2011 Utah Blaze season
Head coach	Ron James
Home field	EnergySolutions Arena
Results
Record	9–9
Division place	3rd in NC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
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West Division v t e
Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA	DIV	CON	Home	Away
z-Arizona Rattlers	16	2	.889	1114	836	5–1	9–2	8–1	8–1
x-Spokane Shock	9	9	.500	1057	1027	3–3	6–5	7–2	2–7
Utah Blaze	9	9	.500	1082	1117	2–4	4–7	7–2	2–7
San Jose SaberCats	7	11	.389	1022	1080	2–4	4–7	6–3	1–8

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results	Location	Report
Score	Record
1	Bye
2	Thursday	March 17	5:00 p.m. MDT	Tampa Bay Storm	W 72–36	1–0	EnergySolutions Arena	^[2]
3	Saturday	March 26	5:30 p.m. MDT	at Orlando Predators	L 53–68	1–1	Amway Center	^[3]
4	Thursday	March 31	5:00 p.m. MDT	Dallas Vigilantes	W 69–40	2–1	EnergySolutions Arena	^[4]
5	Friday	April 8	8:30 p.m. MDT	at San Jose SaberCats	L 55–75	2–2	HP Pavilion at San Jose
6	Friday	April 15	3:00 p.m. MDT	Spokane Shock	W 69–62	3–2	EnergySolutions Arena	^[5]
7	Saturday	April 23	6:05 p.m. MDT	at Arizona Rattlers	L 61–67 (OT)	3–3	US Airways Center	^[6]
8	Bye
9	Friday	May 6	6:05 p.m. MDT	at Georgia Force	W 74–71	4–3	Arena at Gwinnett Center
10	Saturday	May 14	3:00 p.m. MDT	Milwaukee Mustangs	L 53–65	4–4	EnergySolutions Arena	^[7]
11	Saturday	May 21	3:00 p.m. MDT	San Jose SaberCats	W 76–68	5–4	EnergySolutions Arena	^[8]
12	Friday	May 27	6:05 p.m. MDT	at Iowa Barnstormers	L 48–50	5–5	Wells Fargo Arena	^[9]
13	Saturday	June 4	3:00 p.m. MDT	Arizona Rattlers	L 37–72	5–6	EnergySolutions Arena	^[10]
14	Saturday	June 11	6:00 p.m. MDT	at Tulsa Talons	L 51–81	5–7	BOK Center	^[11]
15	Saturday	June 18	7:05 p.m. MDT	Pittsburgh Power	W 81–40	6–7	EnergySolutions Arena	^[12]
16	Friday	June 24	6:00 p.m. MDT	Kansas City Command	W 61–60	7–7	EnergySolutions Arena	^[13]
17	Friday	July 1	6:30 p.m. MDT	at Chicago Rush	L 35–59	7–8	Allstate Arena	^[14]
18	Saturday	July 9	7:00 p.m. MDT	at Spokane Shock	L 49–76	7–9	Joe Albi Stadium	^[15]
19	Saturday	July 16	7:00 p.m. MDT	New Orleans VooDoo	W 62–58	8–9	EnergySolutions Arena	^[16]
20	Friday	July 22	5:30 p.m. MDT	at Cleveland Gladiators	W 76–69	9–9	Quicken Loans Arena	^[17]

Regular season

Week 1: BYE

Week 2: vs. Tampa Bay Storm

Week 2: Tampa Bay Storm at Utah Blaze – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Storm	10	13	7	6	36
Blaze	13	18	12	29	72

at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah

Date: March 17
Game time: 9:00 p.m. EDT
Game attendance: 10,077
Referee: Steve Strimling
Recap

Game information

1st quarter

Tampa Bay – (10:39) Kyle Chilton 30-yard field goal, Tampa Bay 3–0
Utah – (7:47) Alvan Robinson 6-yard pass from Tommy Grady (John Wehrle kick failed), Utah 6–3
Tampa Bay – (6:08) Hank Edwards 23-yard pass from Grant Gregory (Kyle Chilton kick), Tampa Bay 10–6
Utah – (2:24) Aaron Boone 21-yard pass from Tommy Grady (John Wehrle kick), Utah 13–10

2nd quarter

Tampa Bay – (14:18) Hank Edwards 23-yard pass from Grant Gregory (Kyle Chilton kick failed), Tampa Bay 16–13
Utah – (11:24) Aaron Boone 13-yard pass from Tommy Grady (John Wehrle kick failed), Utah 19–16
Tampa Bay – (7:05) Michael Lindsey 10-yard pass from Grant Gregory (Kyle Chilton kick), Tampa Bay 23–19
Utah – (4:59) Ben Stallings 6-yard run (John Wehrle kick failed), Utah 25–23
Utah – (0:07) Ernie Pierce 15-yard pass from Tommy Grady (John Wehrle kick failed), Utah 31–23

3rd quarter

Utah – (8:43) Alvan Robinson 26-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Tommy Grady pass failed), Utah 37–23
Utah – (3:09) Aaron Lesue 33-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Tommy Grady pass failed), Utah 43–23
Tampa Bay – (1:10) Huey Whittaker 31-yard pass from Grant Gregory (Kyle Chilton kick), Utah 43–30

4th quarter

Utah – (13:38) Ben Stallings 4-yard run (Alvan Robinson pass), Utah 51–30
Utah – (8:45) Tommy Grady 1-yard run (John Wehrle kick), Utah 58–30
Utah – (3:58) Tommy Grady 1-yard run (John Wehrle kick), Utah 65–30
Utah – (1:08) Jason Boone 1-yard pass from Tommy Grady (John Wehrle kick), Utah 72–30
Tampa Bay – (0:48) Hank Edwards 33-yard pass from Mike Potts (Kyle Chilton kick failed), Utah 72–36

Passing

Tampa Bay – Grant Gregory: 16/29, 186 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
Utah – Tommy Grady: 26/39, 306 yards, 7 TD

Rushing

Tampa Bay – Grant Gregory: 2 att, 14 yards
Utah – Ben Stallings: 6 att, 36 yards, 2 TD

Receiving

Tampa Bay – Hank Edwards: 7 rec, 110 yards, 3 TD
Utah – Aaron Boone: 11 rec, 135 yards, 2 TD

Week 3: at Orlando Predators

Week 3: Utah Blaze at Orlando Predators – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Blaze	13	6	14	20	53
Predators	14	23	7	24	68

at Amway Center, Orlando, Florida

Date: March 26
Game time: 5:30 p.m. MDT
Game attendance: 12,186
Referee: Kevin Stine
Recap

Game information

1st quarter

Orlando – (14:27) Bobby Sippio 29-yard pass from Nick Hill (Mark Lewis kick), Orlando 7–0
Utah – (12:17) Aaron Boone 9-yard pass from Tommy Grady (John Wehrle kick), Tied 7–7
Orlando – (10:31) T.T. Toliver 13-yard pass from Nick Hill (Mark Lewis kick), Orlando 14–7
Utah – (7:39) Aaron Lesue 9-yard pass from Tommy Grady (John Wehrle kick failed), Orlando 14–13

