2011 Richmond Raiders season

2011 Richmond Raiders season
Owner	Mike & Elizabeth Fraizer
Head coach	James Fuller
Home stadium	Richmond Coliseum
Results
Record	6-6
Division place	1st
Playoffs	did not qualify
←  2010 Richmond Raiders 2012  →

The 2011 Richmond Raiders season was the second season as a professional indoor football franchise and their first in the Southern Indoor Football League (SIFL). One of 16 teams competing in the SIFL for the 2011 season.

Chris Simpson became the head coach of the Raiders for the 2011 season, coming over from the defunct Baltimore Mariners. Simpson didn't make it to opening day, though, as he "relocated to Texas to pursue family business opportunities". ^[1] He was replaced by James Fuller, who was the interim head coach for the AFL Dallas Vigilantes in 2010.

Former Richmond Revolution head coach Steve Criswell signed with the Raiders as a senior consultant for the 2011 season. Criswell brought several former Revolution players along, including QB Bryan Randall and DL Lawrence Lewis.

The Raiders earned a 6-6 record, placing 1st in the Mid-Atlantic division, but due to league playoff qualifying rules, did not make the playoffs, as 4 other Eastern Conference teams had a better record.

Schedule

Key:   Win  Tie  Loss   Bye

Preseason

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Attendance
				Final Score	Team Record
	March 11 (Fri)	7:00 PM	Harrisburg Stampede	52-7	0-0

Regular season

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Attendance
				Final Score	Team Record
1	March 19 (Sat)	7:00 PM	Trenton Steel	59-56	1-0	2,457
2	March 27 (Sun)	TBD	at Columbus Lions	30-44	1-1
3	April 2 (Sat)	TBD	at Harrisburg Stampede	59-41	2-1
4	April 9 (Sat)	7:00 PM	Alabama Hammers	54-29	3-1	2,060
5	April 16 (Sat)	7:00 PM	Fayetteville Force	61-43	4-1	2,866
6	April 23 (Sat)	TBD	at Erie Explosion	54-74	4-2
7	April 30 (Sat)	TBD	at Albany Panthers	46-61	4-3	5,147
8	May 7 (Sat)	7:00 PM	Erie Explosion	50-65	4-4	2,471
9	Bye
10	May 20 (Fri)	TBD	at Carolina Speed	48-50	4-5
11	May 28 (Sat)	7:00 PM	Albany Panthers	42-48	4-6	2,505
12	June 4 (Sat)	7:00 PM	Carolina Speed	37-36	5-6
13	June 11 (Sat)	TBD	at Fayetteville Force	88-6	6-6

Roster

2011 Richmond Raiders roster
Quarterbacks  6Aaron Alexander 10 Mike Potts Running backs currently vacant Wide receivers  5Herb Jones  7 Rodney Landers		Offensive linemen 78Kynneth Moses Defensive linemen currently vacant		Linebackers 11 Vince Hall Defensive backs 22Stephen Cason  2Damon Thompson Kickers --J. R. Cipra		Injured reserve  3 Bryan Randall QB (IR) Exempt list currently vacant [Roster] updated June 11, 2011 9 Active, 1 Inactive → More rosters

Division Standings

Team	Overall			Division
	Wins	Losses	Percentage	Wins	Losses	Percentage
Eastern Conference
Northeast Division
Erie Explosion	9	3	0.750	5	3	0.625
Trenton Steel	8	4	0.667	6	2	0.750
Harrisburg Stampede	2	10	0.167	1	7	0.125
Mid-Atlantic Division
Richmond Raiders*	6	6	0.500	3	1	0.750
Carolina Speed	3	9	0.250	2	2	0.250
Fayetteville Force	3	9	0.250	1	3	0.250
South Division
Columbus Lions	11	1	0.917	5	1	0.833
Albany Panthers	9	2	0.818	4	2	0.667
Alabama Hammers	3	8	0.273	0	6	0.000
Western Conference
Gulf Division
Louisiana Swashbucklers	8	4	0.667	1	0	1.000
Mobile Bay Tarpons**	2	3	0.500	0	1	0.000
Lafayette Wildcatters***	0	12	0.000	0	12	0.000
Southwest Division
Houston Stallions	12	0	1.000	8	0	1.000
Corpus Christi Hammerheads	7	5	0.583	3	4	0.429
Rio Grande Valley Magic	6	6	0.500	3	6	0.333
Abilene Ruff Riders	4	8	0.333	1	6	0.143

• Green indicates clinched playoff berth
• Purple indicates division champion
• Grey indicates best league record
• * = Failed to make the playoffs despite winning division
• ** = Folded five games into their season.
• *** = Suspended operations prior to the season due to lack of Worker's Compensation Insurance ^[2]

References

1. "AFL Veteran Takes Over For Promising 2011 Season" . Retrieved February 21, 2011.
2. "Press Release on Canceled Season". Archived from the original on December 17, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2014.

External links

• 2012 stats