2011 UIFL season

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.

2011 UIFL season
LeagueUltimate Indoor Football League
SportIndoor Football
DurationFebruary 18, 2011 – June 9, 2011
Regular season
Season championsNorthern Kentucky River Monsters
Season MVPJared Lorenzen, NKY
League postseason
1 vs 4 UIFL Semifinals championsSaginaw Sting
  1 vs 4 UIFL Semifinals runners-upNorthern Kentucky River Monsters
2 vs 3 UIFL Semifinals championsEastern Kentucky Drillers
  2 vs 3 UIFL Semifinals runners-upHuntington Hammer
Ultimate Bowl I
ChampionsSaginaw Sting
  Runners-upEastern Kentucky Drillers
Finals MVPTommy Jones (SAG)

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
* = 1st Team All-UIFL selection
^ = 2nd Team All-UIFL selection
Positions key
C Center CB Cornerback DB Defensive back DE Defensive end
DL Defensive lineman DT Defensive tackle FB Fullback FS Free safety
G Guard HB Halfback K Placekicker KR Kick returner
LB Linebacker LS Long snapper OT Offensive tackle OL Offensive lineman
NT Nose tackle P Punter PR Punt returner QB Quarterback
RB Running back S Safety SS Strong safety TB Tailback
TE Tight end WR Wide receiver        

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

RoundPickPositionPlayerTeam
11DLVictor SesayJohnstown Generals
12DL/LBJosh KaltsasHuntington Hammer
13WR/DBSly BrumfieldNorthern Kentucky River Monsters
14KSeth BurkholderCanton Cougars
15WR/DBTaneareus CollinsEastern Kentucky Drillers
16WRNico SmithSaginaw Sting
27DLMichael RobinsonHuntington Hammer
28DLChris FosterHuntington Hammer
29OLGeorge 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
420QBJeremy GreenleafHuntington Hammer
421DBGreg JohnstonNorthern Kentucky River Monsters
422FBKevin RobinsonCanton Cougars
423WRChris DownerEastern Kentucky Drillers
424WRBrian RitterSaginaw Sting

Standings
2011 UIFL standings[ref 1]
Team W L T PCT PF PA STK
y-Northern Kentucky River Monsters[ref 2]1130.786569417L1
x-Saginaw Sting1040.714473415L2
x-Eastern Kentucky Drillers860.571390373W1
x-Huntington Hammer770.500377328W2
Johnstown Generals680.429292416W2
Canton Cougars1130.071370522L10
  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
Player Comp. Att. Comp% Yards TD's INT's Long
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
Player Car. Yards Avg. TD's Long
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
Player Rec. Yards Avg. TD's Long
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
2 Eastern Kentucky 20
2 Eastern Kentucky 69
1 Saginaw 86
4 Northern Kentucky 47
1 Saginaw 48

Awards
  • Most Valuable Player, Jared Lorenzen QB Northern Kentucky
  • Offensive Player of the Year, Tommy Jones QB Saginaw
  • Defensive Player of the Year, Thomas McKenzie DL Northern Kentucky

1st Team All-UIFL
Offense
QuarterbackJared Lorenzen, Northern Kentucky
Tommy Jones, Saginaw
Running BackDray Mason, Huntington
Wide ReceiverRicardo Lenhart, Northern Kentucky
Ryan Brinson, Canton
Aric Evans, Eastern Kentucky
Offensive LineKhalil El-Amin, Northern Kentucky
Matt Rahn, Northern Kentucky
Rashaud Mungro, Eastern Kentucky
Defense
Defensive LineMike McFadden, Saginaw
Thomas McKenzie, Northern Kentucky
Michael Robinson, Huntington
LinebackerPhillip Smith, Saginaw
JillJon D'Angelo, Northern Kentucky
CornerbackDavid Jones, Eastern Kentucky
DeQwan Young, Johnstown
SafetyMatt Speed, Johnstown
Special teams
KickerDustin Zink, Northern Kentucky
Special TeamsMaurice Douse, Northern Kentucky

2nd Team All-UIFL
Offense
QuarterbackNone
Running BackMaurice Douse, Northern Kentucky
Wide ReceiverWillie Idlette, Northern Kentucky
LaVaughn Macon, Saginaw
Harry Lewis, Northern Kentucky
Offensive LineGeorge Frisch, Northern Kentucky
Eric Brim, Saginaw
Steve Michalek, Saginaw
Defense
Defensive LineAntonio Reynolds, Canton
D'arrell Brown, Northern Kentucky
Victor Sesay, Johnstown
LinebackerSantino Turnbow, Northern Kentucky
JillCody Smith, Canton
CornerbackJaret Sanderson, Huntington
Jason Connor, Eastern Kentucky
Butch Abshire, Eastern Kentucky
SafetyTez Morris, Northern Kentucky
Special teams
KickerDaniel Edison, Eastern Kentucky
Special TeamsDray Mason, Huntington

Players of the Week
Week
Offense[4] Defense[5] Special Teams[6]
Week 1 Aric Evans (EKY) Kevin Allen, Jr. (HUN) David Jones (EKY)
Week 2 Tommy Jones (SAG) Kenneth Joshen (NKY) Brandon Miller (EKY)
Week 3 Harry Lewis (NKY) Victor Sesay (JOH) Dustin Zink (NKY)
Week 4 Allan 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 9 Ray Marrow (CAN) Brett Hamblen (NKY) Andrew Beaver (SAG)
Week 10 Ricardo Lenhart (NKY) John Jacobs (SAG) Daniel Eidson (EKY)
Week 11 Ricardo Lenhart (NKY) Marcus McClinton (EKY) Dustin Zink (NKY)
Week 12 LaVaughn 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 15 Ryan 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. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2011-06-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  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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