2nd quarter

Orlando – (13:08) T.T. Toliver 10-yard pass from Nick Hill (Mark Lewis kick), Orlando 21–13
Orlando – (6:54) Robert Quiroga 2-yard pass from Nick Hill (Mark Lewis kick), Orlando 28–13
Orlando – (2:37) Bobby Sippio 9-yard pass from Nick Hill (Collin Drafts rush failed), Orlando 34–13
Utah – (0:35) Aaron Boone 2-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Ben Stallings rush failed), Orlando 34–19
Orlando – (0:00) Mark Lewis 31-yard field goal, Orlando 37–19

3rd quarter

Utah – (12:47) Aaron Boone 4-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Tommy Grady pass), Orlando 37–27
Orlando – (5:55) Robert Quiroga 5-yard pass from Nick Hill (Mark Lewis kick), Orlando 44–27
Utah – (3:53) Ernest Pierce 2-yard pass from Tommy Grady (John Wehrle kick failed), Orlando 44–33

4th quarter

Orlando – (14:55) T.T. Toliver 34-yard pass from Nick Hill (Mark Lewis kick), Orlando 51–33
Orlando – (11:31) Rayshaun Kizer 20-yard interception return (Mark Lewis kick), Orlando 58–33
Utah – (6:38) Aaron Boone 9-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Tommy Grady pass intercepted), Orlando 58–39
Orlando – (3:29) Mark Lewis 36-yard field goal, Orlando 61–39
Utah – (0:33) Aaron Boone 4-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Tommy Grady pass failed), Orlando 61–45
Orlando – (0:26) Robert Quiroga 34-yard pass from Nick Hill (Mark Lewis kick), Orlando 68–45
Utah – (0:02) Aaron Boone 6-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Ben Stallings rush), Orlando 68–53

Passing

Utah – Tommy Grady: 31/49, 318 yards, 8 TD, 3 INT
Orlando – Nick Hill: 24/36, 331 yards, 8 TD, 1 INT

Rushing

Utah – Tommy Grady: 2 att, 2 yards
Orlando – Nick Hill: 1 att, 10 yards

Receiving

Utah – Ernest Pierce: 12 rec, 138 yards, 1 TD
Orlando – T.T. Toliver: 9 rec, 124 yards, 3 TD

Week 4: vs. Dallas Vigilantes

Week 4: Dallas Vigilantes at Utah Blaze – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Vigilantes	7	13	6	14	40
Blaze	7	27	21	14	69

at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah

Date: March 31
Game time: 5:00 p.m. MDT
Game attendance: 7,163
Referee: Shawn Hochuli
Recap

Game information

1st quarter

Utah – (9:34) Ernest Pierce 5-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick), Utah 7–0
Dallas – (6:43) Anthony Jones 8-yard pass from Dan Raudabaugh (Remy Hamilton kick), Tied 7–7

2nd quarter

Utah – (14:58) Ben Stallings 1-yard run (Greg Gunderson kick), Utah 14–7
Dallas – (10:02) Anthony Jones 32-yard pass from Dan Raudabaugh (Remy Hamilton kick failed), Utah 14–13
Utah – (8:19) Alvance Robinson 11-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick), Utah 21–13
Dallas – (7:16) Matt Fields 18-yard pass from Dan Raudabaugh (Remy Hamilton kick), Utah 21–20
Utah – (1:49) Aaron Lesue 8-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick), Utah 28–20
Utah – (0:08) Alvance Robinson 13-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick blocked), Utah 34–20

3rd quarter

Dallas – (12:33) Derrick Ross 1-yard run (Remy Hamilton kick failed), Utah 34–26
Utah – (10:17) Ben Stallings 1-yard run (Greg Gunderson kick), Utah 41–26
Utah – (5:28) Aaron Boone 19-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick), Utah 48–26
Utah – (1:28) Aaron Boone 35-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick), Utah 55–26

4th quarter

Dallas – (14:42) Matt Fields 11-yard pass from Dan Radabaugh (Luke Drone rush failed), Utah 55–32
Utah – (10:59) Tommy Grady 1-yard run (Greg Gunderson kick), Utah 62–32
Dallas – (9:20) Anthony Jones 9-yard pass from Dan Raudabaugh (Derrick Ross rush), Utah 62–40
Utah – (6:32) Tommy Grady 1-yard run (Greg Gunderson kick), Utah 69–40

Passing

Dallas – Dan Raudabaugh: 15/19, 220 yards, 5 TD, 3 INT
Utah – Tommy Grady: 28/46, 342 yards, 6 TD

Rushing

Dallas – Derrick Ross: 6 att, 29 yards, 1 TD
Utah – Ben Stallings: 6 att, 4 yards, 2 TD

Receiving

Dallas – Anthony Jones: 10 rec, 133 yards, 3 TD
Utah – Aaron Boone: 13 rec, 226 yards, 2 TD

Week 5: at San Jose SaberCats

Week 5: Utah Blaze at San Jose SaberCats – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Blaze	14	14	6	21	55
SaberCats	14	26	7	28	75

at HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose, California

Date: April 8
Game time: 8:30 p.m. MDT
Game attendance: 8,763
Referee: Shawn Hochuli

Game information

1st quarter

San Jose – (12:38) Chad Cook 3-yard run (Juan Gamboa kick), San Jose 7–0
Utah – (9:54) Ernest Pierce 14-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick), Tied 7–7
San Jose – (7:50) Nicherin Flowers 3-yard run (Juan Gamboa kick), San Jose 14–7
Utah – (1:18) Ben Stallings 2-yard run (Greg Gunderson kick), Tied 14–14

2nd quarter

San Jose – (13:10) Samora Goodson 8-yard pass from Mark Grieb (Juan Gamboa kick blocked), San Jose 20–14
Utah – (9:03) Aaron Boone 10-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick), Utah 21–20
San Jose – (5:12) Nicherin Flowers 5-yard pass from Mark Grieb (Juan Gamboa kick failed), San Jose 26–21
Utah – (3:58) Alvance Robinson 35-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick), Utah 28–26
San Jose – (2:02) Chad Cook 2-yard run (Juan Gamboa kick), San Jose 33–28
San Jose – (0:09) Samora Goodson 2-yard pass from Mark Grieb (Juan Gamboa kick), San Jose 40–28

3rd quarter

San Jose – (10:07) Samora Goodson 9-yard pass from Mark Grieb (Juan Gamboa kick), San Jose 47–28
Utah – (7:42) Aaron Boone 40-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick failed), San Jose 47–34

4th quarter

Utah – (14:56) Aaron Boone 10-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick), San Jose 47–41
San Jose – (11:48) Samora Goodson 9-yard pass from Mark Grieb (Juan Gamboa kick), San Jose 54–41
San Jose – (3:17) Chido Nwokocha 30-yard pass from Mark Grieb (Juan Gamboa kick), San Jose 61–41
Utah – (0:42) Ernest Pierce 2-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick), San Jose 61–48
San Jose – (0:35) Chad Cook 13-yard run (Juan Gamboa kick), San Jose 68–48
Utah – (0:28) Alvance Robinson 55-yard kickoff return (Greg Gunderson kick), San Jose 68–55
San Jose – (0:17) Chad Cook 9-yard run (Juan Gamboa kick), San Jose 75–55

Passing

Utah – Tommy Grady: 27/48, 321 yards, 6 TD, 1 INT
San Jose – Nick Hill: 25/33, 279 yards, 6 TD

