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2011 Huntington Hammer season
Sports season
Sports season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| team | Huntington Hammer |
| year | 2011 |
| record | 7–7 |
| league_place | 4th |
| owner | Cecil Vandyke |
| Bill Nichols | |
| Rick Kranz | |
| general_manager | Steve Fickert |
| coach | Josh Resignalo |
| stadium | Big Sandy Superstore Arena |
| One Civic Center Plaza | |
| Huntington, WV 25701 | |
| playoffs | Lost Semifinals 4–20 (Drillers) |
| no_prevseason | true |
| no_nextseason | true |
Bill Nichols Rick Kranz One Civic Center Plaza Huntington, WV 25701
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. On January 6, 2011, Josh Resignalo was named the first head coach in Hammer history. 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:
Regular season
| Week | Day | Date | Opponent | Results | Location | Score | Record | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | February 20 | Canton Cougars | W 41–26 | 1–0 | Big Sandy Superstore Arena | |||||||||||||||||
| Friday | February 25 | at Eastern Kentucky Drillers | L 26–37 | 1–1 | Eastern Kentucky Expo Center | |||||||||||||||||
| BYE | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunday | March 13 | at Saginaw Sting | W 38–37 | 2–1 | Dow Event Center | |||||||||||||||||
| Friday | March 18 | Eastern Kentucky Drillers | W 39–28 | 3–1 | Big Sandy Superstore Arena | |||||||||||||||||
| Friday | March 25 | Johnstown Generals | W 52–16 | 4–1 | Big Sandy Superstore Arena | |||||||||||||||||
| Friday | April 1 | at Northern Kentucky River Monsters | L 40–69 | 4–2 | The Bank of Kentucky Center | |||||||||||||||||
| Saturday | April 9 | Saginaw Sting | L 42–49 | 4–3 | Big Sandy Superstore Arena | |||||||||||||||||
| Sunday | April 17 | at Johnstown Generals | L 32–33 | 4–4 | Cambria County War Memorial Arena | |||||||||||||||||
| Saturday | April 23 | at Canton Cougars | W 67–33 | 5–4 | Canton Memorial Civic Center | |||||||||||||||||
| Saturday | April 30 | Northern Kentucky River Monsters | L 23–44 | 5–5 | Big Sandy Superstore Arena | |||||||||||||||||
| Friday | May 6 | at Johnstown Generals | L 15–41 | 5–6 | Cambria County War Memorial Arena | |||||||||||||||||
| Saturday | May 14 | at Northern Kentucky River Monsters | L 28–34 | 5–7 | The Bank of Kentucky Center | |||||||||||||||||
| Saturday | May 21 | Canton Cougars | W 56–35 | 6–7 | Big Sandy Superstore Arena | |||||||||||||||||
| Sunday | May 29 | Saginaw Sting | W 44–43 | 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 | 0–1 | Eastern Kentucky Expo Center |
Standings
Final roster
| 2011 Huntington Hammer roster |
|---|
| Quarterbacks |
References
References
- (February 21, 2011). "Nichols happy with first game". Ironton Tribune.
- (January 6, 2011). "Hammer Announce Resignalo as Head Coach". OurSports Central.
- (February 21, 2015). "Defense Brings Hammer Time". OurSports Central.
- (February 26, 2015). "Hammer beat Drillers". OurSports Central.
- (March 14, 2015). "Hammer Topple Sting". OurSports Central.
- Jim Walker. (March 20, 2011). "Hammer adds offensive punch to beat Drillers". Ironton Tribune.
- (March 26, 2011). "Huntington hammers Johnstown". The Tribune-Democrat.
- Daniel Fisher. (April 2, 2011). "Hammer falls in showdown". Ironton Tribune.
- Chris Spencer. (April 10, 2011). "Huntington Defense Hammered by Michigan". Huntington News.
- Shawn Curtis. (April 17, 2011). "Late field goal gives Generlas win for injured teammate". The Tribune-Democrat.
- (April 25, 2011). "Foe lays Hammer on the Cougars". Gatehouse Media, Inc..
- Ryan Walker. (May 3, 2011). "River Monsters outscore Hammer". Ironton Tribune.
- Paul Buriak. (May 7, 2011). "Defense comes up big for Generals". The Tribune-Democrat.
- (May 24, 2011). "Hammer outscores Canton, 56-35". Ironton Tribune.
- Kyle Austin. (May 29, 2011). "Saginaw Sting finish regular season with 49-25 loss to Huntington Hammer". MLive Media Group.
- Ryan Walker. (June 6, 2011). "Hammer falls to Drillers". Ironton Tribune.
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