2011 Lehigh Valley Steelhawks season

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2011 Lehigh Valley Steelhawks season
OwnerGlenn W. Clark
General managerMichael Clark
Head coachChris Thompson
Home field Stabler Arena
124 Goodman Drive
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015
Results
Record4-10
Division place2nd Atlantic
Playoff finishdid not qualify

The 2011 Lehigh Valley Steelhawks season was the first season as a professional indoor football franchise and their first in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of 22 teams competing in the IFL for the 2011 season, the Lehigh Valley Steelhawks were members of the Atlantic Division in the United Conference.

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In July, 2010, the Indoor Football League (IFL) announced that there would be an expansion franchise placed in Lehigh Valley for the 2011 season. [1] It was also announced that the team would be owned by Glenn W. Clark, a Wilmington, Delaware businessman. [1] Later in July the team announced that they had named Dan Kuhn as the team's general manager and would be holding a "Name The Team" contest was held to choose a name for the organization. Over 700 names were submitted and the top five were chosen by management. [2] These names were Vipers, Ironmen, Blast, Gamblers, and Steelhawks. [2] Fans were then asked to vote on the name they thought would be best for the team with over 70% of the votes being cast for Steelhawks. [3] Brooke Trautwein, the fan who submitted the Steelhawks name, was given a prize package that included season tickets and Steelhawks' merchandise. [3]

The team played their home games under head coach Chris Thompson at the Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The Steelhawks earned a 4-10 record, placing 2nd in the Atlantic Division, and failed to qualify for post-season play.


Schedule

Key:   Win  Tie  Loss   Bye

Regular season schedule

WeekDateKickoffOpponentResults
Final ScoreTeam Record
1February 26 (Sat)7:00pmat Reading Express L 26-330-1
2March 5 (Sat)7:05pmat Richmond Revolution W 41-381-1
3Bye
4March 19 (Sat)7:00pm Richmond Revolution L 45-48 (OT)1-2
5Bye
6April 1 (Fri)7:30pmat Reading Express L 58-631-3
7April 9 (Sat)7:05pm Bloomington Extreme L 16-301-4
8April 16 (Sat)7:05pm Chicago Slaughter L 27-521-5
9April 23 (Sat)7:05pm Reading Express L 37-401-6
10April 30 (Sat)7:00pm
(8:00 Eastern)		at La Crosse Spartans L 0-511-7
11May 8 (Sun)4:00pm Reading Express L 14-511-8
12May 14 (Sat)7:05pmat Richmond Revolution W 38-352-8
13May 21 (Sat)7:05pm Fairbanks Grizzlies W 37-283-8
14May 28 (Sat)7:00pm Richmond Revolution W 46-384-8
15June 4 (Sat)7:30pm
(8:30 Eastern)		at Green Bay Blizzard L 25-614-9
16June 11 (Sat)7:00pm
(8:00 Eastern)		at La Crosse Spartans L 22-274-10

Roster

2011 Lehigh Valley Steelhawks roster
Quarterbacks
  •  1Andre Sloan El
  • 11A. J. Roque

Running backs

  •  3Isaiah Grier
  •  6Ryan Leafey

Wide receivers

  • 81Matthew Angeloni
  • 88Andre Higgins
  •  8Quinton Lopez
Offensive linemen
  • 60Anthony Amoo
  • 66Lloyd Brooks
  • 58Jonathan Mitchell
  • 72Darryl Watson

Defensive linemen

  • 62Chad Clark
  • 52Chris Medina
  • 99Nweike Osemene
  • 40Bryan Tarkington
Linebackers
  • 22Matt Cohen
  • 44Adrian McLeod

Defensive backs

  •  7Isiejah Allen
  • 13Theo Hall
  • 17Anthony Miles
  •  4Roshawn Marshall
  • 21Hasan Stewart
  • 10Johnnie Taylor

Kickers

  • 29Paul Stoltz
Injured Reserve
  • currently vacant

Exempt List

  • currently vacant

Practice squad

  • currently vacant

Roster updated June 11, 2011
24 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS

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Division Standings

2011 Atlantic Division
WLTPCTPFPADIVGBSTK
y Reading Express 8600.5715255167–1—L1
Lehigh Valley Steelhawks 41000.2864325953–54.0L2
Richmond Revolution 31100.2144415932–65.0W1

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