
2011 Ultimate Indoor Football League seasons | |||||||||
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Canton | Eastern Kentucky | Huntington | Johnstown | Northern Kentucky | Saginaw | ||||
References
- "2011 UIFL Schedule". Archived from the original on 2010-10-08. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2011-06-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://theuifl.com/archives/1433%5B%5D
- "UIFL Offensive Players of the Week". Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2011-06-23.
- "UIFL Defensive Players of the Week". Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2011-06-23.
- "UIFL Special Teams Players of the Week". Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2011-06-23.