2011 Dallas Vigilantes season
The 2011 Dallas Vigilantes season was the second season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Clint Dolezel and played their home games at the American Airlines Center. The Vigilantes finished the regular season 11–7, qualifying for the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. As the 3rd seed in the National Conference, they lost to the Chicago Rush in the conference semifinals, 51–54.
2011 Dallas Vigilantes season | |
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Head coach | Clint Dolezel |
Home field | American Airlines Center |
Results | |
Record | 11–7 |
Division place | 2nd NC Central |
Playoff finish | Lost Conference Semifinals 51–54 (Rush) |
Final roster
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Quarterbacks
Fullbacks Wide Receivers
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Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive Backs
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Injured Reserve
Other League Exempt
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Standings
Central Division | |||||||||
Team | W | L | PCT | PF | PA | DIV | CON | Home | Away |
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y-Chicago Rush | 13 | 5 | .722 | 957 | 833 | 6–2 | 9–3 | 7–2 | 6–3 |
x-Dallas Vigilantes | 11 | 7 | .611 | 1061 | 1007 | 6–2 | 7–5 | 6–3 | 5–4 |
Tulsa Talons | 8 | 10 | .444 | 894 | 899 | 3–5 | 4–7 | 4–5 | 4–5 |
Kansas City Command | 6 | 12 | .333 | 854 | 974 | 3–5 | 4–9 | 4–4 | 2–7 |
Iowa Barnstormers | 5 | 13 | .278 | 916 | 1116 | 2–6 | 5–7 | 4–5 | 1–8 |
y - Clinched division
x - Clinched playoff berth
Schedule
Regular season
The Vigilantes began the season at home against the Kansas City Command on March 12. Their final game of the regular season was on July 23, when they hosted the Arizona Rattlers.[1]
Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | Report | ||
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1 | Saturday | March 12 | Noon CST | Kansas City Command | W 53–46 | 1–0 | American Airlines Center | [2] | |
2 | Saturday | March 19 | Noon CDT | Tulsa Talons | W 64–40 | 2–0 | American Airlines Center | [3] | |
3 | Bye | ||||||||
4 | Thursday | March 21 | 6:00 p.m. CDT | at Utah Blaze | L 40–69 | 2–1 | EnergySolutions Arena | [4] | |
5 | Friday | April 8 | 7:00 p.m. CDT | at Georgia Force | L 48–55 | 2–2 | Arena at Gwinnett Center | [5] | |
6 | Friday | April 15 | 7:30 p.m. CDT | Milwaukee Mustangs | W 49–21 | 3–2 | American Airlines Center | [6] | |
7 | Saturday | April 23 | 6:30 p.m. CDT | at Tampa Bay Storm | W 67–61 | 4–2 | St. Pete Times Forum | [7] | |
8 | Friday | April 29 | 7:30 p.m. CDT | at Kansas City Command | W 72–63 | 5–2 | Sprint Center | [8] | |
9 | Saturday | May 7 | 7:30 p.m. CDT | Iowa Barnstormers | W 71–57 | 6–2 | American Airlines Center | [9] | |
10 | Saturday | May 14 | 9:00 p.m. CDT | at Spokane Shock | L 49–71 | 6–3 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena | [10] | |
11 | Sunday | May 22 | 3:00 p.m. CDT | at Chicago Rush | L 57–69 | 6–4 | Allstate Arena | [11] | |
12 | Saturday | May 28 | 7:30 p.m. CDT | Pittsburgh Power | L 75–76 | 6–5 | American Airlines Center | [12] | |
13 | Saturday | June 4 | 7:30 p.m. CDT | San Jose SaberCats | W 70–57 | 7–5 | American Airlines Center | [13] | |
14 | Bye | ||||||||
15 | Saturday | June 18 | 7:05 p.m. CDT | at Iowa Barnstormers | W 65–55 | 8–5 | Wells Fargo Arena | [14] | |
16 | Saturday | June 25 | 7:00 p.m. CDT | at Tulsa Talons | W 55–48 | 9–5 | BOK Center | [15] | |
17 | Saturday | July 2 | 7:30 p.m. CDT | Philadelphia Soul | W 58–41 | 10–5 | American Airlines Center | [16] | |
18 | Saturday | July 9 | 6:00 p.m. CDT | at Jacksonville Sharks | W 75–70 | 11–5 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | [17] | |
19 | Saturday | July 16 | 7:30 p.m. CDT | Chicago Rush | L 44–53 | 11–6 | American Airlines Center | [18] | |
20 | Saturday | July 23 | 7:30 p.m. CDT | Arizona Rattlers | L 49–55 | 11–7 | American Airlines Center | [19] |
Playoffs
Round | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | Report |
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NC Semifinals | Friday | July 29 | 7:30 p.m. CDT | at Chicago Rush | L 51–54 | Allstate Arena | [20] |
Regular season
Week 1: vs. Kansas City Command
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Command | 0 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 46 |
Vigilantes | 13 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 53 |
at American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
- Date: March 12
- Game time: Noon CST
- Game attendance: 5,129
- Recap
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Week 2: vs. Tulsa Talons
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Talons | 0 | 33 | 0 | 7 | 40 |
Vigilantes | 14 | 21 | 7 | 22 | 64 |
at American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
- Date: March 19
- Game time: Noon CDT
- Game attendance: 7,177
- Referee: Scott Vaughan
- Recap
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Week 3: BYE
Week 4: at Utah Blaze
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Vigilantes | 7 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 40 |
Blaze | 7 | 27 | 21 | 14 | 69 |
at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Date: March 31
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 7,163
- Referee: Shawn Hochuli
- Recap
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Week 5: at Georgia Force
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Vigilantes | 13 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 48 |
Force | 7 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 55 |
at Arena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Georgia
- Date: April 8
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 6,335
- Referee: Kevin Stine
- Recap
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Week 6: vs. Milwaukee Mustangs
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Mustangs | 6 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 21 |
Vigilantes | 7 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 49 |
