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2011 Arena Football League season

2011 Arena Football League season

Sports season

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.[1] 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.

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........Gladiators
........Gladiators
Mustangs
Mustangs
Power
Power
Soul
Soul
Force
Force
Predators
Predators
Sharks
Sharks
Storm
Storm
VooDoo
VooDoo
Barnstormers
Barnstormers
Command
Command
Rush
Rush
Talons
Talons
Vigilantes
Vigilantes
Blaze
Blaze
Rattlers
Rattlers
SaberCats
SaberCats
Shock
Shock
American: East, South
National: West, Central

League business

Teams

Three franchises that competed in the 2008 season, the Philadelphia Soul, San Jose SaberCats, and Kansas City Command (formerly the Kansas City Brigade), returned to competition in the 2011 season, after an announcement made on June 19, 2010.[2]

Two teams that competed in 2010 relocated and have assumed the history of former AFL franchises. It was announced on August 21, 2010 that the Alabama Vipers would become the Georgia Force,[3] and on September 14, 2010 it was revealed that the Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings would become the New Orleans VooDoo.[4]

The Milwaukee Iron officially changed its name to the Milwaukee Mustangs on January 27, 2011, taking the name of the original franchise.[5]

The city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was awarded an expansion team on August 20, 2010. The team, named the Pittsburgh Power, was the first AFL team to call Pittsburgh home since the Pittsburgh Gladiators, one of the league's four original franchises. The Gladiators moved to Tampa, Florida and became the Tampa Bay Storm after the 1990 season.[6]

The only team that did not return from the 2010 season was the Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz. Owner Phil Miller made the announcement on October 21, 2010, citing an inability to find minority investors as one reason for the decision to not compete.[7]

Realignment

With several teams relocating, returning, or leaving, the AFL announced the divisional alignment for 2011 on October 21, 2010. Both conferences each had nine teams placed in two divisions.[8]

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Regular season schedule

Each team played an 18-game regular season with two bye weeks over the course of 20 weeks, making it the longest schedule in the history of the league. The first game of the season was played on March 11, 2011. The Pittsburgh Power began their inaugural season against the Philadelphia Soul, who played their first game since winning ArenaBowl XXII in 2008.

On July 9, the Spokane Shock and Utah Blaze played in a game billed as the "Joe Albi Stadium Summer Classic". The game was played outdoors at Joe Albi Stadium under normal arena football rules.[9]

Regular season standings

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Eight teams qualify for the playoffs: four teams from each conference, of which two are division champions and the other two have the best records of the teams remaining.[10]

  • Green indicates clinched playoff berth
  • Blue indicates division champion
  • Gray indicates division champion and conference's best record

Tie-breakers

  • a Georgia clinched the No. 3 seed in the American Conference based on their greater point differential in head-to-head competition with Orlando.
  • b Spokane clinched the No. 4 seed in the National Conference based on their greater point differential in head-to-head competition with Utah.

Statistics

Final statistics[11]

Passing

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Rushing

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Receiving

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Awards

All-Arena team

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All-Ironman team

On August 8, 2011, the All-Ironman team was announced, with P. J. Berry of the New Orleans VooDoo being named the Ironman of the Year.[12]

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Playoffs

Conference Semifinals Conference Championship ArenaBowl XXIV
         
1 Jacksonville 63
4 Orlando 48
1 Jacksonville 64
American Conference
3 Georgia 55
2 Cleveland 41
3 Georgia 50
A1 Jacksonville 73
N1 Arizona 70
1 Arizona 62
4 Spokane 33
1 Arizona 54
National Conference
2 Chicago 48
2 Chicago 54
3 Dallas 51

Conference semifinals

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Conference finals

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ArenaBowl XXIV

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References

  1. [1]
    "AFL – 2011 Season Standings/Schedule". Arena Football League. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
  2. [2]
    "AFL Announceds Three Teams To Be Added For 2011 Season". Arena Football League. June 19, 2010. Archived from the original on 19 November 2010. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
  3. [3]
    Bill Bryant (August 21, 2010). "It's official: Vipers have left the building". The Huntsville Times. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
  4. [4]
    Tim Fletcher (September 14, 2010). "Battle Wings Moving To New Orleans". KTBS. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
  5. [5]
    "Breaking News: Milwaukee Iron Become Mustangs". Arena Football League. January 27, 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-02-03. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
  6. [6]
    "Arena Football Comes to Pittsburgh". Pittsburgh Power. August 20, 2010. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
  7. [7]
    "Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz Leaving AFL". OKBlitz.com. October 21, 2010. Retrieved December 11, 2010.[permanent dead link]
  8. [8]
    "New Franchises Spark Division Alignment for 2011 Season". AFL Insider. October 21, 2010. Archived from the original on September 3, 2011. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
  9. [9]
    "Shock Take Arena Game Outdoors". Arena Football League. February 17, 2011. Archived from the original on July 3, 2011. Retrieved February 17, 2011.
  10. [10]
    "AFL Playoff Qualification, Selection of Teams". Arenafan.com. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
  11. [11]
    2011 Arena Football League Extended Individual Statistics
  12. [12]
    "VooDoo's P. J. Berry Named JLS Ironman of the Year". Arena Football League. August 8, 2011. Archived from the original on October 10, 2011. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
  13. [13]
    "Sharks Defeat Preds, Move to Conference Finals". Arena Football League. July 29, 2011. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
  14. [14]
    "Rush Nab Win in Final Minute, 54–51". Arena Football League. July 29, 2011. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
  15. [15]
    "Arizona Beats Defending ArenaBowl Champs, 62–33". Arena Football League. July 30, 2011. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
  16. [16]
    "Georgia Forces Cleveland Out of the Playoffs". Arena Football League. August 2, 2011. Archived from the original on May 31, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
  17. [17]
    "Arizona to Host ArenaBowl XXIV". Arena Football League. August 7, 2011. Archived from the original on May 31, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
  18. [18]
    "Garcia, Sharks Advance to ArenaBowl XXIV". Arena Football League. August 7, 2011. Archived from the original on May 31, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
  19. [19]
    "Garcia, Sharks Win Incredible ArenaBowl XXIV". Arena Football League. August 12, 2011. Archived from the original on July 1, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
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