2011 Spokane Shock season

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2011 Spokane Shock season
Head coach Rob Keefe
Home field Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
Results
Record9–9
Division place2nd NC West
Playoff finishLost Conference Semifinals (Rattlers) 33–62

The 2011 Spokane Shock season was the sixth season for the franchise, and the second in the Arena Football League, coming off of their victory in ArenaBowl XXIII. The team was coached by Rob Keefe and played their home games at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena. The Shock finished the regular season 9–9, qualifying for the playoffs as the 4th seed in the National Conference. They lost to the Arizona Rattlers in the conference semifinals, 33–62.

The 2011 Arena Football League season was the 24th season in the history of the league. The regular season began on March 11, 2011 and ended on July 23, 2011. The Jacksonville Sharks, in their second year of existence, defeated the Arizona Rattlers 73–70 in ArenaBowl XXIV on August 12, 2011 to conclude the playoffs.

The Spokane Shock were a professional arena football team based in Spokane, Washington, playing their home games at the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena. The team was part of the National Conference Pacific Division of the Arena Football League. The franchise folded in October 2015. A reorganized ownership group applied for a franchise in the Indoor Football League, known as the Spokane Empire, as the rights to the Shock name belonged to the AFL.

Arena Football League Professional indoor American football league

The Arena Football League (AFL) is a professional indoor American football league in the United States. It was founded in 1987 by Jim Foster, making it the third longest-running professional football league in North America, after the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the National Football League (NFL). The AFL plays a proprietary code known as arena football, a form of indoor American football played on a 66-by-28 yard field, with rules encouraging offensive performance, resulting in a faster-paced and higher-scoring game. The sport was invented in the early 1980s and patented by Foster, a former executive of the United States Football League (USFL) and the NFL.

Contents

Standings

West Division
TeamWLPCTPFPADIVCONHomeAway
z-Arizona Rattlers 162.88911148365–19–28–18–1
x-Spokane Shock 99.500105710273–36–57–22–7
Utah Blaze 99.500108211172–44–77–22–7
San Jose SaberCats 711.389102210802–44–76–31–8

z - Clinched division and conference's best record
x - Clinched playoff berth

Schedule

Regular season

The Shock began the season on the road on March 11 against the San Jose SaberCats. Their home opener was against the Cleveland Gladiators on March 19. They visited the Jacksonville Sharks in their final regular season game on July 22. [1]

The San Jose SaberCats were a professional arena football team based in San Jose, California. The SaberCats had been members of the Arena Football League (AFL) since 1995 ; and until 2015, they belonged to the AFL's National Conference. Over nineteen seasons of play, the SaberCats emerged as one of the Arena Football League's most successful franchises; at the conclusion of the 2015 season, the SaberCats boasted a lifetime regular season record of 198–98. Moreover, the SaberCats had won a total of four AFL Championships. Their lifetime postseason record stood at 19–12.

The Cleveland Gladiators are an arena football team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, currently on hiatus while members of the Arena Football League (AFL). The Gladiators played their home games at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, which they shared with the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association and the Cleveland Monsters of the American Hockey League. The franchise was originally based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, and then later in Las Vegas, Nevada, before relocating to Cleveland for the 2008 AFL season. The Gladiators qualified for the playoffs eight times in their history, reaching the ArenaBowl in 2014. The Gladiators announced that they would not play the 2018 and 2019 seasons due to renovations on Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse that will require it to close during the offseason.

The Jacksonville Sharks are a professional indoor football team based in Jacksonville, Florida, playing their home games at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. Beginning in 2017, the Sharks began play as charter members of the National Arena League (NAL). They were members of the Arena Football League (AFL) from 2010 to 2016 and won the championship of their division in the first four seasons of their existence.

