# 2011 UIFL season

The 2011 Ultimate Indoor Football League season was the first season of the league. The regular season lasted from February 18 to May 29 and the postseason, will be held the following two weeks with the championship game being held at the highest remaining seed. The 2011 season went off without any teams folding or any games being missed or rescheduled. The Northern Kentucky River Monsters finished with the best regular season record, finished 11–3. However, due to league sanctions they were not able to host an playoff games and were dropped to a four seed.
Saginaw finished 9–5, followed by Eastern Kentucky 8–6, Huntington 7–7, Johnstown 6–8 and Canton 1–13.
Saginaw defeated Northern Kentucky, 48–47, in the first semifinals of the Ultimate Bowl I playoffs, sponsored by Trophy Awards. In the other semifinal game, Eastern Kentucky advanced to the championship game with a 20–4 victory over Huntington. The 2011 Ultimate Bowl, sponsored by Trophy Awards, was played Friday, June 9 at the Dow Center in Saginaw, MI with the Sting claiming an 86–69 victory over the visiting Drillers.
Following the elimination of the Northern Kentucky River Monsters from the playoffs, NKY owner Jill Chitwood and the UIFL came to terms that allowed the River Monsters to leave the UIFL, but the team folded after rumors of joining the Continental Indoor Football League.

## UIFL draft

| * | = First-team All-UIFL selection |
| ^ | = Second-team All-UIFL selection |
Positions key :
| C | Center | CB | Cornerback | DB | Defensive back | DE | Defensive end |
| DL | Defensive lineman | DT | Defensive tackle | FB | Fullback | FS | Free safety |
| G | Guard | K | Kicker | KR | Kickoff returner | LB | Linebacker |
| LS | Long snapper | MLB | Middle linebacker | OT | Offensive tackle | OL | Offensive lineman |
| OLB | Outside linebacker | NT | Nose tackle | P | Punter | PR | Punt returner |
| QB | Quarterback | RS | Return specialist | RB | Running back | S | Safety |
| SS | Strong safety | TE | Tight end | WR | Wide receiver |
The following is the breakdown of the 24 players selected by position:
| 7 Defensive lineman 7 Wide receivers 6 Defensive backs 4 Offensive lineman | 3 Linebackers 1 Quarterbacks 1 Fullbacks 1 Placekicker |
| Round | Pick | Position | Player | Team |
| 1 | 1 | DL | Victor Sesay | Johnstown Generals |
| 1 | 2 | DL/LB | Josh Kaltsas | Huntington Hammer |
| 1 | 3 | WR/DB | Sly Brumfield | Northern Kentucky River Monsters |
| 1 | 4 | K | Seth Burkholder | Canton Cougars |
| 1 | 5 | WR/DB | Taneareus Collins | Eastern Kentucky Drillers |
| 1 | 6 | WR | Nico Smith | Saginaw Sting |
| 2 | 7 | DL | Michael Robinson | Huntington Hammer |
| 2 | 8 | DL | Chris Foster | Huntington Hammer |
| 2 | 9 | OL | George Frisch | Northern Kentucky River Monsters |
| 2 | 10 | DL | Donald Foster | Canton Cougars |
| 2 | 11 | OL | Steve Pytosh | Eastern Kentucky Drillers |
| 2 | 12 | DB | Tony Norman | Saginaw Sting |
| 3 | 13 | LB | Daniel Eason | Johnstown Generals |
| 3 | 14 | WR | Jeff Phillips | Huntington Hammer |
| 3 | 15 | LB | Jon D'Angelo | Northern Kentucky River Monsters |
| 3 | 16 | OL/DL | Brian Pittman | Canton Cougars |
| 3 | 17 | WR/DB | David Pickett | Eastern Kentucky Drillers |
| 3 | 18 | DB | Rodney Daniels | Saginaw Sting |
| 4 | 19 | OL/DL | Mike Murphy | Johnstown Generals |
| 4 | 20 | QB | Jeremy Greenleaf | Huntington Hammer |
| 4 | 21 | DB | Greg Johnston | Northern Kentucky River Monsters |
| 4 | 22 | FB | Kevin Robinson | Canton Cougars |
| 4 | 23 | WR | Chris Downer | Eastern Kentucky Drillers |
| 4 | 24 | WR | Brian Ritter | Saginaw Sting |

## Standings

2011 UIFL standingsviewtalkedit :
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK |
| y-Northern Kentucky River Monsters | 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 |
* ↑ http://www.theuifl.com/01/UIFLStats/confsked.htm
* ↑ Although Northern Kentucky were awarded the season title, they entered the postseason as the 4 seed due to salary cap violations.
y - clinched regular-season title
x - clinched playoff spot

## Statistics
### Passing

| Player | Comp. | Att. | Comp% | Yards | TD's | INT's | Long |
| Jared Lorenzen (NKY) | 282 | 490 | 57.6 | 3,473 | 81 | 19 | 48 |
| Tommy Jones (SAG) | 304 | 488 | 62.3 | 3,400 | 87 | 25 | 46 |
| Allan Holland (EKY) | 200 | 381 | 52.5 | 2,386 | 53 | 18 | 42 |
| Martevious Young (HUNT) | 201 | 432 | 46.5 | 2,199 | 39 | 20 | 45 |
| Ray Marrow (CAN) | 84 | 167 | 50.3 | 1,243 | 31 | 8 | 47 |

