2011 Orlando Predators season
Encyclopedia
The 2011
Orlando Predators season was the 20th season for the franchise in the Arena Football League
. The team was coached by Pat O'Hara
. This was the Predators' first season at Amway Center. The Predators finished the regular season 11–7, qualifying for the playoffs for the 19th consecutive season. As the 4th seed in the American Conference, they lost to the Jacksonville Sharks
in the conference semifinals, 48–63.
on March 18. They played their first game at Amway Center against the Utah Blaze
on March 24. On July 23, they will host New Orleans for 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...
Orlando Predators season was the 20th 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...
. The team was coached by Pat O'Hara
Pat O'Hara
Patrick O'Hara is an arena football coach and retired quarterback. He is currently the head coach of the New Orleans VooDoo of the Arena Football League. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 10th round of the 1991 NFL Draft...
. This was the Predators' first season at Amway Center. The Predators finished the regular season 11–7, qualifying for the playoffs for the 19th consecutive season. As the 4th seed in the American Conference, they lost to the Jacksonville Sharks
Jacksonville Sharks
The Jacksonville Sharks were a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida. They competed for part of the 1974 season in the World Football League, a failed attempt to launch a major professional football league in the United States in competition with the National Football...
in the conference semifinals, 48–63.
Preseason
| Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Location | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | March 3 | 7:30 p.m. EST North American Eastern Time Zone The Eastern Time Zone of the United States and Canada is a time zone that falls mostly along the east coast of North America. Its UTC time offset is −5 hrs during standard time and −4 hrs during daylight saving time... |
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:... |
W 63–30 | 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.... |
Regular season
The Predators had a bye during Week 1, and began the season the following week on the road against the New Orleans VooDooNew Orleans VooDoo
The New Orleans VooDoo are an Arena Football League team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They play their home games in New Orleans Arena....
on March 18. They played their first game at Amway Center against the Utah Blaze
Utah Blaze
The Utah Blaze is a professional arena football team based in Salt Lake City, Utah and competes in the West division of the Arena Football League. Home games are played at the EnergySolutions Arena.-The original Utah Blaze :...
on March 24. On July 23, they will host New Orleans for their final regular season game.
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | ||||||||
| 1 | Bye | ||||||||
| 2 | Friday | March 18 | 8:00 p.m. EDT North American Eastern Time Zone The Eastern Time Zone of the United States and Canada is a time zone that falls mostly along the east coast of North America. Its UTC time offset is −5 hrs during standard time and −4 hrs during daylight saving time... |
at 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... |
W 47–34 | 1–0 | New Orleans Arena New Orleans Arena New Orleans Arena is an indoor arena in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is located in the city's Central Business District, adjacent to the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.... |
||
| 3 | Saturday | March 26 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | 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... |
W 68–53 | 2–0 | Amway Center | ||
| 4 | Saturday | April 2 | 10:00 p.m. EDT | at 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 47–48 | 2–1 | US Airways Center US Airways Center US Airways Center is a sports and entertainment arena located in downtown Phoenix, Arizona. It opened in 1992, and is the home of the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association, the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association, and the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena... |
||
| 5 | Saturday | April 9 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | Philadelphia Soul 2011 Philadelphia Soul season The 2011 Philadelphia Soul season is be the 6th season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team is coached by Mike Hohensee and plays their home games at Wells Fargo Center. This is the first season for the Soul since they won ArenaBowl XXII in 2008, after the league went on hiatus... |
W 53–46 | 3–1 | Amway Center | ||
| 6 | Saturday | April 16 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | at Georgia Force 2011 Georgia Force season The 2011 Georgia Force season was the eighth season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Dean Cokinos and played their home games at the Arena at Gwinnett Center. This was the first season for the Force since 2008, after the league went on hiatus in 2009 and the... |
W 48–43 | 4–1 | Arena at Gwinnett Center Arena at Gwinnett Center The Arena at Gwinnett Center is an indoor arena in Duluth, Georgia, United States. The arena was an expansion to the Gwinnett Center, which also includes a performing arts center and a convention center... |
||
| 7 | Saturday | April 23 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | 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... |
L 70–58 | 4–2 | Amway Center | ||
| 8 | Saturday | April 30 | 8:00 p.m. EDT | at 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... |
L 55–76 | 4–3 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena The Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena is a 15,000 seat multi-purpose arena in Jacksonville, Florida. It was built in 2003 as part of Mayor John Delaney's Better Jacksonville Plan to replace the outdated Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum.... |
||
| 9 | Friday | May 6 | 8:00 p.m. EDT | 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:... |
W 63–61 | 5–3 | Amway Center | ||
| 10 | Saturday | May 14 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | 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 56–26 | 6–3 | Amway Center | ||
| 11 | Bye | ||||||||
| 12 | Thursday | May 26 | 8:00 p.m. EDT | 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... |
W 35–30 | 7–3 | 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.... |
||
| 13 | Saturday | June 4 | 8:05 p.m. EDT | at 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 77–61 | 8–3 | 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.... |
||
| 14 | Saturday | June 11 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | Jacksonville Sharks | L 67–68 | 8–4 | Amway Center | ||
| 15 | Friday | June 17 | 8:00 p.m. EDT | at Tampa Bay Storm | L 44–46 | 8–5 | 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.... |
||
| 16 | Saturday | June 25 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | Georgia Force | L 34–64 | 8–6 | Amway Center | ||
| 17 | Friday | July 1 | 8:00 p.m. EDT | Pittsburgh Power 2011 Pittsburgh Power season The 2011 Pittsburgh Power season was the first season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Chris Siegfried and played their home games at Consol Energy Center. In their inaugural season, the Power finished 9–9, missing the playoffs.-Regular season... |
W 62–54 | 9–6 | Amway Center | ||
| 18 | Saturday | July 9 | 10:30 p.m. EDT | 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 40–60 | 9–7 | HP Pavilion at San Jose | ||
| 19 | Saturday | July 16 | 8:00 p.m. EDT | 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 85–49 | 10–7 | 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... |
||
| 20 | Saturday | July 23 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | 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... |
W 62–44 | 11–7 | Amway Center | ||
Playoffs
| Round | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC Semifinals | Friday | July 29 | 8:00 p.m. EDT | at 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... |
L 48–63 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena The Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena is a 15,000 seat multi-purpose arena in Jacksonville, Florida. It was built in 2003 as part of Mayor John Delaney's Better Jacksonville Plan to replace the outdated Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum.... |