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.http://theuifl.com/archives/1433
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 * = First-team All-UIFL selection ^ = Second-team All-UIFL selection
The following is the breakdown of the 24 players selected by position: 7 Defensive lineman 7 Wide receivers 6 Defensive backs 4 Offensive lineman3 Linebackers 1 Quarterbacks 1 Fullbacks 1 Placekicker
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
y - clinched regular-season title
x - clinched playoff spot
Statistics
Passing Player Comp. Att. Comp% YardsTD'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) 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
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
First-team All-UIFL
OffenseQuarterbackJared Lorenzen, Northern KentuckyTommy Jones, SaginawRunning backDray Mason, HuntingtonWide receiverRicardo Lenhart, Northern KentuckyRyan Brinson, CantonAric Evans, Eastern KentuckyOffensive lineKhalil El-Amin, Northern KentuckyMatt Rahn, Northern KentuckyRashaud Mungro, Eastern KentuckyDefenseDefensive lineMike McFadden, SaginawThomas McKenzie, Northern KentuckyMichael Robinson, HuntingtonLinebackerPhillip Smith, SaginawJillJon D'Angelo, Northern KentuckyCornerbackDavid Jones, Eastern KentuckyDeQwan Young, JohnstownSafetyMatt Speed, Johnstown
Special teamsKickerDustin Zink, Northern KentuckySpecial TeamsMaurice Douse, Northern Kentucky
Second-team All-UIFL
OffenseQuarterbackNoneRunning backMaurice Douse, Northern KentuckyWide receiverWillie Idlette, Northern KentuckyLaVaughn Macon, SaginawHarry Lewis, Northern KentuckyOffensive lineGeorge Frisch, Northern KentuckyEric Brim, SaginawSteve Michalek, SaginawDefenseDefensive lineAntonio Reynolds, CantonD'arrell Brown, Northern KentuckyVictor Sesay, JohnstownLinebackerSantino Turnbow, Northern KentuckyJillCody Smith, CantonCornerbackJaret Sanderson, HuntingtonJason Connor, Eastern KentuckyButch Abshire, Eastern KentuckySafetyTez Morris, Northern Kentucky
Special teamsKickerDaniel Edison, Eastern KentuckySpecial TeamsDray Mason, Huntington
Players of the Week WeekOffenseDefenseSpecial TeamsWeek 1 Aric Evans (EKY)Kevin Allen Jr. (HUN)David Jones (EKY)Week 2Tommy Jones (SAG)Kenneth Joshen (NKY)Brandon Miller (EKY)Week 3Harry Lewis (NKY)Victor Sesay (JOH)Dustin Zink (NKY)Week 4Allan Holland (EKY)DeQwan Young (JOH)Maurice Douse (NKY)Week 5Martevious Young (HUN)/Ryan Brison (CAN)Thomas McKenzie (NKY)Dustin Zink (NKY)Week 6Jared Lorenzen (NKY)Andre Portis (HUN)Chris Kolias (SAG)Week 7Jared Lorenzen (NKY)Santino Turnbow (NKY)Matt Demunkus (JOH)Week 8Jared Lorenzen (NKY)Phillip Smith (SAG)Dustin Zink (NKY)Week 9Ray Marrow (CAN)Brett Hamblen (NKY)Andrew Beaver (SAG)Week 10Ricardo Lenhart (NKY)John Jacobs (SAG)Daniel Eidson (EKY)Week 11Ricardo Lenhart (NKY)Marcus McClinton (EKY)Dustin Zink (NKY)Week 12LaVaughn Macon (SAG)Toheeb Akinola (JOH)Matt Demunkus (JOH)Week 13Tommy Jones (SAG)Jon D’Angelo (NKY)Chris Kolias (SAG)Week 14Jared Lorenzen (NKY)DeQwan Young (JOH)Victor Smith (HUN)Week 15Ryan Wells (NKY)Aaron Princes (JOH)Daniel Eidson (EKY)
2011 Ultimate Indoor Football League seasons Canton Eastern Kentucky Huntington Johnstown Northern Kentucky Saginaw
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