2011 Kansas City Command season

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2011 Kansas City Command season
Head coach Danton Barto
Home field Sprint Center
Results
Record6–12
Division place4th NC Central
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 2011 Kansas City Command season was the fourth season for the franchise in the Arena Football League, and the first under their new team name, having previously been known as the Kansas City Brigade. The team was coached by Danton Barto and played their home games at Sprint Center. This is the first season for the Command since 2008, after the league went on hiatus in 2009 and the franchise was not active in 2010. The Command finished the season 6–12, failing to qualify for the playoffs.

Contents

Standings

Central Division
TeamWLPCTPFPADIVCONHomeAway
y-Chicago Rush 135.7229578336–29–37–26–3
x-Dallas Vigilantes 117.611106110076–27–56–35–4
Tulsa Talons 810.4448948993–54–74–54–5
Kansas City Command 612.3338549743–54–94–42–7
Iowa Barnstormers 513.27891611162–65–74–51–8

y - Clinched division
x - Clinched playoff berth

Regular season schedule

The Command began the season on the road against the Dallas Vigilantes on March 12. Their first home game of the season did not come until April 15 when they took on the Iowa Barnstormers. They played the Tulsa Talons at home in their final regular season game. [1]

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocationReport
ScoreRecord
1SaturdayMarch 12Noon CST at Dallas Vigilantes L 46–530–1 American Airlines Center [2]
2FridayMarch 189:30 p.m. CDTat San Jose SaberCats L 60–570–2 HP Pavilion at San Jose [3]
3Bye
4FridayApril 110:00 p.m. CDTat Spokane Shock L34–610–3 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena [4]
5SaturdayApril 97:30 p.m. CDT Iowa Barnstormers W 62–481–3 Sprint Center [5]
6SaturdayApril 167:00 p.m. CDT Arizona Rattlers L 49–631–4Sprint Center [6]
7FridayApril 227:00 p.m. CDTat Chicago Rush W 58–512–4 Allstate Arena [7]
8FridayApril 297:30 p.m. CDTDallas VigilantesL 63–722–5Sprint Center [8]
9SaturdayMay 77:00 p.m. CDT New Orleans VooDoo L 52–592–6Sprint Center [9]
10FridayMay 136:30 p.m. CDTat Tampa Bay Storm L 30–462–7 St. Pete Times Forum [10]
11SaturdayMay 217:00 p.m. CDTat Tulsa Talons W 40–383–7 BOK Center
12SaturdayMay 287:00 p.m. CDTSpokane ShockW 45–424–7Sprint Center [11]
13SaturdayJune 41:00 p.m. CDTChicago RushL 30–584–8Sprint Center [12]
14SaturdayJune 117:00 p.m. CDTat Milwaukee Mustangs L 34–544–9 Bradley Center [13]
15SundayJune 191:00 p.m. CDT Cleveland Gladiators W 50–415–9Sprint Center [14]
16FridayJune 247:00 p.m. CDTat Utah Blaze L 60–615–10 EnergySolutions Arena [15]
17Bye
18SaturdayJuly 97:05 p.m. CDTat Iowa BarnstormersL 40–485–11 Wells Fargo Arena [16]
19FridayJuly 157:30 p.m. CDT Jacksonville Sharks W 49–48 (OT)6–11 Sprint Center [17]
20SaturdayJuly 237:00 p.m. CDTTulsa TalonsL 55–716–12Sprint Center [18]

Roster

Kansas City Command 2011 final roster
Quarterbacks

Fullbacks

Wide receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Kickers

Regular season

Week 1: at Dallas Vigilantes

Week 1: Kansas City Command at Dallas Vigilantes – Game summary
Period1234Total
Command014131946
Vigilantes1310141653

at American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas

  • Date: March 12
  • Game time: Noon CST
  • Game attendance: 5,129
  • Referee: Chris Snead
  • Recap
Game information

Week 2: at San Jose SaberCats

Week 2: Kansas City Command at San Jose SaberCats – Game summary
Period1234Total
Command622141557
SaberCats14209750

at HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose, California

  • Date: March 18
  • Game time: 9:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 9,563
  • Referee: Shawn Hochuli
  • Recap
Game information

