The 2011 Huntington Hammer season was the first season for the Ultimate Indoor Football League (UIFL) franchise. The Hammer were able to finish the season with a 7–7 record. In the playoffs, they were defeated by the Eastern Kentucky Drillers.

The team was owned by principal owner, Cecil Vandyke, along with co-owners Bill Nichols and Rick Kranz.[1] On January 6, 2011, Josh Resignalo was named the first head coach in Hammer history.[2] Resignalo was relieved on his coaching duties following an April 9 loss to the Saginaw Sting. Defensive coordinator, Michael Owens, was named the interim head coach.

Schedule

Key:   Win   Tie   Loss   Bye

Regular season

Week Day Date Opponent Results Location
Score Record
1 Sunday February 20 Canton Cougars W 41–26[3] 1–0 Big Sandy Superstore Arena
2 Friday February 25 at Eastern Kentucky Drillers L 26–37[4] 1–1 Eastern Kentucky Expo Center
3 BYE
4 Sunday March 13 at Saginaw Sting W 38–37[5] 2–1 Dow Event Center
5 Friday March 18 Eastern Kentucky Drillers W 39–28[6] 3–1 Big Sandy Superstore Arena
6 Friday March 25 Johnstown Generals W 52–16[7] 4–1 Big Sandy Superstore Arena
7 Friday April 1 at Northern Kentucky River Monsters L 40–69[8] 4–2 The Bank of Kentucky Center
8 Saturday April 9 Saginaw Sting L 42–49[9] 4–3 Big Sandy Superstore Arena
9 Sunday April 17 at Johnstown Generals L 32–33[10] 4–4 Cambria County War Memorial Arena
10 Saturday April 23 at Canton Cougars W 67–33[11] 5–4 Canton Memorial Civic Center
11 Saturday April 30 Northern Kentucky River Monsters L 23–44[12] 5–5 Big Sandy Superstore Arena
12 Friday May 6 at Johnstown Generals L 15–41[13] 5–6 Cambria County War Memorial Arena
13 Saturday May 14 at Northern Kentucky River Monsters L 28–34 5–7 The Bank of Kentucky Center
14 Saturday May 21 Canton Cougars W 56–35[14] 6–7 Big Sandy Superstore Arena
15 Sunday May 29 Saginaw Sting W 44–43[15] 7–7 Big Sandy Superstore Arena

Postseason schedule

Round Day Date Opponent Results Location
Score Record
Semifinals Saturday June 4 at Eastern Kentucky Drillers L 4–20[16] 0–1 Eastern Kentucky Expo Center

Standings

2011 UIFL standings[ref 1]
Team W L T PCT PF PA STK
y-Northern Kentucky River Monsters[ref 2] 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
  1. ^ http://www.theuifl.com/01/UIFLStats/confsked.htm
  2. ^ Although Northern Kentucky were awarded the season title, they entered the postseason as the 4 seed due to salary cap violations.

Final roster

2011 Huntington Hammer roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

  • 15 Adrian Adams
  • 80 Kenny Davis
  • 80 Hiram Moore
  •  3 Jeff Phillips
  • 88 Thomas Riley
Offensive linemen
  • 96 Casey Oxley
  • 55 Aric Payne
  • 50 Eric Vint

Defensive linemen

Linebackers
  •  9 Andre Portis

Defensive backs

  •  2 Jason Allen
  •  7 Darius Pettigrew
  •  4 Jarett Sanderson
  • 25 Ryan Williams-Dancy

Kickers

  • Currently vacant
 Injured reserve
  • Currently vacant

Inactive

  •  5 Kevin Allen Jr. DB
  • -- Rob Avriett K
  • -- Cedeno Patrick DB
  • -- Cory Cole OL/DL
  • -- Kenny Davis WR
  • -- Wes Sherrill K
  • 81 Victor Smith WR

Practice squad

  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated June 4, 2011
21 Active, 7 Inactive, 0 PS

References

  1. ^ "Nichols happy with first game". www.irontontribune.com. Ironton Tribune. February 21, 2011. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  2. ^ "Hammer Announce Resignalo as Head Coach". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. January 6, 2011. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  3. ^ "Defense Brings Hammer Time". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. February 21, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  4. ^ "Hammer beat Drillers". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. February 26, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  5. ^ "Hammer Topple Sting". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. March 14, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  6. ^ Jim Walker (March 20, 2011). "Hammer adds offensive punch to beat Drillers". www.irontontribune.com. Ironton Tribune. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  7. ^ "Huntington hammers Johnstown". www.tribdem.com. The Tribune-Democrat. March 26, 2011. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  8. ^ Daniel Fisher (April 2, 2011). "Hammer falls in showdown". www.irontontribune.com. Ironton Tribune. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  9. ^ Chris Spencer (April 10, 2011). "Huntington Defense Hammered by Michigan". www.huntingtonnews.net. Huntington News. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  10. ^ Shawn Curtis (April 17, 2011). "Late field goal gives Generlas win for injured teammate". www.tribdem.com. The Tribune-Democrat. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  11. ^ "Foe lays Hammer on the Cougars". www.cantonrep.com. Gatehouse Media, Inc. April 25, 2011. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  12. ^ Ryan Walker (May 3, 2011). "River Monsters outscore Hammer". www.irontontribune.com. Ironton Tribune. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  13. ^ Paul Buriak (May 7, 2011). "Defense comes up big for Generals". www.tribdem.com. The Tribune-Democrat. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  14. ^ "Hammer outscores Canton, 56-35". www.irontontribune.com. Ironton Tribune. May 24, 2011. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  15. ^ Kyle Austin (May 29, 2011). "Saginaw Sting finish regular season with 49-25 loss to Huntington Hammer". www.mlive.com. MLive Media Group. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  16. ^ Ryan Walker (June 6, 2011). "Hammer falls to Drillers". www.irontontribune.com. Ironton Tribune. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
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