2011 Utah Blaze season
The 2011 Utah Blaze season was the fifth season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Ron James and moved back to EnergySolutions Arena for home games, after playing at Maverik Center in 2010. The Blaze finished the season 9–9, missing the playoffs.
2011 Utah Blaze season | |
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Head coach | Ron James |
Home field | EnergySolutions Arena |
Results | |
Record | 9–9 |
Division place | 3rd in NC West |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
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
Regular season schedule
The Blaze had a bye week in Week 1, and began the season the following week at home against the Tampa Bay Storm on March 17. Their final regular season game was on July 22 on the road against the Cleveland Gladiators.[1]
Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | Report | ||
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1 | Bye | ||||||||
2 | Thursday | March 17 | 5:00 p.m. MDT | Tampa Bay Storm | W 72–36 | 1–0 | EnergySolutions Arena | [2] | |
3 | Saturday | March 26 | 5:30 p.m. MDT | at Orlando Predators | L 53–68 | 1–1 | Amway Center | [3] | |
4 | Thursday | March 31 | 5:00 p.m. MDT | Dallas Vigilantes | W 69–40 | 2–1 | EnergySolutions Arena | [4] | |
5 | Friday | April 8 | 8:30 p.m. MDT | at San Jose SaberCats | L 55–75 | 2–2 | HP Pavilion at San Jose | ||
6 | Friday | April 15 | 3:00 p.m. MDT | Spokane Shock | W 69–62 | 3–2 | EnergySolutions Arena | [5] | |
7 | Saturday | April 23 | 6:05 p.m. MDT | at Arizona Rattlers | L 61–67 (OT) | 3–3 | US Airways Center | [6] | |
8 | Bye | ||||||||
9 | Friday | May 6 | 6:05 p.m. MDT | at Georgia Force | W 74–71 | 4–3 | Arena at Gwinnett Center | ||
10 | Saturday | May 14 | 3:00 p.m. MDT | Milwaukee Mustangs | L 53–65 | 4–4 | EnergySolutions Arena | [7] | |
11 | Saturday | May 21 | 3:00 p.m. MDT | San Jose SaberCats | W 76–68 | 5–4 | EnergySolutions Arena | [8] | |
12 | Friday | May 27 | 6:05 p.m. MDT | at Iowa Barnstormers | L 48–50 | 5–5 | Wells Fargo Arena | [9] | |
13 | Saturday | June 4 | 3:00 p.m. MDT | Arizona Rattlers | L 37–72 | 5–6 | EnergySolutions Arena | [10] | |
14 | Saturday | June 11 | 6:00 p.m. MDT | at Tulsa Talons | L 51–81 | 5–7 | BOK Center | [11] | |
15 | Saturday | June 18 | 7:05 p.m. MDT | Pittsburgh Power | W 81–40 | 6–7 | EnergySolutions Arena | [12] | |
16 | Friday | June 24 | 6:00 p.m. MDT | Kansas City Command | W 61–60 | 7–7 | EnergySolutions Arena | [13] | |
17 | Friday | July 1 | 6:30 p.m. MDT | at Chicago Rush | L 35–59 | 7–8 | Allstate Arena | [14] | |
18 | Saturday | July 9 | 7:00 p.m. MDT | at Spokane Shock | L 49–76 | 7–9 | Joe Albi Stadium | [15] | |
19 | Saturday | July 16 | 7:00 p.m. MDT | New Orleans VooDoo | W 62–58 | 8–9 | EnergySolutions Arena | [16] | |
20 | Friday | July 22 | 5:30 p.m. MDT | at Cleveland Gladiators | W 76–69 | 9–9 | Quicken Loans Arena | [17] |
Regular season
Week 1: BYE
Week 2: vs. Tampa Bay Storm
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Storm | 10 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 36 |
Blaze | 13 | 18 | 12 | 29 | 72 |
at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Date: March 17
- Game time: 9:00 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 10,077
- Referee: Steve Strimling
- Recap
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Week 3: at Orlando Predators
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Blaze | 13 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 53 |
Predators | 14 | 23 | 7 | 24 | 68 |
at Amway Center, Orlando, Florida
- Date: March 26
- Game time: 5:30 p.m. MDT
- Game attendance: 12,186
- Referee: Kevin Stine
- Recap
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Week 4: vs. Dallas Vigilantes
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: 5:00 p.m. MDT
- Game attendance: 7,163
- Referee: Shawn Hochuli
- Recap
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Week 5: at San Jose SaberCats
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Blaze | 14 | 14 | 6 | 21 | 55 |
SaberCats | 14 | 26 | 7 | 28 | 75 |
at HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose, California
- Date: April 8
- Game time: 8:30 p.m. MDT
- Game attendance: 8,763
- Referee: Shawn Hochuli
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Week 6: vs. Spokane Shock
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Shock | 7 | 14 | 14 | 27 | 62 |
Blaze | 13 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 69 |
at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Date: April 15
- Game time: 3:00 p.m. MDT
- Game attendance: 7,649
- Referee: Shawn Anderson
- Recap
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Week 7: at Arizona Rattlers
