2011 UIFL season

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2011 UIFL season
League Ultimate Indoor Football League
Sport Indoor Football
DurationFebruary 18, 2011 – June 9, 2011
Regular season
Season champions Northern Kentucky River Monsters
Season MVP Jared Lorenzen, NKY
League postseason
1 vs 4 UIFL Semifinals champions Saginaw Sting
  1 vs 4 UIFL Semifinals runners-up Northern Kentucky River Monsters
2 vs 3 UIFL Semifinals champions Eastern Kentucky Drillers
  2 vs 3 UIFL Semifinals runners-up Huntington Hammer
Ultimate Bowl I
Champions Saginaw Sting
  Runners-up Eastern Kentucky Drillers
Finals MVP Tommy Jones (SAG)
UIFL seasons

The 2011 Ultimate Indoor Football League season was the first season of the league. The regular season lasted from February 18 to May 29 [1] and the postseason, will be held the following two weeks with the championship game being held at the highest remaining seed. The 2011 season went off without any teams folding or any games being missed or rescheduled. The Northern Kentucky River Monsters finished with the best regular season record, finished 11–3. However, due to league sanctions they were not able to host an playoff games and were dropped to a four seed.

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Saginaw finished 9–5, followed by Eastern Kentucky 8–6, Huntington 7–7, Johnstown 6–8 and Canton 1–13.

Saginaw defeated Northern Kentucky, 48–47, in the first semifinals of the Ultimate Bowl I playoffs, sponsored by Trophy Awards. In the other semifinal game, Eastern Kentucky advanced to the championship game with a 20–4 victory over Huntington. [2] The 2011 Ultimate Bowl, sponsored by Trophy Awards, was played Friday, June 9 at the Dow Center in Saginaw, MI with the Sting claiming an 86–69 victory over the visiting Drillers. [3]

Following the elimination of the Northern Kentucky River Monsters from the playoffs, NKY owner Jill Chitwood and the UIFL came to terms that allowed the River Monsters to leave the UIFL, but the team folded after rumors of joining the Continental Indoor Football League.

UIFL draft

*= First-team All-UIFL selection
^= Second-team All-UIFL selection
Positions key
C Center CB Cornerback DB Defensive back DE Defensive end [a]
DL Defensive lineman DT Defensive tackle FB Fullback FS Free safety
G Guard [b] K Kicker [c] KR Kickoff returner LB Linebacker
LS Long snapper MLB Middle linebacker [d] OT Offensive tackle OL Offensive lineman
OLB Outside linebacker [a] NT Nose tackle P Punter PR Punt returner
QB Quarterback RS Return specialist RB Running back S Safety
SS Strong safety TE Tight end WR Wide receiver
  1. 1 2 May sometimes be referred to as an edge rusher (EDGE)
  2. ↑ Also known as offensive guard (OG)
  3. ↑ Also known as placekicker (PK)
  4. ↑ Also known as inside linebacker (ILB)

The following is the breakdown of the 24 players selected by position:

RoundPickPositionPlayerTeam
11 DL Victor Sesay Johnstown Generals
12 DL/LB Josh Kaltsas Huntington Hammer
13 WR/DB Sly Brumfield Northern Kentucky River Monsters
14 K Seth Burkholder Canton Cougars
15WR/DBTaneareus Collins Eastern Kentucky Drillers
16WRNico Smith Saginaw Sting
27DL Michael Robinson Huntington Hammer
28DLChris FosterHuntington Hammer
29 OL George FrischNorthern Kentucky River Monsters
210DLDonald FosterCanton Cougars
211OLSteve PytoshEastern Kentucky Drillers
212DBTony NormanSaginaw Sting
313LBDaniel EasonJohnstown Generals
314WRJeff PhillipsHuntington Hammer
315LBJon D'AngeloNorthern Kentucky River Monsters
316OL/DLBrian PittmanCanton Cougars
317WR/DBDavid PickettEastern Kentucky Drillers
318DBRodney DanielsSaginaw Sting
419OL/DLMike MurphyJohnstown Generals
420 QB Jeremy GreenleafHuntington Hammer
421DBGreg JohnstonNorthern Kentucky River Monsters
422 FB Kevin RobinsonCanton Cougars
423WRChris DownerEastern Kentucky Drillers
424WRBrian RitterSaginaw Sting

Standings

2011 UIFL standings [ref 1]
TeamWLTPCTPFPASTK
y-Northern Kentucky River Monsters [ref 2] 1130.786569417L1
x-Saginaw Sting 1040.714473415L2
x-Eastern Kentucky Drillers 860.571390373W1
x-Huntington Hammer 770.500377328W2
Johnstown Generals 680.429292416W2
Canton Cougars 1130.071370522L10
  1. ↑ http://www.theuifl.com/01/UIFLStats/confsked.htm
  2. ↑ Although Northern Kentucky were awarded the season title, they entered the postseason as the 4 seed due to salary cap violations.

y - clinched regular-season title

x - clinched playoff spot

Statistics

Passing

PlayerComp.Att.Comp%YardsTD'sINT'sLong
Jared Lorenzen (NKY)28249057.63,473811948
Tommy Jones (SAG)30448862.33,400872546
Allan Holland (EKY)20038152.52,386531842
Martevious Young (HUNT)20143246.52,199392045
Ray Marrow (CAN)8416750.31,24331847

