2011 Huntington Hammer season

2011 Huntington Hammer season
OwnerCecil Vandyke
Bill Nichols
Rick Kranz
General managerSteve Fickert
Head coachJosh Resignalo
Home fieldBig Sandy Superstore Arena
One Civic Center Plaza
Huntington, WV 25701
Results
Record7–7
League place4th
Playoff finishLost Semifinals 4–20 (Drillers)

Huntington Hammer

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.