2010 Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz season

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2010 Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz season
OwnerPhil Miller
General managerChristie Cook
Head coach Sparky McEwen
Home field Cox Convention Center
Results
Record6–10
Division place2nd AC Southwest
Playoff finishdid not qualify

The 2010 Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz season is the 7th season for the franchise, and the first in the Arena Football League, coming from the AF2, which dissolved following the 2009 season. The team was coached by Sparky McEwen and played their home games at the Cox Convention Center. The Yard Dawgz did not qualify for the postseason after finishing with a 6–10 record and placing 6th in the American Conference.

Contents

Standings

TeamWLPCTPFPADIVCONHomeAway
y-Tulsa Talons 106.6259948996–09–26–24–4
Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz 610.3758338703–34–65–31–7
Dallas Vigilantes 313.1878009202–42–91–72–6
Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings 313.18779910301–53–92–61–7

y - Clinched division

Regular season schedule

The Yard Dawgz began the season at home against the Sharks on April 3. They hosted the Talons in their final regular season game. [1]

WeekDateTimeOpponentResultRecordVenueSource
1April 37:05 pm Jacksonville Sharks L 38–540–1 Cox Convention Center Recap
2 Bye
3April 177:05 pm Cleveland Gladiators W 63–501–1 Cox Convention Center Recap
4April 247:05 pmat Iowa Barnstormers L 60–681–2 Wells Fargo Arena Recap
5April 307:30 pmat Dallas Vigilantes L 34–551–3 American Airlines Center Recap
6May 87:05 pm Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings W 88–792–3 Cox Convention Center Recap
7May 162:05 pm Spokane Shock L 63–682–4 Cox Convention Center Recap
8May 227:00 pmat Tulsa Talons L 41–672–5 BOK Center Recap
9May 287:05 pm Alabama Vipers W 65–393–5 Cox Convention Center Recap
10June 56:30 pmat Tampa Bay Storm L 48–503–6 St. Pete Times Forum Recap
11June 119:30 pmat Arizona Rattlers L 55–563–7 US Airways Center Recap
12Bye
13June 267:05 pm Dallas Vigilantes W 35–314–7 Cox Convention Center Recap
14July 37:05 pmat Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings W 70–445–7 CenturyTel Center Recap
15July 107:05 pm Iowa Barnstormers W 52–426–7 Cox Convention Center Recap
16July 176:00 pmat Cleveland Gladiators L 39–446–8 Quicken Loans Arena Recap
17July 246:30 pmat Orlando Predators L 21–496–9 Amway Arena Recap
18July 307:05 pm Tulsa Talons L 61–746–10 Cox Convention Center Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. All times are CDT

Roster

Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz roster
Quarterbacks

Fullbacks

Wide receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Kickers

Injured reserve

Exempt list

Suspended list

  • Rookies in italics
  • Roster updated June 10, 2010
  • 23 Active, 9 Inactive

Regular season

Week 1: vs. Jacksonville Sharks

Quarter1234Total
Sharks67212054
Yard Dawgz7372138

at Cox Convention Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

  • Date: April 3
  • Game time: 8:05 pm EDT
  • Game attendance: 5,542
  • Referee: Chris Snead
  • Recap [usurped]
Game information

The game did not feature many scores by either team in the first two quarters, but when the Sharks began to build a lead following halftime, and the Yard Dawgz were down 34–17 at the start of the 4th quarter. Their attempt at a comeback fell short after an onside kick was returned for a touchdown by Jacksonville late in the final period. Quarterback Tommy Grady threw for 219 yards, however the total offense for the Yard Dawgz was only 202 yards.

Week 2: BYE

Week 3: vs. Cleveland Gladiators

Quarter1234Total
Gladiators72401950
Yard Dawgz028142163

at Cox Convention Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Game information

Cleveland scored the first and only touchdown of the 1st quarter, but in the 2nd quarter the teams combined for 52 points. The Gladiators opened the 2nd quarter scoring with a 5-yard touchdown pass, but the Yard Dawgz took the ensuing kickoff back for a touchdown. With under a minute left in the 2nd quarter, the Gladiators scored on an 11-yard touchdown pass to take a 28–21 lead. The Yard Dawgz followed with a quick touchdown drive of their own that was capped off by a 10-yard passing touchdown to tie the game. With little time remaining in the half, the Matt Denny kicked a 28-yard field goal to give the Gladiators a 31–28 lead at halftime. The Yard Dawgz took control of the game in the 3rd quarter with a pair of touchdowns and never looked back, earning their first win of the season with a 63–50 win. Tommy Grady threw for 276 yards and 4 touchdowns. Al Hunt had 3 rushing touchdowns on 5 carries, but actually finished the game with a total of −1 yard.