Rushing

PlayerCar.YardsAvg.TD'sLong
Martevious Young (HUNT)853584.21233
Maurice Douse (NKY)802683.31233
Dray Mason (HUNT)763094.1925
Terrell Simms (JOHN)802403.0718
Robert Haynes (SAG)301234.1427

Receiving

PlayerRec.YardsAvg.TD'sLong
Ricardo Lenhart (NKY)1161,35911.73448
Matthew Barbour (EKY)941,21612.92542
Willie Idlette (NKY)911,17812.92140
LaVaughn Macon (SAG)1011,18411.73241
Zac Nichols (SAG)711,01314.32546

2011 playoffs

Semifinals Ultimate Bowl I
      
3 Huntington 4
2Eastern Kentucky20
2 Eastern Kentucky 69
1Saginaw86
4 Northern Kentucky 47
1Saginaw48

Awards

First-team All-UIFL

Offense
Quarterback Jared Lorenzen, Northern Kentucky
Tommy Jones, Saginaw
Running back Dray Mason, Huntington
Wide receiver Ricardo Lenhart, Northern Kentucky
Ryan Brinson, Canton
Aric Evans, Eastern Kentucky
Offensive line Khalil El-Amin, Northern Kentucky
Matt Rahn, Northern Kentucky
Rashaud Mungro, Eastern Kentucky
Defense
Defensive line Mike McFadden, Saginaw
Thomas McKenzie, Northern Kentucky
Michael Robinson, Huntington
Linebacker Phillip Smith, Saginaw
Jill Jon D'Angelo, Northern Kentucky
Cornerback David Jones, Eastern Kentucky
DeQwan Young, Johnstown
Safety Matt Speed, Johnstown
Special teams
Kicker Dustin Zink, Northern Kentucky
Special Teams Maurice Douse, Northern Kentucky

Second-team All-UIFL

Offense
Quarterback None
Running back Maurice Douse, Northern Kentucky
Wide receiver Willie Idlette, Northern Kentucky
LaVaughn Macon, Saginaw
Harry Lewis, Northern Kentucky
Offensive line George Frisch, Northern Kentucky
Eric Brim, Saginaw
Steve Michalek, Saginaw
Defense
Defensive line Antonio Reynolds, Canton
D'arrell Brown, Northern Kentucky
Victor Sesay, Johnstown
Linebacker Santino Turnbow, Northern Kentucky
Jill Cody Smith, Canton
Cornerback Jaret Sanderson, Huntington
Jason Connor, Eastern Kentucky
Butch Abshire, Eastern Kentucky
Safety Tez Morris, Northern Kentucky
Special teams
Kicker Daniel Edison, Eastern Kentucky
Special Teams Dray Mason, Huntington

Players of the Week

Week
Offense [4] Defense [5] Special Teams [6]
Week 1Aric Evans (EKY)Kevin Allen Jr. (HUN)David Jones (EKY)
Week 2 Tommy Jones (SAG)Kenneth Joshen (NKY)Brandon Miller (EKY)
Week 3Harry Lewis (NKY)Victor Sesay (JOH)Dustin Zink (NKY)
Week 4Allan Holland (EKY) DeQwan Young (JOH)Maurice Douse (NKY)
Week 5 Martevious Young (HUN)/Ryan Brison (CAN) Thomas McKenzie (NKY)Dustin Zink (NKY)
Week 6 Jared Lorenzen (NKY)Andre Portis (HUN)Chris Kolias (SAG)
Week 7 Jared Lorenzen (NKY)Santino Turnbow (NKY)Matt Demunkus (JOH)
Week 8 Jared Lorenzen (NKY)Phillip Smith (SAG)Dustin Zink (NKY)
Week 9Ray Marrow (CAN)Brett Hamblen (NKY)Andrew Beaver (SAG)
Week 10Ricardo Lenhart (NKY)John Jacobs (SAG)Daniel Eidson (EKY)
Week 11Ricardo Lenhart (NKY)Marcus McClinton (EKY)Dustin Zink (NKY)
Week 12LaVaughn Macon (SAG)Toheeb Akinola (JOH)Matt Demunkus (JOH)
Week 13 Tommy Jones (SAG)Jon D’Angelo (NKY)Chris Kolias (SAG)
Week 14 Jared Lorenzen (NKY) DeQwan Young (JOH)Victor Smith (HUN)
Week 15Ryan Wells (NKY)Aaron Princes (JOH)Daniel Eidson (EKY)
2011 Ultimate Indoor Football League seasons
Canton Eastern Kentucky Huntington Johnstown Northern Kentucky Saginaw

References

  1. ↑ "2011 UIFL Schedule". Archived from the original on 2010-10-08. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
  2. ↑ "Ultimate Bowl I set | UIFL". Archived from the original on 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
  3. ↑ http://theuifl.com/archives/1433%5B‍%5D
  4. ↑ "UIFL Offensive Players of the Week". Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2011-06-23.
  5. ↑ "UIFL Defensive Players of the Week". Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2011-06-23.
  6. ↑ "UIFL Special Teams Players of the Week". Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2011-06-23.
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