2011 Huntington Hammer season
2011 Huntington Hammer season | |
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Owner | Cecil Vandyke Bill Nichols Rick Kranz |
Head coach | Josh Resignalo |
General manager | Steve Fickert |
Home field | Big Sandy Superstore Arena One Civic Center Plaza Huntington, WV 25701 |
Results | |
Record | 7–7 |
League place | 4th |
Playoff finish | Lost Semifinals 4–20 (Drillers) |
The 2011 Huntington Hammer season was the first season for the Ultimate Indoor Football League (UIFL) franchise. The Hammer were able to finish the season with a 7–7 record. In the playoffs, they were defeated by the Eastern Kentucky Drillers.
The team was owned by principal owner, Cecil Vandyke, along with co-owners Bill Nichols and Rick Kranz.[1] On January 6, 2011, Josh Resignalo was named the first head coach in Hammer history.[2] Resignalo was relieved on his coaching duties following an April 9 loss to the Saginaw Sting. Defensive coordinator, Michael Owens, was named the interim head coach.
Schedule[]
Key: Win Tie Loss Bye
Regular season[]
Week | Day | Date | Opponent | Results | Location | |
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Score | Record | |||||
1 | Sunday | February 20 | Canton Cougars | W 41–26[3] | 1–0 | Big Sandy Superstore Arena |
2 | Friday | February 25 | at Eastern Kentucky Drillers | L 26–37[4] | 1–1 | Eastern Kentucky Expo Center |
3 | BYE | |||||
4 | Sunday | March 13 | at Saginaw Sting | W 38–37[5] | 2–1 | Dow Event Center |
5 | Friday | March 18 | Eastern Kentucky Drillers | W 39–28[6] | 3–1 | Big Sandy Superstore Arena |
6 | Friday | March 25 | Johnstown Generals | W 52–16[7] | 4–1 | Big Sandy Superstore Arena |
7 | Friday | April 1 | at Northern Kentucky River Monsters | L 40–69[8] | 4–2 | The Bank of Kentucky Center |
8 | Saturday | April 9 | Saginaw Sting | L 42–49[9] | 4–3 | Big Sandy Superstore Arena |
9 | Sunday | April 17 | at Johnstown Generals | L 32–33[10] | 4–4 | Cambria County War Memorial Arena |
10 | Saturday | April 23 | at Canton Cougars | W 67–33[11] | 5–4 | Canton Memorial Civic Center |
11 | Saturday | April 30 | Northern Kentucky River Monsters | L 23–44[12] | 5–5 | Big Sandy Superstore Arena |
12 | Friday | May 6 | at Johnstown Generals | L 15–41[13] | 5–6 | Cambria County War Memorial Arena |
13 | Saturday | May 14 | at Northern Kentucky River Monsters | L 28–34 | 5–7 | The Bank of Kentucky Center |
14 | Saturday | May 21 | Canton Cougars | W 56–35[14] | 6–7 | Big Sandy Superstore Arena |
15 | Sunday | May 29 | Saginaw Sting | W 44–43[15] | 7–7 | Big Sandy Superstore Arena |
Postseason schedule[]
Round | Day | Date | Opponent | Results | Location | |
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Score | Record | |||||
Semifinals | Saturday | June 4 | at Eastern Kentucky Drillers | L 4–20[16] | 0–1 | Eastern Kentucky Expo Center |
Standings[]
Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | ||||
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y-Northern Kentucky River Monsters[ref 2] | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 569 | 417 | L1 | ||||
x-Saginaw Sting | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 473 | 415 | L2 | ||||
x-Eastern Kentucky Drillers | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 390 | 373 | W1 | ||||
x-Huntington Hammer | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 377 | 328 | W2 | ||||
Johnstown Generals | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 292 | 416 | W2 | ||||
Canton Cougars | 1 | 13 | 0 | .071 | 370 | 522 | L10 |
- ^ http://www.theuifl.com/01/UIFLStats/confsked.htm
- ^ Although Northern Kentucky were awarded the season title, they entered the postseason as the 4 seed due to salary cap violations.
Final roster[]
2011 Huntington Hammer roster | ||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Kickers
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Injured reserve
Inactive
Practice squad
Rookies in italics |
References[]
- ^ "Nichols happy with first game". www.irontontribune.com. Ironton Tribune. February 21, 2011. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
- ^ "Hammer Announce Resignalo as Head Coach". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. January 6, 2011. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
- ^ "Defense Brings Hammer Time". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. February 21, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
- ^ "Hammer beat Drillers". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. February 26, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
- ^ "Hammer Topple Sting". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. March 14, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
- ^ Jim Walker (March 20, 2011). "Hammer adds offensive punch to beat Drillers". www.irontontribune.com. Ironton Tribune. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
- ^ "Huntington hammers Johnstown". www.tribdem.com. The Tribune-Democrat. March 26, 2011. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
- ^ Daniel Fisher (April 2, 2011). "Hammer falls in showdown". www.irontontribune.com. Ironton Tribune. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
- ^ Chris Spencer (April 10, 2011). "Huntington Defense Hammered by Michigan". www.huntingtonnews.net. Huntington News. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
- ^ Shawn Curtis (April 17, 2011). "Late field goal gives Generlas win for injured teammate". www.tribdem.com. The Tribune-Democrat. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
- ^ "Foe lays Hammer on the Cougars". www.cantonrep.com. Gatehouse Media, Inc. April 25, 2011. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
- ^ Ryan Walker (May 3, 2011). "River Monsters outscore Hammer". www.irontontribune.com. Ironton Tribune. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
- ^ Paul Buriak (May 7, 2011). "Defense comes up big for Generals". www.tribdem.com. The Tribune-Democrat. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
- ^ "Hammer outscores Canton, 56-35". www.irontontribune.com. Ironton Tribune. May 24, 2011. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
- ^ Kyle Austin (May 29, 2011). "Saginaw Sting finish regular season with 49-25 loss to Huntington Hammer". www.mlive.com. MLive Media Group. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
- ^ Ryan Walker (June 6, 2011). "Hammer falls to Drillers". www.irontontribune.com. Ironton Tribune. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
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