Rushing

Utah – Tommy Grady: 1 att, 12 yards
San Jose – Chad Cook: 6 att, 33 yards, 4 TD

Receiving

Utah – Aaron Boone: 11 rec, 147 yards, 3 TD
San Jose – Samora Goodson: 11 rec, 113 yards, 4 TD

Week 6: vs. Spokane Shock

Week 6: Spokane Shock at Utah Blaze – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Shock	7	14	14	27	62
Blaze	13	21	14	21	69

at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah

Date: April 15
Game time: 3:00 p.m. MDT
Game attendance: 7,649
Referee: Shawn Anderson
Recap

Game information

1st quarter

Utah – (10:48) Aaron Boone 8-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick failed), Utah 6–0
Spokane – (6:12) Shaun Kauleinamoku 7-yard pass from Kyle Rowley (Taylor Rowan kick), Spokane 7–6
Utah – (2:03) Ben Stallings 2-yard run (Greg Gunderson kick), Utah 13–7

2nd quarter

Utah – (13:10) Aaron Lesue 10-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick), Utah 20–7
Spokane – (10:41) Greg Orton 16-yard pass from Kyle Rowley (Taylor Rowan kick), Utah 20–14
Utah – (7:42) Aaron Boone 5-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick), Utah 27–14
Utah – (1:08) Ben Stallings 10-yard run (Greg Gunderson kick), Utah 34–14
Spokane – (0:04) Greg Orton 1-yard pass from Kyle Rowley (Taylor Rowan kick), Utah 34–21

3rd quarter

Spokane – (10:55) Emery Sammons 6-yard pass from Kyle Rowley (Taylor Rowan kick), Utah 34–28
Utah – (7:20) Aaron Lesue 9-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick), Utah 41–28
Spokane – (5:35) Greg Orton 26-yard pass from Kyle Rowley (Taylor Rowan kick), Utah 41–35
Utah – (0:38) Aaron Lesue 3-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick), Utah 48–35

4th quarter

Spokane – (11:59) Greg Orton 4-yard pass from Kyle Rowley (Taylor Rowan kick), Utah 48–42
Utah – (10:07) Ben Stallings 21-yard run (Greg Gunderson kick), Utah 55–42
Spokane – (5:06) Greg Orton 12-yard pass from Kyle Rowley (Taylor Rowan kick), Utah 55–49
Utah – (4:28) Ernest Pierce 7-yard kickoff return (Greg Gunderson kick), Utah 62–49
Spokane – (1:27) Shaun Kauleinamoku 2-yard pass from Kyle Rowley (Taylor Rowan kick failed), Utah 62–55
Utah – (0:49) Aaron Boone 9-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick), Utah 69–55
Spokane – (0:19) Shaun Kauleinamoku 2-yard pass from Kyle Rowley (Taylor Rowan kick), Utah 69–62

Passing

Spokane – Kyle Rowley: 35/43, 323 yards, 9 TD
Utah – Tommy Grady: 26/33, 245 yards, 6 TD

Rushing

Spokane – Clay Harrell: 1 att, 13 yards
Utah – Ben Stallings: 5 att, 33 yards, 3 TD

Receiving

Spokane – Greg Orton: 14 rec, 146 yards, 5 TD
Utah – Aaron Boone: 10 rec, 100 yards, 3 TD

Week 7: at Arizona Rattlers

Week 7: Utah Blaze at Arizona Rattlers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Blaze	7	26	13	15	0	61
Rattlers	14	20	7	20	6	67

at US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona

Date: April 23
Game time: 6:05 p.m. MDT
Game attendance: 8,717
Referee: Shane Anderson
Recap

Game information

1st quarter

Arizona – (11:19) Kerry Reed 4-yard pass from Nick Davila (Fabrizio Scaccia kick), Arizona 7–0
Utah – (8:18) Alvance Robinson 27-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick), Tied 7–7
Arizona – (3:38) Trandon Harvey 6-yard pass from Nick Davila (Fabrizio Scaccia kick), Arizona 14–7

2nd quarter

Utah – (14:53) Alvance Robinson 21-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick), Tied 14–14
Arizona – (10:15) Rod Windsor 3-yard pass from Nick Davila (Fabrizio Scaccia kick), Arizona 21–14
Utah – (9:00) Alvance Robinson 45-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick), Tied 21–21
Arizona – (5:07) Nick Davila 3-yard run (Fabrizio Scaccia kick), Arizona 28–21
Utah – (3:57) Aaron Lesue 36-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick failed), Arizona 28–27
Arizona – (1:05) Trandon Harvey 11-yard pass from Nick Davila (Fabrizio Scaccia kick failed), Arizona 34–27
Utah – (0:49) Aaron Lesue 6-yard pass from Tommy Grady, Arizona 34–33

3rd quarter

Utah – (12:30) Alvance Robinson 5-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick), Utah 40–34
Utah – (5:44) Aaron Boone 6-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick failed), Utah 46–34
Arizona – (1:46) Odie Armstrong 6-yard run (Fabrizio Scaccia kick), Utah 46–41

4th quarter

Arizona – (11:50) Odie Armstrong 7-yard run (Trevor Harris rush failed), Arizona 47–46
Arizona – (10:19) Virgil Gray 0-yard net recovery (Fabrizio Scaccia kick), Arizona 54–46
Utah – (4:31) Aaron Boone 4-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick), Arizona 54–53
Arizona – (2:29) Rod Windsor 4-yard pass from Nick Davila (Fabrizio Scaccia kick), Arizona 61–53
Utah – (0:00) Aaron Boone 5-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Tommy Grady pass), Tied 61–61

Overtime

Arizona – (11:19) Rod Windsor 38-yard pass from Nick Davilla, Arizona 67–61

Passing

Utah – Tommy Grady: 30/39, 358 yards, 9 TD, 1 INT
Arizona – Nick Davila: 35/42, 361 yards, 6 TD, 1 INT

Rushing

Utah – Tommy Grady: 6 att, 1 yard
Arizona – Odie Armstrong: 6 att, 28 yards, 2 TD

Receiving

Utah – Alvance Robinson: 12 rec, 174 yards, 4 TD
Arizona – Rod Windsor: 15 rec, 161 yards, 3 TD

Week 8: BYE

Week 9: at Georgia Force

Week 9: Utah Blaze at Georgia Force – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Blaze	12	28	14	20	74
Force	13	21	14	23	71

at Arena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Georgia

Date: May 6
Game time: 6:05 p.m. MDT
Game attendance: 3,259
Referee: Kevin Stine

Game information

1st quarter

Georgia – (11:03) Maurice Purify 7-yard pass from Brett Elliott (Brian Jackson kick), Georgia 7–0
Utah – (6:55) Alvance Robinson 5-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick failed), Georgia 7–6
Utah – (4:11) Aaron Boone 16-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick failed), Utah 12–7
Georgia – (0:32) Maurice Purify 23-yard pass from Brett Elliott (Brian Jackson kick failed), Georgia 13–12

