2011 Colorado Ice season explained

Team:Colorado Ice
Year:2011
Record:11–3
Division Place:1st, Mountain West
Coach:Collins Sanders
Owner:Tom Wigley
Stadium:Budweiser Events Center
Playoffs:Lost in first round
Previous:2010
Next:2012

The 2011 Colorado Ice season was the team's fifth season as a football franchise and third in the Indoor Football League (IFL). Founded for the 2007 season as part of United Indoor Football, the Colorado Ice became charter members of the IFL when the UIF merged with the Intense Football League before the 2009 season. One of 22 teams that competed in the IFL for the 2011 season, the Fort Collins-based Colorado Ice were members of the Mountain West Division of the Intense Conference.

In their final season under original head coach Collins Sanders, the Colorado Ice played their home games at the Budweiser Events Center in Loveland, Colorado. The team recorded an 11–3 record, won the Mountain West Division title, and reached the playoffs.

Schedule

Key:

Regular season

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocation
Final scoreRecord
1FridayFebruary 257:00pmAmarillo VenomW 37–261–0Budweiser Events Center
2SundayMarch 63:00pmWyoming CavalryW 39–302–0Budweiser Events Center
3SundayMarch 134:05pmat Arizona AdrenalineW 35–253–0Tim's Toyota Center
4SaturdayMarch 197:05pmWenatchee Valley VenomW 52–244–0Budweiser Events Center
5colSpan=7 BYE
6 SundayApril 34:00pmat Bricktown BrawlersW 38–265–0Cox Convention Center
7SaturdayApril 97:05pmat Amarillo VenomW 27–246–0Amarillo Civic Center
8SundayApril 173:00pmWyoming CavalryW 59–547–0Budweiser Events Center
9SaturdayApril 237:05pmat Tri-Cities FeverL 42–487–1Toyota Center
10SundayMay 13:00pmArizona AdrenalineW 74–138–1Budweiser Events Center
11colSpan=7 BYE
12SaturdayMay 147:05pmat Nebraska DangerW 47–249–1Eihusen Arena
13FridayMay 207:00pmTri-Cities FeverW 58–5410–1Budweiser Events Center
14 FridayMay 277:05pmat Wyoming CavalryL 59–5310–2Casper Events Center
15SaturdayJune 47:05pmAllen WranglersL 37–5710–3Budweiser Events Center
16FridayJune 107:10pmat Arizona AdrenalineW 73–1211–3Tim's Toyota Center

Postseason

Awards and honors

On March 23, the Indoor Football League named running back Terry Washington as its offensive player of the week. The league cited his four-touchdown effort in the team's win over the Wenatchee Valley Venom in making the award.

On April 6, the Indoor Football League named defensive back Tyrone King its defensive player of the week. The league cited his "clutch performance" in Colorado's victory over the Bricktown Brawlers.

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