### Rushing

| Player | Car. | Yards | Avg. | TD's | Long |
| Martevious Young (HUNT) | 85 | 358 | 4.2 | 12 | 33 |
| Maurice Douse (NKY) | 80 | 268 | 3.3 | 12 | 33 |
| Dray Mason (HUNT) | 76 | 309 | 4.1 | 9 | 25 |
| Terrell Simms (JOHN) | 80 | 240 | 3.0 | 7 | 18 |
| Robert Haynes (SAG) | 30 | 123 | 4.1 | 4 | 27 |

### Receiving

| Player | Rec. | Yards | Avg. | TD's | Long |
| Ricardo Lenhart (NKY) | 116 | 1,359 | 11.7 | 34 | 48 |
| Matthew Barbour (EKY) | 94 | 1,216 | 12.9 | 25 | 42 |
| Willie Idlette (NKY) | 91 | 1,178 | 12.9 | 21 | 40 |
| LaVaughn Macon (SAG) | 101 | 1,184 | 11.7 | 32 | 41 |
| Zac Nichols (SAG) | 71 | 1,013 | 14.3 | 25 | 46 |

## 2011 playoffs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Ultimate Bowl I | Ultimate Bowl I | Ultimate Bowl I |
| 3 | Huntington | 4 | | | |
| 2 | Eastern Kentucky | 20 | | | |
| 2 | Eastern Kentucky | 20 | 2 | Eastern Kentucky | 69 |
| | | | 1 | Saginaw | 86 |
| 4 | Northern Kentucky | 47 | 1 | Saginaw | 86 |
| 1 | Saginaw | 48 | | | |

## Awards

* Most Valuable Player, Jared Lorenzen QB Northern Kentucky
* Offensive Player of the Year, Tommy Jones QB Saginaw
* Defensive Player of the Year, Thomas McKenzie DL Northern Kentucky

### First-team All-UIFL

Offense :
| Quarterback | Jared Lorenzen, Northern Kentucky Tommy Jones, Saginaw |
| Running back | Dray Mason, Huntington |
| Wide receiver | Ricardo Lenhart, Northern Kentucky Ryan Brinson, Canton Aric Evans, Eastern Kentucky |
| Offensive line | Khalil El-Amin, Northern Kentucky Matt Rahn, Northern Kentucky Rashaud Mungro, Eastern Kentucky |
Defense :
| Defensive line | Mike McFadden, Saginaw Thomas McKenzie, Northern Kentucky Michael Robinson, Huntington |
| Linebacker | Phillip Smith, Saginaw |
| Jill | Jon D'Angelo, Northern Kentucky |
| Cornerback | David Jones, Eastern Kentucky DeQwan Young, Johnstown |
| Safety | Matt Speed, Johnstown |
Special teams :
| Kicker | Dustin Zink, Northern Kentucky |
| Special Teams | Maurice Douse, Northern Kentucky |

### Second-team All-UIFL

Offense :
| Quarterback | None |
| Running back | Maurice Douse, Northern Kentucky |
| Wide receiver | Willie Idlette, Northern Kentucky LaVaughn Macon, Saginaw Harry Lewis, Northern Kentucky |
| Offensive line | George Frisch, Northern Kentucky Eric Brim, Saginaw Steve Michalek, Saginaw |
Defense :
| Defensive line | Antonio Reynolds, Canton D'arrell Brown, Northern Kentucky Victor Sesay, Johnstown |
| Linebacker | Santino Turnbow, Northern Kentucky |
| Jill | Cody Smith, Canton |
| Cornerback | Jaret Sanderson, Huntington Jason Connor, Eastern Kentucky Butch Abshire, Eastern Kentucky |
| Safety | Tez Morris, Northern Kentucky |
Special teams :
| Kicker | Daniel Edison, Eastern Kentucky |
| Special Teams | Dray Mason, Huntington |

### Players of the Week

| Week |
| Week | Offense | Defense | Special Teams |
| Week 1 | Aric Evans (EKY) | Kevin Allen Jr. (HUN) | David Jones (EKY) |
| Week 2 | Tommy Jones (SAG) | Kenneth Joshen (NKY) | Brandon Miller (EKY) |
| Week 3 | Harry Lewis (NKY) | Victor Sesay (JOH) | Dustin Zink (NKY) |
| Week 4 | Allan Holland (EKY) | DeQwan Young (JOH) | Maurice Douse (NKY) |
| Week 5 | Martevious Young (HUN)/Ryan Brison (CAN) | Thomas McKenzie (NKY) | Dustin Zink (NKY) |
| Week 6 | Jared Lorenzen (NKY) | Andre Portis (HUN) | Chris Kolias (SAG) |
| Week 7 | Jared Lorenzen (NKY) | Santino Turnbow (NKY) | Matt Demunkus (JOH) |
| Week 8 | Jared Lorenzen (NKY) | Phillip Smith (SAG) | Dustin Zink (NKY) |
| Week 9 | Ray Marrow (CAN) | Brett Hamblen (NKY) | Andrew Beaver (SAG) |
| Week 10 | Ricardo Lenhart (NKY) | John Jacobs (SAG) | Daniel Eidson (EKY) |
| Week 11 | Ricardo Lenhart (NKY) | Marcus McClinton (EKY) | Dustin Zink (NKY) |
| Week 12 | LaVaughn Macon (SAG) | Toheeb Akinola (JOH) | Matt Demunkus (JOH) |
| Week 13 | Tommy Jones (SAG) | Jon D’Angelo (NKY) | Chris Kolias (SAG) |
| Week 14 | Jared Lorenzen (NKY) | DeQwan Young (JOH) | Victor Smith (HUN) |
| Week 15 | Ryan Wells (NKY) | Aaron Princes (JOH) | Daniel Eidson (EKY) |