2011 Orlando Predators season
The 2011 Orlando Predators season was the 20th season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Pat O'Hara. This was the Predators' first season at Amway Center. The Predators finished the regular season 11–7, qualifying for the playoffs for the 19th consecutive season. As the 4th seed in the American Conference, they lost to the Jacksonville Sharks in the conference semifinals, 48–63.
2011 Orlando Predators season | |
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Head coach | Pat O'Hara |
Home field | Amway Center |
Results | |
Record | 11–7 |
Division place | 3rd AC South |
Playoff finish | Lost Conference Semifinals (Sharks) 48–63 |
Standings
South Division | |||||||||
Team | W | L | PCT | PF | PA | DIV | CON | Home | Away |
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z-Jacksonville Sharks | 14 | 4 | .778 | 1158 | 908 | 8–0 | 12–0 | 8–1 | 6–3 |
x-Georgia Force | 11 | 7 | .611 | 1007 | 931 | 7–5 | 5–3 | 5–4 | 6–3 |
x-Orlando Predators | 11 | 7 | .611 | 1001 | 933 | 4–4 | 8–4 | 6–3 | 5–4 |
Tampa Bay Storm | 7 | 11 | .389 | 802 | 993 | 2–6 | 4–8 | 4–5 | 3–6 |
New Orleans VooDoo | 3 | 15 | .167 | 826 | 1017 | 1–7 | 2–10 | 0–9 | 3–6 |
z - Clinched division and conference's best record
x - Clinched playoff berth
Season schedule
Preseason
Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Location | Report |
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Thursday | March 3 | 7:30 p.m. EST | at Tampa Bay Storm | W 63–30 | St. Pete Times Forum | [1] |
Regular season
The Predators had a bye during Week 1, and began the season the following week on the road against the New Orleans VooDoo on March 18. They played their first game at Amway Center against the Utah Blaze on March 24. On July 23, they will host New Orleans for their final regular season game.[2]
Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | Report | ||
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1 | Bye | ||||||||
2 | Friday | March 18 | 8:00 p.m. EDT | at New Orleans VooDoo | W 47–34 | 1–0 | New Orleans Arena | [3] | |
3 | Saturday | March 26 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | Utah Blaze | W 68–53 | 2–0 | Amway Center | [4] | |
4 | Saturday | April 2 | 10:00 p.m. EDT | at Arizona Rattlers | L 47–48 | 2–1 | US Airways Center | [5] | |
5 | Saturday | April 9 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | Philadelphia Soul | W 53–46 | 3–1 | Amway Center | [6] | |
6 | Saturday | April 16 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | at Georgia Force | W 48–43 | 4–1 | Arena at Gwinnett Center | [7] | |
7 | Saturday | April 23 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | Spokane Shock | L 70–58 | 4–2 | Amway Center | [8] | |
8 | Saturday | April 30 | 8:00 p.m. EDT | at Jacksonville Sharks | L 55–76 | 4–3 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | [9] | |
9 | Friday | May 6 | 8:00 p.m. EDT | Tampa Bay Storm | W 63–61 | 5–3 | Amway Center | [10] | |
10 | Saturday | May 14 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | Cleveland Gladiators | W 56–26 | 6–3 | Amway Center | [11] | |
11 | Bye | ||||||||
12 | Thursday | May 26 | 8:00 p.m. EDT | at Milwaukee Mustangs | W 35–30 | 7–3 | Bradley Center | [12] | |
13 | Saturday | June 4 | 8:05 p.m. EDT | at Iowa Barnstormers | W 77–61 | 8–3 | Wells Fargo Arena | [13] | |
14 | Saturday | June 11 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | Jacksonville Sharks | L 67–68 | 8–4 | Amway Center | [14] | |
15 | Friday | June 17 | 8:00 p.m. EDT | at Tampa Bay Storm | L 44–46 | 8–5 | St. Pete Times Forum | [15] | |
16 | Saturday | June 25 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | Georgia Force | L 34–64 | 8–6 | Amway Center | [16] | |
17 | Friday | July 1 | 8:00 p.m. EDT | Pittsburgh Power | W 62–54 | 9–6 | Amway Center | [17] | |
18 | Saturday | July 9 | 10:30 p.m. EDT | at San Jose SaberCats | L 40–60 | 9–7 | HP Pavilion at San Jose | [18] | |
19 | Saturday | July 16 | 8:00 p.m. EDT | at Tulsa Talons | W 85–49 | 10–7 | BOK Center | [19] | |
20 | Saturday | July 23 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | New Orleans VooDoo | W 62–44 | 11–7 | Amway Center | [20] |
Playoffs
Round | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | Report |
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AC Semifinals | Friday | July 29 | 8:00 p.m. EDT | at Jacksonville Sharks | L 48–63 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | [21] |
Roster
2011 Orlando Predators final roster | ||||||
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Quarterbacks
Fullbacks
Wide Receivers
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Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen'
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Linebackers
Defensive Backs
Kickers
Rookies in italics | ||||
Regular season
Week 2: at New Orleans VooDoo
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Predators | 7 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 47 |
VooDoo | 7 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 34 |
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Week 3: vs. Utah Blaze
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Blaze | 13 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 53 |
Predators | 14 | 23 | 7 | 24 | 68 |
at Amway Center, Orlando, Florida
- Date: March 26
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 12,186
- Referee: Kevin Stine
- Recap
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Week 4: at Arizona Rattlers
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Predators | 21 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 47 |
Rattlers | 0 | 12 | 14 | 22 | 48 |
at US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona
- Date: April 2
- Game time: 10:00 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 9,977
- Referee: Shane Anderson
- Recap
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Week 5: vs. Philadelphia Soul
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Soul | 14 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 46 |
Predators | 12 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 53 |
at Amway Center, Orlando, Florida
- Date: April 9
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
- Referee: Joe Pester
- Recap
