2010 Tulsa Talons season

2010 Tulsa Talons season
Head coach Mitch Allner
Home field BOK Center
Results
Record 10–6
Division place 1st AC Southwest
Playoff finish Lost Conference Semifinals (Storm) 38–68
Team DPY Gabe Nyenhuis
Timeline
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The 2010 Tulsa Talons season was the 10th season for the franchise, and the first in the Arena Football League, coming from the AF2, which dissolved following the 2009 season. The team was coached by Mitch Allner and played their home games at BOK Center. Finishing first in the Southwest Division, the Talons were the only team from their division to make the playoffs, but lost 38–68 at home to the Tampa Bay Storm in the conference semifinals.

Standings

Southwest Division
Team W L PCT PF PA DIV CON Home Away
y-Tulsa Talons 10 6 .625 994 899 6–0 9–2 6–2 4–4
Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz 6 10 .375 833 870 3–3 4–6 5–3 1–7
Dallas Vigilantes 3 13 .187 800 920 2–4 2–9 1–7 2–6
Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings 3 13 .187 799 1030 1–5 3–9 2–6 1–7

y - Clinched division

Regular season schedule

The Talons opened their season at home against the Storm on April 3. The conclusion of their regular season was on the road against the Yard Dawgz.[1]

Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Report
Score Record
1 Saturday April 3 8:00 pm Tampa Bay Storm W 69–58 1–0 BOK Center
2 Saturday April 10 8:00 pm Dallas Vigilantes W 63–59 2–0 BOK Center
3 Bye
4 Friday April 23 10:30 pm at Arizona Rattlers L 76–77 2–1 US Airways Center
5 Saturday May 1 7:05 pm at Jacksonville Sharks L 62–60 2–2 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
6 Saturday May 8 8:00 pm Alabama Vipers W 62–56 3–2 BOK Center
7 Saturday May 15 7:00 pm at Cleveland Gladiators L 55–68 3–3 Quicken Loans Arena
8 Saturday May 22 8:00 pm Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz W 67–41 4–3 BOK Center
9 Saturday May 29 8:05 pm at Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings W 52–48 5–3 CenturyTel Center
10 Saturday June 5 8:00 pm Orlando Predators L 54–57 5–4 BOK Center
11 Friday June 11 8:00 pm at Dallas Vigilantes W 69–51 6–4 American Airlines Center
12 Friday June 18 10:00 pm at Spokane Shock L 43–62 6–5 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
13 Saturday June 26 8:00 pm Cleveland Gladiators W 65–44 7–5 BOK Center
14 Bye
15 Saturday July 10 8:00 pm Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings W 74–45 8–5 BOK Center
16 Saturday July 17 8:30 pm at Alabama Vipers W 61–48 9–5 Von Braun Center
17 Saturday July 24 8:00 pm Arizona Rattlers L 51–61 9–6 BOK Center
18 Friday July 30 8:05 pm at Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz W 74–61 10–6 Cox Convention Center

All times are EDT

Playoff schedule

Round Day Date Kickoff Opponent Score Location Report
AC Semifinals Saturday August 7 8:00 pm Tampa Bay Storm L 38–68 BOK Center

All times are EDT

Roster

2010 Tulsa Talons roster
Quarterbacks

Fullbacks

  • 56 Steve Watson

Wide receivers

  • -- Zach Ewards
Offensive linemen
  • -- Gary Battle
  • 92 Jordan Bedore
  • 99 Anthony Bolden
  • 94 Antwan Floyd
  • 90 Brett Rayl
  • -- Albert Stinson

Defensive Linemen

  • 23 Terrance Carter
  • -- Adam Huebner
Linebackers
  • 44 Jamar Ransom

Defensive backs

  • -- Terrell Mingo
  •  8 LaRico Stevenson

Kickers

 Injury reserve
  • -- Tony Dodson K
  • -- Roderick Green OL
  • -- T. J. McKay DB
  •  7 James Sadler WR/DB

Refused to report

  • -- Stephen Franklin OL/DL
  • -- Peter Martinez K

Other league exempt

  • Currently vacant

Suspension

  • 98 John Scott OL/DL

Rookies in italics
Roster updated July 29, 2010
25 Active, 8 Inactive

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Regular season

Week 1: vs. Tampa Bay Storm

1 2 34Total
Storm 14 16 72158
Talons 14 21 142069

at BOK Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma

  • Date: April 3
  • Game time: 8:00 pm EDT
  • Game attendance: 6,688
  • Recap

Neither team had consecutive scores until early in the 4th quarter when the Talons scored a touchdown early in the 4th quarter to give them a 56–37 lead. The Storm however came back with consecutive scores of their own to make it a five point game. When the Talons scored a pair of touchdowns late in the 4th quarter, it was enough to seal the win in their first game of the year. Quarterback Justin Allgood and receiver Donovan Morgan accounted for the majority of Tulsa's offense. Allgood threw for 274 yards and 8 touchdowns, while Morgan had 120 yards receiving and caught 4 touchdowns.

Week 2: vs. Dallas Vigilantes

1 2 34Total
Vigilantes 14 17 141459
Talons 7 14 202263

at BOK Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma

  • Date: April 10
  • Game time: 8:00 pm EDT
  • Game attendance: 6,108
  • Referee: Joe Pester
  • Recap

The Talons did not lead in the entire game until scoring the final points of the game. Down 59–48, quarterback Justin Allgood led the Talons to the end zone on their final two drives of the game, with both touchdowns scored by Allgood on short carries. The game winning score was set up by a forced fumble on Dallas quarterback Shane Stafford that was recovered by Jamar Ransom of the Talons at the Dallas 2-yard line. Allgood finished with only 10 completed passes in the entire game out of 23 attempts, but 5 of those completions were for touchdowns. In total, he threw for 182 yards. Donovan Morgan had 4 receptions for 112 yards and 3 touchdowns in the win.

