2011 Omaha Beef season | |
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Owner | Jeff Sprowls |
General manager | Josh Roehr |
Head coach | Bruce Cowdrey |
Home field | Omaha Civic Auditorium 1804 Capitol Avenue Omaha, NE 68102 |
Results | |
Record | 9-5 |
Division place | 2nd Great Plains |
Playoff finish | Won United Conference Wild Card 39-34 (Extreme) Lost United Conference Semi-Finals 39-52 (Storm) |
The 2011 Omaha Beef season was the twelfth season as a professional indoor football franchise and third in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of twenty-two teams competing in the IFL for the 2011 season, the Omaha, Nebraska-based Omaha Beef were members of the Great Lakes Division of the United Conference.
Key: Win Tie Loss Bye
Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | |
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Final Score | Team Record | ||||
February 20 (Sun) | 2:00pm | Saint Charles Cyclones | W 66-0 | --- |
Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | |
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Final Score | Team Record | ||||
1 | February 26 (Sat) | 7:05pm | at Chicago Slaughter | W 39-36 [1] | 1-0 |
2 | Bye | ||||
3 | March 12 (Sat) | 7:05pm | La Crosse Spartans | W 40-20 [2] | 2-0 |
4 | Bye | ||||
5 | March 25 (Fri) | 7:05pm | Tri-Cities Fever | L 37-51 [3] | 2-1 |
6 | April 3 (Sun) | 2:05pm | at Sioux Falls Storm | L 38-48 | 2-2 |
7 | April 9 (Sat) | 7:05pm | Wichita Wild | W 36-24 | 3-2 |
8 | April 16 (Sat) | 7:11pm | at West Texas Roughnecks | L 16-39 | 3-3 |
9 | April 23 (Sat) | 7:05pm | Nebraska Danger | W 46-37 | 4-3 |
10 | April 30 (Sat) | 7:05pm | Wyoming Cavalry | W 68-24 | 5-3 |
11 | May 6 (Fri) | 7:05pm (9:05 Central) | at Seattle Timberwolves | L 50-52 | 5-4 |
12 | May 14 (Sat) | 7:05pm | at Wichita Wild | W 48-44 | 6-4 |
13 | May 21 (Sat) | 7:05pm | Chicago Slaughter | W 48-29 | 7-4 |
14 | May 28 (Sat) | 7:05pm | at Nebraska Danger | W 75-41 | 8-4 |
15 | June 3 (Fri) | 7:05pm (8:05 Central) | at Wyoming Cavalry | L 33-41 | 8-5 |
16 | June 11 (Sat) | 7:05pm | Sioux Falls Storm | W 41-37 | 9-5 |
Round | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | |
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Final Score | Team Record | ||||
Wild Card | June 18 (Sat) | 7:00pm | Bloomington Extreme | W 39-34 | 1-0 |
UC Semi-Finals | June 25 (Sat) | 7:05pm | at Sioux Falls Storm | L 39-52 | 1-1 |
2011 Omaha Beef roster | ||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
| Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
| Linebackers
Defensive backs
Kickers
| Injured Reserve
Exempt List
Practice squad
Roster updated June 25, 2011 → More rosters | |||
2011 Great Plains Division | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | DIV | GB | STK | |
z Sioux Falls Storm | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0.929 | 1022 | 457 | 5–1 | — | L1 |
x Omaha Beef | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0.643 | 615 | 523 | 5–1 | 4.0 | W1 |
Wichita Wild | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0.429 | 571 | 618 | 1–5 | 7.0 | W2 |
Nebraska Danger | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0.214 | 617 | 788 | 1–5 | 10.0 | L8 |
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