2011 Wenatchee Valley Venom season

2011 Wenatchee Valley Venom season season
Head coach Brian Smith
Owner Daryn Klinginsmith
Rob Tidd
Home field Town Toyota Center
1300 Walla Walla Avenue
Wenatchee, WA 98802
Results
Record 3-11
Division place 4th Pacific
Playoff finish did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season Next season
2010 N/A

The 2011 Wenatchee Valley Venom season was the team's second season as a professional indoor football franchise and first in the Indoor Football League (IFL) after moving from the American Indoor Football Association (AIFA). One of twenty-two teams competing in the IFL for the 2011 season, the Wenatchee, Washington-based Wenatchee Valley Venom were members of the Pacific Division of the Intense Conference.

On September 11, 2010, the Venom announced they would be joining the Indoor Football League (IFL) for the 2011 season.[1] The Venom won their IFL debut 45-37 over the Fairbanks Grizzlies.[2] The Venom got off to a 2-0 start,[3] but that was followed up by a 7-game losing streak.[4] New rookie quarterback, Charles Dowdell ended the Venom's losing streak by leading them to a 41-36 victory over the Wyoming Cavalry.[5] Dowdell's success didn't last long, as the Venom would drop the final four games of the season.[6]

On June 21, 2011 The Venom announced that they would be ceasing operations. The Venom have suffered from low ticket sales since their debut season in 2010, when they finished 8-6 in the American Indoor Football Association. Though they moved to the more financially stable IFL for the 2011 season, the team posted a 3-11 record and continued to have issues drawing fans.[7]


Schedule

Preseason

Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results
Final Score Team Record
February 17 (Thu) 6:05pm @Tri-Cities Fever L 14-53 (0-0)

Regular Season

Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results
Final Score Team Record
1 February 27 (Sun) 4:05pm
(5:05 Pacific)		 @Fairbanks Grizzlies W 45-37 1-0
2 March 5 (Sat) 7:05pm Tri-Cities Fever W 59-52 2-0
3 March 14 (Mon) 7:05pm
(5:05 Pacific)		 @Sioux Falls Storm L 19-80 2-1
4 March 19 (Sat) 7:05pm
(6:05 Pacific)		 @Colorado Ice L 24-52 2-2
5 March 26 (Sat) 7:05pm Fairbanks Grizzlies L 43-50 2-3
6 Bye
7 April 9 (Sat) 7:05pm Nebraska Danger L 63-84 2-4
8 April 17 (Sun) 7:05pm @Seattle Timberwolves L 12-51 2-5
9 April 22 (Fri) 7:05pm Green Bay Blizzard L 6-60 2-6
10 April 29 (Fri) 7:05pm
(8:05 Pacific)		 @Fairbanks Grizzlies L 33-78 2-7
11 May 7(Sat) 7:05pm Wyoming Cavalry W 41-36 3-7
12 May 14 (Sat) 7:05pm @Tri-Cities Fever L 10-80 3-8
13 May 21 (Sat) 7:05pm Seattle Timberwolves L 56-66 3-9
14 May 27 (Fri) 7:05pm @Seattle Timberwolves L 45-61 3-10
15 June 4 (Sat) 7:05pm Tri-Cities Fever L 52-58 3-11
16 Bye

Standings

2011 Pacific Division
W L T PCT PF PA DIV GB STK
y Fairbanks Grizzlies 10 4 0 0.714 723 545 6-3 --- W2
x Tri-Cities Fever 10 4 0 0.714 816 575 6-3 --- W2
Seattle Timberwolves 5 9 0 0.357 678 796 4-5 5.0 L2
Wenatchee Valley Venom 3 11 0 0.214 508 845 2-7 7.0 L4

Roster

Wenatchee Valley Venom roster
Quarterbacks
  • 10 Jacob Hignite
  • 15 Devin Hollins

Running Backs

  • 23 Asaeli Hikila
  • 24 DeMaundray Woolridge

Wide Receivers

  • 25 Craigh Cornelius
  •  3 Phil Goodman
  •  1 Timothy Simmons
  •  2 R. Jay Soward
 Offensive Linemen
  • 62 Cody Dwyer
  • 78 Tyler Gieser
  • 50 Aaron Gilbert
  • 77 Jabari Watkins

Defensive Linemen

  • 44 Corey Clark
  •  4 Michael Graise
  • 99 Jason Jones
  • 91 James Peters

Linebackers

  • 52 Victor Clore
  • 17 Bobby Daly
  • 11 Isaiah Wily
 Defensive Backs
  •  8 Joshua Anderson
  •  7 Vincent Joseph
  •  5 Ray Little
  •  9 Austin Smith

Kickers

  •  7 Scott Thomsen

Multiple Positions

  • 26 Ian Bell RB/DB
  • 18 Stefon Ceaser WR/RB
  •  7 Geoffery Howard DB/WR
 Injured Reserve
  • Currently vacant

Exempt List

  • Currently vacant

Practice Squad

  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated March 28, 2011
27 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS

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References

  1. ↑ Brian Adamowsky (September 11, 2010). "Venom officially make jump to Indoor Football League". www.wenatcheeworld.com. The Wenatachee World. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  2. ↑ Renee Thony (February 28, 2011). "Grizzlies have costly turnovers in open loss to Wenatchee". www.newsminer.com. Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Venom stuns Fever". www.tri-cityherald.com. Tri-City Herald. March 6, 2011. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  4. ↑ Brent Stecker (June 8, 2013). "Venom skid hits seven". www.wenatcheeworld.com. The Wenatachee World. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  5. ↑ Brent Stecker (June 8, 2013). "Venom finally snap seven-game skid". www.wenatcheeworld.com. The Wenatachee World. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  6. ↑ Corey Voegele (June 8, 2013). "A tough way to finish". www.wenatcheeworld.com. The Wenatachee World. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  7. ↑ Brent Stecker (June 8, 2013). "Venom to sit out 2012 season". www.wenatcheeworld.com. The Wenatchee World. Retrieved March 25, 2015.