2nd quarter

Utah – (12:59) Aaron Boone 20-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick), Utah 19–13
Georgia – (12:11) C.J. Johnson 56-yard kickoff return (Brian Jackson kick), Georgia 20–19
Utah – (11:13) Ernest Pierce 10-yard kickoff return (Greg Gunderson kick), Utah 26–20
Georgia – (7:10) C.J. Johnson 3-yard pass from Brett Elliott (Brian Jackson kick), Georgia 27–26
Utah – (2:42) Jason Boone 4-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick), Utah 33–27
Georgia – (0:54) C.J. Johnson 27-yard pass from Brett Elliott (Brian Jackson kick), Georgia 34–33
Utah – (0:00) Aaron Lesue 2-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick), Utah 40–34

3rd quarter

Utah – (8:58) Alvance Robinson 15-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick), Utah 47–34
Utah – (7:20) Alvance Robinson 3-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick), Utah 54–34
Georgia – (5:55) C.J. Johnson 30-yard pass from Brett Elliott (Brian Jackson kick), Utah 54–41
Georgia – (3:15) Larry Shipp 7-yard pass from Brett Elliott (Brian Jackson kick), Utah 54–48

4th quarter

Utah – (14:56) Aaron Lesue 14-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick), Utah 61–48
Georgia – (11:58) Maurice Purify 2-yard pass from Brett Elliott (Brian Jackson kick), Utah 61–55
Georgia – (10:42) Team safety, Utah 61–57
Georgia – (8:31) Larry Shipp 13-yard pass from Brett Elliott (Brian Jackson kick), Georgia 64–61
Utah – (5:17) Aaron Lesue 15-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick blocked), Utah 67–64
Georgia – (3:33) Maurice Purify 39-yard pass from Brett Elliott (Brian Jackson kick), Georgia 71–67
Utah – (0:04) Aaron Boone 2-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick), Utah 74–71

Passing

Utah – Tommy Grady: 33/45, 344 yards, 10 TD
Georgia – Brett Elliott: 27/38, 374 yards, 9 TD

Rushing

Utah – Tommy Grady: 3 att, 11 yards
Georgia – Brett Elliott: 2 att, 5 yards

Receiving

Utah – Aaron Boone: 18 rec, 196 yards, 3 TD
Georgia – Maurice Purify: 9 rec, 141 yards, 1 TD

Week 10: vs. Milwaukee Mustangs

Week 10: Milwaukee Mustangs at Utah Blaze – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	24	9	3	29	65
Blaze	6	13	14	20	53

at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah

Date: May 14
Game time: 3:00 p.m. MDT
Game attendance: 7,667
Referee: David Cutaia
Recap

Game information

1st quarter

Milwaukee – (12:28) Garrett Lindholm 19-yard field goal, Milwaukee 3–0
Utah – (9:39) Aaron Lesue 21-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick failed), Utah 6–3
Milwaukee – (4:27) Dwayne Eley Jr. 47-yard pass from R.J. Archer (Garrett Lindholm kick), Milwaukee 10–6
Milwaukee – (1:46) Mykel Benson 1-yard run (Garrett Lindholm kick), Milwaukee 17–6
Milwaukee – (0:00) Mykel Benson 4-yard run (Garrett Lindholm kick), Milwaukee 24–6

2nd quarter

Utah – (12:10) Aaron Lesue 5-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick), Milwaukee 24–13
Milwaukee – (9:45) Dwayne Eley Jr. 44-yard pass from R.J. Archer (Eric Ward rush failed), Milwaukee 30–13
Milwaukee – (1:18) Garrett Lindholm 23-yard field goal, Milwaukee 33–13
Utah – (0:00) Eddie Jackson 9-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Tommy Grady pass failed), Milwaukee 33–19

3rd quarter

Milwaukee – (10:07) Garrett Lindholm 17-yard field goal, Milwaukee 36–19
Utah – (7:03) Alvance Robinson 6-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick), Milwaukee 36–26
Utah – (0:09) Aaron Boone 6-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick), Milwaukee 36–33

4th quarter

Utah – (11:32) Aaron Boone 8-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick failed), Utah 39–36
Milwaukee – (8:07) Brent Holmes 1-yard run (Garrett Lindholm drop-kick failed), Milwaukee 42–39
Milwaukee – (6:49) Marcus Everett 0-yard fumble recovery (Garrett Lindholm kick), Milwaukee 49–39
Utah – (2:11) Aaron Boone 13-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick), Milwaukee 49–46
Milwaukee – (0:58) Mykel Benson 5-yard run (Garrett Lindholm kick), Milwaukee 56–46
Utah – (0:30) Aaron Boone 17-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Greg Gunderson kick), Milwaukee 56–53
Milwaukee – (0:17) Garrett Lindholm 25-yard field goal, Milwaukee 59–53
Milwaukee – (0:00) Kelvin Rogers 52-yard interception return, Milwaukee 65–53

Passing

Milwaukee – R.J. Archer: 19/28, 304 yards, 2 TD
Utah – Tommy Grady: 28/48, 296 yards, 8 TD, 1 INT

Rushing

Milwaukee – Mykel Benson: 12 att, 18 yards, 3 TD
Utah – Tommy Grady: 2 att, 0 yards

Receiving

Milwaukee – Dwayne Eley Jr.: 3 rec, 98 yards, 2 TD
Utah – Aaron Boone: 10 rec, 89 yards, 4 TD

Week 11: vs. San Jose SaberCats

Week 11: San Jose SaberCats at Utah Blaze – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
SaberCats	14	21	20	13	68
Blaze	21	14	14	27	76

at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah

Date: May 21
Game time: 3:00 p.m. MDT
Game attendance: 8,815
Referee: Shawn Anderson
Recap

Game information

1st quarter

Utah – (11:48) Ernie Pierce 10-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Andrew Aguila kick), Utah 7–0
San Jose – (10:40) Ben Nelson 13-yard pass from Mark Grieb (Juan Gamboa kick), Tied 7–7
Utah – (9:15) Chris Bocage 20-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Andrew Aguila kick), Utah 14–7
San Jose – (4:37) Chad Cook 4-yard run (Juan Gamboa kick), Tied 14–14
Utah – (1:49) Alvance Robinson 14-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Andrew Aguila kick), Utah 21–14

2nd quarter

San Jose – (8:48) Chad Cook 1-yard run (Juan Gamboa kick), Tied 21–21
Utah – (7:17) Chris Bocage 7-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Andrew Aguila kick), Utah 28–21
San Jose – (3:26) Ben Nelson 9-yard pass from Mark Grieb (Juan Gamboa kick), Tied 28–28
Utah – (0:50) Chris Bocage 13-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Andrew Aguila kick), Utah 35–28
San Jose – (0:04) Burl Toler 9-yard pass from Mark Grieb (Juan Gamboa kick), Tied 35–35

3rd quarter

San Jose – (11:40) Mervin Brookins 21-yard pass from Mark Grieb (Juan Gamboa kick failed), San Jose 41–35
Utah – (9:18) Ernie Pierce 23-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Andrew Aguila kick), Utah 42–41
San Jose – (4:55) Mervin Brookins 23-yard pass from Mark Grieb (Juan Gamboa kick), San Jose 48–42
Utah – (4:03) Chris Bocage 56-yard kickoff return (Andrew Aguila kick), Utah 49–48
San Jose – (0:26) Chad Cook 3-yard run (Juan Gamboa kick), San Jose 55–49