Week 3: BYE

Week 4: at Spokane Shock

Week 4: Kansas City Command at Spokane Shock – Game summary
Period1234Total
Command6671534
Shock1721101361

at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, Spokane, Washington

  • Date: April 1
  • Game time: 10:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 9,172
  • Referee: Shawn Hochuli
  • Recap
Game information

Week 5: vs. Iowa Barnstormers

Week 5: Iowa Barnstormers at Kansas City Command – Game summary
Period1234Total
Barnstormers01263048
Command137142862

at Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: April 9
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 5,438
  • Referee: Shawn Hochuli
  • Recap
Game information

Week 6: vs. Arizona Rattlers

Week 6: Arizona Rattlers at Kansas City Command – Game summary
Period1234Total
Rattlers217142163
Command714141449

at Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: April 16
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 4,166
  • Referee: Larry Smith
  • Recap
Game information

Week 7: at Chicago Rush

Week 7: Kansas City Command at Chicago Rush – Game summary
Period1234Total
Command73161458
Rush131771451

at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois

  • Date: April 22
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 7,310
  • Referee: Alex Kemp
  • Recap
Game information

Week 8: vs. Dallas Vigilantes

Week 8: Dallas Vigilantes at Kansas City Command – Game summary
Period1234Total
Vigilantes1414212372
Command298131363

at Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: April 29
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 3,502
  • Referee: Jim Corpora
  • Recap
Game information

Week 9: vs. New Orleans VooDoo

Week 9: New Orleans VooDoo at Kansas City Command – Game summary
Period1234Total
VooDoo14772149
Command721141052

at Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: May 7
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 4,422
  • Referee: Larry Smith
  • Recap
Game information

Week 10: at Tampa Bay Storm

Week 10: Kansas City Command at Tampa Bay Storm – Game summary
Period1234Total
Command3137730
Storm141361346

at St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida

  • Date: May 13
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 11,172
  • Referee: Alex Kemp
  • Recap
Game information

Week 11: at Tulsa Talons

Week 11: Kansas City Command at Tulsa Talons – Game summary
Period1234Total
Command7672040
Talons77101438

at BOK Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma

  • Date: May 21
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Referee: Joe Pester
Game information

Week 12: vs. Spokane Shock

Week 12: Spokane Shock at Kansas City Command – Game summary
Period1234Total
Shock77131542
Command131613345

at Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: May 28
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 3,870
  • Referee: Larry Smith
  • Recap
Game information

Week 13: vs. Chicago Rush

Week 13: Chicago Rush at Kansas City Command – Game summary
Period1234Total
Rush71672858
Command0914730

at Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: June 4
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 3,635
  • Referee: Tom McCabe
  • Recap
Game information

Week 14: at Milwaukee Mustangs

Week 14: Kansas City Command at Milwaukee Mustangs – Game summary
Period1234Total
Command7147634
Mustangs147102354

at Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

  • Date: June 11
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 5,249
  • Referee: Tony Cannella
  • Recap
Game information

Week 15: vs. Cleveland Gladiators

Week 15: Cleveland Gladiators at Kansas City Command – Game summary
Period1234Total
Gladiators14713741
Command1313141050

at Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: June 19
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 3,938
  • Referee: Larry Smith
  • Recap
Game information

Week 16: at Utah Blaze

Week 16: Kansas City Command at Utah Blaze – Game summary
Period1234Total
Command62772060
Blaze1320141461

at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Date: June 24
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 9,270
  • Referee: Shaun Hochuli
  • Recap
Game information

Week 17: BYE

Week 18: at Iowa Barnstormers

Week 18: Kansas City Command at Iowa Barnstormers – Game summary
Period1234Total
Command61371440
Barnstormers72114648

at Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa

  • Date: July 9
  • Game time: 7:05 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 8,347
  • Referee: Alex Kemp
  • Recap
Game information

Week 19: vs. Jacksonville Sharks

Week 19: Jacksonville Sharks at Kansas City Command – Game summary
Period1234OTTotal
Sharks621015648
Command021129749

at Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: July 15
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
  • Referee: Larry Smith
  • recap
Game information

Week 20: vs. Tulsa Talons

Week 20: Tulsa Talons at Kansas City Command – Game summary
Period1234Total
Talons1420102771
Command77142755

at Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: July 23
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 5,575
  • Referee: Reggie Smith
  • Recap
Game information

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