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocationReport
ScoreRecord
1FridayMarch 117:30 p.m. PST at San Jose SaberCats L 48–760–1 HP Pavilion at San Jose [2]
2SaturdayMarch 197:00 p.m. PDT Cleveland Gladiators L 55–610–2 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena [3]
3FridayMarch 255:00 p.m. PDTat Iowa Barnstormers L 42–430–3 Wells Fargo Arena [4]
4FridayApril 18:00 p.m. PDT Kansas City Command W 64–311–3Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena [5]
5Bye
6FridayApril 152:00 p.m. PDTat Utah Blaze L 62–691–4 EnergySolutions Arena [6]
7SaturdayApril 234:30 p.m. PDTat Orlando Predators W 70–582–4 Amway Center [7]
8SaturdayApril 307:00 p.m. PDT Arizona Rattlers W 70–693–4Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena [8]
9SaturdayMay 75:00 p.m. PDTat Pittsburgh Power L 41–513–5 Consol Energy Center [9]
10SaturdayMay 147:00 p.m. PDT Dallas Vigilantes W 71–494–5Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena [10]
11FridayMay 208:00 p.m. PDT Tampa Bay Storm L 42–514–6Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena [11]
12SaturdayMay 285:00 p.m. PDTat Kansas City CommandL 42–454–7 Sprint Center [12]
13Bye
14FridayJune 105:00 p.m. PDT Philadelphia Soul W 75–545–7Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena [13]
15SaturdayJune 187:00 p.m. PDT Chicago Rush W 63–606–7Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena [14]
16SaturdayJune 255:00 p.m. PDTat New Orleans VooDoo W 75–547–7 New Orleans Arena [15]
17SaturdayJuly 25:05 p.m. PDTat Arizona RattlersL 46–687–8 US Airways Center [16]
18SaturdayJuly 96:00 p.m. PDTUtah BlazeW 76–498–8 Joe Albi Stadium [17]
19SaturdayJuly 167:00 p.m. PDTSan Jose SaberCatsW 63–619–8Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena [18]
20FridayJuly 225:00 p.m. PDT Jacksonville Sharks L 56–759–9 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena [19]

Playoffs

RoundDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocationReport
NC SemifinalsFridayJuly 297:00 p.m. PDT at Arizona Rattlers L 33–62 US Airways Center [20]

Regular season

Week 1: at San Jose SaberCats

Week 1: Spokane Shock at San Jose SaberCats – Game summary
1234Total
Shock141371448
SaberCats272172176

at HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose, California

  • Date: March 11
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. PST
  • Game attendance: 10,563
  • Referee: David Cutaia
  • Recap
Pacific Time Zone North American time zone

The Pacific Time Zone (PT) is a time zone encompassing parts of western Canada, the western United States, and western Mexico. Places in this zone observe standard time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC−08:00). During daylight saving time, a time offset of UTC−07:00 is used.

Game information

Week 2: vs. Cleveland Gladiators

Week 2: Cleveland Gladiators at Spokane Shock – Game summary
1234Total
Gladiators1414132061
Shock72162155

at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, Spokane, Washington

Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Arena in Washington, United States

Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena is a multi-purpose arena in the western United States, located in Spokane, Washington. It is home to the Spokane Chiefs of the Western Hockey League.

Spokane, Washington City in Washington, United States

Spokane is a city in Spokane County in the state of Washington in the northwestern United States. It is located in eastern Washington along the Spokane River adjacent to the Selkirk Mountains and west of the Rocky Mountain foothills—92 miles (148 km) south of the Canada–US border, 18 miles (30 km) west of the Washington–Idaho border, and 279 miles (449 km) east of Seattle along Interstate 90.

  • Date: March 19
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game attendance: 10,140
  • Referee: Shane Anderson
  • Recap
Game information

Week 3: at Iowa Barnstormers

Week 3: Spokane Shock at Iowa Barnstormers – Game summary
1234Total
Shock14147742
Barnstormers12619643

at Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa

  • Date: March 25
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game attendance: 10,552
  • Referee: Joe Pester
  • Recap
Game information

Week 4: vs. Kansas City Command

Week 4: Kansas City Command at Spokane Shock – Game summary
1234Total
Command6671534
Shock1721101361

at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, Spokane, Washington

  • Date: April 1
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game attendance: 9,172
  • Referee: Shawn Hochuli
  • Recap
Game information

Week 5: BYE

Week 6: at Utah Blaze

Week 6: Spokane Shock at Utah Blaze – Game summary
1234Total
Shock714142762
Blaze1321142169

at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Date: April 15
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game attendance: 7,649
  • Referee: Shawn Anderson
  • Recap
Game information

