2010 Tulsa Talons season

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2010 Tulsa Talons season
Head coach Mitch Allner
Home field BOK Center
Results
Record10–6
Division place1st AC Southwest
Playoff finishLost Conference semifinals (Storm) 38–68
Team DPY Gabe Nyenhuis

The 2010 Tulsa Talons season was the 10th 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 Mitch Allner and played their home games at BOK Center. Finishing first in the Southwest Division, the Talons were the only team from their division to make the playoffs, but lost 38–68 at home to the Tampa Bay Storm in the conference semifinals.

Contents

Standings

Southwest Division
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 Talons opened their season at home against the Storm on April 3. The conclusion of their regular season was on the road against the Yard Dawgz. [1]

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocationReport
ScoreRecord
1SaturdayApril 38:00 pm Tampa Bay Storm W 69–581–0 BOK Center
2SaturdayApril 108:00 pm Dallas Vigilantes W 63–592–0 BOK Center
3Bye
4FridayApril 2310:30 pmat Arizona Rattlers L 76–772–1 US Airways Center
5SaturdayMay 17:05 pmat Jacksonville Sharks L 62–602–2 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
6SaturdayMay 88:00 pm Alabama Vipers W 62–563–2 BOK Center
7SaturdayMay 157:00 pmat Cleveland Gladiators L 55–683–3 Quicken Loans Arena
8SaturdayMay 228:00 pm Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz W 67–414–3 BOK Center
9SaturdayMay 298:05 pmat Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings W 52–485–3 CenturyTel Center
10SaturdayJune 58:00 pm Orlando Predators L 54–575–4 BOK Center
11FridayJune 118:00 pmat Dallas Vigilantes W 69–516–4 American Airlines Center
12FridayJune 1810:00 pmat Spokane Shock L 43–626–5 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
13SaturdayJune 268:00 pm Cleveland Gladiators W 65–447–5 BOK Center
14Bye
15SaturdayJuly 108:00 pm Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings W 74–458–5 BOK Center
16SaturdayJuly 178:30 pmat Alabama Vipers W 61–489–5 Von Braun Center
17SaturdayJuly 248:00 pm Arizona Rattlers L 51–619–6 BOK Center
18FridayJuly 308:05 pmat Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz W 74–6110–6 Cox Convention Center

All times are EDT

Playoff schedule

RoundDayDateKickoffOpponentScoreLocationReport
AC SemifinalsSaturdayAugust 78:00 pm Tampa Bay Storm L 38–68 BOK Center

All times are EDT

Roster

2010 Tulsa Talons roster
Quarterbacks

Fullbacks

Wide receivers

Offensive linemen
  • 92Jordan Bedore
  • 99Anthony Bolden
  • 94Antwan Floyd
  • 90Brett Rayl
  • --Albert Stinson

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Kickers

Injury reserve
  • 17 Tony Dodson K (IR Tooltip Injured reserve) Injury icon 2.svg
  • 70Roderick Green OL (IR Tooltip Injured reserve) Injury icon 2.svg
  •  7T. J. McKay DB (IR Tooltip Injured reserve) Injury icon 2.svg
  •  7 James Sadler DB (IR Tooltip Injured reserve) Injury icon 2.svg

Refused to report

  • --Stephen Franklin OL/DL (Did not report)
  • --Peter Martinez K (Did not report)
  • -- Rico Reese DL (Did not report)

Other league exempt

  • currently vacant

Suspension

  • 98John Scott OL/DL (Suspended)

rookies in italics
Roster updated July 29, 2010
23 Active, 8 Inactive

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Regular season

Week 1: vs. Tampa Bay Storm

Period1234Total
Storm141672158
Talons1421142069

at BOK Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma

  • Date: April 3
  • Game time: 8:00 pm EDT
  • Game attendance: 6,688
  • Recap
Game information

Neither team had consecutive scores until early in the 4th quarter when the Talons scored a touchdown early in the 4th quarter to give them a 56–37 lead. The Storm however came back with consecutive scores of their own to make it a five-point game. When the Talons scored a pair of touchdowns late in the 4th quarter, it was enough to seal the win in their first game of the year. Quarterback Justin Allgood and receiver Donovan Morgan accounted for the majority of Tulsa's offense. Allgood threw for 274 yards and 8 touchdowns, while Morgan had 120 yards receiving and caught 4 touchdowns.

Week 2: vs. Dallas Vigilantes

Period1234Total
Vigilantes1417141459
Talons714202263

at BOK Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma

  • Date: April 10
  • Game time: 8:00 pm EDT
  • Game attendance: 6,108
  • Referee: Joe Pester
  • Recap
Game information

The Talons did not lead in the entire game until scoring the final points of the game. Down 59–48, quarterback Justin Allgood led the Talons to the end zone on their final two drives of the game, with both touchdowns scored by Allgood on short carries. The game winning score was set up by a forced fumble on Dallas quarterback Shane Stafford that was recovered by Jamar Ransom of the Talons at the Dallas 2-yard line. Allgood finished with only 10 completed passes in the entire game out of 23 attempts, but 5 of those completions were for touchdowns. In total, he threw for 182 yards. Donovan Morgan had 4 receptions for 112 yards and 3 touchdowns in the win.

