2011 UIFL season
2011 UIFL season
Duration February 18, 2011 – June 9, 2011
Regular season
League postseason
1 vs 4 UIFL Semifinals champions Saginaw Sting 1 vs 4 UIFL Semifinals runners-up Northern Kentucky River Monsters 2 vs 3 UIFL Semifinals champions Eastern Kentucky Drillers 2 vs 3 UIFL Semifinals runners-up Huntington Hammer Ultimate Bowl I
UIFL seasons
2012 →
The 2011 Ultimate Indoor Football League season was the first season of the league. The regular season lasted from February 18 to May 29 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. 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.
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 Positions key Offense Defense Special teams * = First-team All-UIFL selection ^ = Second-team All-UIFL selection Positions key Offense Defense Special teams QB — Quarterback RB — Running back FB — Fullback WR — Wide receiver TE — Tight end OL — Offensive lineman T — Tackle G — Guard C — Center DL — Defensive lineman DT — Defensive tackle DE — Defensive end EDGE — Edge rusher LB — Linebacker DB — Defensive back CB — Cornerback S — Safety K — Kicker P — Punter LS — Long snapper RS — Return specialist * = First-team All-UIFL selection ^ = Second-team All-UIFL selection QB — Quarterback RB — Running back FB — Fullback WR — Wide receiver TE — Tight end OL — Offensive lineman T — Tackle G — Guard C — Center DL — Defensive lineman DT — Defensive tackle DE — Defensive end EDGE — Edge rusher LB — Linebacker DB — Defensive back CB — Cornerback S — Safety K — Kicker P — Punter LS — Long snapper RS — Return specialist
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 viewtalkeditTeam W L T PCT PF PA STK y -Northern Kentucky River Monsters 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
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 I3 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 KentuckyOffensive Player of the Year, Tommy Jones QB Saginaw Defensive Player of the Year, Thomas McKenzie DL Northern Kentucky First-team All-UIFL Offense 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 Quarterback Jared Lorenzen , Northern Kentucky Tommy Jones , SaginawRunning back Dray Mason , HuntingtonWide 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
Second-team All-UIFL Offense 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 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 Defense Special Teams 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)