2011 Colorado Ice season

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2011 Colorado Ice season
OwnerTom Wigley
Head coachCollins Sanders
Home field Budweiser Events Center
Results
Record11–3
Division place1st, Mountain West
Playoff finishLost in first round

The 2011 Colorado Ice season was the team's fifth season as a football franchise and third in the Indoor Football League (IFL). Founded for the 2007 season as part of United Indoor Football, the Colorado Ice became charter members of the IFL when the UIF merged with the Intense Football League before the 2009 season. One of 22 teams that competed in the IFL for the 2011 season, the Fort Collins-based Colorado Ice were members of the Mountain West Division of the Intense Conference. [1]

Contents

In their final season under original head coach Collins Sanders, the Colorado Ice played their home games at the Budweiser Events Center in Loveland, Colorado. The team recorded an 11–3 record, won the Mountain West Division title, and reached the playoffs. [2]

Schedule

Key:   Win  Tie  Loss   Bye

Preseason

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocation
Final scoreRecord
1ThursdayFebruary 177:00pm Colorado Cobras W 72–6 [3] 1–0 Budweiser Events Center

Regular season

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocation
Final scoreRecord
1FridayFebruary 257:00pm Amarillo Venom W 37–26 [4] [5] 1–0 Budweiser Events Center
2SundayMarch 63:00pm Wyoming Cavalry W 39–30 [6] [7] 2–0 Budweiser Events Center
3SundayMarch 134:05pmat Arizona Adrenaline W 35–25 [8] [9] 3–0 Tim's Toyota Center [10]
4SaturdayMarch 197:05pm Wenatchee Valley Venom W 52–24 [11] [12] 4–0 Budweiser Events Center [13]
5 BYE
6SundayApril 34:00pmat Bricktown Brawlers W 38–26 [14] 5–0 Cox Convention Center
7SaturdayApril 97:05pmat Amarillo Venom W 27–24 [15] 6–0 Amarillo Civic Center [16]
8SundayApril 173:00pm Wyoming Cavalry W 59–54 [17] [18] 7–0 Budweiser Events Center
9SaturdayApril 237:05pmat Tri-Cities Fever L 42–48 [19] [20] 7–1 Toyota Center
10SundayMay 13:00pm Arizona Adrenaline W 74–13 [21] 8–1 Budweiser Events Center [22]
11 BYE
12SaturdayMay 147:05pmat Nebraska Danger W 47–24 [23] [24] 9–1 Eihusen Arena
13FridayMay 207:00pm Tri-Cities Fever W 58–54 [25] [26] 10–1 Budweiser Events Center [27]
14FridayMay 277:05pmat Wyoming Cavalry L 59–53 [28] [29] 10–2 Casper Events Center
15SaturdayJune 47:05pm Allen Wranglers L 37–57 [30] [31] 10–3 Budweiser Events Center [32]
16FridayJune 107:10pmat Arizona Adrenaline W 73–12 [33] 11–3 Tim's Toyota Center [34]

Postseason

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocation
Final scoreRecord
1MondayJune 277:00pm Tri-Cities Fever L 42–45 [35] 0–1 Budweiser Events Center

Standings

2011 Mountain West Division
WLTPCTPFPADIVGBSTK
z Colorado Ice 11300.7866714925–1—W1
x Wyoming Cavalry 9600.6436775824–22.0L1
Arizona Adrenaline 11300.0713269080–610.0L2

Awards and honors

On March 23, the Indoor Football League named running back Terry Washington as its offensive player of the week. The league cited his four-touchdown effort in the team's win over the Wenatchee Valley Venom in making the award. [36]

On April 6, the Indoor Football League named defensive back Tyrone King its defensive player of the week. The league cited his "clutch performance" in Colorado's victory over the Bricktown Brawlers. [37]

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