2011 Canton Cougars season

2011 Canton Cougars season
Head coach Rashan Hall (fired on May 23, 2011: 1-12 record)
Paul Farrah (interim)
Owner Michael Taylor
Andrew Haines
Home field Canton Memorial Civic Center
1101 Market Avenue North
Canton, OH 44702
Results
Record 1-13
League place 6th
Playoff finish did not qualify

The 2011 Canton Cougars season was the 1st and only season for the Ultimate Indoor Football League (UIFL) franchise. The Cougars were formed by the head of the Ultimate Indoor Football League, Andrew Haines.[1] Haines made the hire of Rashan Hall to become the Cougars first ever head coach.[2] The Cougars played their first ever game on February 20, 2011 against the Huntington Hammer, a game in which the Cougars lost 41-26.[3] With the team getting off to a rough 0-3 start, Haines issued a guarantee to the people of Canton, saying that the revamped Cougars roster would defeat the Saginaw Sting during their week 4 meeting.[4] The Cougars didn't make their owner a liar, defeating the Sting 53-52.[5] Their victory over the Sting proved to be the lone bright spot for the Cougars, who would lose 9 straight before firing Hall, and replacing him with Paul Farrah.[6] Farrah would lose the game, with less than a week to prepare. The Cougars finished with a 1-13 record, and finished last in the UIFL.

On June 16, 2011, it was announced that Michael Taylor and Andrew Hines had sold their controlling state in the Cougars to Tim Clark.[7] Clark was the former owner of the Johnstown Generals, but the commute was becoming a hassle. Once he gained ownership, he made several personnel changes including, naming Paul Farrah as its new head coach. Farrah was recently hired as the director of football operations. He also hired Canton South High School head coach Mo Daniska as the new defensive coordinator, while Louisville High School defensive coordinator Troy Davis will serve as the Director of Community Relations, focusing on developing youth football camps and clinics. Former Head Coach Rashaun Hall has been retained as an assistant coach and will also serve as director of player personnel.[8] The new group made plenty of signings for the 2012 season, and lasted until January when the franchise suspended operations.[9]

Schedule

Key:   Win   Tie   Loss   Bye

Regular season

All start times are local to home team

Week Day Date Opponent Results Location
Score Record
1 Sunday February 20 at Huntington Hammer L 26-41 0-1 Big Sandy Superstore Arena
2 Friday February 25 Northern Kentucky River Monsters L 41-63 0-2 Canton Memorial Civic Center
3 BYE
4 Saturday March 12 at Johnstown Generals L 19-41 0-3 Cambria County War Memorial Arena
5 Monday March 21 Saginaw Sting W 53-52 1-3 Canton Memorial Civic Center
6 Monday March 28 at Northern Kentucky River Monsters L 53-62 1-4 The Bank of Kentucky Center
7 Sunday April 3 at Eastern Kentucky Drillers L 29-56 1-5 Eastern Kentucky Expo Center
8 Saturday April 9 Northern Kentucky River Monsters L 55-78 1-6 Canton Memorial Civic Center
9 Friday April 15 at Saginaw Sting L 61-62 1-7 Dow Event Center
10 Saturday April 23 Huntington Hammer L 33-67 1-8 Canton Memorial Civic Center
11 Saturday April 30 at Eastern Kentucky Drillers L 0-45 1-9 Eastern Kentucky Expo Center
12 Sunday May 8 Eastern Kentucky Drillers L 26-38 1-10 Canton Memorial Civic Center
13 Saturday May 14 Saginaw Sting L 47-76 1-11 Canton Memorial Civic Center
14 Saturday May 21 at Huntington Hammer L 36-56 1-12 Big Sandy Superstore Arena
15 Saturday May 28 Johnstown Generals L 12-45 1-13 Canton Memorial Civic Center

Standings

2011 UIFL standings[ref 1]
Team W L T PCT PF PA STK
y-Northern Kentucky River Monsters[ref 2] 11 3 0 .786 569 417 L1
x-Saginaw Sting 10 4 0 .714 473 415 L2
x-Eastern Kentucky Drillers 8 6 0 .571 390 373 W1
x-Huntington Hammer 7 7 0 .500 377 328 W2
Johnstown Generals 6 8 0 .429 292 416 W2
Canton Cougars 1 13 0 .071 370 522 L10
  1. ↑ http://www.theuifl.com/01/UIFLStats/confsked.htm
  2. ↑ Although Northern Kentucky were awarded the season title, they entered the postseason as the 4 seed due to salary cap violations.

Final Roster

Canton Cougars roster
Quarterbacks
  •  6 Ray Marrow
  • -- Marc Pullen

Running Backs

  • 43 Daniel Suitca

Wide Receivers

  •  3 Ryan Brinson
  • -- Nate Ford
  • -- Chris Kolokithas
  •  7 Tim Smith
Offensive Linemen
  • -- Zack Anderson
  • 73 Donald Foster
  • 74 Chris Saunders
  • 55 Luke Summers

Defensive Linemen

  • -- Anton Ceasar
  • 93 Jerome Jackson
  • 56 Harrison Jones
  • 98 Antonio Reynolds
  • 20 Dawon Smith
Linebackers
  • 22 Cody Smith
  • 42 Lawrence Vickerstaff

Defensive Backs

  • 15 John Chisolm
  • 24 Pat O'Malley
  • 33 Dawon Woodward

Kickers

  • -- Jared Thomas
Injured reserve
  • Currently vacant

Exempt list

Practice squad

  • Currently vacant

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

References

  1. ↑ Ed Balint (January 18, 2011). "Baseball league has big plans for Munson stadium". www.cantonrep.com. GateHouse Media, Inc. Archived from the original on January 29, 2011. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
  2. ↑ Jim Thomas (July 14, 2010). "Rashan Hall to coach Canton Cougars indoor football team". www.cantonrep.com. GateHouse Media, Inc. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
  3. ↑ David Walsh (February 20, 2013). "Hammer wins opener, 41-26". www.herald-dispatch.com. HD Media Company, LLC. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Canton Owner Issues Guarantee". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. March 14, 2011. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
  5. ↑ Jim Thomas (March 22, 2011). "Cougars rally, take thriller for first win of season". www.cantonrep.com. GateHouse Media, Inc. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Canton Cougars hire ex-Louisville coach Paul Farrah". www.cantonrep.com. GateHouse Media, Inc. May 23, 2011. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
  7. ↑ Mike Popovich (June 14, 2011). "Tim Clark takes control of Canton Cougars". www.cantonrep.com. GateHouse Media, Inc. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Clark takes over Canton, makes changes". www.theuifl.com. UIFL.
  9. ↑ Michael Stainbrook (January 30, 2012). "Football: Former Ohio QB switches teams before UIFL season". www.thepost.ohiou.edu. The Post. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
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