2011 Cleveland Gladiators season explained

Team:Cleveland Gladiators
Year:2011
Record:10–8
Division Place:1st AC East
Coach:Steve Thonn
Stadium:Quicken Loans Arena
Playoffs:Lost Conference Semifinals (Force) 41–50
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The 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 season 10–8, and qualified for the playoffs as the 2nd seed in the American Conference. They lost to the Georgia Force in the conference semifinals, 41–50.

Schedule

Regular season

The Gladiators had a bye week in Week 1 and opened the season on the road against the Spokane Shock on March 19. Their first home game of the season was played against the Chicago Rush on April 2. They hosted the Utah Blaze in their regular season finale.[1]

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocationReport
ScoreRecord
1Bye
2SaturdayMarch 1910:00 p.m. EDTat Spokane ShockW 61–551–0Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena[2]
3SundayMarch 277:30 p.m. EDTat Tampa Bay StormW 66–262–0St. Pete Times Forum[3]
4SaturdayApril 24:00 p.m. EDTChicago RushW 55–483–0Quicken Loans Arena[4]
5Bye
6SaturdayApril 167:30 p.m. EDTNew Orleans VooDooL 33–343–1Quicken Loans Arena[5]
7SaturdayApril 237:00 p.m. EDTat Jacksonville SharksL 42–563–2Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena[6]
8FridayApril 297:30 p.m. EDTTulsa TalonsW 34–304–2Quicken Loans Arena[7]
9FridayMay 67:30 p.m. EDTMilwaukee MustangsW 50–415–2Quicken Loans Arena[8]
10SaturdayMay 147:30 p.m. EDTat Orlando PredatorsL 26–565–3Amway Center[9]
11SaturdayMay 217:00 p.m. EDTPhiladelphia SoulW 59–416–3Quicken Loans Arena[10]
12SaturdayMay 2810:00 p.m. EDTat Arizona RattlersL 42–636–4US Airways Center[11]
13SaturdayJune 47:30 p.m. EDTat Pittsburgh PowerL 32–356–5Consol Energy Center[12]
14SaturdayJune 117:00 p.m. EDTGeorgia ForceW 62–487–5Quicken Loans Arena[13]
15SundayJune 192:00 p.m. EDTat Kansas City CommandL 41–507–6Sprint Center[14]
16SaturdayJune 257:00 p.m. EDTSan Jose SaberCatsW 82–218–6Quicken Loans Arena[15]
17SaturdayJuly 28:00 p.m. EDTat Milwaukee MustangsW 62–589–6Bradley Center[16]
18FridayJuly 88:00 p.m. EDTat Philadelphia SoulL 21–499–7Wells Fargo Center[17]
19FridayJuly 158:00 p.m. EDTPittsburgh PowerW 67–5510–7Quicken Loans Arena[18]
20FridayJuly 227:30 p.m. EDTUtah BlazeL 69–7610–8Quicken Loans Arena[19]

Playoffs

Regular season

Week 20: vs. Utah Blaze

Playoffs

American Conference Semifinals: vs. (3) Georgia Force

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Historic AFL 18-Game Schedule Kicks Off on March 11, 2011 . Marissa Merritt . October 27, 2010 . Arena Football League . December 16, 2010 .
  2. Web site: Gladiators Stop the Shock in Season Opening Win. March 20, 2011. Cleveland Gladiators. March 24, 2011.
  3. Web site: Gladiators Rip Through Storm to Begin Season 2–0. March 27, 2011. Cleveland Gladiators. April 11, 2011.
  4. Web site: Gladiators Crush Rush, 55–48, In Home Opener. April 1, 2011. Cleveland Gladiators. April 11, 2011.
  5. Web site: VooDoo's Magic Too Much For Gladiators. Durbin. Ryan. April 17, 2011. Cleveland Gladiators. April 19, 2011.
  6. Web site: Gladiators Fall to Sharks for Second Straight Loss. April 23, 2011. Cleveland Gladiators. April 26, 2011.
  7. Web site: Gladiators Clip Talons. May 1, 2011. Durbin. Ryan. Cleveland Gladiators. May 1, 2011.
  8. Web site: Gladiators Open East Play with Win Over Mustangs. May 9, 2011. Ryan Durbin. Cleveland Gladiators. May 13, 2011.
  9. Web site: Predators Hand Gladiators Their Third Loss of 2011. May 14, 2011. Cleveland Gladiators. May 17, 2011.
  10. Web site: Gladiators Stay Perfect in Division with Win Over Soul. Durbin. Ryan. May 23, 2011. Cleveland Gladiators. May 27, 2011.
  11. Web site: Rattlers Too Much For Gladiators. May 28, 2011. Cleveland Gladiators. June 1, 2011.
  12. Web site: Gladiators Lose to Power, Fall to Second Place. June 4, 2011. Cleveland Gladiators. June 7, 2011.
  13. Web site: Glads Outlast Force, 62–48. June 11, 2011. Cleveland Gladiators. June 13, 2011.
  14. Web site: Gladiators Come Up Short in Kansas City. June 19, 2011. Cleveland Gladiators. June 22, 2011.
  15. Web site: Glads Dismantle SaberCats. June 26, 2011. Durbin. Ryan. Cleveland Gladiators. June 27, 2011.
  16. Web site: Cleveland Pulls Out Victory in Milwaukee. July 4, 2011. Durbin. Ryan. Cleveland Gladiators. July 5, 2011.
  17. Web site: Gladiators Can't Handle Soul. July 8, 2011. Cleveland Gladiators. July 11, 2011. October 3, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111003042858/http://www.clevelandgladiators.com/news/recent/index.html?article_id=357. dead.
  18. Web site: Cleveland Takes East with Win Over Pittsburgh. July 15, 2011. Cleveland Gladiators. July 16, 2011.
  19. Web site: Gladiators Fall to Blaze in Season Finale. July 22, 2011. Cleveland Gladiators. July 25, 2011.
  20. Web site: Gladiators' Season Ends in Playoff Loss to Force. July 31, 2011. Cleveland Gladiators. August 8, 2011.

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