2011 Fairbanks Grizzlies season

2011 Fairbanks Grizzlies season
OwnerChad Dittman
Ricky Bertz
Michael Taylor
Head coachRobert Fuller
Home fieldCarlson Center
Results
Record10–4
Division place1st Pacific
Playoff finishLost IC Semifinals (Wranglers) 54–72

The 2011 Fairbanks Grizzlies season was the team's fourth season as a professional indoor football franchise and third in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of twenty-two teams that competed in the IFL for the 2011 season, the Fairbanks, Alaska-based Fairbanks Grizzlies finished first in the Pacific Division of the Intense Conference.

Under head coach Robert Fuller, the team played their home games at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks, Alaska.

Preseason

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Schedule

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Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results
Final score Team record
February 21 (Mon) Alaska Football League All Stars W 62-10

Regular season

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Schedule

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Key:   Win   Tie   Loss   Bye

Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results
Final score Team record
1 February 27 (Sun) 4:05pm Wenatchee Valley Venom L 37-45 0-1
2 March 6 (Sun) 3:05pm
(2:05 Alaska)
at Kent Predators
(later changed name to Seattle Timberwolves)
L 41-56 0-2
3 March 12 (Sat) 7:05pm
(6:05 Alaska)
at Tri-Cities Fever L 35-50 0-3
4 March 18 (Fri) 7:05pm Allen Wranglers W 57-37 1-3
5 March 26 (Sat) 7:05pm
(6:05 Alaska)
at Wenatchee Valley Venom W 50-43 2-3
6 April 1 (Fri) 7:05pm
(6:05 Alaska)
@Kent Predators
(later changed name to Seattle Timberwolves)
W 31-30 3-3
7 April 8 (Fri) 7:05pm Arizona Adrenaline W 92-32 4-3
8 Bye
9 April 22 (Fri) 7:05pm Chicago Slaughter W 40-35 5-3
10 April 29 (Fri) 7:05pm Wenatchee Valley Venom W 78-33 6-3
11 May 7 (Sat) 7:05pm Tri-Cities Fever W 58-20 7-3
12 May 15 (Sun) 4:30pm
(12:30 Alaska)
@Reading Express W 60-45 8-3
13 May 21 (Sat) 7:05pm
(3:05 Alaska)
at Lehigh Valley Steelhawks L 28-37 8-4
14 May 28 (Sat) 7:05pm
(6:05 Alaska)
at Tri-Cities Fever W 31-28 9-4
15 June 3 (Fri) 7:05pm Seattle Timberwolves W 85-54 10-4
16 Bye
Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results
Final score Team record
1 Bye
2 June 24 (Fri) 7:05pm Allen Wranglers L 54-72 ---

Standings

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2011 Pacific Division
W L T PCT PF PA DIV GB STK
y Fairbanks Grizzlies 10 4 0 0.714 723 545 6–3 W2
x Tri-Cities Fever 10 4 0 0.714 816 575 6–3 W2
Seattle Timberwolves 5 9 0 0.357 678 796 4–5 5.0 L2
Wenatchee Valley Venom 3 11 0 0.214 508 845 2–7 7.0 L4

Roster

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Fairbanks Grizzlies roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

  •  9 Romandre Gibbs

Wide receivers

  •  5 John Halman
  •  2 Erick Jones
  •  7 Desmond Tardy
  •  1 Tony Taylor
Offensive linemen
  • 79 Lyndon Brown
  • 54 Jerome Johnson
  • 67 James Thompson
  • 72 Nicholas Thornton-Jack

Defensive linemen

Linebackers
  • 40 Steve Faoro
  •  8 Devin Robinson

Defensive backs

  • 20 Xavier Drakeford
  • 21 Noah Harris
  • 15 Thyrell Lewis
  • 24 James Romain
  •  3 Daudi White
  • 13 Kenny Viser

Kickers

  • 18 Rett Thibodeaux
Injured reserve
  • Currently vacant

Exempt list

  • Currently vacant

Practice squad

  • Currently vacant
  • Rookies in italics
  • Roster updated June 24, 2011
  • 24 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS

References

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