4th quarter

Utah – (13:00) Ernie Pierce 18-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Andrew Aguila kick), Utah 56–55
Utah – (8:25) Jason Boone 3-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Andrew Aguila kick failed), Utah 62–55
San Jose – (4:53) Ben Nelson 23-yard pass from Mark Grieb (Juan Gamboa kick), Tied 62–62
Utah – (3:42) Alvance Robinson 47-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Andrew Aguila kick), Utah 69–62
San Jose – (0:29) Ben Nelson 6-yard pass from Mark Grieb (Juan Gamboa kick blocked), Utah 69–68
Utah – (0:05) Tommy Grady 8-yard run (Andrew Aguila kick), Utah 76–68

Passing

San Jose – Brett Elliott: 29/43, 329 yards, 7 TD, 1 INT
Utah – Tommy Grady: 23/32, 319 yards, 9 TD

Rushing

San Jose – Chad Cook: 7 att, 26 yards, 3 TD
Utah – Tommy Grady: 2 att, 8 yards, 1 TD

Receiving

San Jose – Mervin Brookins: 13 rec, 152 yards, 2 TD
Utah – Ernie Pierce: 10 rec, 136 yards, 3 TD

Week 12: at Iowa Barnstormers

Week 12: Utah Blaze at Iowa Barnstormers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Blaze	20	14	14	0	48
Barnstormers	13	21	9	7	50

at Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa

Date: May 27
Game time: 6:05 p.m. MDT
Game attendance: 7,884
Referee: Jim Corpora
Recap

Game information

1st quarter

Utah – (14:07) Ernest Pierce 16-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Andrew Aguila kick), Utah 7–0
Iowa – (11:15) Jesse Schmidt 31-yard pass from Brad Banks (Nick Pertuit kick failed), Utah 7–6
Utah – (7:40) Ernest Pierce 9-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Andrew Aguila kick), Utah 14–6
Iowa – (4:04) Jesse Schimdt 15-yard pass from Brad Banks (Nick Pertuit kick), Utah 14–13
Utah – (1:06) Ernest Pierce 4-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Andrew Aguila kick failed), Utah 20–13

2nd quarter

Iowa – (11:28) Errick McCown 15-yard pass from Brad Banks (Nick Pertuit kick), Tied 20–20
Utah – (8:00) Alvance Robinson 11-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Andrew Aguila kick), Utah 27–20
Iowa – (4:20) Errick McCown 4-yard pass from Brad Banks (Nick Pertuit kick), Tied 27–27
Utah – (0:48) Ernest Pierce 29-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Andrew Aguila kick), Utah 34–27
Iowa – (0:32) Marquis Hamilton 3-yard pass from Brad Banks (Nick Pertuit kick), Tied 34–34

3rd quarter

Iowa – (14:22) Jesse Schmidt 16-yard pass from Brad Banks (Nick Pertuit kick failed), Iowa 40–34
Utah – (10:26) Ben Stallings 4-yard run (Andrew Aguila kick), Utah 41–40
Iowa – (2:36) Nick Pertuit 27-yard field goal, Iowa 43–41
Utah – (2:21) Chris Bocage 58-yard kickoff return (Andrew Aguila kick), Utah 48–43

4th quarter

Iowa – (10:32) Tommy Ellingworth 29-yard pass from Brad Banks (Nick Pertuit kick), Iowa 50–48

Passing

Utah – Tommy Grady: 22/40, 276 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT
Iowa – Brad Banks: 21/31, 223 yards, 7 TD

Rushing

Utah – Ben Stallings: 4 att, 11 yards, 1 TD
Iowa – Brad Banks: 12 att, 42 yards

Receiving

Utah – Ernest Pierce: 10 rec, 163 yards, 4 TD
Iowa – Jesse Schmidt: 5 rec, 87 yards, 3 TD

Week 13: vs. Arizona Rattlers

Week 13: Arizona Rattlers at Utah Blaze – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Rattlers	14	34	24	0	72
Blaze	12	7	6	12	37

at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah

Date: June 4
Game time: 3:00 p.m. MDT
Game attendance: 7,997
Referee: Shaun Hochuli
Recap

Game information

1st quarter

Arizona – (8:22) Trandon Harvey 12-yard pass from Nick Davila (Fabrizio Scaccia kick), Arizona 7–0
Utah – (5:28) Ben Stallings 1-yard run (Andrew Aguila pass failed), Arizona 7–6
Arizona – (4:15) Rod Windsor 17-yard pass from Nick Davila (Fabrizio Scaccia kick), Arizona 14–6
Utah – (3:02) Ernest Pierce 11-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Andrew Aguila kick failed), Arizona 14–12

2nd quarter

Arizona – (9:47) Rod Windsor 19-yard pass from Nick Davila (Fabrizio Scaccia kick), Arizona 21–12
Arizona – (8:45) Riley Swanson 3-yard fumble recovery (Fabrizio Scaccia kick), Arizona 28–12
Arizona – (4:26) Odie Armstrong 3-yard run (Fabrizio Scaccia kick), Arizona 35–12
Arizona – (3:36) Marcus Tillman 7-yard net recovery (Fabrizio Scaccia kick), Arizona 42–12
Utah – (0:33) Alvance Robinson 11-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Andrew Aguila kick), Arizona 42–19
Arizona – (0:27) Virgil Gray 56-yard kickoff return (Fabrizio Scaccia kick failed), Arizona 48–19

3rd quarter

Arizona – (11:57) Rod Windsor 8-yard pass from Trevor Harris (Fabrizio Scaccia kick), Arizona 55–19
Arizona – (8:38) Fabrizio Scaccia 57-yard field goal, Arizona 58–19
Utah – (6:13) Chris Bocage 4-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Tommy Grady pass failed), Arizona 58–25
Arizona – (4:52) Odie Armstrong 19-yard run (Fabrizio Scaccia kick), Arizona 65–25
Arizona – (0:10) Rod Windsor 9-yard pass from Trevor Harris (Fabrizio Scaccia kick), Arizona 72–25

4th quarter

Utah – (10:30) Justin Ore 6-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Tommy Grady pass failed), Arizona 72–31
Utah – (6:28) Ernest Pierce 42-yard pass from Jordan Rasmussen (Jordan Rasmussen rush failed), Arizona 72–37

Passing

Arizona – Trevor Harris: 8/14, 87 yards, 2 TD
Utah – Tommy Grady: 22/43, 156 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT

Rushing

Arizona – Odie Armstrong: 7 att, 26 yards, 2 TD
Utah – Ben Stallings: 1 att, 1 yard, 1 TD

Receiving

Arizona – Rod Windsor: 10 rec, 98 yards, 4 TD
Utah – Ernest Pierce: 14 rec, 128 yards, 2 TD

Week 14: at Tulsa Talons

Week 14: Utah Blaze at Tulsa Talons – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Blaze	13	20	12	6	51
Talons	6	35	26	14	81

at BOK Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Date: June 11
Game time: 6:00 p.m. MDT
Game attendance: 4,940
Referee: Dave Cutaia
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Game information

1st quarter

Utah – (14:40) Chris Bocage 55-yard kickoff return (Andrew Aguila kick), Utah 7–0
Tulsa – (8:32) Troy McBroom 5-yard pass from Justin Allgood (Juan Bongarra kick failed), Utah 7–6
Utah – (4:40) Ernest Pierce 9-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Andrew Aguila kick failed), Utah 13–6

