2011 Arizona Rattlers season
The 2011 Arizona Rattlers season was the 20th season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Kevin Guy and played their home games at US Airways Center. In the regular season, the Rattlers won a league-record 16 games, having lost only two, to secure home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. They defeated the Spokane Shock in the conference semifinals before beating the Chicago Rush in the conference championship. In ArenaBowl XXIV however, they fell to the Jacksonville Sharks, giving up a game-winning touchdown with no time left on the clock.
2011 Arizona Rattlers season | |
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Head coach | Kevin Guy |
Home field | US Airways Center |
Results | |
Record | 16–2 |
Division place | 1st |
Playoff finish | Won Conference Semifinals (Shock) 62–33 Won Conference Championship (Rush) 54–48 Lost ArenaBowl XXIV (Sharks) 70–73 |
Team MVP | Nick Davila |
Final roster
2011 Arizona Rattlers roster | ||||||
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Quarterbacks
Fullbacks Wide receivers
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs Kickers |
Injured reserve
Team suspended
Refuse to report
Other league exempt
Inactive reserve
Recallable reassignment
Rookies in italics | |||
Standings
West Division | |||||||||
Team | W | L | PCT | PF | PA | DIV | CON | Home | Away |
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z-Arizona Rattlers | 16 | 2 | .889 | 1114 | 836 | 5–1 | 9–2 | 8–1 | 8–1 |
x-Spokane Shock | 9 | 9 | .500 | 1057 | 1027 | 3–3 | 6–5 | 7–2 | 2–7 |
Utah Blaze | 9 | 9 | .500 | 1082 | 1117 | 2–4 | 4–7 | 7–2 | 2–7 |
San Jose SaberCats | 7 | 11 | .389 | 1022 | 1080 | 2–4 | 4–7 | 6–3 | 1–8 |
z - Clinched division and conference's best record
x - Clinched playoff berth
Schedule
Regular season
The Rattlers began the season at home against the Jacksonville Sharks on March 12. They visited the Dallas Vigilantes in their final regular season game.[1]
Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | Report | ||
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1 | Saturday | March 12 | 7:00 p.m. MST | Jacksonville Sharks | W 55–52 | 1–0 | US Airways Center | [2] | |
2 | Saturday | March 19 | 7:05 p.m. MST | Milwaukee Mustangs | W 62–31 | 2–0 | US Airways Center | [3] | |
3 | Monday | March 28 | 7:00 p.m. MST | at Tulsa Talons | W 69–20 | 3–0 | BOK Center | [4] | |
4 | Saturday | April 2 | 7:00 p.m. MST | Orlando Predators | W 48–47 | 4–0 | US Airways Center | [5] | |
5 | Bye | ||||||||
6 | Saturday | April 16 | 5:00 p.m. MST | at Kansas City Command | W 63–49 | 5–0 | Sprint Center | [6] | |
7 | Saturday | April 23 | 7:00 p.m. MST | Utah Blaze | W 67–61 (OT) | 6–0 | US Airways Center | [7] | |
8 | Saturday | April 30 | 7:00 p.m. MST | at Spokane Shock | L 69–70 | 6–1 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena | [8] | |
9 | Saturday | May 7 | 7:30 p.m. MST | at San Jose SaberCats | W 65–43 | 7–1 | HP Pavilion at San Jose | [9] | |
10 | Saturday | May 14 | 7:00 p.m. MST | Chicago Rush | L 49–50 | 7–2 | US Airways Center | [10] | |
11 | Friday | May 20 | 5:00 p.m. MST | at New Orleans VooDoo | W 61–53 | 8–2 | New Orleans Arena | [11] | |
12 | Saturday | May 28 | 7:00 p.m. MST | Cleveland Gladiators | W 63–42 | 9–2 | US Airways Center | [12] | |
13 | Saturday | June 4 | 6:00 p.m. MST | at Utah Blaze | W 72–37 | 10–2 | EnergySolutions Arena | [13] | |
14 | Saturday | June 11 | 5:05 p.m. MST | Iowa Barnstormers | W 61–41 | 11–2 | US Airways Center | [14] | |
15 | Saturday | June 18 | 7:00 p.m. MST | San Jose SaberCats | W 64–57 | 12–2 | US Airways Center | [15] | |
16 | Saturday | June 25 | 4:05 p.m. MST | at Philadelphia Soul | W 55–54 | 13–2 | Wells Fargo Center | [16] | |
17 | Saturday | July 2 | 7:05 p.m. MST | Spokane Shock | W 68–46 | 14–2 | US Airways Center | [17] | |
18 | Sunday | July 10 | 4:30 p.m. MST | at Pittsburgh Power | W 68–34 | 15–2 | Consol Energy Center | [18] | |
19 | Bye | ||||||||
20 | Saturday | July 23 | 5:30 p.m. MST | at Dallas Vigilantes | W 55–49 | 16–2 | American Airlines Center | [19] |
Playoffs
Round | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | Report |
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NC Semifinals | Friday | July 29 | 7:00 p.m. MST | Spokane Shock | W 62–33 | US Airways Center | [20] |
NC Championship | Saturday | August 6 | 7:00 p.m. MST | Chicago Rush | W 54–48 | US Airways Center | [21] |
ArenaBowl XXIV | Friday | August 12 | 5:30 p.m. MST | Jacksonville Sharks | L 70–73 | US Airways Center | [22] |
Regular season
Week 1: vs. Jacksonville Sharks
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Sharks | 16 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 52 |
Rattlers | 6 | 19 | 8 | 22 | 55 |
at US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona
- Date: March 12
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. MST
- Game attendance: 8,428
- Recap
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Week 2: vs. Milwaukee Mustangs
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Mustangs | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
Rattlers | 7 | 17 | 14 | 24 | 62 |
at US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona
- Date: March 19
- Game time: 7:05 p.m. MST
- Game attendance: 9,108
- Referee: David Cutaia
- Recap
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Week 3: at Tulsa Talons
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rattlers | 19 | 23 | 7 | 20 | 69 |
Talons | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 20 |
at BOK Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Date: March 28
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. MST
- Game attendance: 9,311
- Referee: Joe Pester
- Recap
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Week 4: vs. Orlando Predators
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Predators | 21 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 47 |
Rattlers | 0 | 12 | 14 | 22 | 48 |
at US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona
- Date: April 2
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. MST
- Game attendance: 9,977
- Referee: Shane Anderson
- Recap
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Week 5: BYE
Week 6: at Kansas City Command
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rattlers | 21 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 63 |
Command | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 49 |
at Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: April 16
- Game time: 5:00 p.m. MST
- Game attendance: 4,166
- Referee: Larry Smith
- Recap
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Week 7: vs. Utah Blaze
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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Blaze | 7 | 26 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 61 |
