The Arizona Rattlers season was the 20th season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Kevin Guy and played their home games at US Airways Center. In the regular season, the Rattlers won a league-record 16 games, having lost only two, to secure home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. They defeated the Spokane Shock in the conference semifinals before beating the Chicago Rush in the conference championship. In ArenaBowl XXIV however, they fell to the Jacksonville Sharks, giving up a game-winning touchdown with no time left on the clock.
Final roster 2011 Arizona Rattlers roster Quarterbacks
Fullbacks
Wide receivers Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen Linebackers
Defensive backs
Kickers Injured reserve Currently vacant
Team suspended Currently vacant
Refuse to report Currently vacant
Other league exempt Currently vacant
Inactive reserve Currently vacant
Recallable reassignment Currently vacant
Rookies in italics Roster updated July 23, 2011 19 Active, 0 Inactive
Standings
Schedule
Regular season The Rattlers began the season at home against the Jacksonville Sharks on March 12. They visited the Dallas Vigilantes in their final regular season game.
Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Report Score Record 1 Saturday March 12 7:00 p.m. MST Jacksonville Sharks W 55–52 1–0 US Airways Center 2 Saturday March 19 7:05 p.m. MST Milwaukee Mustangs W 62–31 2–0 US Airways Center 3 Monday March 28 7:00 p.m. MST at Tulsa Talons W 69–20 3–0 BOK Center 4 Saturday April 2 7:00 p.m. MST Orlando Predators W 48–47 4–0 US Airways Center 5 Bye 6 Saturday April 16 5:00 p.m. MST at Kansas City Command W 63–49 5–0 Sprint Center 7 Saturday April 23 7:00 p.m. MST Utah Blaze W 67–61 (OT) 6–0 US Airways Center 8 Saturday April 30 7:00 p.m. MST at Spokane Shock L 69–70 6–1 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena 9 Saturday May 7 7:30 p.m. MST at San Jose SaberCats W 65–43 7–1 HP Pavilion at San Jose 10 Saturday May 14 7:00 p.m. MST Chicago Rush L 49–50 7–2 US Airways Center 11 Friday May 20 5:00 p.m. MST at New Orleans VooDoo W 61–53 8–2 New Orleans Arena 12 Saturday May 28 7:00 p.m. MST Cleveland Gladiators W 63–42 9–2 US Airways Center 13 Saturday June 4 6:00 p.m. MST at Utah Blaze W 72–37 10–2 EnergySolutions Arena 14 Saturday June 11 5:05 p.m. MST Iowa Barnstormers W 61–41 11–2 US Airways Center 15 Saturday June 18 7:00 p.m. MST San Jose SaberCats W 64–57 12–2 US Airways Center 16 Saturday June 25 4:05 p.m. MST at Philadelphia Soul W 55–54 13–2 Wells Fargo Center 17 Saturday July 2 7:05 p.m. MST Spokane Shock W 68–46 14–2 US Airways Center 18 Sunday July 10 4:30 p.m. MST at Pittsburgh Power W 68–34 15–2 Consol Energy Center 19 Bye 20 Saturday July 23 5:30 p.m. MST at Dallas Vigilantes W 55–49 16–2 American Airlines Center
Playoffs Round Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Report NC Semifinals Friday July 29 7:00 p.m. MST Spokane Shock W 62–33 US Airways Center NC Championship Saturday August 6 7:00 p.m. MST Chicago Rush W 54–48 US Airways Center ArenaBowl XXIV Friday August 12 5:30 p.m. MST Jacksonville Sharks L 70–73 US Airways Center
Regular season
Week 1: vs. Jacksonville Sharks
Week 2: vs. Milwaukee Mustangs
Week 3: at Tulsa Talons
Week 4: vs. Orlando Predators
Week 5: BYE
Week 6: at Kansas City Command
Week 7: vs. Utah Blaze
Week 8: at Spokane Shock
Week 9: at San Jose SaberCats
Week 10: vs. Chicago Rush
Week 11: at New Orleans VooDoo
Week 12: vs. Cleveland Gladiators
Week 13: at Utah Blaze
Week 14: vs. Iowa Barnstormers
Week 15: vs. San Jose SaberCats
Week 16: at Philadelphia Soul
Week 17: vs. Spokane Shock
Week 18: at Pittsburgh Power
Week 19: BYE
Week 20: at Dallas Vigilantes
Playoffs
National Conference Semifinals: vs. (4) Spokane Shock
National Conference Championship: vs. (2) Chicago Rush
ArenaBowl XXIV: vs. (A1) Jacksonville Sharks
References