2nd quarter

Tulsa – (13:46) J.J. Payne 3-yard run (Juan Bongarra kick), Tied 13–13
Tulsa – (11:17) J.C. Neal 52-yard interception return (Juan Bongarra kick), Tulsa 20–13
Utah – (10:26) Justin Ore 45-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Andrew Aguila kick), Tied 20–20
Tulsa – (8:55) Troy McBroom 9-yard pass from Justin Allgood (Juan Bongarra kick), Tulsa 27–20
Utah – (5:49) Chris Bocage 9-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Andrew Aguila kick), Tied 27–27
Utah – (3:49) Justin Ore 28-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Andrew Aguila kick failed), Utah 33–27
Tulsa – (0:55) Al Hunt 7-yard pass from Justin Allgood (Juan Bongarra kick), Tulsa 34–33
Tulsa – (0:00) Jamar Ransom 1-yard run (Juan Bongarra kick), Tulsa 41–33

3rd quarter

Tulsa – (12:29) Troy McBroom 17-yard pass from Justin Allgood (Juan Bongarra kick failed), Tulsa 47–33
Utah – (9:17) Justin Ore 7-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Andrew Aguila kick blocked), Tulsa 47–39
Tulsa – (6:20) Troy McBroom 16-yard pass from Justin Allgood (Juan Bongarra kick), Tulsa 54–39
Tulsa – (4:01) Jamar Ransom 4-yard fumble recovery (Juan Bongarra kick), Tulsa 61–39
Utah – (1:34) Ernest Pierce 28-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Tommy Grady pass failed), Tulsa 61–45
Tulsa – (0:28) J.C. Neal 8-yard kickoff return (Juan Bongarra kick failed), Tulsa 67–45

4th quarter

Utah – (14:12) Ernest Pierce 4-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Tommy Grady pass intercepted), Tulsa 67–51
Tulsa – (12:20) Trent Shelton 25-yard pass from Justin Allgood (Juan Bongarra kick), Tulsa 74–51
Tulsa – (10:31) J.C. Neal 43-yard interception return (Juan Bongarra kick), Tulsa 81–51

Passing

Utah – Tommy Grady: 26/36, 344 yards, 7 TD, 2 INT
Tulsa – Justin Allgood: 24/34, 254 yards, 6 TD

Rushing

Utah – Jordan Rasmussen: 1 att, 1 yard
Tulsa – J.J. Payne: 5 att, 17 yards, 1 TD

Receiving

Utah – Justin Ore: 13 rec, 199 yards, 3 TD
Tulsa – Troy McBroom: 12 rec, 130 yards, 4 TD

Week 15: vs. Pittsburgh Power

Week 15: Pittsburgh Power at Utah Blaze – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Power	13	14	0	13	40
Blaze	21	20	19	21	81

at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah

Date: June 18
Game time: 7:05 p.m. MDT
Game attendance: 9,096
Referee: Tony Call
Recap

Game information

1st quarter

Utah – (12:53) Alvance Robinson 3-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Kyle Brotzman kick), Utah 7–0
Pittsburgh – (10:34) Jerome Mathis 28-yard pass from Kevin McCabe (Paul Edinger kick failed), Utah 7–6
Utah – (7:26) Alvance Robinson 7-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Kyle Brotzman kick), Utah 14–6
Utah – (5:54) Brandon Taylor 5-yard fumble recovery (Kyle Brotzman kick), Utah 21–6
Pittsburgh – (2:35) Craig Fulton 12-yard run (Paul Edinger kick), Utah 21–13

2nd quarter

Utah – (13:47) Aaron Lesue 10-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Kyle Brotzman kick failed), Utah 27–13
Pittsburgh – (8:33) Lonnell Dewalt 7-yard pass from Chris Wallace (Paul Edinger kick), Utah 27–20
Utah – (4:18) Jason Boone 6-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Kyle Brotzman kick), Utah 34–20
Pittsburgh – (1:42) Craig Fulton 6-yard pass from Chris Wallace (Paul Edinger kick), Utah 34–27
Utah – (0:02) Aaron Lesue 1-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Kyle Brotzman kick), Utah 41–27

3rd quarter

Utah – (13:48) Alvance Robinson 25-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Kyle Brotzman kick), Utah 48–27
Utah – (12:30) Ernest Pierce 41-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Kyle Brotzman kick failed), Utah 54–27
Utah – (7:21) Chris Bocage 9-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Kyle Brotzman kick failed), Utah 60–27

4th quarter

Utah – (14:12) Aaron Lesue 10-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Kyle Brotzman kick), Utah 67–27
Utah – (6:58) Aaron Lesue 6-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Kyle Brotzman kick), Utah 74–27
Pittsburgh – (4:08) Jerome Mathis 8-yard pass from Chris Wallace (Chris Wallace pass failed), Utah 74–33
Utah – (0:51) Aaron Lesue 12-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Kyle Brotzman kick), Utah 81–33
Pittsburgh – (0:05) Jason Willis 5-yard pass from Chris Wallace (Paul Edinger kick), Utah 81–40

Passing

Pittsburgh – Chris Wallace: 19/39, 196 yards, 4 TD
Utah – Tommy Grady: 31/39, 313 yards, 10 TD

Rushing

Pittsburgh – Craig Fulton: 1 att, 12 yards, 1 TD
Utah – Ernest Pierce: 1 att, 8 yards

Receiving

Pittsburgh – Jerome Mathis: 6 rec, 67 yards, 2 TD
Utah – Aaron Lesue: 11 rec, 97 yards, 5 TD

Week 16: vs. Kansas City Command

Week 16: Kansas City Command at Utah Blaze – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Command	6	27	7	20	60
Blaze	13	20	14	14	61

at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah

Date: June 24
Game time: 6:00 p.m. MDT
Game attendance: 9,270
Referee: Shaun Hochuli
Recap

Game information

1st quarter

Utah – (13:51) Alvance Robinson 17-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Kyle Brotzman kick), Utah 7–0
Kansas City – (8:01) Robert Gill 31-yard pass from Steve Wasil (Brian Umstead kick failed), Utah 7–6
Utah – (5:46) Alvance Robinson 11-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Kyle Brotzman kick failed), Utah 13–6

2nd quarter

Kansas City – (14:17) Bradley Chavez 31-yard pass from Steve Wasil (Brian Umstead kick failed), Utah 13–12
Utah – (12:07) Jason Boone 12-yard pass from Ernest Pierce (Kyle Brotzman kick failed), Utah 19–12
Kansas City – (9:35) Robert Gill 4-yard pass from Steve Wasil (Brian Umstead kick), Tied 19–19
Utah – (8:03) Alvance Robinson 38-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Kyle Brotzman kick), Utah 26–19
Kansas City – (5:01) Trey Bryant 6-yard run (Brian Umstead kick failed), Utah 26–25
Utah – (3:28) Aaron Lesue 29-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Kyle Brotzman kick), Utah 33–25
Kansas City – (1:40) Todd Devoe 5-yard pass from Steve Wasil (Steve Wasil rush), Tied 33–33

3rd quarter

Kansas City – (13:12) Robert Gill 2-yard run (Brian Umstead kick), Kansas City 40–33
Utah – (12:04) Alvance Robinson 18-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Kyle Brotzman kick), Tied 40–40
Utah – (6:04) Aaron Lesue 2-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Kyle Brotzman kick), Utah 47–40

