The 2011 Canton Cougars season was the 1st and only season for the Ultimate Indoor Football League (UIFL) franchise. The Cougars were formed by the head of the Ultimate Indoor Football League, Andrew Haines. Haines made the hire of Rashan Hall to become the Cougars first ever head coach. The Cougars played their first ever game on February 20, 2011 against the Huntington Hammer, a game in which the Cougars lost 41-26. With the team getting off to a rough 0-3 start, Haines issued a guarantee to the people of Canton, saying that the revamped Cougars roster would defeat the Saginaw Sting during their week 4 meeting. The Cougars didn't make their owner a liar, defeating the Sting 53-52. Their victory over the Sting proved to be the lone bright spot for the Cougars, who would lose 9 straight before firing Hall, and replacing him with Paul Farrah. Farrah would lose the game, with less than a week to prepare. The Cougars finished with a 1-13 record, and finished last in the UIFL.
On June 16, 2011, it was announced that Michael Taylor and Andrew Hines had sold their controlling state in the Cougars to Tim Clark. Clark was the former owner of the Johnstown Generals, but the commute was becoming a hassle. Once he gained ownership, he made several personnel changes including, naming Paul Farrah as its new head coach. Farrah was recently hired as the director of football operations. He also hired Canton South High School head coach Mo Daniska as the new defensive coordinator, while Louisville High School defensive coordinator Troy Davis will serve as the director of community relations, focusing on developing youth football camps and clinics. Former Head Coach Rashaun Hall has been retained as an assistant coach and will also serve as director of player personnel. The new group made plenty of signings for the 2012 season, and lasted until January when the franchise suspended operations.
Schedule Key:
Regular season All start times are local to home team Week Day Date Opponent Results Location Score Record 1 Sunday February 20 at Huntington Hammer L 26-41 0-1 Big Sandy Superstore Arena 2 Friday February 25 Northern Kentucky River Monsters L 41-63 0-2 Canton Memorial Civic Center 3 BYE 4 Saturday March 12 at Johnstown Generals L 19-41 0-3 Cambria County War Memorial Arena 5 Monday March 21 Saginaw Sting W 53-52 1-3 Canton Memorial Civic Center 6 Monday March 28 at Northern Kentucky River Monsters L 53-62 1-4 The Bank of Kentucky Center 7 Sunday April 3 at Eastern Kentucky Drillers L 29-56 1-5 Eastern Kentucky Expo Center 8 Saturday April 9 Northern Kentucky River Monsters L 55-78 1-6 Canton Memorial Civic Center 9 Friday April 15 at Saginaw Sting L 61-62 1-7 Dow Event Center 10 Saturday April 23 Huntington Hammer L 33-67 1-8 Canton Memorial Civic Center 11 Saturday April 30 at Eastern Kentucky Drillers L 0-45 1-9 Eastern Kentucky Expo Center 12 Sunday May 8 Eastern Kentucky Drillers L 26-38 1-10 Canton Memorial Civic Center 13 Saturday May 14 Saginaw Sting L 47-76 1-11 Canton Memorial Civic Center 14 Saturday May 21 at Huntington Hammer L 36-56 1-12 Big Sandy Superstore Arena 15 Saturday May 28 Johnstown Generals L 12-45 1-13 Canton Memorial Civic Center
Standings
Final roster
Canton Cougars roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen Linebackers
Defensive backs
Kickers Injured reserve currently vacant
Exempt list
Practice squad currently vacant
rookies in italicsRoster updated March 28, 2011 23 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS
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