2011 Lehigh Valley Steelhawks season

2011 Lehigh Valley Steelhawks season
Head coach Chris Thompson
General manager Michael Clark
Owner Glenn W. Clark
Home field Stabler Arena
124 Goodman Drive
Bethlehem, PA 18015
Results
Record 4-10
Division place 2nd Atlantic
Playoff finish did not qualify

The 2011 Lehigh Valley Steelhawks season was the first season as a professional indoor football franchise and their first in the Indoor Football League. One of 22 teams competing in the IFL for the 2011 season, the Lehigh Valley Steelhawks were members of the Atlantic Division in the United Conference.

In July, 2010, the Indoor Football League (IFL) announced that there would be an expansion franchise placed in Lehigh Valley for the 2011 season.[1] It was also announced that the team would be owned by Glenn W. Clark, a Wilmington, Delaware businessman.[1] Later in July the team announced that they had named Dan Kuhn as the team's general manager and would be holding a "Name The Team" contest was held to choose a name for the organization. Over 700 names were submitted and the top five were chosen by management.[2] These names were Vipers, Ironmen, Blast, Gamblers, and Steelhawks.[2] Fans were then asked to vote on the name they thought would be best for the team with over 70% of the votes being cast for Steelhawks.[3] Brooke Trautwein, the fan who submitted the Steelhawks name, was given a prize package that included season tickets and Steelhawks' merchandise.[3]

The team played their home games under head coach Chris Thompson at the Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The Steelhawks earned a 4-10 record, placing 2nd in the Atlantic Division, and failed to qualify for post-season play.

Schedule

Key:       Win       Tie       Loss       Bye

Regular Season Schedule

Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results
Final Score Team Record
1 February 26 (Sat) 7:00pm at Reading Express L 26-33 0-1
2 March 5 (Sat) 7:05pm at Richmond Revolution W 41-38 1-1
3 Bye
4 March 19 (Sat) 7:00pm Richmond Revolution L 45-48 (OT) 1-2
5 Bye
6 April 1 (Fri) 7:30pm at Reading Express L 58-63 1-3
7 April 9 (Sat) 7:05pm Bloomington Extreme L 16-30 1-4
8 April 16 (Sat) 7:05pm Chicago Slaughter L 27-52 1-5
9 April 23 (Sat) 7:05pm Reading Express L 37-40 1-6
10 April 30 (Sat) 7:00pm
(8:00 Eastern)		 at La Crosse Spartans L 0-51 1-7
11 May 8 (Sun) 4:00pm Reading Express L 14-51 1-8
12 May 14 (Sat) 7:05pm at Richmond Revolution W 38-35 2-8
13 May 21 (Sat) 7:05pm Fairbanks Grizzlies W 37-28 3-8
14 May 28 (Sat) 7:00pm Richmond Revolution W 46-38 4-8
15 June 4 (Sat) 7:30pm
(8:30 Eastern)		 at Green Bay Blizzard L 25-61 4-9
16 June 11 (Sat) 7:00pm
(8:00 Eastern)		 at La Crosse Spartans L 22-27 4-10

Roster

2011 Lehigh Valley Steelhawks roster
Quarterbacks
  •  1 Andre Sloan El
  • 11 A. J. Roque

Running Backs

  •  3 Isaiah Grier
  •  6 Ryan Leafey

Wide Receivers

  • 81 Matthew Angeloni
  • 88 Andre Higgins
  •  8 Quinton Lopez
Offensive Linemen
  • 60 Anthony Amoo
  • 66 Lloyd Brooks
  • 58 Jonathan Mitchell
  • 72 Darryl Watson

Defensive Linemen

  • 62 Chad Clark
  • 52 Chris Medina
  • 99 Nweike Osemene
  • 40 Bryan Tarkington
Linebackers
  • 22 Matt Cohen
  • 44 Adrian McLeod

Defensive Backs

  •  7 Isiejah Allen
  • 13 Theo Hall
  • 17 Anthony Miles
  •  4 Roshawn Marshall
  • 21 Hasan Stewart
  • 10 Johnnie Taylor

Kickers

  • 29 Paul Stoltz
Injured Reserve
  • Currently vacant

Exempt List

  • Currently vacant

Practice Squad

  • Currently vacant

Roster updated June 11, 2011
24 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS

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Division Standings

2011 Atlantic Division
W L T PCT PF PA DIV GB STK
y Reading Express 8 6 0 0.571 525 516 7-1 --- L1
Lehigh Valley Steelhawks 4 10 0 0.286 432 595 3-5 4.0 L2
Richmond Revolution 3 11 0 0.214 441 593 2-6 5.0 W1

References

  1. 1 2 "Indoor Football League set to introduce a Lehigh Valley-based franchise". www.lehighvalleylive.com. PennLive LLC. July 7, 2010. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  2. 1 2 Keith Groller (July 22, 2010). "New team tabs 'Dynamite' as its GM, but still needs nickname". www.mcall.com. The Morning Call. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  3. 1 2 Alyssa Young (August 26, 2010). "Lehigh Valley Steelhawks is name of new Indoor Football League team". www.lehighvalleylive.com. PennLive LLC. Retrieved December 26, 2013.

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