4th quarter

Kansas City – (14:54) Robert Gill 7-yard pass from Steve Wasil (Brian Umstead kick), Tied 47–47
Utah – (13:12) Aaron Lesue 17-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Kyle Brotzman kick), Utah 54–47
Kansas City – (9:39) Bret Smith 12-yard pass from Steve Wasil (Brian Umstead kick), Tied 54–54
Utah – (6:51) Alvance Robinson 8-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Kyle Brotzman kick), Utah 61–54
Kansas City – (0:53) Bret Smith 6-yard pass from Steve Wasil (Brian Umstead kick blocked), Utah 61–60

Passing

Kansas City – Chris Wallace: 30/43, 309 yards, 7 TD, 1 INT
Utah – Tommy Grady: 18/26, 257 yards, 8 TD

Rushing

Kansas City – Trey Bryant: 3 att, 14 yards, 1 TD
Utah – Tommy Grady: 3 att, 3 yards

Receiving

Kansas City – Robert Gill: 10 rec, 117 yards, 3 TD
Utah – Alvance Robinson: 9 rec, 127 yards, 5 TD

Week 17: at Chicago Rush

Week 17: Utah Blaze at Chicago Rush – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Blaze	14	14	7	0	35
Rush	14	14	10	21	59

at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois

Date: July 1
Game time: 6:30 p.m. MDT
Game attendance: 7,342
Referee: Tom McCabe
Recap

Game information

1st quarter

Chicago – (12:34) Johnie Kirton 10-yard run (Rob Forstrom kick), Chicago 7–0
Utah – (10:04) Aaron Lesue 9-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Kyle Brotzman kick), Tied 7–7
Chicago – (7:59) Derek Lee 17-yard pass from J.J. Raterink (Rob Forstrom kick), Chicago 14–7
Utah – (1:07) Ernest Pierce 19-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Kyle Brotzman kick), Tied 14–14

2nd quarter

Chicago – (12:43) Charles Dillon 15-yard pass from J.J. Raterink (Rob Forstrom kick), Chicago 21–14
Utah – (11:55) Aaron Lesue 19-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Kyle Brotzman kick), Tied 21–21
Chicago – (10:45) Reggie Gray 45-yard pass from J.J. Raterink (Rob Forstrom kick), Chicago 28–21
Utah – (6:12) Aaron Lesue 8-yard pass from Tommy Grady (Kyle Brotzman kick), Tied 28–28

3rd quarter

Chicago – (10:24) Rob Forstrom 30-yard field goal, Chicago 31–28
Utah – (8:14) Alvance Robinson 23-yard pass from Jordan Rasmussen (Kyle Brotzman kick), Utah 35–31
Chicago – (4:27) Johnie Kirton 3-yard run (Rob Forstrom kick), Chicago 38–35

4th quarter

Chicago – (13:02) J.J. Raterink 1-yard run (Rob Forstrom kick), Chicago 45–35
Chicago – (4:28) Reggie Gray 37-yard pass from J.J. Raterink (Rob Forstrom kick), Chicago 52–35
Chicago – (1:19) Johnie Kirton 4-yard run (Rob Forstrom kick), Chicago 59–35

Passing

Utah – Tommy Grady: 10/16, 162 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
Chicago – Dominic Randolph: 19/33, 281 yards, 4 TD

Rushing

Utah – Jordan Rasmussen: 2 att, 4 yards
Chicago – Johnie Kirton: 9 att, 46 yards, 3 TD

Receiving

Utah – Aaron Lesue: 10 rec, 126 yards, 3 TD
Chicago – Reggie Gray: 5 rec, 142 yards, 2 TD

Week 18: at Spokane Shock

Week 18: Utah Blaze at Spokane Shock – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Blaze	14	21	7	7	49
Shock	14	35	13	14	76

at Joe Albi Stadium, Spokane, Washington

Date: July 9
Game time: 7:00 p.m. MDT
Game attendance: 16,233
Referee: Shane Anderson
Recap

Game information

1st quarter

Spokane – (13:12) Antwan Marsh 3-yard run (Taylor Rowan kick), Spokane 7–0
Utah – (10:12) Aaron Lesue 13-yard pass from Todd Hammel (Kyle Brotzman kick), Tied 7–7
Spokane – (4:56) Adron Tennell 6-yard pass from Erik Meyer (Taylor Rowan kick), Spokane 14–7
Utah – (0:29) Alvance Robinson 4-yard pass from Todd Hammel (Kyle Brotzman kick), Tied 14–14

2nd quarter

Spokane – (11:42) Erik Meyer 3-yard run (Taylor Rowan kick), Spokane 21–14
Spokane – (9:52) Chas Gessner 24-yard pass from Erik Meyer (Taylor Rowan kick), Spokane 28–14
Utah – (6:10) Ben Stallings 1-yard run (Kyle Brotzman kick), Spokane 28–21
Spokane – (5:07) Brandon Thompkins 45-yard pass from Erik Meyer (Taylor Rowan kick), Spokane 35–21
Utah – (2:47) Aaron Lesue 15-yard pass from Todd Hammel (Kyle Brotzman kick), Spokane 35–28
Spokane – (1:20) Adron Tennell 11-yard pass from Erik Meyer (Taylor Rowan kick), Spokane 42–28
Utah – (0:52) Michael Preston 39-yard pass from Todd Hammel (Kyle Brotzman kick), Spokane 42–35
Spokane – (0:02) Emery Sammons 11-yard pass from Erik Meyer (Taylor Rowan kick), Spokane 49–35

3rd quarter

Spokane – (11:40) Adron Tennell 6-yard pass from Erik Meyer (Taylor Rowan kick failed), Spokane 55–35
Utah – (7:27) Ben Stallings 1-yard run (Kyle Brotzman kick), Spokane 55–42
Spokane – (5:02) Erik Meyer 1-yard run (Taylor Rowan kick), Spokane 62–42

4th quarter

Spokane – (11:52) Adron Tennell 25-yard pass from Kyle Rowley (Taylor Rowan kick), Spokane 69–42
Utah – (9:57) Michael Preston 37-yard pass from Todd Hammel (Kyle Brotzman kick), Spokane 69–49
Spokane – (2:53) Adron Tennell 7-yard pass from Kyle Rowley (Taylor Rowan kick), Spokane 76–49

Passing

Utah – Todd Hammel: 23/34, 161 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
Spokane – Erik Meyer: 15/19, 166 yards, 6 TD

Rushing

Utah – Ben Stallings: 8 att, 44 yards, 2 TD
Spokane – Erik Meyer: 4 att, 17 yards, 2 TD

Receiving

Utah – Michael Preston: 9 rec, 132 yards, 2 TD
Spokane – Adron Tennell: 10 rec, 82 yards, 5 TD

Week 19: vs. New Orleans VooDoo

Week 19: New Orleans VooDoo at Utah Blaze – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
VooDoo	14	24	17	3	58
Blaze	14	13	14	21	62

at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah

Date: July 16
Game time: 7:00 p.m. MDT
Game attendance: 10,631
Referee: Dave Cutaia
Recap