Week 4: at Arizona Rattlers

1 2 34Total
Talons 14 20 142876
Rattlers 17 19 142777

at US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona

  • Date: April 23
  • Game time: 10:30 pm EDT
  • Game attendance: 10,083
  • Referee: Shawn Hochuli
  • Recap

The Talons led the game 76–71 with no time remaining, but on an untimed down, Rod Windsor of the Rattlers was able to slip by the Tulsa defense one last time to score the game's winning touchdown. The Talons' Jeff Hughley recovered Tulsa's one fumble of the game and actually scored a touchdown on the play. Justin Allgood threw 10 touchdown passes, half of which went to Donovan Morgan.

Week 5: at Jacksonville Sharks

1 2 34Total
Talons 7 19 142060
Sharks 14 14 72762

at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, Florida

Week 6: vs. Alabama Vipers

1 2 34Total
Vipers 14 14 141456
Talons 6 7 292062

at BOK Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma

  • Date: May 8
  • Game time: 8:00 pm EDT
  • Referee: Joe Pester
  • Recap

The Talons extended their home winning streak to 13 games by defeating the Vipers 62–56, overcoming a 15-point deficit at halftime. Tied at 42–42 at the start of the 4th quarter, Tulsa had their first lead of the game when Jamar Ransom sacked Viper quarterback Kevin Eakin in the end zone for a safety. After the Talons received the free kick, Odie Armstrong ran 37 yards for a touchdown. Though the extra point was blocked the Talons now had a 50–42 advantage. Tulsa's defense stopped the Viper offense on the next drive, causing Alabama to turn the ball over on downs. With possession again, the Talons drove up the field for another touchdown, scored by Donovan Morgan on a 4-yard pass from Justin Allgood. The Vipers made it a 6-point game with 28 seconds left after a touchdown run, but their ensuing onside kick was recovered by Tulsa, who ran out the clock to preserve the win.

Allgood completed 23 of 31 passes for 244 yards and 7 touchdowns. Morgan had the most touchdown catches on the team with 4, but Carlese Franklin led in receiving yards with 110.

Week 7: at Cleveland Gladiators

1 2 34Total
Talons 20 13 14855
Gladiators 21 20 141368

at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Date: May 15
  • Game time: 7:00 pm EDT
  • Game attendance: 8,979
  • Referee: Ron Torbert
  • Recap

Week 8: vs. Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz

1 2 34Total
Yard Dawgz 7 14 02041
Talons 14 19 132167

at BOK Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma

  • Date: May 22
  • Game time: 8:00 pm EDT
  • Game attendance: 7,235
  • Recap

Week 9: at Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings

1 2 34Total
Talons 7 19 19752
Battle Wings 7 19 14848

at CenturyTel Center, Bossier City, Louisiana

  • Date: May 29
  • Game time: 8:05 pm EDT
  • Game attendance: 3,173
  • Referee: Scott Vaughn
  • Recap

Week 10: vs. Orlando Predators

1 2 34Total
Predators 14 13 72357
Talons 14 7 141954

at BOK Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma

  • Date: June 5
  • Game time: 8:00 pm EDT
  • Recap

Week 11: at Dallas Vigilantes

1 2 34Total
Talons 7 21 132869
Vigilantes 14 17 13751

at American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas

  • Date: June 11
  • Game time: 8:00 pm EDT
  • Game attendance: 4,192
  • Referee: Mark Windham
  • Recap

Week 12: at Spokane Shock

1 2 34Total
Talons 7 14 14742
Shock 14 21 141463

at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, Spokane, Washington

  • Date: June 18
  • Game time: 10:00 pm EDT
  • Game attendance: 10,077
  • Referee: Shane Anderson
  • Recap

Week 13: vs. Cleveland Gladiators

1 2 34Total
Gladiators 14 10 61444
Talons 13 22 72365

at BOK Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma

  • Date: June 26
  • Game time: 8:00 pm EDT
  • Recap

Week 15: vs. Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings

1 2 34Total
Battle Wings 10 21 01445
Talons 14 20 271374

at BOK Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma

  • Date: July 10
  • Game time: 8:00 pm EDT
  • Recap

Week 16: at Alabama Vipers

1 2 34Total
Talons 0 28 211261
Vipers 14 14 71348

at Von Braun Center, Huntsville, Alabama

  • Date: July 17
  • Game time: 8:30 pm EDT
  • Game attendance: 4,298
  • Recap

With the win, the Talons clinched the Southwest Division.

Week 17: vs. Arizona Rattlers

1 2 34Total
Rattlers 13 13 142161
Talons 13 17 14751

at BOK Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma

  • Date: July 24
  • Game time: 8:00 pm EDT
  • Recap

Week 18: at Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz

1 2 34Total
Talons 13 28 141974
Yard Dawgz 12 21 72161

at Cox Convention Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

  • Date: July 30
  • Game time: 8:05 pm EDT
  • Game attendance: 7,702
  • Referee: Chris Snead
  • Recap

Playoffs

American Conference Semifinals: vs. Tampa Bay Storm

1 2 34Total
Storm 14 20 201468
Talons 6 13 71238

at BOK Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma

  • Date: August 7
  • Game time: 8:00 pm EDT
  • Recap

References

  1. ↑ "AFL 2010 Regular Season Schedule". Arena Football League. December 31, 2009. Archived from the original on 31 March 2010. Retrieved March 20, 2010.