The 2011 Allen Wranglers season was the team's twelfth season as a professional indoor football franchise, second in the Indoor Football League (IFL), and the first as the "Allen Wranglers". The team played their home games at the Allen Event Center in the Dallas suburb of Allen, Texas.
The team finished with a 10-4 regular season and first place in the Lonestar Division. They advanced through two rounds of the IFL playoffs before losing the Intense Conference Championship to the Tri-Cities Fever.
Off-field moves In October 2010, the team announced that Chris MacKeown would be the Wranglers' head coach for the 2011 season. MacKeown had most recently served as the offensive coordinator for the Arena Football League's Colorado Crush after a stint as head coach and director of football operations for the Amarillo Dusters of af2. During the 2011 season, MacKeown was suspended for one game due to a "verbal incident" with opposing coaches after a game in Amarillo on April 2, 2011.
Former Dallas Cowboys player Drew Pearson was named general manager of the franchise in early December 2010. John Harris, Vice President of Operations, organized a publicity stunt in February 2011, reporting the team's mascot "Hoss" had been kidnapped and asking fans and the Chick fil-a Cow to help solve the mystery by following clues on the team's Facebook page. The Allen Police Department cooperated by assigning Officer Garrett Courtney, who was also the team's kicker, as lead investigator.
In May 2011, with just over a month remaining in the regular season, the team announced a change in ownership groups.
Roster moves Former West Texas A&M Buffaloes running back Keithon Flemming joined the Wranglers on May 25, 2011.
After the season, in late July 2011, Wranglers defensive end Keenan Mace signed with the Dallas Cowboys.
Schedule
Preseason Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Score Record 1 Sunday February 20 3:05pm at Amarillo Venom W 26-25 1-- Amarillo Civic Center
Regular season Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Score Record 1 Monday February 28 7:05pm West Texas Roughnecks L 46-60 0-1 Allen Event Center 2 Sunday March 6 3:00pm at Bricktown Brawlers W 39-36 1-1 Cox Convention Center 3 BYE 4 Friday March 18 7:05pm (AKDT) at Fairbanks Grizzlies L 37-57 1-2 Carlson Center 5 Friday March 25 7:00pm Bricktown Brawlers W 42-26 2-2 Allen Event Center 6 Saturday April 2 7:00pm at Amarillo Venom W 52-51 3-2 Amarillo Civic Center 7 Friday April 8 7:05pm West Texas Roughnecks W 33-28 4-2 Allen Event Center 8 Saturday April 16 7:05pm at Nebraska Danger L 37-60 4-3 Eihusen Arena 9 Saturday April 23 7:05pm Wichita Wild W 56-44 5-3 Allen Event Center 10 Saturday April 30 7:05pm at Amarillo Venom W 44-20 6-3 Amarillo Civic Center 11 Saturday May 7 7:05pm Nebraska Danger W 49-23 7-3 Allen Event Center 12 Saturday May 14 7:11pm at West Texas Roughnecks W 54-26 8-3 Ector County Coliseum 13 Saturday May 21 7:05pm Amarillo Venom L 33-36 8-4 Allen Event Center 14 BYE 15 Saturday June 4 7:05pm (MDT) at Colorado Ice W 57-37 9-4 Budweiser Events Center 16 Saturday June 11 7:00pm Bricktown Brawlers**North Texas Crunch (IIFA) W 85-6 10-4 Allen Event Center
** The IFL's Bricktown Brawlers based in Oklahoma City had collapsed financially and released all of their players late in the 2011 season. The North Texas Crunch of the Independent Indoor Football Alliance played as a replacement team to fill out the Brawlers' remaining scheduled games.
Playoffs Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Score Record 1 Sunday June 19 5:05pm Wyoming Cavalry W 27-20 --- Allen Event Center 2 Friday June 24 7:05pm (AKDT) at Fairbanks Grizzlies W 72-54 --- Carlson Center 3 Saturday July 9 7:00pm Tri-Cities Fever L 46-67 --- Allen Event Center
Standings
Final roster 2011 Allen Wranglers roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen Linebackers
Defensive backs
Kickers Injured Reserve currently vacant
Exempt List currently vacant
rookies in italics Roster updated July 9, 2011 19 Active, 0 Inactive
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References
External links Allen Wranglers official website