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)
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.

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 EDGE Edge
DL Defensive lineman DT Defensive tackle FB Fullback FS Free safety
G Guard K Kicker[a] KR Kickoff 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 TE Tight end WR Wide receiver
  1. ^ Also known as placekicker (PK)

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

Round Pick Position Player Team
1 1 DL Victor Sesay Johnstown Generals
1 2 DL/LB Josh Kaltsas Huntington Hammer
1 3 WR/DB Sly Brumfield Northern Kentucky River Monsters
1 4 K Seth Burkholder Canton Cougars
1 5 WR/DB Taneareus Collins Eastern Kentucky Drillers
1 6 WR Nico Smith Saginaw Sting
2 7 DL Michael Robinson Huntington Hammer
2 8 DL Chris Foster Huntington Hammer
2 9 OL George Frisch Northern Kentucky River Monsters
2 10 DL Donald Foster Canton Cougars
2 11 OL Steve Pytosh Eastern Kentucky Drillers
2 12 DB Tony Norman Saginaw Sting
3 13 LB Daniel Eason Johnstown Generals
3 14 WR Jeff Phillips Huntington Hammer
3 15 LB Jon D'Angelo Northern Kentucky River Monsters
3 16 OL/DL Brian Pittman Canton Cougars
3 17 WR/DB David Pickett Eastern Kentucky Drillers
3 18 DB Rodney Daniels Saginaw Sting
4 19 OL/DL Mike Murphy Johnstown Generals
4 20 QB Jeremy Greenleaf Huntington Hammer
4 21 DB Greg Johnston Northern Kentucky River Monsters
4 22 FB Kevin Robinson Canton Cougars
4 23 WR Chris Downer Eastern Kentucky Drillers
4 24 WR Brian Ritter Saginaw Sting

Standings

2011 UIFL standings[ref 1]
Team W L T PCT PF PA STK
y-Northern Kentucky River Monsters[ref 2] 11 3 0 .786 569 417 L1
x-Saginaw Sting 10 4 0 .714 473 415 L2
x-Eastern Kentucky Drillers 8 6 0 .571 390 373 W1
x-Huntington Hammer 7 7 0 .500 377 328 W2
Johnstown Generals 6 8 0 .429 292 416 W2
Canton Cougars 1 13 0 .071 370 522 L10
  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) 282 490 57.6 3,473 81 19 48
Tommy Jones (SAG) 304 488 62.3 3,400 87 25 46
Allan Holland (EKY) 200 381 52.5 2,386 53 18 42
Martevious Young (HUNT) 201 432 46.5 2,199 39 20 45
Ray Marrow (CAN) 84 167 50.3 1,243 31 8 47

Rushing

Player Car. Yards Avg. TD's Long
Martevious Young (HUNT) 85 358 4.2 12 33
Maurice Douse (NKY) 80 268 3.3 12 33
Dray Mason (HUNT) 76 309 4.1 9 25
Terrell Simms (JOHN) 80 240 3.0 7 18
Robert Haynes (SAG) 30 123 4.1 4 27

Receiving

Player Rec. Yards Avg. TD's Long
Ricardo Lenhart (NKY) 116 1,359 11.7 34 48
Matthew Barbour (EKY) 94 1,216 12.9 25 42
Willie Idlette (NKY) 91 1,178 12.9 21 40
LaVaughn Macon (SAG) 101 1,184 11.7 32 41
Zac Nichols (SAG) 71 1,013 14.3 25 46

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

1st 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

2nd 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 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. ^ "Ultimate Bowl I set | UIFL". Archived from the original on 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
  3. ^ http://theuifl.com/archives/1433[permanent dead link]
  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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