Game information

1st quarter

Utah – (13:00) Michael Preston 7-yard pass from Todd Hammel (Kyle Brotzman kick), Utah 7–0
New Orleans – (8:35) P.J. Berry 15-yard pass from Danny Wimprine (Jonathan Ruffin kick), Tied 7–7
Utah – (2:36) Ben Stallings 5-yard run (Kyle Brotzman kick), Utah 14–7
New Orleans – (1:36) Carlese Franklin 9-yard pass from Danny Wimprine (Jonathan Ruffin kick), Tied 14–14

2nd quarter

New Orleans – (11:49) Jonathan Ruffin 41-yard field goal, New Orleans 17–14
Utah – (10:58) Aaron Lesue 12-yard pass from Todd Hammel (Kyle Brotzman kick), Utah 21–17
New Orleans – (8:40) Skyler Green 11-yard pass from Danny Wimprine (Jonathan Ruffin kick), New Orleans 24–21
New Orleans – (5:04) Carlese Franklin 28-yard pass from Danny Wimprine (Jonathan Ruffin kick), New Orleans 31–21
Utah – (2:06) Ben Stallings 1-yard run (Kyle Brotzman kick failed), New Orleans 31–27
New Orleans – (0:49) P.J. Berry 22-yard pass from Danny Wimprine (Jonathan Ruffin kick), New Orleans 38–27

3rd quarter

New Orleans – (11:47) Skyler Green 2-yard pass from Danny Wimprine (Jonathan Ruffin kick), New Orleans 45–27
Utah – (9:23) Michael Preston 19-yard pass from Todd Hammel (Kyle Brotzman kick), New Orleans 45–34
New Orleans – (5:17) Jonathan Ruffin 44-yard field goal, New Orleans 48–34
Utah – (5:06) Chris Bocage 55-yard kickoff return (Kyle Brotzman kick), New Orleans 48–41
New Orleans – (0:55) Skyler Green 11-yard pass from Danny Wimprine (Jonathan Ruffin kick), New Orleans 55–41

4th quarter

Utah – (11:20) Michael Preston 17-yard pass from Todd Hammel (Kyle Brotzman kick), New Orleans 55–48
Utah – (3:45) Chris Bocage 2-yard run (Kyle Brotzman kick), Tied 55–55
New Orleans – (0:35) Jonathan Ruffin 34-yard field goal, New Orleans 58–55
Utah – (0:09) Chris Bocage 5-yard pass from Todd Hammel (Kyle Brotzman kick), Utah 62–58

Passing

New Orleans – Chris Wallace: 19/34, 265 yards, 7 TD, 1 INT
Utah – Tommy Grady: 26/39, 316 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT

Rushing

New Orleans – P.J. Berry: 2 att, 4 yards
Utah – Ben Stallings: 5 att, 13 yards, 2 TD

Receiving

New Orleans – P.J. Berry: 7 rec, 101 yards, 2 TD
Utah – Aaron Lesue: 10 rec, 116 yards, 1 TD

Week 20: at Cleveland Gladiators

Week 20: Utah Blaze at Cleveland Gladiators – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Blaze	9	25	13	29	76
Gladiators	13	21	14	21	69

at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio

Date: July 22
Game time: 6:30 p.m. MDT
Game attendance: 6,190
Referee: Jim Corpora
Recap

Game information

1st quarter

Cleveland – (8:59) Thyron Lewis 15-yard pass from Kurt Rocco (Matt Denny kick), Cleveland 7–0
Utah – (4:21) Alvance Robinson 6-yard pass from Todd Hammel (Kyle Brotzman kick), Tied 7–7
Cleveland – (2:16) Dominick Goodman 16-yard pass from Kurt Rocco (Matt Denny kick blocked), Cleveland 13–7
Utah – (2:16) Jeramie Richardson PAT return, Cleveland 13–9

2nd quarter

Utah – (13:45) Justin Ore 6-yard pass from Todd Hammel (Kyle Brotzman rush), Utah 17–13
Cleveland – (7:43) Russell Monk 3-yard run (Matt Denny kick), Cleveland 20–17
Utah – (5:26) Justin Ore 24-yard pass from Todd Hammel (Kyle Brotzman kick), Utah 24–20
Cleveland – (2:50) Robert Redd 24-yard pass from Kurt Rocco (Matt Denny kick), Cleveland 27–24
Utah – (1:03) Alvance Robinson 39-yard pass from Todd Hammel (Kyle Brotzman kick), Utah 31–27
Cleveland – (0:51) Robert Redd 11-yard pass from Kurt Rocco (Matt Denny kick), Cleveland 34–31
Utah – (0:00) Kyle Brotzman 34-yard field goal, Tied 34–34

3rd quarter

Cleveland – (13:10) Dominick Goodman 20-yard pass from Troy Weatherhead (Matt Denny kick), Cleveland 41–34
Utah – (11:19) Alvance Robinson 32-yard pass from Todd Hammel (Kyle Brotzman kick), Tied 41–41
Cleveland – (7:35) Thyron Lewis 1-yard run (Matt Denny kick), Cleveland 48–41
Utah – (6:40) Chris Bocage 56-yard kickoff return (Kyle Brotzman kick blocked), Cleveland 48–47

4th quarter

Cleveland – (14:48) Robert Redd 47-yard pass from Troy Weatherhead (Matt Denny kick), Cleveland 55–47
Utah – (12:52) Ben Stallings 24-yard run (Todd Hammel pass failed), Cleveland 55–53
Utah – (7:53) Ben Stallings 2-yard run (Todd Hammel pass), Utah 61–55
Cleveland – (4:40) Dominick Goodman 4-yard pass from Troy Weatherhead (Matt Denny kick), Cleveland 62–61
Utah – (0:42) Alvance Robinson 4-yard pass from Todd Hammel (Todd Hammel pass), Utah 69–62
Cleveland – (0:21) Dominick Goodman 35-yard pass from Troy Weatherhead (Matt Denny kick), Tied 69–69
Utah – (0:04) Justin Ore 29-yard pass from Todd Hammel (Kyle Brotzman kick), Utah 76–69

Passing

Utah – Todd Hammel: 31/44, 355 yards, 7 TD, 1 INT
Cleveland – Troy Weatherhead: 10/14, 178 yards, 4 TD

Rushing

Utah – Ben Stallings: 9 att, 53 yards, 2 TD
Cleveland – Russell Monk: 5 att, 15 yards, 1 TD

Receiving

Utah – Alvance Robinson: 9 rec, 117 yards, 4 TD
Cleveland – Dominick Goodman: 12 rec, 144 yards, 4 TD

Standings

Regular season schedule

Regular season

Week 1: BYE

Week 2: vs. Tampa Bay Storm

Week 3: at Orlando Predators

Week 4: vs. Dallas Vigilantes

Week 5: at San Jose SaberCats

Week 6: vs. Spokane Shock

Week 7: at Arizona Rattlers

Week 8: BYE

Week 9: at Georgia Force

Week 10: vs. Milwaukee Mustangs

Week 11: vs. San Jose SaberCats

Week 12: at Iowa Barnstormers

Week 13: vs. Arizona Rattlers

Week 14: at Tulsa Talons

Week 15: vs. Pittsburgh Power

Week 16: vs. Kansas City Command

Week 17: at Chicago Rush

Week 18: at Spokane Shock

Week 19: vs. New Orleans VooDoo

Week 20: at Cleveland Gladiators

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