2011 Cleveland Gladiators season
The 2011 Cleveland Gladiators season was the twelfth season for the franchise in the Arena Football League and the third while in Cleveland. The team was coached by Steve Thonn and played their home games at Quicken Loans Arena. The Gladiators finished the regular season 10–8, and qualified for the playoffs as the 2nd seed in the American Conference. They lost to the Georgia Force in the conference semifinals, 41–50.
2011 Cleveland Gladiators season | |
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Head coach | Steve Thonn |
Home field | Quicken Loans Arena |
Results | |
Record | 10–8 |
Division place | 1st AC East |
Playoff finish | Lost Conference Semifinals (Force) 41–50 |
Standings
East Division | |||||||||
Team | W | L | PCT | PF | PA | DIV | CON | Home | Away |
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y-Cleveland Gladiators | 10 | 8 | .556 | 904 | 842 | 4–2 | 6–5 | 7–2 | 3–6 |
Pittsburgh Power | 9 | 9 | .500 | 870 | 972 | 4–2 | 5–6 | 5–4 | 4–5 |
Milwaukee Mustangs | 7 | 11 | .389 | 872 | 867 | 1–5 | 3–8 | 4–5 | 3–6 |
Philadelphia Soul | 6 | 12 | .333 | 914 | 969 | 3–3 | 5–6 | 4–5 | 2–7 |
y - Clinched division
Schedule
Regular season
The Gladiators had a bye week in Week 1 and opened the season on the road against the Spokane Shock on March 19. Their first home game of the season was played against the Chicago Rush on April 2. They hosted the Utah Blaze in their regular season finale.[1]
Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | Report | ||
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Score | Record | ||||||||
1 | Bye | ||||||||
2 | Saturday | March 19 | 10:00 p.m. EDT | at Spokane Shock | W 61–55 | 1–0 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena | [2] | |
3 | Sunday | March 27 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | at Tampa Bay Storm | W 66–26 | 2–0 | St. Pete Times Forum | [3] | |
4 | Saturday | April 2 | 4:00 p.m. EDT | Chicago Rush | W 55–48 | 3–0 | Quicken Loans Arena | [4] | |
5 | Bye | ||||||||
6 | Saturday | April 16 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | New Orleans VooDoo | L 33–34 | 3–1 | Quicken Loans Arena | [5] | |
7 | Saturday | April 23 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Jacksonville Sharks | L 42–56 | 3–2 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | [6] | |
8 | Friday | April 29 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | Tulsa Talons | W 34–30 | 4–2 | Quicken Loans Arena | [7] | |
9 | Friday | May 6 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | Milwaukee Mustangs | W 50–41 | 5–2 | Quicken Loans Arena | [8] | |
10 | Saturday | May 14 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | at Orlando Predators | L 26–56 | 5–3 | Amway Center | [9] | |
11 | Saturday | May 21 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | Philadelphia Soul | W 59–41 | 6–3 | Quicken Loans Arena | [10] | |
12 | Saturday | May 28 | 10:00 p.m. EDT | at Arizona Rattlers | L 42–63 | 6–4 | US Airways Center | [11] | |
13 | Saturday | June 4 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | at Pittsburgh Power | L 32–35 | 6–5 | Consol Energy Center | [12] | |
14 | Saturday | June 11 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | Georgia Force | W 62–48 | 7–5 | Quicken Loans Arena | [13] | |
15 | Sunday | June 19 | 2:00 p.m. EDT | at Kansas City Command | L 41–50 | 7–6 | Sprint Center | [14] | |
16 | Saturday | June 25 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | San Jose SaberCats | W 82–21 | 8–6 | Quicken Loans Arena | [15] | |
17 | Saturday | July 2 | 8:00 p.m. EDT | at Milwaukee Mustangs | W 62–58 | 9–6 | Bradley Center | [16] | |
18 | Friday | July 8 | 8:00 p.m. EDT | at Philadelphia Soul | L 21–49 | 9–7 | Wells Fargo Center | [17] | |
19 | Friday | July 15 | 8:00 p.m. EDT | Pittsburgh Power | W 67–55 | 10–7 | Quicken Loans Arena | [18] | |
20 | Friday | July 22 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | Utah Blaze | L 69–76 | 10–8 | Quicken Loans Arena | [19] |
Playoffs
Round | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | Report |
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AC Semifinals | Sunday | July 31 | 3:00 p.m. EDT | Georgia Force | L 41–50 | Quicken Loans Arena | [20] |
Roster
2011 Cleveland Gladiators 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
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Injury reserve
Other league exempt
Refused to report
League suspension
Inactive reserve
Recallable reassignment
Rookies in italics | |||
Regular season
Week 1: BYE
Week 2: at Spokane Shock
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Gladiators | 14 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 61 |
Shock | 7 | 21 | 6 | 21 | 55 |
at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, Spokane, Washington
- Date: March 19
- Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 10,140
- Referee: Shane Anderson
- Recap
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Week 3: at Tampa Bay Storm
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Gladiators | 22 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 66 |
Storm | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 26 |
at St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida
- Date: March 27
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 7,939
- Referee: Kevin Stine
- Recap
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Week 4: vs. Chicago Rush
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rush | 7 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 48 |
Gladiators | 7 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 55 |
at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
- Date: April 2
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 8,305
- Referee: Tom McCabe
- Recap
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Week 5: BYE
Week 6: vs. New Orleans VooDoo
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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VooDoo | 14 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
Gladiators | 6 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 33 |
at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
- Date: April 15
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 7,123
- Referee: Alex Kemp
- Recap
