2011 Kansas City Command season
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The 2011
Kansas City Command season was the fourth season for the franchise in the Arena Football League
, and the first under their new team name, having previously been known as the Kansas City Brigade. The team was coached by Danton Barto and played their home games at Sprint Center
. This is the first season for the Command since 2008, after the league went on hiatus in 2009 and the franchise was not active in 2010. The command finished the season 6–12, failing to qualify for the playoffs.
on March 12. Their first home game of the season did not come until April 15 when they took on the Iowa Barnstormers
. They played the Tulsa Talons
at home in their final regular season game.
2011 Arena Football League season
The 2011 Arena Football League season was the twenty-fourth season in the history of the league. The regular season began on March 11, 2011 and ended on July 23, 2011...
Kansas City Command season was the fourth season for the franchise in the Arena Football League
Arena Football League
The Arena Football League is the highest level of professional indoor American football in the United States. It is currently the second longest running professional football league in the United States, after the National Football League. It was founded in 1987 by Jim Foster...
, and the first under their new team name, having previously been known as the Kansas City Brigade. The team was coached by Danton Barto and played their home games at Sprint Center
Sprint Center
Sprint Center is a large, multi-use indoor arena in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. The building is located at 14th Street and Grand Boulevard, on the east side of the Power & Light District...
. This is the first season for the Command since 2008, after the league went on hiatus in 2009 and the franchise was not active in 2010. The command finished the season 6–12, failing to qualify for the playoffs.
Regular season schedule
The Command began the season on the road against the Dallas VigilantesDallas Vigilantes
The Dallas Vigilantes were an Arena Football League team based in Dallas, Texas. Like its AFL predecessor, the Dallas Desperados, the Vigilantes played at the American Airlines Center. The Vigilantes and the Jacksonville Sharks began play in the 2010 season, the first after the league's...
on March 12. Their first home game of the season did not come until April 15 when they took on the Iowa Barnstormers
Iowa Barnstormers
The Iowa Barnstormers are an arena football team based in Des Moines, Iowa. They are currently members of the Arena Football League , which they joined in 2010 following the organization's restructuring...
. They played the Tulsa Talons
Tulsa Talons
The San Antonio Talons are a professional arena football franchise in San Antonio, Texas that plays in the Arena Football League.The Talons began in 2000 in Tulsa, Oklahoma as the Tulsa Talons, a charter member of the defunct minor league Arena Football 2, also known as af2...
at home in their final regular season game.
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| 1 | Saturday | March 12 | Noon CST | at Dallas Vigilantes 2011 Dallas Vigilantes season The 2011 Dallas Vigilantes season was the second season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Clint Dolezel and played their home games at the American Airlines Center. The Vigilantes finished the regular season 11–7, qualifying for the playoffs for the first time... |
L 46–53 | 0–1 | American Airlines Center American Airlines Center The American Airlines Center is a multi-purpose arena, located in the Victory Park neighborhood, near downtown Dallas, Texas.It is home to the Dallas Mavericks of the NBA, and the Dallas Stars of the NHL.... |
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| 2 | Friday | March 18 | 9:30 p.m. CDT | at San Jose SaberCats 2011 San Jose SaberCats season The 2011 San Jose SaberCats season is the 15th season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team is coached by Darren Arbet and plays their home games at HP Pavilion at San Jose... |
L 60–57 | 0–2 | HP Pavilion at San Jose | ||
| 3 | Bye | ||||||||
| 4 | Friday | April 1 | 10:00 p.m. CDT | at Spokane Shock 2011 Spokane Shock season The 2011 Spokane Shock season was the sixth season for the franchise, and the second in the Arena Football League, coming off of their victory in ArenaBowl XXIII. The team was coached by Rob Keefe and played their home games at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena. The Shock finished the regular season... |
L34–61 | 0–3 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena a multi-purpose arena, located in Spokane, Washington, USA.It is home to the Spokane Chiefs, of the WHL and the Spokane Shock, of the AFL.-Construction:... |
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| 5 | Saturday | April 9 | 7:30 p.m. CDT | Iowa Barnstormers 2011 Iowa Barnstormers season The 2011 Iowa Barnstormers season was the 11th season for the franchise, and the 7th in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by J. T. Smith, who took over as interim head coach on May 17 after John Gregory resigned... |
W 62–48 | 1–3 | Sprint Center Sprint Center Sprint Center is a large, multi-use indoor arena in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. The building is located at 14th Street and Grand Boulevard, on the east side of the Power & Light District... |
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| 6 | Saturday | April 16 | 7:00 p.m. CDT | Arizona Rattlers 2011 Arizona Rattlers season The 2011 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... |
L 49–63 | 1–4 | Sprint Center | ||
