Sports season
The 2011 Ultimate Indoor Football League season was the first season of the league. The regular season lasted from February 18 to May 29[1] and the postseason, will be held the following two weeks with the championship game being held at the highest remaining seed. The 2011 season went off without any teams folding or any games being missed or rescheduled. The Northern Kentucky River Monsters finished with the best regular season record, finished 11–3. However, due to league sanctions they were not able to host an playoff games and were dropped to a four seed.
Saginaw finished 9–5, followed by Eastern Kentucky 8–6, Huntington 7–7, Johnstown 6–8 and Canton 1–13.
Saginaw defeated Northern Kentucky, 48–47, in the first semifinals of the Ultimate Bowl I Playoffs, sponsored by Trophy Awards. In the other semifinal game, Eastern Kentucky advanced to the championship game with a 20–4 victory over Huntington.[2] The 2011 Ultimate Bowl , sponsored by Trophy Awards, was played Friday, June 9 at the Dow Center in Saginaw, MI with the Sting claiming an 86–69 victory over the visiting Drillers.[3]
Following the elimination of the Northern Kentucky River Monsters from the playoffs, NKY owner Jill Chitwood and the UIFL came to terms that allowed the River Monsters to leave the UIFL, but the team folded after rumors of joining the Continental Indoor Football League .
UIFL Draft [ ]
*
= 1st Team All-UIFL selection
^
= 2nd Team All-UIFL selection
The following is the breakdown of the 24 players selected by position :
Round
Pick
Position
Player
Team
1
1
DL
Victor Sesay
Johnstown Generals
1
2
DL /LB
Josh Kaltsas
Huntington Hammer
1
3
WR /DB
Sly Brumfield
Northern Kentucky River Monsters
1
4
K
Seth Burkholder
Canton Cougars
1
5
WR/DB
Taneareus Collins
Eastern Kentucky Drillers
1
6
WR
Nico Smith
Saginaw Sting
2
7
DL
Michael Robinson
Huntington Hammer
2
8
DL
Chris Foster
Huntington Hammer
2
9
OL
George Frisch
Northern Kentucky River Monsters
2
10
DL
Donald Foster
Canton Cougars
2
11
OL
Steve Pytosh
Eastern Kentucky Drillers
2
12
DB
Tony Norman
Saginaw Sting
3
13
LB
Daniel Eason
Johnstown Generals
3
14
WR
Jeff Phillips
Huntington Hammer
3
15
LB
Jon D'Angelo
Northern Kentucky River Monsters
3
16
OL/DL
Brian Pittman
Canton Cougars
3
17
WR/DB
David Pickett
Eastern Kentucky Drillers
3
18
DB
Rodney Daniels
Saginaw Sting
4
19
OL/DL
Mike Murphy
Johnstown Generals
4
20
QB
Jeremy Greenleaf
Huntington Hammer
4
21
DB
Greg Johnston
Northern Kentucky River Monsters
4
22
FB
Kevin Robinson
Canton Cougars
4
23
WR
Chris Downer
Eastern Kentucky Drillers
4
24
WR
Brian Ritter
Saginaw Sting
Standings [ ]
y - clinched regular-season title
x - clinched playoff spot
Statistics [ ]
Passing [ ]
Player
Comp.
Att.
Comp%
Yards
TD's
INT's
Long
Jared Lorenzen (NKY)
282
490
57.6
3,473
81
19
48
Tommy Jones (SAG)
304
488
62.3
3,400
87
25
46
Allan Holland (EKY)
200
381
52.5
2,386
53
18
42
Martevious Young (HUNT)
201
432
46.5
2,199
39
20
45
(CAN)
84
167
50.3
1,243
31
8
47
Rushing [ ]
Player
Car.
Yards
Avg.
TD's
Long
Martevious Young (HUNT)
85
358
4.2
12
33
(NKY)
80
268
3.3
12
33
Dray Mason (HUNT)
76
309
4.1
9
25
(JOHN)
80
240
3.0
7
18
(SAG)
30
123
4.1
4
27
Receiving [ ]
Player
Rec.