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Week 7: at Jacksonville Sharks
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Gladiators | 7 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 42 |
Sharks | 7 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 56 |
at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, Florida
- Date: April 23
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
- Recap
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Week 8: vs. Tulsa Talons
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Talons | 7 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 30 |
Gladiators | 14 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 34 |
at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
- Date: April 29
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 5,109
- Referee: Alex Kemp
- Recap
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Week 9: vs. Milwaukee Mustangs
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Mustangs | 7 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 41 |
Gladiators | 20 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 50 |
at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
- Date: May 6
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 5,077
- Referee: Tom McCabe
- Recap
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Week 10: at Orlando Predators
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Gladiators | 0 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 26 |
Predators | 14 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 56 |
at Amway Center, Orlando, Florida
- Date: May 14
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 11,256
- Referee: Alex Kemp
- Recap
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Week 11: vs. Philadelphia Soul
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Soul | 6 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 41 |
Gladiators | 7 | 16 | 22 | 14 | 59 |
at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
- Date: May 21
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 7,979
- Referee: Tony Cannella
- Recap
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Week 12: at Arizona Rattlers
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: 10:00 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 7,987
- Referee: Shane Anderson
- Recap
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Week 13: at Pittsburgh Power
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Gladiators | 6 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 32 |
Power | 7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
at Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Date: June 4
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 9,066
- Referee: Larry Smith
- Recap
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Week 14: vs. Georgia Force
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Force | 7 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 48 |
Gladiators | 21 | 14 | 7 | 20 | 62 |
at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
- Date: June 11
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 5,029
- Referee: Tony Cannella
- Recap
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Week 15: at Kansas City Command
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Gladiators | 14 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 41 |
Command | 13 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 50 |
at Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: June 19
- Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 3,938
- Referee: Larry Smith
- Recap
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Week 16: vs. San Jose SaberCats
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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SaberCats | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Gladiators | 12 | 29 | 20 | 21 | 82 |
at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
- Date: June 25
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 5,617
- Referee: Tony Cannella
- Recap
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Week 17: at Milwaukee Mustangs
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Gladiators | 7 | 14 | 21 | 20 | 62 |
Mustangs | 7 | 14 | 7 | 30 | 58 |
at Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Date: July 2
- Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 5,633
- Referee: Tom Mccabe
- Recap
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Week 18: at Philadelphia Soul
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Gladiators | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Soul | 14 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 49 |
at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Date: July 8
- Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 9,761
- Referee: Jim Corpora
- Recap
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Week 19: vs. Pittsburgh Power
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Power | 7 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 55 |
Gladiators | 14 | 25 | 8 | 20 | 67 |
at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
- Date: July 15
- Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 8,139
- Referee: Alex Kemp
- Recap
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Week 20: vs. Utah Blaze
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Blaze | 9 | 25 | 13 | 29 | 76 |
Gladiators | 13 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 69 |
at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
- Date: July 22
- Game time: 8:30 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 6,190
- Referee: Jim Corpora
- Recap
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Playoffs
American Conference Semifinals: vs. (3) Georgia Force
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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(3) Force | 7 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 50 |
(2) Gladiators | 14 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 41 |
at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
- Date: July 31
- Game time: 3:00 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 4,948
- Referee: Tony Cannella
- Recap
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