Roster
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Offensive backs
Receivers
| Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen
| Linebackers
Defensive backs
Kickers
| Inactive
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| 2011 Port Huron Predators season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Rachael Brusate |
| Head coach | Jason Lovelock (fired March 28: 2-1 record) John Forti (interim) |
| Home field | McMorran Arena 701 McMorran Boulevard Port Huron, MI 48060 |
| Results | |
| Record | 2-8 |
| League place | 5th |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
The 2011 Port Huron Predators season was the first season for the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) franchise. They were the first team in Port Huron since the Port Huron Pirates played there in 2007. On February 26, 2011, the Predators won their first game in franchise history, with a 69-12 victory over the visiting Indianapolis Enforcers. They got off to a quick start after a brief scare and never looked back. After the Enforcers brought back the opening kick-off to the Predators nine-yard line, the Port Huron defense stepped up and picked off the first play from scrimmage. It was the first of seven interceptions by the Predators' defense. On the next play, Predators back-up quarterback Jim Roth, who was filling in for Damon Dowdell, found Robert Height for a 41-yard score to put the team ahead for good. The Predators carried the 7-0 into the second quarter and led 21-6 at the half. In the second half, the flood gates opened as the Enforcers, a first-year team travel team, showed their inexperience with several mistakes. After several interceptions and fumbles, Port Huron took a commanding 47-6 lead into the third quarter before going on to win by the lopsided score. [1] On March 28, the Predators fired their second coach of the season as well as their director of operations. Head Coach Jason Lovelock was let go after Brusate said, "The players wanted something different." As for Director of Operations, Julie Crankshaw, Brusate cited, "We had different ideas on what should be done. She was fired. She didn't live up to her contract; she didn't fulfill it. So there is no need to fulfill my end." Brusate appointed Offensive Coordinator, John Forti, as the Interim Head Coach. [2] On April 2, Forti lead the team into his first game as Head Coach, and lead the team to a 29-45 defeat to the Chicago Knights, who hadn't won a game in over 2 season. [3] The Predators announced on April 28, 2011 that they would be forfeiting the rest of the season. [4]
| Week | Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | February 26 | Indianapolis Enforcers | Home | Won 69-12 |
| 2 | March 5 | Marion Blue Racers | Away | Lost 37-44 |
| 3 | Bye | Week | ||
| 4 | March 19 | Dayton Silverbacks | Home | Won 61-34 |
| 5 | Bye | Week | ||
| 6 | April 2 | Chicago Knights | Home | Lost 29-45 |
| 7 | April 8 | Cincinnati Commandos | Away | Lost 22-47 |
| 8 | April 16 | Marion Blue Racers | Home | Lost 15-47 |
| 9 | Bye | Week | ||
| 10 | April 30 | Indianapolis Enforcers | Home | Lost 0-2 (Forfeit) |
| 11 | Bye | Week | ||
| 12 | May 14 | Cincinnati Commandos | Home | Lost 0-2 (Forfeit) |
| 13 | Bye | Week | ||
| 14 | May 26 | Dayton Silverbacks | Away | Lost 0-2 (Forfeit) |
| 15 | June 4 | Chicago Knights | Away | Lost 0-2 (Forfeit) |
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | PF (Avg.) | PA (Avg.) | STK | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Commandos-y | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 484 | 158 | 53.77 | 17.55 | W10 | ||
| Marion Blue Racers-x | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 455 | 218 | 45.5 | 21.8 | L1 | ||
| Dayton Silverbacks-x | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 288 | 265 | 32 | 39.4 | W3 | ||
| Chicago Knights-x | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 255 | 295 | 28.33 | 32.77 | L5 | ||
| Port Huron Predators | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 238 | 226 | 39.6 | 37.6 | L7 | ||
| Indianapolis Enforcers | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | 71 | 621 | 7.88 | 69 | L3 | ||
| Port Huron Predators roster | ||||||
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Quarterbacks
Offensive backs
Receivers
| Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen
| Linebackers
Defensive backs
Kickers
| Inactive
Injured Reserve
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| Player | Comp. | Att. | Comp% | Yards | TD's | INT's | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Roth | 27 | 65 | 41.5% | 320 | 9 | 5 | 88.8 |
| Mike Akrawi | 10 | 30 | 33.3% | 88 | 0 | 2 | 2.8 |
| Calvin Toliver | 5 | 14 | 35.7% | 31 | 1 | 3 | 44.3 |
| Player | Car. | Yards | Avg. | TD's | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levi Raines | 26 | 232 | 8.9 | 6 | 28 |
| Anthony Gay | 24 | 175 | 7.3 | 4 | 49 |
| Robert Height | 18 | 84 | 4.7 | 4 | 16 |
| Jim Roth | 13 | 71 | 5.5 | 2 | 19 |
| Player | Rec. | Yards | Avg. | TD's | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devon Daniels | 14 | 179 | 12.8 | 4 | 22 |
| Robert Height | 9 | 85 | 9.4 | 3 | 14 |
| Terry Mitchell | 7 | 107 | 15.3 | 2 | 34 |
| Anthony Gay | 4 | 13 | 3.2 | 0 | 6 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enforcers | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| Predators | 7 | 14 | 26 | 22 | 69 |
at McMorran Arena, Port Huron, Michigan
| Game information | ||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Predators | 6 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 37 |
| Blue Racers | 7 | 13 | 3 | 21 | 44 |
at Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Marion, Ohio
| Game information | ||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Silverbacks | 13 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 34 |
| Predators | 13 | 23 | 18 | 7 | 61 |
at McMorran Arena, Port Huron, Michigan
| Game information | ||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Knights | 7 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 45 |
| Predators | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 29 |
at McMorran Arena, Port Huron, Michigan
| Game information | ||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Predators | 0 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 22 |
| Commandos | 7 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 47 |
at Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio
| Game information | ||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Blue Racers | 8 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 47 |
| Predators | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 15 |
at McMorran Arena, Port Huron, Michigan
| Game information | ||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Enforcers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Predators | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at McMorran Arena, Port Huron, Michigan
| Game information |
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| Port Huron Forfeit |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Commandos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Predators | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at McMorran Arena, Port Huron, Michigan
| Game information |
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| Port Huron Forfeit |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Predators | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Silverbacks | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Game information |
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| Port Huron Forfeit |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Predators | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Knights | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
at Victory Sport Complex, Loves Park, Illinois
| Game information |
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| Port Huron Forfeit |
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