2011 Cleveland Gladiators season | |
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Head coach | Steve Thonn |
Home field | Quicken Loans Arena |
Results | |
Record | 10–8 |
Division place | 1st AC East |
Playoff finish | Lost Conference Semifinals (Force) 41–50 |
The 2011 Cleveland Gladiators season was the twelfth season for the franchise in the Arena Football League and the third while in Cleveland. The team was coached by Steve Thonn and played their home games at Quicken Loans Arena. The Gladiators finished the regular season 10–8, and qualified for the playoffs as the 2nd seed in the American Conference. They lost to the Georgia Force in the conference semifinals, 41–50.
Team | W | L | PCT | PF | PA | DIV | CON | Home | Away |
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y-Cleveland Gladiators | 10 | 8 | .556 | 904 | 842 | 4–2 | 6–5 | 7–2 | 3–6 |
Pittsburgh Power | 9 | 9 | .500 | 870 | 972 | 4–2 | 5–6 | 5–4 | 4–5 |
Milwaukee Mustangs | 7 | 11 | .389 | 872 | 867 | 1–5 | 3–8 | 4–5 | 3–6 |
Philadelphia Soul | 6 | 12 | .333 | 914 | 969 | 3–3 | 5–6 | 4–5 | 2–7 |
y - Clinched division
The Gladiators had a bye week in Week 1 and opened the season on the road against the Spokane Shock on March 19. Their first home game of the season was played against the Chicago Rush on April 2. They hosted the Utah Blaze in their regular season finale.[1]
Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | Report | ||
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1 | Bye | ||||||||
2 | Saturday | March 19 | 10:00 p.m. EDT | at Spokane Shock | W 61–55 | 1–0 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena | [2] | |
3 | Sunday | March 27 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | at Tampa Bay Storm | W 66–26 | 2–0 | St. Pete Times Forum | [3] | |
4 | Saturday | April 2 | 4:00 p.m. EDT | Chicago Rush | W 55–48 | 3–0 | Quicken Loans Arena | [4] | |
5 | Bye | ||||||||
6 | Saturday | April 16 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | New Orleans VooDoo | L 33–34 | 3–1 | Quicken Loans Arena | [5] | |
7 | Saturday | April 23 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Jacksonville Sharks | L 42–56 | 3–2 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | [6] | |
8 | Friday | April 29 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | Tulsa Talons | W 34–30 | 4–2 | Quicken Loans Arena | [7] | |
9 | Friday | May 6 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | Milwaukee Mustangs | W 50–41 | 5–2 | Quicken Loans Arena | [8] | |
10 | Saturday | May 14 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | at Orlando Predators | L 26–56 | 5–3 | Amway Center | [9] | |
11 | Saturday | May 21 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | Philadelphia Soul | W 59–41 | 6–3 | Quicken Loans Arena | [10] | |
12 | Saturday | May 28 | 10:00 p.m. EDT | at Arizona Rattlers | L 42–63 | 6–4 | US Airways Center | [11] | |
13 | Saturday | June 4 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | at Pittsburgh Power | L 32–35 | 6–5 | Consol Energy Center | [12] | |
14 | Saturday | June 11 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | Georgia Force | W 62–48 | 7–5 | Quicken Loans Arena | [13] | |
15 | Sunday | June 19 | 2:00 p.m. EDT | at Kansas City Command | L 41–50 | 7–6 | Sprint Center | [14] | |
16 | Saturday | June 25 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | San Jose SaberCats | W 82–21 | 8–6 | Quicken Loans Arena | [15] | |
17 | Saturday | July 2 | 8:00 p.m. EDT | at Milwaukee Mustangs | W 62–58 | 9–6 | Bradley Center | [16] | |
18 | Friday | July 8 | 8:00 p.m. EDT | at Philadelphia Soul | L 21–49 | 9–7 | Wells Fargo Center | [17] | |
19 | Friday | July 15 | 8:00 p.m. EDT | Pittsburgh Power | W 67–55 | 10–7 | Quicken Loans Arena | [18] | |
20 | Friday | July 22 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | Utah Blaze | L 69–76 | 10–8 | Quicken Loans Arena | [19] |
Round | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | Report |
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AC Semifinals | Sunday | July 31 | 3:00 p.m. EDT | Georgia Force | L 41–50 | Quicken Loans Arena | [20] |
2011 Cleveland Gladiators roster | ||||||
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Quarterbacks
Fullbacks
Wide receivers
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Kickers
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Injury reserve
Other league exempt
Refused to report
League suspension
Inactive reserve
Recallable reassignment
Rookies in italics |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Gladiators | 14 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 61 |
Shock | 7 | 21 | 6 | 21 | 55 |
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Gladiators | 22 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 66 |
Storm | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 26 |
at St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rush | 7 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 48 |
Gladiators | 7 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 55 |
at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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VooDoo | 14 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
Gladiators | 6 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 33 |
at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Gladiators | 7 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 42 |
Sharks | 7 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 56 |
at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, Florida
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Talons | 7 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 30 |
Gladiators | 14 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 34 |
at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Mustangs | 7 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 41 |
Gladiators | 20 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 50 |
at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Gladiators | 0 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 26 |
Predators | 14 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 56 |
at Amway Center, Orlando, Florida
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Soul | 6 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 41 |
Gladiators | 7 | 16 | 22 | 14 | 59 |
at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Gladiators | 7 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 42 |
Rattlers | 14 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 63 |
at US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Gladiators | 6 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 32 |
Power | 7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
at Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Force | 7 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 48 |
Gladiators | 21 | 14 | 7 | 20 | 62 |
at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Gladiators | 14 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 41 |
Command | 13 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 50 |
at Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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SaberCats | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Gladiators | 12 | 29 | 20 | 21 | 82 |
at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Gladiators | 7 | 14 | 21 | 20 | 62 |
Mustangs | 7 | 14 | 7 | 30 | 58 |
at Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Gladiators | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Soul | 14 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 49 |
at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Power | 7 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 55 |
Gladiators | 14 | 25 | 8 | 20 | 67 |
at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Blaze | 9 | 25 | 13 | 29 | 76 |
Gladiators | 13 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 69 |
at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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(3) Force | 7 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 50 |
(2) Gladiators | 14 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 41 |
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