2011 Northern Kentucky River Monsters season explained

Team:Northern Kentucky River Monsters
Year:2011
Record:11–3
League Place:1st
Coach:Rodney Swinigan
Owner:Jill Chitwood
Stadium:The Bank of Kentucky Center
500 Nunn Drive
Highland Heights, KY 41099
Playoffs:Lost Semifinals 37–38 (Sting)
No Prevseason:true
Next:2014

The 2011 Northern Kentucky River Monsters season was the first season for the Ultimate Indoor Football League (UIFL) franchise. Announced as a startup team for the newly formed Ultimate Indoor Football League in 2010, the team was purchased by Jill Chitwood from the UIFL in February 2011.[1] Just a week before the season began, team General Manager, Jared Lorenzen, relieved himself of his duties as general manager, and became the quarterback for the franchise.[2] In the River Monsters first ever game they defeated the Canton Cougars by a score of 63–41.[3] With a Week 9 win over the Saginaw Sting, the River Monsters had clinched a postseason berth in their first season,[4] clinching home field advantage throughout the playoffs.[5] After wrapping up the season, the UIFL had discovered that the River Monsters had been paying their players over the league's salary cap. The UIFL stripped the River Monsters of the #1 seed and made them the #4 seed, taking away the River Monster's chance to earn playoff money.[6] The River Monster now traveled to Saginaw, Michigan to play the Sting, where the Sting upset the River Monsters 48–47.[7] On June 6, 2011, it was announced that the UIFL and the River Monsters mutually agreed to part ways, leaving the team free to join another league. However, the UIFL had a lease agreement with the arena, which hampered the likelihood the River Monsters would play in Highland Heights in 2012. The team had been mentioned as a charter member Stadius Football Association, but that league never got off the ground.[8] [9]

Offseason

2011 draft board

Round Selection Player Position
1 3Sly Brumfield
2 9George Frisch
3 15Jon D'Angelo
4 21Greg Johnston DB

Schedule

Key:

Regular season

WeekDayDateOpponentResultsLocation
ScoreRecord
1colSpan=6 BYE
2FridayFebruary 25at Canton CougarsW 63–411–0Canton Memorial Civic Center
3SaturdayMarch 5at Johnstown GeneralsW 62–492–0Cambria County War Memorial Arena
4SaturdayMarch 12at Eastern Kentucky DrillersL 33–602–1Eastern Kentucky Expo Center
5FridayMarch 18Johnstown GeneralsW 79–213–1The Bank of Kentucky Center
6MondayMarch 28Canton CougarsW 62–534–1The Bank of Kentucky Center
7FridayApril 1Huntington HammerW 69–405–1The Bank of Kentucky Center
8SaturdayApril 9at Canton CougarsW 78–556–1Canton Memorial Civic Center
9SaturdayApril 16Eastern Kentucky DrillersW 59–427–1The Bank of Kentucky Center
10FridayApril 22Saginaw StingW 64–568–1The Bank of Kentucky Center
11SaturdayApril 30at Huntington HammerW 44–239–1Big Sandy Superstore Arena
12SundayMay 8at Saginaw StingL 58–639–2Dow Event Center
13SaturdayMay 14Huntington HammerW 34–2810–2The Bank of Kentucky Center
14SaturdayMay 21Eastern Kentucky DrillersW 54–4011–2The Bank of Kentucky Center
15SaturdayMay 28at Eastern Kentucky DrillersL 43–4411–3Eastern Kentucky Expo Center

Postseason schedule

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chitwood Assumes River Monsters Ownership . February 10, 2011 . OurSports Central . www.oursportscentral.com . July 19, 2013.
  2. Web site: Jared Lorenzen lured back to field . February 24, 2011 . Richard Skinner . Gannett . www.cincinnati.com . July 19, 2013.
  3. Web site: River Monsters defeat Cougars . February 25, 2011 . OurSports Central . www.oursportscentral.com . July 19, 2013.
  4. Web site: River Monsters Clinch Playoff Berth . April 24, 2011 . OurSports Central . www.oursportscentral.com . July 19, 2013.
  5. Web site: Northern Kentucky Torches Top-Scoring Defense, Clinches Home Field . May 22, 2011 . OurSports Central . www.oursportscentral.com . July 19, 2013.
  6. Web site: Northern Kentucky Penalized by UIFL is Eastern Kentucky's Gain . May 24, 2011 . Nation of Blue LLC. . www.nationofblue.com . July 19, 2013.
  7. Web site: Saginaw Sting earn berth in Ultimate Bowl with 48-47 upset win over Northern Kentucky . Kyle Austin . June 3, 2011 . MLive Media Group . www.mlive.com . July 19, 2013.
  8. Web site: FireHawks joining new league . June 30, 2011 . WANE . www.wane.com . July 19, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120320082516/http://www.wane.com/dpp/sports/local_sports/firehawks-joining-new-league-june-30 . March 20, 2012 .
  9. News: Fire Wayne FireHawks to try again in new 2012 league . The News-Sentinel . July 2, 2011 . Tom Davis . July 19, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170731070757/http://www.news-sentinel.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20110702%2FSPORTS%2F107020312%2F1002 . July 31, 2017 . dead . mdy-all .