2011 Spokane Shock season
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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 9–9, qualifying for the playoffs as the 4th seed in the National Conference. They lost to the Arizona Rattlers
in the conference semifinals, 33–62.
. Their home opener was against the Cleveland Gladiators on March 19. They visited the Jacksonville Sharks
in their final regular season game on July 22.
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...
Spokane Shock season was the sixth season for the franchise, and the second 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...
, coming off of their victory in ArenaBowl XXIII
ArenaBowl XXIII
NAPA Auto Parts ArenaBowl XXIII was an arena football game between the National Conference champion, Spokane Shock and the American Conference Champion, Tampa Bay Storm. The Spokane Shock won the game successfully defending ArenaCup X of the former af2...
. The team was coached by Rob Keefe
Rob Keefe
Robert Keefe was born on November 5, 1980, and is the former head coach for the Spokane Shock of the Arena Football League. Keefe attended Mercyhurst College and has won championships as a player and coach in the af2, and the Arena Football League.-College:...
and played their home games at 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:...
. The Shock finished the regular season 9–9, qualifying for the playoffs as the 4th seed in the National Conference. They lost to the Arizona Rattlers
Arizona Rattlers
The Arizona Rattlers are a professional arena football team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Conference in the Arena Football League . The Rattlers were founded in 1992 as an expansion team. They play their home games at US Airways Center...
in the conference semifinals, 33–62.
Regular season
The Shock began the season on the road on March 11 against the San Jose SaberCatsSan Jose SaberCats
The San Jose SaberCats are a professional arena football team in the Arena Football League. They began play as a 1995 expansion team. They played in the Western Division of the American Conference. Their final coach in the original Arena Football League was Darren Arbet, who will be a part of the...
. Their home opener was against the Cleveland Gladiators on March 19. They visited 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 their final regular season game on July 22.
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | Report | ||
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| 1 | Friday | March 11 | 7:30 p.m. PST Pacific Time Zone The Pacific Time Zone observes standard time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time . The clock time in this zone is based on the mean solar time of the 120th meridian west of the Greenwich Observatory. During daylight saving time, its time offset is UTC-7.In the United States... |
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 48–76 | 0–1 | HP Pavilion at San Jose | ||
| 2 | Saturday | March 19 | 7:00 p.m. PDT | 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... |
L 55–61 | 0–2 | 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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| 3 | Friday | March 25 | 5:00 p.m. PDT | 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... |
L 42–43 | 0–3 | 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.... |
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| 4 | Friday | April 1 | 8:00 p.m. PDT | Kansas City Command 2011 Kansas City Command season 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... |
W 64–31 | 1–3 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena | ||
| 5 | Bye | ||||||||
| 6 | Friday | April 15 | 2:00 p.m. PDT | 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 62–69 | 1–4 | 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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| 7 | Saturday | April 23 | 4:30 p.m. PDT | at Orlando Predators 2011 Orlando Predators season 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... |
W 70–58 | 2–4 | Amway Center | ||
| 8 | Saturday | April 30 | 7:00 p.m. PDT | 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... |
W 70–69 | 3–4 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena | ||
| 9 | Saturday | May 7 | 5:00 p.m. PDT | at 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... |
L 41–51 | 3–5 | Consol Energy Center | ||
| 10 | Saturday | May 14 | 7:00 p.m. PDT | 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... |
W 71–49 | 4–5 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena | ||
| 11 | Friday | May 20 | 8:00 p.m. PDT | 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 42–51 | 4–6 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena | ||
| 12 | Saturday | May 28 | 5:00 p.m. PDT | at Kansas City Command | L 42–45 | 4–7 | 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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| 13 | Bye | ||||||||
| 14 | Friday | June 10 | 5:00 p.m. PDT | 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 75–54 | 5–7 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena | ||
| 15 | Saturday | June 18 | 7:00 p.m. PDT | 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 63–60 | 6–7 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena | ||
| 16 | Saturday | June 25 | 5:00 p.m. PDT | 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 75–54 | 7–7 | 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.... |
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| 17 | Saturday | July 2 | 5:05 p.m. PDT | at Arizona Rattlers | L 46–68 | 7–8 | 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... |
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| 18 | Saturday | July 9 | 6:00 p.m. PDT | Utah Blaze | W 76–49 | 8–8 | Joe Albi Stadium Joe Albi Stadium Joe Albi Stadium is an outdoor athletic stadium in Spokane, Washington. Primarily used for football, it is located in the northwest part of the city, just east of the Spokane River. It opened in 1950 as "Memorial Stadium," with a natural grass field, cinder running track, and a seating capacity of... |
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| 19 | Saturday | July 16 | 7:00 p.m. PDT | San Jose SaberCats | W 63–61 | 9–8 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena | ||
| 20 | Friday | July 22 | 5:00 p.m. PDT | 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 56–75 | 9–9 | 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.... |
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Playoffs
| Round | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | Report |
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| NC Semifinals | Friday | July 29 | 7:00 p.m. PDT Pacific Time Zone The Pacific Time Zone observes standard time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time . The clock time in this zone is based on the mean solar time of the 120th meridian west of the Greenwich Observatory. During daylight saving time, its time offset is UTC-7.In the United States... |
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 33–62 | 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... |