Rattlers | 14 | 20 | 7 | 20 | 6 | 67 |
at US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona
- Date: April 23
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. MST
- Game attendance: 8,717
- Referee: Shane Anderson
- Recap
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Week 8: at Spokane Shock
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rattlers | 7 | 21 | 14 | 27 | 69 |
Shock | 7 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 70 |
at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, Spokane, Washington
- Date: April 30
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. MST
- Game attendance: 10,113
- Referee: Dave Cutaia
- Recap
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Week 9: at San Jose SaberCats
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rattlers | 14 | 14 | 3 | 34 | 65 |
SaberCats | 13 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 43 |
at HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose, California
- Date: May 7
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. MST
- Game attendance: 9,499
- Referee: Steve Strimling
- Recap
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Week 10: vs. Chicago Rush
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rush | 13 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 50 |
Rattlers | 14 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 49 |
at US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona
- Date: May 14
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. MST
- Game attendance: 9,000
- Referee: Shawn Hochuli
- Recap
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Week 11: at New Orleans VooDoo
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rattlers | 21 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 61 |
VooDoo | 19 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 53 |
at New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Date: May 20
- Game time: 5:00 p.m. MST
- Game attendance: 8,257
- Referee: Chris Snead
- Recap
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Week 12: vs. Cleveland Gladiators
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Gladiators | 7 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 42 |
Rattlers | 14 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 63 |
at US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona
- Date: May 28
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. MST
- Game attendance: 7,987
- Referee: Shane Anderson
- Recap
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Week 13: at Utah Blaze
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rattlers | 14 | 34 | 24 | 0 | 72 |
Blaze | 12 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 37 |
at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Date: June 4
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. MST
- Game attendance: 7,997
- Referee: Shaun Hochuli
- Recap
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Week 14: vs. Iowa Barnstormers
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Barnstormers | 6 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 41 |
Rattlers | 21 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 61 |
at US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona
- Date: June 11
- Game time: 5:05 p.m. MST
- Game attendance: 8,664
- Referee: Chris Snead
- Recap
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Week 15: vs. San Jose SaberCats
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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SaberCats | 7 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 57 |
Rattlers | 14 | 21 | 7 | 22 | 64 |
at US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona
- Date: June 18
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. MST
- Game attendance: 9,397
- Referee: Shane Anderson
- Recap
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Week 16: at Philadelphia Soul
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rattlers | 7 | 20 | 7 | 21 | 55 |
Soul | 14 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 54 |
at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Date: June 25
- Game time: 4:05 p.m. MST
- Game attendance: 9,710
- Referee: Larry Smith
- Recap
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Week 17: vs. Spokane Shock
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Shock | 6 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 46 |
Rattlers | 6 | 28 | 14 | 20 | 68 |
at US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona
- Date: July 2
- Game time: 7:05 p.m. MST
- Game attendance: 9,173
- Referee: Shawn Hochuli
- Recap
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Week 18: at Pittsburgh Power
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rattlers | 21 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 68 |
Power | 7 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 34 |
at Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Date: July 10
- Game time: 4:30 p.m. MST
- Game attendance: 8,600
- Referee: Jim Corpora
- Recap
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Week 19: BYE
Week 20: at Dallas Vigilantes
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rattlers | 14 | 14 | 7 | 20 | 55 |
Vigilantes | 0 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 49 |
at American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
- Date: July 23
- Game time: 5:30 p.m. MST
- Game attendance: 12,866
- Referee: David Cutaia
- Recap
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Playoffs
National Conference Semifinals: vs. (4) Spokane Shock
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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(4) Shock | 7 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 33 |
(1) Rattlers | 7 | 14 | 14 | 27 | 62 |
at US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona
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National Conference Championship: vs. (2) Chicago Rush
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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(2) Rush | 6 | 13 | 0 | 29 | 48 |
(1) Rattlers | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 54 |
at US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona
- Date: August 6
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. MST
- Game attendance: 6,886
- Referee: Alex Kemp
- Recap
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ArenaBowl XXIV: vs. (A1) Jacksonville Sharks
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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(A1) Sharks | 12 | 20 | 6 | 35 | 73 |
(N1) Rattlers | 14 | 21 | 7 | 28 | 70 |
at US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona
- Date: August 12
- Game time: 5:30 p.m. MST
- Game attendance: 14,320
- Referee: Shawn Hochuli
- Recap
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