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Week 6: at Georgia Force
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Predators | 7 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 48 |
Force | 21 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 43 |
at Arena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Georgia
- Date: April 16
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 3,797
- Referee: Scott Vaughn
- Recap
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Week 7: vs. Spokane Shock
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Shock | 21 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 70 |
Predators | 7 | 21 | 10 | 20 | 58 |
at Amway Center, Orlando, Florida
- Date: April 23
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 11,756
- Referee: Shawn Anderson
- Recap
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Week 8: at Jacksonville Sharks
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Predators | 14 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 55 |
Sharks | 7 | 33 | 14 | 22 | 76 |
at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, Florida
- Date: April 30
- Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 10,150
- Referee: Chris Snead
- Recap
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Week 9: vs. Tampa Bay Storm
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Storm | 14 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 61 |
Predators | 14 | 21 | 6 | 22 | 63 |
at Amway Center, Orlando, Florida
- Date: May 6
- Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 12,897
- Referee: Scott Vaughn
- Recap
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Week 10: vs. Cleveland Gladiators
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Gladiators | 0 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 26 |
Predators | 14 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 56 |
at Amway Center, Orlando, Florida
- Date: May 14
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 11,256
- Referee: Alex Kemp
- Recap
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Week 12: at Milwaukee Mustangs
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Predators | 7 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 35 |
Mustangs | 6 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 30 |
at Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Date: May 26
- Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 3,348
- Referee: Tony Cannella
- Recap
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Week 13: at Iowa Barnstormers
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Predators | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 77 |
Barnstormers | 0 | 20 | 14 | 27 | 61 |
at Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa
- Date: June 4
- Game time: 8:05 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 8,279
- Referee: Shane Anderson
- Recap
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Week 14: vs. Jacksonville Sharks
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Sharks | 14 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 68 |
Predators | 13 | 20 | 14 | 20 | 67 |
at Amway Center, Orlando, Florida
- Date: June 11
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 12,356
- Referee: Scott Vaughn
- Recap
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Week 15: at Tampa Bay Storm
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Predators | 7 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 44 |
Storm | 12 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 46 |
at St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida
- Date: June 17
- Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 11,151
- Referee: Tom McCabe
- Recap
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Week 16: vs. Georgia Force
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Force | 3 | 23 | 10 | 28 | 64 |
Predators | 7 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 34 |
at Amway Center, Orlando, Florida
- Date: June 25
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 11,364
- Referee: Kevin Stein
- Recap
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Week 17: vs. Pittsburgh Power
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Power | 19 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 54 |
Predators | 14 | 13 | 28 | 7 | 62 |
at Amway Center, Orlando, Florida
- Date: July 1
- Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 15,726
- Referee: Perry Havener
- Recap
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Week 18: at San Jose SaberCats
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Predators | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 40 |
SaberCats | 13 | 20 | 6 | 21 | 60 |
at HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose, California
- Date: July 9
- Game time: 10:30 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 10,302
- Referee: Dave Cutaia
- Recap
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Week 19: at Tulsa Talons
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Predators | 14 | 28 | 21 | 22 | 85 |
Talons | 14 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 49 |
at BOK Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Date: July 16
- Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 6,166
- Referee: Chris Snead
- Recap
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Week 20: vs. New Orleans VooDoo
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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VooDoo | 6 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 44 |
Predators | 7 | 28 | 13 | 14 | 62 |
at Amway Center, Orlando, Florida
- Date: July 23
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 14,982
- Referee: Scott Vaughn
- Recap
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Playoffs
American Conference Semifinals: at (1) Jacksonville Sharks
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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(4) Predators | 7 | 13 | 7 | 21 | 48 |
(1) Sharks | 14 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 63 |
at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, Florida
- Date: July 29
- Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 10,189
- Recap
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