2011 Huntington Hammer season

2011 Huntington Hammer season
Head coach Josh Resignalo (fired on April 10, 2011: 4-3 record)
Michael Owens (interim)
General manager Steve Fickert
Owner Cecil Vandyke
Bill Nichols
Rick Kranz
Home field Big Sandy Superstore Arena
One Civic Center Plaza
Huntington, WV 25701
Results
Record 7-7
League place 4th
Playoff finish Lost Semifinals 4-20 (Drillers)

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 lost 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 at Johnstown Generals W 52-16[7] 4-1 Cambria County War Memorial 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 The Bank of Kentucky Center
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 11 3 0 .786 569 417 L1
x-Saginaw Sting 9 5 0 .643 473 415 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

Final roster

2011 Huntington Hammer roster
Quarterbacks
  • 10 Darwin Pittman

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 Aaric Payne
  • 50 Eric Vint

Defensive Linemen

  • 98 Chris Foster
  •  6 Joshua Kaltsas
  • 60 Chris Payne
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
  • -- Patrick Cedeno 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

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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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