Week 4: at Iowa Barnstormers

Quarter1234Total
Yard Dawgz922131660
Barnstormers1314132868

at Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa

  • Date: April 24
  • Game time: 8:05 pm EDT
  • Game attendance: 8,312
  • Referee: Ron Torbert
  • Recap
Game information

Oklahoma was the first to score, a 15-yard touchdown reception by Anthony Hines. Iowa also scored a touchdown on their first possession, but the extra point was blocked by Quartez Vickerson. Vickerson lateraled the ball to Fred Shaw, who took it to the end zone for 2 points. On the ensuing kickoff, Oklahoma City's Craig Fulton Jr. fumbled during the return, and Larry Kendrick picked it up for the Barnstormers and scored a touchdown. By halftime, the Yard Dawgz led 31–27. They led by the same margin following the 3rd quarter. In the 4th quarter, the Yard Dawgz fell behind after giving up two touchdowns to the Barnstormers before scoring their first points of the quarter on an A.J. Haglund field goal. With less than a minute left, Iowa quarterback Ryan Vena ran in his second touchdown of the final period to put the Barnstormers up by 14. The Yard Dawgz engineered a 5-play, 35-yard drive resulting in a touchdown to cut the deficit to just 7-points with 23 seconds remaining. However, the onside kick attempt was returned for a touchdown by Iowa. Oklahoma City would score another touchdown, but with no time left on the clock, the game was over. Tommy Grady threw for 383 yards and 6 touchdowns. Xavier Lee led all receivers with 117 yards, but just 1 touchdown.

Week 5: at Dallas Vigilantes

Quarter1234Total
Yard Dawgz0217634
Vigilantes20217755

at American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas

  • Date: April 30
  • Game time: 8:30 pm EDT
  • Game attendance: 7,051
  • Referee: Mark Windham
  • Recap
Game information

Oklahoma City fell behind 20–0 in the 1st quarter, but managed to take a 21–20 lead with less than 3 minutes left in the 2nd quarter. However, the Vigilantes scored 3 touchdowns in the final minute of the half, including intercepting one of Tommy Grady's passes and returning it for a touchdown. At halftime, the Yard Dawgz were losing 41–20. The 2nd half did not feature much scoring by either team, and the Yard Dawgz lost by a final score of 55–34. Oklahoma City was outgained in total offense 244–179. Grady threw only 4 touchdowns and had 205 passing yards in the game. Timon Marshall was one of six Yard Dawgz to receive a pass, leading all of them with 88 yards and 3 touchdowns.

Week 6: vs. Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings

Quarter1234Total
Battle Wings3319121579
Yard Dawgz1427212688

at Cox Convention Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

  • Date: May 8
  • Game time: 8:05 pm EDT
  • Game attendance: 4,775
  • Referee: Chris Sneed
  • Recap
Game information

Week 7: vs. Spokane Shock

Quarter1234Total
Shock724142368
Yard Dawgz1414142163

at Cox Convention Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

  • Date: May 16
  • Game time: 3:05 pm EDT
  • Game attendance: 4,415
  • Recap
Game information

Week 8: at Tulsa Talons

Quarter1234Total
Yard Dawgz71402041
Talons1419132167

at BOK Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Game information

Week 9: vs. Alabama Vipers

Quarter1234Total
Vipers13713639
Yard Dawgz1616132065

at Cox Convention Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

  • Date: May 28
  • Game time: 8:05 pm EDT
  • Game attendance: 5,139
  • Referee: Chris Sneed
  • Recap
Game information

Week 10: at Tampa Bay Storm

Quarter1234Total
Yard Dawgz714141348
Storm141413950

at 7:30 pm EDT

  • Date: June 5
  • Game time: 7:30 pm EDT
  • Game attendance: 16,200
  • Referee: Kevin Stine
  • Recap
Game information

Week 11: at Arizona Rattlers

Quarter1234Total
Yard Dawgz131662055
Rattlers72172156

at US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona

  • Date: June 11
  • Game time: 10:30 pm EDT
  • Game attendance: 10,115
  • Referee: Shawn Hocholi
  • Recap

Week 12: BYE

Week 13: vs. Dallas Vigilantes

Quarter1234Total
Vigilantes0177731
Yard Dawgz61001935

at Cox Convention Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

  • Date: June 26
  • Game time: 8:05 pm EDT
  • Game attendance: 5,114
  • Referee: Chris Snead
  • Recap
Game information

Week 14: at Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings

Quarter1234Total
Yard Dawgz728142170
Battle Wings141071344

at CenturyTel Center, Bossier City, Louisiana

  • Date: July 3
  • Game time: 8:05 pm EDT
  • Game attendance: 3,382
  • Referee: Scott Vaughn
  • Recap

Week 15: vs. Iowa Barnstormers

Quarter1234Total
Barnstormers71471442
Yard Dawgz141432152

at Cox Convention Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

  • Date: July 10
  • Game time: 8:05 pm EDT
  • Game attendance: 5,415
  • Referee: Ron Torbert
  • Recap
Game information

Week 16: at Cleveland Gladiators

Quarter1234Total
Yard Dawgz13681239
Gladiators71414944

at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland Ohio

  • Date: July 17
  • Game time: 7:00 pm EDT
  • Game attendance: 7,682
  • Referee: Alex Kemp
  • Recap
Game information

Week 17: at Orlando Predators

Quarter1234Total
Yard Dawgz7014021
Predators21147749

at Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida

  • Date: July 24
  • Game time: 7:30 pm EDT
  • Game attendance: 12,343
  • Referee: Greg Lefils
  • Recap
Game information

Week 18: vs. Tulsa Talons

Quarter1234Total
Talons1328141974
Yard Dawgz122172161

at Cox Convention Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

  • Date: July 30
  • Game time: 8:05 pm EDT
  • Game attendance: 7,702
  • Referee: Chris Snead
  • Recap

References

  1. "AFL 2010 Regular Season Schedule" (PDF). Arena Football League . 31 December 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2010.