at American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
- Date: April 15
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 6,014
- Referee: Chris Snead
- Recap
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Week 7: at Tampa Bay Storm
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Vigilantes | 12 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 67 |
Storm | 20 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 61 |
at St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida
- Date: April 23
- Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 12,226
- Referee: Kevin Stein
- Recap
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Week 8: at Kansas City Command
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Vigilantes | 14 | 14 | 21 | 23 | 72 |
Command | 29 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 63 |
at Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: April 29
- Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 3,502
- Referee: Jim Corpora
- Recap
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Week 9: vs. Iowa Barnstormers
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Barnstormers | 17 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 57 |
Vigilantes | 14 | 27 | 14 | 16 | 71 |
at American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
- Date: May 7
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 6,634
- Referee: Chris Snead
- Recap
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Week 10: at Spokane Shock
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Vigilantes | 20 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 49 |
Shock | 13 | 28 | 16 | 14 | 71 |
at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, Spokane, Washington
- Date: May 14
- Game time: 9:00 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 9,368
- Referee: Shane Anderson
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Week 11: at Chicago Rush
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Vigilantes | 14 | 10 | 13 | 20 | 57 |
Rush | 14 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 69 |
at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois
- Date: May 22
- Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 9,535
- Referee: Alex Kemp
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Week 12: vs. Pittsburgh Power
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Power | 13 | 14 | 14 | 35 | 76 |
Vigilantes | 13 | 21 | 7 | 34 | 75 |
at American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
- Date: May 28
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 9,876
- Referee: Joe Pester
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Week 13: vs. San Jose SaberCats
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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SaberCats | 14 | 21 | 9 | 13 | 57 |
Vigilantes | 28 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 70 |
at American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
- Date: June 4
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 8,463
- Referee: Chris Snead
- Recap
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Week 14: BYE
Week 15: at Iowa Barnstormers
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Vigilantes | 20 | 14 | 7 | 24 | 65 |
Barnstormers | 7 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 55 |
at Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa
- Date: June 18
- Game time: 7:05 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 8,059
- Referee: Larry Smith
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Week 16: at Tulsa Talons
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Vigilantes | 21 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 55 |
Talons | 7 | 7 | 20 | 14 | 48 |
at BOK Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Date: June 25
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
- Referee: Shawn Hochuli
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Week 17: vs. Philadelphia Soul
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Soul | 14 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 41 |
Vigilantes | 20 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 58 |
at American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
- Date: July 2
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 8,957
- Referee: Chris Snead
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Week 18: at Jacksonville Sharks
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Vigilantes | 14 | 27 | 21 | 13 | 75 |
Sharks | 7 | 29 | 19 | 15 | 70 |
at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, Florida
- Date: July 9
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 11,153
- Referee: Kevin Stine
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Week 19: vs. Chicago Rush
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rush | 14 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 53 |
Vigilantes | 23 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 44 |
at American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
- Date: July 16
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 11,553
- Referee: Scott Vaughn
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Week 20: vs. Arizona Rattlers
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: 7:30 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 12,866
- Referee: David Cutaia
- Recap
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Playoffs
National Conference Semifinals: at (2) Chicago Rush
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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(3) Vigilantes | 10 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 51 |
(2) Rush | 7 | 20 | 7 | 20 | 54 |
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References
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- "Vigilantes Too Much for Barnstormers, win 71–57". Arena Football League. Archived from the original on March 31, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2011.
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