2011 Chicago Slaughter season

Last updated
2011 Chicago Slaughter season
Owner Jim McMahon
Head coach Steve McMichael
Home field Sears Centre
101 South Madison Street
Hoffman Estates, IL 60701
Results
Record8-6
Division place3rd Great Lakes
Playoff finishLost Wildcard (Express) 33-76

The 2011 Chicago Slaughter season was the team's fifth season as a professional indoor football franchise and second in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of twenty-two teams competing in the IFL for the 2011 season, the Hoffman Estates, Illinois-based Chicago Slaughter were members of the Great Lakes Division of the United Conference.

Contents

Under the leadership of owner Jim McMahon, and head coach Steve McMichael, the team played their home games at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.

Schedule

Key:   Win  Tie  Loss   Bye

Regular season

WeekDateKickoffOpponentResults
Final ScoreTeam Record
0*February 19 (Sat)7:00pmat La Crosse Spartans W 69-481-0
1February 26 (Sat)7:05pm Omaha Beef L 36-391-1
2March 5 (Sat)7:05pm Reading Express W 59-552-1
3Bye
4Bye
5March 25 (Fri)7:35pm Kent Predators W 37-363-1
6April 1 (Fri)7:05pmat Bloomington Extreme L 44-523-2
7April 9 (Sat)7:05pm La Crosse Spartans W 54-404-2
8April 16 (Sat)7:05pm
(6:05 Central)
at Lehigh Valley Steelhawks W 52-275-2
9April 22 (Fri)7:05pm
(10:05 Central)
at Fairbanks Grizzlies L 35-405-3
10April 29 (Fri)7:35pm Green Bay Blizzard W 42-396-3
11May 7 (Sat)7:05pm
(6:05 Central)
at Richmond Revolution W 49-467-3
12May 14 (Sat)7:05pm Bloomington Extreme W 42-168-3
13May 21 (Sat)7:05pmat Omaha Beef L 29-488-4
14Bye
15June 4 (Sat)7:05pm Sioux Falls Storm L 28-768-5
16June 10 (Fri)7:30pmat Green Bay Blizzard L 48-658-6

* = Kickoff Classic Game, before week 1 starts.

Postseason

WeekDateKickoffOpponentResults
Final ScoreTeam Record
1June 18 (Sat)7:00pm
(6:00 Central)
at Reading Express L 33-76---

Roster

2011 Chicago Slaughter roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

  • 26Tim Blackwell
  •  3Daniel DuFrene
  • 15Anthony Kropp

Wide receivers

  • 16Terry Love
  • 11Shatone Powers
  •  7Patrick Rouzzard
  •  2Eyad Salem
Offensive linemen
  • 71Jason Baksas
  • 77Anthony Bullock
  • 97Marvin Campbell
  • 75Rasche Hill
  • 66Nerraw McCormack

Defensive linemen

Linebackers
  • 69Chris Pisani
  •  8Lenny Radtke

Defensive backs

  • 12Daniel Jackson
  • 30Milton Moses
  •  9Lowell Robinson
  •  6Christopher Rodgers
  • 32Jimmy Toussaint

Kickers

  • 19Chris Nendick
Injured Reserve
  • currently vacant

Exempt List

  • currently vacant

Refused to Report

  • currently vacant

rookies in italics
Roster Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine updated June 8, 2012
25 Active, 0 Inactive

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Standings

2011 Great Lakes Division
WLTPCTPFPADIVGBSTK
y Green Bay Blizzard 11300.7867645084–2W4
x Bloomington Extreme 9500.6435614734–22.0L1
x Chicago Slaughter 8600.5716246274–23.0L3
La Crosse Spartans 5900.3574956330–66.0W1

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