Week 7: at Orlando Predators

Week 7: Spokane Shock at Orlando Predators – Game summary
1234Total
Shock2114142170
Predators721102058

at Amway Center, Orlando, Florida

  • Date: April 23
  • Game time: 4:30 p.m. PDT
  • Game attendance: 11,756
  • Referee: Shawn Anderson
  • Recap
Game information

Week 8: vs. Arizona Rattlers

Week 8: Arizona Rattlers at Spokane Shock – Game summary
1234Total
Rattlers721142769
Shock721212170

at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, Spokane, Washington

  • Date: April 30
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game attendance: 10,113
  • Referee: Dave Cutaia
  • Recap
Game information

Week 9: at Pittsburgh Power

Week 9: Spokane Shock at Pittsburgh Power – Game summary
1234Total
Shock13147741
Power140201751

at Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Date: May 7
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game attendance: 6,756
  • Referee: Perry Havener
  • Recap
Game information

Week 10: vs. Dallas Vigilantes

Week 10: Dallas Vigilantes at Spokane Shock – Game summary
1234Total
Vigilantes20671649
Shock1328161471

at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, Spokane, Washington

  • Date: May 14
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game attendance: 9,368
  • Referee: Shane Anderson
  • Recap
Game information

Week 11: vs. Tampa Bay Storm

Week 11: Tampa Bay Storm at Spokane Shock – Game summary
1234Total
Storm72402051
Shock13902042

at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, Spokane, Washington

  • Date: May 20
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game attendance: 9,320
  • Referee: Dave Cutaia
  • Recap
Game information

Week 12: at Kansas City Command

Week 12: Spokane Shock at Kansas City Command – Game summary
1234Total
Shock77131542
Command131613345

at Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: May 28
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game attendance: 3,870
  • Referee: Larry Smith
  • Recap
Game information

Week 13: BYE

Week 14: vs. Philadelphia Soul

Week 14: Philadelphia Soul at Spokane Shock – Game summary
1234Total
Soul72162054
Shock277142775

at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, Spokane, Washington

  • Date: June 10
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game attendance: 8,972
  • Referee: Shawn Hochuli
  • Recap
Game information

Week 15: vs. Chicago Rush

Week 15: Chicago Rush at Spokane Shock – Game summary
1234Total
Rush1413122160
Shock142814763

at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, Spokane, Washington

  • Date: June 18
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game attendance: 9,499
  • Referee: Dave Cutaia
  • Recap
Game information

Week 16: at New Orleans VooDoo

Week 16: Spokane Shock at New Orleans VooDoo – Game summary
1234Total
Shock2120142075
VooDoo7773354

at New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: June 25
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game attendance: 9,037
  • Referee: Scott Vaughn
  • Recap
Game information

Week 17: at Arizona Rattlers

Week 17: Spokane Shock at Arizona Rattlers – Game summary
1234Total
Shock6248846
Rattlers628142068

at US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona

  • Date: July 2
  • Game time: 5:05 p.m. PDT
  • Game attendance: 9,173
  • Referee: Shawn Hochuli
  • Recap
Game information

Week 18: vs. Utah Blaze

Week 18: Utah Blaze at Spokane Shock – Game summary
1234Total
Blaze14217749
Shock1435131476

at Joe Albi Stadium, Spokane, Washington

  • Date: July 9
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game attendance: 16,233
  • Referee: Shane Anderson
  • Recap
Game information

Week 19: vs. San Jose SaberCats

Week 19: San Jose SaberCats at Spokane Shock – Game summary
1234Total
SaberCats211462061
Shock62172963

at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, Spokane, Washington

  • Date: July 16
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game attendance: 9,680
  • Referee: Shane Anderson
  • Recap
Game information

Week 20: at Jacksonville Sharks

Week 20: Spokane Shock at Jacksonville Sharks – Game summary
1234Total
Shock818141656
Sharks1320212175

at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Date: July 22
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game attendance: 10,025
  • Referee: Scott Vaughn
  • Recap
Game information

Playoffs

National Conference Semifinals: at (1) Arizona Rattlers

National Conference Semifinals: Spokane Shock at Arizona Rattlers – Game summary
1234Total
(4) Shock7671333
(1) Rattlers714142762

at US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona

  • Date: July 29
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game attendance: 7,105
  • Referee: Scott Vaughn
  • Recap
Game information

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