The Georgia Force season was the eighth season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Dean Cokinos and played their home games at the Arena at Gwinnett Center. This was the first season for the Force since 2008, after the league went on hiatus in 2009 and the franchise was not active in 2010. In the regular season, the Force went 11–7, qualifying for the playoffs as the 3rd seed in the American Conference. They defeated the Cleveland Gladiators 50–41 in the conference semifinals, but lost 55–64 to the Jacksonville Sharks in the conference championship.
Standings
Schedule
Regular season The Force began the season at home against the Tulsa Talons on March 13. They will finish the regular season on the road against the Iowa Barnstormers on July 23.
Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Report Score Record 1 Sunday March 13 4:05 p.m. EDT Tulsa Talons W 53–46 1–0 Arena at Gwinnett Center 2 Friday March 18 8:00 p.m. EDT at Jacksonville Sharks L 57–71 1–1 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena 3 Bye 4 Saturday April 2 8:00 p.m. EDT at New Orleans VooDoo W 61–35 2–1 New Orleans Arena 5 Friday April 8 8:00 p.m. EDT Dallas Vigilantes W 55–48 3–1 Arena at Gwinnett Center 6 Saturday April 16 7:30 p.m. EDT Orlando Predators L 43–48 3–2 Arena at Gwinnett Center 7 Saturday April 23 8:00 p.m. EDT at Milwaukee Mustangs W 57–48 4–2 Bradley Center 8 Saturday April 30 7:30 p.m. EDT Pittsburgh Power W 58–39 5–2 Arena at Gwinnett Center 9 Friday May 6 8:05 p.m. EDT Utah Blaze L 71–74 5–3 Arena at Gwinnett Center 10 Friday May 13 7:05 p.m. EDT at Philadelphia Soul L 49–68 5–4 Wells Fargo Center 11 Saturday May 21 7:35 p.m. EDT Jacksonville Sharks L 55–62 5–5 Arena at Gwinnett Center 12 Saturday May 28 10:30 p.m. EDT at San Jose SaberCats W 55–49 6–5 HP Pavilion at San Jose 13 Saturday June 4 7:35 p.m. EDT Tampa Bay Storm W 60–49 7–5 Arena at Gwinnett Center 14 Saturday June 11 7:00 p.m. EDT at Cleveland Gladiators L 48–62 7–6 Quicken Loans Arena 15 Friday June 17 8:05 p.m. EDT New Orleans VooDoo W 58–47 8–6 Arena at Gwinnett Center 16 Saturday June 25 7:30 p.m. EDT at Orlando Predators W 64–34 9–6 Amway Center 17 Bye 18 Saturday July 9 7:35 p.m. EDT Chicago Rush L 41–51 9–7 Arena at Gwinnett Center 19 Saturday July 16 7:30 p.m. EDT at Tampa Bay Storm W 58–40 10–7 St. Pete Times Forum 20 Saturday July 23 8:05 p.m. EDT at Iowa Barnstormers W 63–59 11–7 Wells Fargo Arena
Playoffs Round Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Report AC Semifinals Sunday July 31 3:00 p.m. EDT at Cleveland Gladiators W 50–41 Quicken Loans Arena AC Championship Monday August 8 8:00 p.m. EDT at Jacksonville Sharks L 55–64 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
Regular season
Week 1: vs. Tulsa Talons
Week 2: at Jacksonville Sharks
Week 3: BYE
Week 4: at New Orleans VooDoo
Week 5: vs. Dallas Vigilantes
Week 6: vs. Orlando Predators
Week 7: at Milwaukee Mustangs
Week 8: vs. Pittsburgh Power
Week 9: vs. Utah Blaze
Week 10: at Philadelphia Soul
Week 11: vs. Jacksonville Sharks
Week 12: at San Jose SaberCats
Week 13: vs. Tampa Bay Storm
Week 14: at Cleveland Gladiators
Week 15: vs. New Orleans VooDoo
Week 16: at Orlando Predators
Week 17: BYE
Week 18: vs. Chicago Rush
Week 19: at Tampa Bay Storm
Week 20: at Iowa Barnstormers
Playoffs
American Conference Semifinals: at (2) Cleveland Gladiators
American Conference Championship: at (1) Jacksonville Sharks
References