2011 Canton Cougars season explained

Team:Canton Cougars
Year:2011
Record:1-13
League Place:6th
Coach:Rashan Hall
Paul Farrah
Owner:Michael Taylor
Andrew Haines
Stadium:Canton Memorial Civic Center
1101 Market Avenue North
Canton, OH 44702
Playoffs:did not qualify
No Prevseason:true
No Nextseason:true

The 2011 Canton Cougars season was the 1st and only season for the Ultimate Indoor Football League (UIFL) franchise. The Cougars were formed by the head of the Ultimate Indoor Football League, Andrew Haines.[1] Haines made the hire of Rashan Hall to become the Cougars first ever head coach.[2] The Cougars played their first ever game on February 20, 2011 against the Huntington Hammer, a game in which the Cougars lost 41-26.[3] With the team getting off to a rough 0-3 start, Haines issued a guarantee to the people of Canton, saying that the revamped Cougars roster would defeat the Saginaw Sting during their week 4 meeting.[4] The Cougars didn't make their owner a liar, defeating the Sting 53-52.[5] Their victory over the Sting proved to be the lone bright spot for the Cougars, who would lose 9 straight before firing Hall, and replacing him with Paul Farrah.[6] Farrah would lose the game, with less than a week to prepare. The Cougars finished with a 1-13 record, and finished last in the UIFL.

On June 16, 2011, it was announced that Michael Taylor and Andrew Hines had sold their controlling state in the Cougars to Tim Clark.[7] Clark was the former owner of the Johnstown Generals, but the commute was becoming a hassle. Once he gained ownership, he made several personnel changes including, naming Paul Farrah as its new head coach. Farrah was recently hired as the director of football operations. He also hired Canton South High School head coach Mo Daniska as the new defensive coordinator, while Louisville High School defensive coordinator Troy Davis will serve as the director of community relations, focusing on developing youth football camps and clinics. Former Head Coach Rashaun Hall has been retained as an assistant coach and will also serve as director of player personnel.[8] The new group made plenty of signings for the 2012 season, and lasted until January when the franchise suspended operations.[9]

Schedule

Key:

Regular season

All start times are local to home team

WeekDayDateOpponentResultsLocation
ScoreRecord
1SundayFebruary 20at Huntington HammerL 26-410-1Big Sandy Superstore Arena
2FridayFebruary 25Northern Kentucky River MonstersL 41-630-2Canton Memorial Civic Center
3colSpan=6 BYE
4SaturdayMarch 12at Johnstown GeneralsL 19-410-3Cambria County War Memorial Arena
5MondayMarch 21Saginaw StingW 53-521-3Canton Memorial Civic Center
6MondayMarch 28at Northern Kentucky River MonstersL 53-621-4The Bank of Kentucky Center
7SundayApril 3at Eastern Kentucky DrillersL 29-561-5Eastern Kentucky Expo Center
8SaturdayApril 9Northern Kentucky River MonstersL 55-781-6Canton Memorial Civic Center
9FridayApril 15at Saginaw StingL 61-621-7Dow Event Center
10SaturdayApril 23Huntington HammerL 33-671-8Canton Memorial Civic Center
11SaturdayApril 30at Eastern Kentucky DrillersL 0-451-9Eastern Kentucky Expo Center
12SundayMay 8Eastern Kentucky DrillersL 26-381-10Canton Memorial Civic Center
13SaturdayMay 14Saginaw StingL 47-761-11Canton Memorial Civic Center
14SaturdayMay 21at Huntington HammerL 36-561-12Big Sandy Superstore Arena
15SaturdayMay 28Johnstown GeneralsL 12-451-13Canton Memorial Civic Center

Standings

Final roster

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Baseball league has big plans for Munson stadium . January 18, 2011 . Ed Balint . GateHouse Media, Inc. . www.cantonrep.com . July 29, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110129074500/http://www.cantonrep.com/sports/x684392438/Baseball-league-has-big-plans-for-Munson-stadium . January 29, 2011 .
  2. Web site: Rashan Hall to coach Canton Cougars indoor football team . https://archive.today/20130729213821/http://www.cantonrep.com/archive/x1849235796 . dead . July 29, 2013 . Jim Thomas . July 14, 2010 . GateHouse Media, Inc. . www.cantonrep.com . July 29, 2013 .
  3. Web site: Hammer wins opener, 41-26 . David Walsh . February 20, 2013 . HD Media Company, LLC. . www.herald-dispatch.com . July 29, 2013.
  4. Web site: Canton Owner Issues Guarantee . March 14, 2011 . OurSports Central . www.oursportscentral.com . July 29, 2013.
  5. Web site: Cougars rally, take thriller for first win of season . https://archive.today/20130729213847/http://www.cantonrep.com/sports/x1777825201/Cougars-rally-take-thriller-for-first-win-of-season . dead . July 29, 2013 . March 22, 2011 . Jim Thomas . GateHouse Media, Inc. . www.cantonrep.com . July 29, 2013 .
  6. Web site: Canton Cougars hire ex-Louisville coach Paul Farrah . https://archive.today/20130729213831/http://www.cantonrep.com/sports/x1303843895/Canton-Cougars-hire-ex-Louisville-coach-Paul-Farrah . dead . July 29, 2013 . May 23, 2011 . GateHouse Media, Inc. . www.cantonrep.com . July 29, 2013 .
  7. Web site: Tim Clark takes control of Canton Cougars . https://archive.today/20130729213832/http://www.cantonrep.com/sports/x1162605695/Tim-Clark-takes-control-of-Canton-Cougars . dead . July 29, 2013 . June 14, 2011 . Mike Popovich . GateHouse Media, Inc. . www.cantonrep.com . July 29, 2013 .
  8. Web site: Clark takes over Canton, makes changes . UIFL . www.theuifl.com . 2013-07-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111210084907/http://theuifl.com/archives/1446 . 2011-12-10 . dead .
  9. Web site: Football: Former Ohio QB switches teams before UIFL season . January 30, 2012 . Michael Stainbrook . The Post . www.thepost.ohiou.edu . July 29, 2013 . https://archive.today/20130729213825/http://thepost.ohiou.edu/content/football-former-ohio-qb-switches-teams-uifl-season . 2013-07-29 . dead .

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