Week 3: BYE

Week 4: at Arizona Rattlers

Period1234Total
Talons1420142876
Rattlers1719142777

at US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona

  • Date: April 23
  • Game time: 10:30 pm EDT
  • Game attendance: 10,083
  • Referee: Shawn Hochuli
  • Recap
Game information

The Talons led the game 76–71 with no time remaining, but on an untimed down, Rod Windsor of the Rattlers was able to slip by the Tulsa defense one last time to score the game's winning touchdown. The Talons' Jeff Hughley recovered Tulsa's one fumble of the game and actually scored a touchdown on the play. Justin Allgood threw 10 touchdown passes, half of which went to Donovan Morgan.

Week 5: at Jacksonville Sharks

Period1234Total
Talons719142060
Sharks141472762

at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Date: May 1
  • Game time: 7:05 pm EDT
  • Recap
Game information

Week 6: vs. Alabama Vipers

Period1234Total
Vipers1414141456
Talons67292062

at BOK Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma

  • Date: May 8
  • Game time: 8:00 pm EDT
  • Referee: Joe Pester
  • Recap
Game information

The Talons extended their home winning streak to 13 games by defeating the Vipers 62–56, overcoming a 15-point deficit at halftime. Tied at 42–42 at the start of the 4th quarter, Tulsa had their first lead of the game when Jamar Ransom sacked Viper quarterback Kevin Eakin in the end zone for a safety. After the Talons received the free kick, Odie Armstrong ran 37 yards for a touchdown. Though the extra point was blocked the Talons now had a 50–42 advantage. Tulsa's defense stopped the Viper offense on the next drive, causing Alabama to turn the ball over on downs. With possession again, the Talons drove up the field for another touchdown, scored by Donovan Morgan on a 4-yard pass from Justin Allgood. The Vipers made it a 6-point game with 28 seconds left after a touchdown run, but their ensuing onside kick was recovered by Tulsa, who ran out the clock to preserve the win.

Allgood completed 23 of 31 passes for 244 yards and 7 touchdowns. Morgan had the most touchdown catches on the team with 4, but Carlese Franklin led in receiving yards with 110.

Week 7: at Cleveland Gladiators

Period1234Total
Talons201314855
Gladiators2120141368

at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Date: May 15
  • Game time: 7:00 pm EDT
  • Game attendance: 8,979
  • Referee: Ron Torbert
  • Recap
Game information

Week 8: vs. Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz

Period1234Total
Yard Dawgz71402041
Talons1419132167

at BOK Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma

  • Date: May 22
  • Game time: 8:00 pm EDT
  • Game attendance: 7,235
  • Recap
Game information

Week 9: at Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings

Period1234Total
Talons71919752
Battle Wings71914848

at CenturyTel Center, Bossier City, Louisiana

  • Date: May 29
  • Game time: 8:05 pm EDT
  • Game attendance: 3,173
  • Referee: Scott Vaughn
  • Recap
Game information

Week 10: vs. Orlando Predators

Period1234Total
Predators141372357
Talons147141954

at BOK Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma

  • Date: June 5
  • Game time: 8:00 pm EDT
  • Recap
Game information

Week 11: at Dallas Vigilantes

Period1234Total
Talons721132869
Vigilantes141713751

at American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas

  • Date: June 11
  • Game time: 8:00 pm EDT
  • Game attendance: 4,192
  • Referee: Mark Windham
  • Recap
Game information

Week 12: at Spokane Shock

Period1234Total
Talons71414742
Shock1421141463

at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, Spokane, Washington

  • Date: June 18
  • Game time: 10:00 pm EDT
  • Game attendance: 10,077
  • Referee: Shane Anderson
  • Recap
Game information

Week 13: vs. Cleveland Gladiators

Period1234Total
Gladiators141061444
Talons132272365

at BOK Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma

  • Date: June 26
  • Game time: 8:00 pm EDT
  • Recap

Week 14: BYE

Week 15: vs. Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings

Period1234Total
Battle Wings102101445
Talons1420271374

at BOK Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma

  • Date: July 10
  • Game time: 8:00 pm EDT
  • Recap
Game information

Week 16: at Alabama Vipers

Period1234Total
Talons028211261
Vipers141471348

at Von Braun Center, Huntsville, Alabama

  • Date: July 17
  • Game time: 8:30 pm EDT
  • Game attendance: 4,298
  • Recap
Game information

With the win, the Talons clinched the Southwest Division.

Week 17: vs. Arizona Rattlers

Period1234Total
Rattlers1313142161
Talons131714751

at BOK Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma

  • Date: July 24
  • Game time: 8:00 pm EDT
  • Recap
Game information

Week 18: at Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz

Period1234Total
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

Playoffs

American Conference semifinals: vs. Tampa Bay Storm

Period1234Total
Storm1420201468
Talons61371238

at BOK Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma

  • Date: August 7
  • Game time: 8:00 pm EDT
  • Recap
Game information

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  1. ↑ "AFL 2010 Regular Season Schedule" (PDF). Arena Football League . 31 December 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
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