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: 6:05 p.m. MDT
- Game attendance: 8,717
- Referee: Shane Anderson
- Recap
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Week 8: BYE
Week 9: at Georgia Force
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Blaze | 12 | 28 | 14 | 20 | 74 |
Force | 13 | 21 | 14 | 23 | 71 |
at Arena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Georgia
- Date: May 6
- Game time: 6:05 p.m. MDT
- Game attendance: 3,259
- Referee: Kevin Stine
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Week 10: vs. Milwaukee Mustangs
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Mustangs | 24 | 9 | 3 | 29 | 65 |
Blaze | 6 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 53 |
at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Date: May 14
- Game time: 3:00 p.m. MDT
- Game attendance: 7,667
- Referee: David Cutaia
- Recap
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Week 11: vs. San Jose SaberCats
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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SaberCats | 14 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 68 |
Blaze | 21 | 14 | 14 | 27 | 76 |
at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Date: May 21
- Game time: 3:00 p.m. MDT
- Game attendance: 8,815
- Referee: Shawn Anderson
- Recap
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Week 12: at Iowa Barnstormers
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Blaze | 20 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 48 |
Barnstormers | 13 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 50 |
at Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa
- Date: May 27
- Game time: 6:05 p.m. MDT
- Game attendance: 7,884
- Referee: Jim Corpora
- Recap
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Week 13: vs. Arizona Rattlers
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: 3:00 p.m. MDT
- Game attendance: 7,997
- Referee: Shaun Hochuli
- Recap
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Week 14: at Tulsa Talons
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Blaze | 13 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 51 |
Talons | 6 | 35 | 26 | 14 | 81 |
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Week 15: vs. Pittsburgh Power
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Power | 13 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 40 |
Blaze | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 81 |
at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Date: June 18
- Game time: 7:05 p.m. MDT
- Game attendance: 9,096
- Referee: Tony Call
- Recap
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Week 16: vs. Kansas City Command
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Command | 6 | 27 | 7 | 20 | 60 |
Blaze | 13 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 61 |
at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Date: June 24
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. MDT
- Game attendance: 9,270
- Referee: Shaun Hochuli
- Recap
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Week 17: at Chicago Rush
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Blaze | 14 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
Rush | 14 | 14 | 10 | 21 | 59 |
at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois
- Date: July 1
- Game time: 6:30 p.m. MDT
- Game attendance: 7,342
- Referee: Tom McCabe
- Recap
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Week 18: at Spokane Shock
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Blaze | 14 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 49 |
Shock | 14 | 35 | 13 | 14 | 76 |
at Joe Albi Stadium, Spokane, Washington
- Date: July 9
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. MDT
- Game attendance: 16,233
- Referee: Shane Anderson
- Recap
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Week 19: vs. New Orleans VooDoo
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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VooDoo | 14 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 58 |
Blaze | 14 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 62 |
at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Date: July 16
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. MDT
- Game attendance: 10,631
- Referee: Dave Cutaia
- Recap
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Week 20: at Cleveland Gladiators
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: 6:30 p.m. MDT
- Game attendance: 6,190
- Referee: Jim Corpora
- Recap
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References
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