| 7 | Friday | April 22 | 7:00 p.m. CDT | at Chicago Rush 2011 Chicago Rush season The 2011 Chicago Rush season was the 10th season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Bob McMillen and played their home games at Allstate Arena. The Rush finished the regular season 13–5, qualifying for the playoffs for the 10th consecutive season... |
W 58–51 | 2–4 | Allstate Arena Allstate Arena Allstate Arena is a multi-purpose arena, in Rosemont, Illinois.It is home to the Chicago Rush, of the Arena Football League, DePaul University's men's basketball team, the Chicago Wolves, of the AHL, and the Chicago Sky, of the WNBA.It is located near the intersection of Mannheim Road and... |
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| 8 | Friday | April 29 | 7:30 p.m. CDT | Dallas Vigilantes | L 63–72 | 2–5 | Sprint Center | ||
| 9 | Saturday | May 7 | 7:00 p.m. CDT | New Orleans VooDoo 2011 New Orleans VooDoo season The 2011 New Orleans VooDoo season was the fifth season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Derek Stingley until his firing on June 26. Jon Norris, who coached the Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings in , stepped down from his General Manager position with New... |
L 52–59 | 2–6 | Sprint Center | ||
| 10 | Friday | May 13 | 6:30 p.m. CDT | at Tampa Bay Storm 2011 Tampa Bay Storm season The 2011 Tampa Bay Storm season is the 24th season for the franchise, their 20th in the Tampa Bay region. The team is coached by Dave Ewart and plays home games at the St. Pete Times Forum on the Amalie Motor Oil Field.-Preseason:-Regular season:... |
L 30–46 | 2–7 | St. Pete Times Forum St. Pete Times Forum The St. Pete Times Forum is an arena in Tampa, Florida, that has been used for ice hockey, basketball, and arena football games, as well as concerts.... |
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| 11 | Saturday | May 21 | 7:00 p.m. CDT | at Tulsa Talons 2011 Tulsa Talons season The 2011 Tulsa Talons season was the 11th season for the franchise, and the second in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Mitch Allner and played their home games at BOK Center. The Talons finished the season 8–10, failing to qualify for the playoffs.-Regular season schedule:The... |
W 40–38 | 3–7 | BOK Center BOK Center The BOK Center, or Bank of Oklahoma Center, is a 19,100-seat multi-purpose arena and a primary indoor sports and event venue in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States. Designed to accommodate arena football, hockey, basketball, concerts, and similar events, the facility was built at a cost of $178 million... |
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| 12 | Saturday | May 28 | 7:00 p.m. CDT | Spokane Shock | W 45–42 | 4–7 | Sprint Center | ||
| 13 | Saturday | June 4 | 1:00 p.m. CDT | Chicago Rush | L 30–58 | 4–8 | Sprint Center | ||
| 14 | Saturday | June 11 | 7:00 p.m. CDT | at Milwaukee Mustangs 2011 Milwaukee Mustangs season The 2011 Milwaukee Mustangs season is the third season for the franchise, and the second in the Arena Football League. This is the first season for the team as the Mustangs, having previously been known as the Milwaukee Iron. The team is coached by Bob Landsee and plays their home games at Bradley... |
L 34–54 | 4–9 | Bradley Center Bradley Center The Bradley Center is an indoor arena, located on the northwest corner of North 4th and West State Streets, in Downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin.... |
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| 15 | Sunday | June 19 | 1:00 p.m. CDT | Cleveland Gladiators 2011 Cleveland Gladiators season The 2011 Cleveland Gladiators season was the twelfth season for the franchise in the Arena Football League, and the third while in Cleveland. The team was coached by Steve Thonn and played their home games at Quicken Loans Arena. The Gladiators finished the regular seaosn 10–8, and qualified for... |
W 50–41 | 5–9 | Sprint Center | ||
| 16 | Friday | June 24 | 7:00 p.m. CDT | at Utah Blaze 2011 Utah Blaze season The 2011 Utah Blaze season is the fifth season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team is coached by Ron James and has moved back to EnergySolutions Arena for home games, after playing at Maverik Center in 2010... |
L 60–61 | 5–10 | EnergySolutions Arena EnergySolutions Arena EnergySolutions Arena is an indoor arena, in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, owned by Jazz Basketball Investors, Inc., the estate of Larry H. Miller... |
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| 17 | Bye | ||||||||
| 18 | Saturday | July 9 | 7:05 p.m. CDT | at Iowa Barnstormers | L 40–48 | 5–11 | Wells Fargo Arena Wells Fargo Arena (Des Moines) Wells Fargo Arena is a 16,980-seat multi-purpose arena in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. Part of the Iowa Events Center, the arena opened in 2005, at a cost of $99 million.... |
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| 19 | Friday | July 15 | 7:30 p.m. CDT | Jacksonville Sharks 2011 Jacksonville Sharks season The 2011 Jacksonville Sharks season was the second season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Les Moss and played their home games at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena. In the regular season, the Sharks went 14–4, qualifying for the playoffs as the top seed in... |
W 49–48 (OT) | 6–11 | Sprint Center Sprint Center Sprint Center is a large, multi-use indoor arena in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. The building is located at 14th Street and Grand Boulevard, on the east side of the Power & Light District... |
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| 20 | Saturday | July 23 | 7:00 p.m. CDT | Tulsa Talons | L 55–71 | 6–12 | Sprint Center | ||
Roster
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Linebackers
Tyus Jackson Tyus Jackson is a American football linebacker, who currently plays for the Kansas City Command of the Arena Football League.-Early life:... Defensive Backs
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