2011 Seattle Timberwolves season | |
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Owner | Tom Dowling |
General manager | Mike Berry |
Head coach | Sean Ponder (interim) Keith Evans (fired April 12th; 1-5 record) |
Home field | ShoWare Center 625 West James Street Kent, WA 98032 |
Results | |
Record | 5-9 |
Division place | 3rd Pacific |
Playoff finish | did not qualify |
The 2011 Kent Predators/Seattle Timberwolves season was the team's second season as a professional indoor football franchise and second in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of twenty-two teams competing in the IFL for the 2011 season, the Kent, Washington-based Seattle Predators were members of the Pacific Division of the Intense Conference.
Under the leadership of owner, Tom Dowling, general manager Mike Berry and head coach Sean Ponder, the team played their home games at the ShoWare Center in Kent, Washington.
On January 10, 2011, the Kent Predators were sold to Jeffery Scott, [1] who hired new head coach Keith Evans, just two days later. [2] On April 13, the team was sold again, this time to Tom Dowling, changed the team's name to the Seattle Timberwovles while naming Mike Berry the team general manager, and Sean Ponder the team's new head coach. [3]
Key: Win Tie Loss Bye
Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | |
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Final Score | Team Record | ||||
1 | February 25 (Fri) | 7:05pm | Sioux Falls Storm | L 71-105 | 0-1 |
2 | March 6 (Sun) | 3:05pm | Fairbanks Grizzlies | W 56-41 [4] | 1-1 |
3 | Bye | ||||
4 | March 17 (Thu) | 7:00pm (5:00 Pacific) | @La Crosse Spartans | L 28-66 | 1-2 |
5 | March 25 (Fri) | 7:35pm (5:35 Pacific) | @Chicago Slaughter | L 36-37 | 1-3 |
6 | April 1 (Fri) | 7:05pm | Fairbanks Grizzlies | L 30-31 | 1-4 |
7 | April 10 (Sun) | 1:00pm | @Tri-Cities Fever | L 42-60 | 1-5 |
8 | April 16 (Sat) | 7:05pm | Wenatchee Valley Venom | W 51-12 | 2-5 |
9 | Bye | ||||
10 | April 30 (Sat) | 7:05pm | @Tri-Cities Fever | L 33-63 | 2-6 |
11 | May 6 (Fri) | 7:05pm | Omaha Beef | W 52-50 | 3-6 |
12 | May 14 (Sat) | 7:05pm (6:05 Pacific) | @Wyoming Cavalry | L 39-59 | 3-7 |
13 | May 21 (Sat) | 7:05pm | @Wenatchee Valley Venom | W 66-56 | 4-7 |
14 | May 27 (Fri) | 7:05pm | Wenatchee Valley Venom | W 61-45 | 5-7 |
15 | June 3 (Fri) | 7:05pm (8:05 Pacific) | @Fairbanks Grizzlies | L 54-85 | 5-8 |
16 | June 12 (Sun) | 7:05pm | Tri-Cities Fever | L 59-86 | 5-9 |
2011 Pacific Division | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | DIV | GB | STK | |
y Fairbanks Grizzlies | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0.714 | 723 | 545 | 6–3 | — | W2 |
x Tri-Cities Fever | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0.714 | 816 | 575 | 6–3 | — | W2 |
Seattle Timberwolves | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0.357 | 678 | 796 | 4–5 | 5.0 | L2 |
Wenatchee Valley Venom | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0.214 | 508 | 845 | 2–7 | 7.0 | L4 |
2011 Seattle Timberwolves roster | ||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
| Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
| Linebackers
Defensive backs
Kickers
| Injured Reserve
Exempt List
rookies in italics → More rosters | |||
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