2011 Tulsa Talons season explained

Team:Tulsa Talons
Year:2011
Record:8–10
Division Place:3rd NC Central
Coach:Mitch Allner
Stadium:BOK Center
Playoffs:did not qualify
Next:2012

The Tulsa Talons season was the 12th season for the franchise, and the second in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Mitch Allner and played their home games at BOK Center. The Talons finished the season 8–10, failing to qualify for the playoffs. This would be the last season for the Talons in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The franchise relocated to San Antonio, Texas following this season.

Regular season schedule

The season opener for the Talons was on the road against the Georgia Force on March 13. Their first home game was on March 28 against the Arizona Rattlers. They visited the Kansas City Command in their final regular season game.[1]

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocationReport
ScoreRecord
1SundayMarch 133:05 p.m. CDTat Georgia ForceL 47–530–1Arena at Gwinnett Center[2]
2SaturdayMarch 19Noon CDTat Dallas VigilantesL 40–640–2American Airlines Center
3MondayMarch 286:00 p.m. CDTArizona RattlersL 20–690–3BOK Center[3]
4SaturdayApril 26:30 p.m. CDTat Pittsburgh PowerW 45–221–3Consol Energy Center[4]
5Bye
6SaturdayApril 167:00 p.m. CDTSan Jose SaberCatsL 33–421–4BOK Center[5]
7SaturdayApril 237:00 p.m. CDTIowa BarnstormersW 61–602–4BOK Center[6]
8FridayApril 296:30 p.m. CDTat Cleveland GladiatorsL 30–342–5Quicken Loans Arena
9SaturdayMay 77:00 p.m. CDTChicago RushW 64–453–5BOK Center[7]
10FridayMay 137:00 p.m. CDTat New Orleans VooDooW 48–354–5New Orleans Arena
11SaturdayMay 217:00 p.m. CDTKansas City CommandL 38–404–6BOK Center
12FridayMay 277:30 p.m. CDTat Chicago RushL 48–494–7Allstate Arena
13Bye
14SaturdayJune 117:00 p.m. CDTUtah BlazeW 81–515–7BOK Center[8]
15FridayJune 176:05 p.m. CDTat Philadelphia SoulW 48–426–7Wells Fargo Center[9]
16SaturdayJune 257:00 p.m. CDTDallas VigilantesL 48–556–8BOK Center[10]
17FridayJuly 17:05 p.m. CDTat Iowa BarnstormersL 53–556–9Wells Fargo Arena
18SaturdayJuly 97:00 p.m. CDTTampa Bay StormW 70–337–9BOK Center[11]
19SaturdayJuly 167:00 p.m. CDTOrlando PredatorsL 49–857–10BOK Center[12]
20SaturdayJuly 237:00 p.m. CDTat Kansas City CommandW 71–558–10Sprint Center

Regular season

Week 20: at Kansas City Command

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 . January 22, 2011 .
  2. Web site: Talons Welcome Force Back to AFL. March 11, 2011. Tulsa Talons. March 17, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110414175606/http://tulsatalons.com/news/?=94. 2011-04-14. dead.
  3. Web site: Talons Fall in Home Opener. March 28, 2011. Tulsa Talons. April 4, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110719085434/http://www.tulsatalons.com/news/?=99. 2011-07-19. dead.
  4. Web site: Talons Bounce Back. April 3, 2011. Tulsa Talons. April 4, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110719085502/http://www.tulsatalons.com/news/?=100. 2011-07-19. dead.
  5. Web site: Talons Bounce Back. April 16, 2011. Tulsa Talons. April 20, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110719085520/http://www.tulsatalons.com/news/?=103. 2011-07-19. dead.
  6. Web site: Bongarra Hits the Game-Winner to Lift the Talons to Victory. April 23, 2011. Tulsa Talons. May 1, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110604230258/http://www.tulsatalons.com/news/?=104. 2011-06-04. dead.
  7. Web site: Strong Defense Fuels Huge Victory. May 7, 2011. Tulsa Talons. May 12, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110604214211/http://www.tulsatalons.com/news/?=105. 2011-06-04. dead.
  8. Web site: Talons Defeat the Blaze in a Record-Setting Evening. June 11, 2011. Tulsa Talons. June 15, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110929000518/http://www.tulsatalons.com/news/?=108. 2011-09-29. dead.
  9. Web site: Talons Win Second Straight. June 20, 2011. Tulsa Talons. June 29, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110629191537/http://www.tulsatalons.com/news/?=110#. 2011-06-29. dead.
  10. Web site: Fourth Quarter Rally Falls Just Short as Talons Fall to Vigilantes. June 25, 2011. Tulsa Talons. June 29, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110629191452/http://www.tulsatalons.com/news/?=113. 2011-06-29. dead.
  11. Web site: Everything Goes Right for Tulsa in a Huge Win Over Tampa Bay. July 9, 2011. Tulsa Talons. July 13, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110929000637/http://www.tulsatalons.com/news/?=116. 2011-09-29. dead.
  12. Web site: Talons Fall in Final Home Game of the Season. July 16, 2011. Tulsa Talons. July 18, 2011.