Yards
Avg.
TD's
Long
(NKY)
116
1,359
11.7
34
48
(EKY)
94
1,216
12.9
25
42
(NKY)
91
1,178
12.9
21
40
LaVaughn Macon (SAG)
101
1,184
11.7
32
41
Zac Nichols (SAG)
71
1,013
14.3
25
46
2011 Playoffs [ ]
Semifinals
Ultimate Bowl I
3
Huntington
4
2
Eastern Kentucky
20
2
Eastern Kentucky
69
1
Saginaw
86
4
Northern Kentucky
47
1
Saginaw
48
Awards [ ]
1st Team All-UIFL [ ]
Offense
Quarterback
Jared Lorenzen , Northern KentuckyTommy Jones , Saginaw
Running Back
Dray Mason , Huntington
Wide Receiver
Ricardo Lenhart, Northern Kentucky Ryan Brinson, Canton Aric Evans, Eastern Kentucky
Offensive Line
Khalil El-Amin, Northern KentuckyMatt Rahn , Northern Kentucky Rashaud Mungro, Eastern Kentucky
Special teams
Kicker
Dustin Zink, Northern Kentucky
Special Teams
Maurice Douse, Northern Kentucky
2nd Team All-UIFL [ ]
Offense
Quarterback
None
Running Back
Maurice Douse, Northern Kentucky
Wide Receiver
Willie Idlette, Northern KentuckyLaVaughn Macon , Saginaw Harry Lewis, Northern Kentucky
Offensive Line
George Frisch, Northern Kentucky Eric Brim, Saginaw Steve Michalek, Saginaw
Defense
Defensive Line
Antonio Reynolds, Canton D'arrell Brown, Northern Kentucky Victor Sesay, Johnstown
Linebacker
Santino Turnbow, Northern Kentucky
Jill
Cody Smith, Canton
Cornerback
Jaret Sanderson, Huntington Jason Connor, Eastern Kentucky Butch Abshire, Eastern Kentucky
Safety
Tez Morris, Northern Kentucky
Special teams
Kicker
Daniel Edison, Eastern Kentucky
Special Teams
Dray Mason, Huntington
Players of the Week [ ]
Week
Offense[4]
Defense[5]
Special Teams[6]
Week 1
Aric Evans (EKY)
Kevin Allen, Jr. (HUN)
David Jones (EKY)
Week 2
Tommy Jones (SAG)
Kenneth Joshen (NKY)
Brandon Miller (EKY)
Week 3
Harry Lewis (NKY)
Victor Sesay (JOH)
Dustin Zink (NKY)
Week 4
Allan Holland (EKY)
DeQwan Young (JOH)
Maurice Douse (NKY)
Week 5
Martevious Young (HUN)/Ryan Brison (CAN)
Thomas McKenzie (NKY)
Dustin Zink (NKY)
Week 6
Jared Lorenzen (NKY)
Andre Portis (HUN)
Chris Kolias (SAG)
Week 7
Jared Lorenzen (NKY)
Santino Turnbow (NKY)
Matt Demunkus (JOH)
Week 8
Jared Lorenzen (NKY)
Phillip Smith (SAG)
Dustin Zink (NKY)
Week 9
Ray Marrow (CAN)
Brett Hamblen (NKY)
Andrew Beaver (SAG)
Week 10
Ricardo Lenhart (NKY)
John Jacobs (SAG)
Daniel Eidson (EKY)
Week 11
Ricardo Lenhart (NKY)
Marcus McClinton (EKY)
Dustin Zink (NKY)
Week 12
LaVaughn Macon (SAG)
Toheeb Akinola (JOH)
Matt Demunkus (JOH)
Week 13
Tommy Jones (SAG)
Jon D’Angelo (NKY)
Chris Kolias (SAG)
Week 14
Jared Lorenzen (NKY)
DeQwan Young (JOH)
Victor Smith (HUN)
Week 15
Ryan Wells (NKY)
Aaron Princes (JOH)
Daniel Eidson (EKY)
References [ ]
Teams
Arenas Seasons Ultimate Bowls