2011 Tulsa Talons season
The 2011 Tulsa Talons season was the 12th season for the franchise, and the second in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Mitch Allner and played their home games at BOK Center. The Talons finished the season 8–10, failing to qualify for the playoffs. This would be the last season for the Talons in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The franchise relocated to San Antonio, Texas following this season.
2011 Tulsa Talons season | |
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Head coach | Mitch Allner |
Home field | BOK Center |
Results | |
Record | 8–10 |
Division place | 3rd NC Central |
Playoff finish | did not qualify |
Standings
Central Division | |||||||||
Team | W | L | PCT | PF | PA | DIV | CON | Home | Away |
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y-Chicago Rush | 13 | 5 | .722 | 957 | 833 | 6–2 | 9–3 | 7–2 | 6–3 |
x-Dallas Vigilantes | 11 | 7 | .611 | 1061 | 1007 | 6–2 | 7–5 | 6–3 | 5–4 |
Tulsa Talons | 8 | 10 | .444 | 894 | 899 | 3–5 | 4–7 | 4–5 | 4–5 |
Kansas City Command | 6 | 12 | .333 | 854 | 974 | 3–5 | 4–9 | 4–4 | 2–7 |
Iowa Barnstormers | 5 | 13 | .278 | 916 | 1116 | 2–6 | 5–7 | 4–5 | 1–8 |
y - Clinched division
x - Clinched playoff berth
Regular season schedule
The season opener for the Talons was on the road against the Georgia Force on March 13. Their first home game was on March 28 against the Arizona Rattlers. They visited the Kansas City Command in their final regular season game.[1]
Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | Report | ||
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1 | Sunday | March 13 | 3:05 p.m. CDT | at Georgia Force | L 47–53 | 0–1 | Arena at Gwinnett Center | [2] | |
2 | Saturday | March 19 | Noon CDT | at Dallas Vigilantes | L 40–64 | 0–2 | American Airlines Center | ||
3 | Monday | March 28 | 6:00 p.m. CDT | Arizona Rattlers | L 20–69 | 0–3 | BOK Center | [3] | |
4 | Saturday | April 2 | 6:30 p.m. CDT | at Pittsburgh Power | W 45–22 | 1–3 | Consol Energy Center | [4] | |
5 | Bye | ||||||||
6 | Saturday | April 16 | 7:00 p.m. CDT | San Jose SaberCats | L 33–42 | 1–4 | BOK Center | [5] | |
7 | Saturday | April 23 | 7:00 p.m. CDT | Iowa Barnstormers | W 61–60 | 2–4 | BOK Center | [6] | |
8 | Friday | April 29 | 6:30 p.m. CDT | at Cleveland Gladiators | L 30–34 | 2–5 | Quicken Loans Arena | ||
9 | Saturday | May 7 | 7:00 p.m. CDT | Chicago Rush | W 64–45 | 3–5 | BOK Center | [7] | |
10 | Friday | May 13 | 7:00 p.m. CDT | at New Orleans VooDoo | W 48–35 | 4–5 | New Orleans Arena | ||
11 | Saturday | May 21 | 7:00 p.m. CDT | Kansas City Command | L 38–40 | 4–6 | BOK Center | ||
12 | Friday | May 27 | 7:30 p.m. CDT | at Chicago Rush | L 48–49 | 4–7 | Allstate Arena | ||
13 | Bye | ||||||||
14 | Saturday | June 11 | 7:00 p.m. CDT | Utah Blaze | W 81–51 | 5–7 | BOK Center | [8] | |
15 | Friday | June 17 | 6:05 p.m. CDT | at Philadelphia Soul | W 48–42 | 6–7 | Wells Fargo Center | [9] | |
16 | Saturday | June 25 | 7:00 p.m. CDT | Dallas Vigilantes | L 48–55 | 6–8 | BOK Center | [10] | |
17 | Friday | July 1 | 7:05 p.m. CDT | at Iowa Barnstormers | L 53–55 | 6–9 | Wells Fargo Arena | ||
18 | Saturday | July 9 | 7:00 p.m. CDT | Tampa Bay Storm | W 70–33 | 7–9 | BOK Center | [11] | |
19 | Saturday | July 16 | 7:00 p.m. CDT | Orlando Predators | L 49–85 | 7–10 | BOK Center | [12] | |
20 | Saturday | July 23 | 7:00 p.m. CDT | at Kansas City Command | W 71–55 | 8–10 | Sprint Center |
Regular season
Week 1: at Georgia Force
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Talons | 6 | 13 | 7 | 21 | 47 |
Force | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 53 |
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Week 2: at Dallas Vigilantes
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Talons | 0 | 33 | 0 | 7 | 40 |
Vigilantes | 14 | 21 | 7 | 22 | 64 |
at American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
- Date: March 19
- Game time: Noon CDT
- Game attendance: 7,177
- Referee: Scott Vaughan
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Week 3: vs. Arizona Rattlers
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rattlers | 19 | 23 | 7 | 20 | 69 |
Talons | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 20 |
at BOK Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Date: March 28
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 9,311
- Referee: Joe Pester
- Recap
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Week 4: at Pittsburgh Power
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Talons | 7 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 45 |
Power | 0 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 22 |
at Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Date: April 2
- Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 9,925
- Recap
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Week 6: vs. San Jose SaberCats
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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SaberCats | 7 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 42 |
Talons | 14 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 33 |
at BOK Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Date: April 16
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 4,747
- Referee: Steve Strimling
- Recap
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Week 7: vs. Iowa Barnstormers
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Barnstormers | 13 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 60 |
Talons | 21 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 61 |
at BOK Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Date: April 23
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 5,385
- Referee: Joe Pester
- Recap
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Week 8: at Cleveland Gladiators
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Talons | 7 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 30 |
Gladiators | 14 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 34 |
at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
- Date: April 29
- Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 5,109
- Referee: Alex Kemp
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Week 9: vs. Chicago Rush
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rush | 14 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 45 |
Talons | 10 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 64 |
at BOK Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Date: May 7
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
- Referee: Shawn Hochuli
- Recap
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Week 10: at New Orleans VooDoo
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Talons | 7 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 48 |
VooDoo | 0 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
at New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Date: May 13
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 8,127
- Referee: Scott Vaughn
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Week 11: vs. Kansas City Command
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Command | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 40 |
Talons | 7 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 38 |
at BOK Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Date: May 21
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
- Referee: Joe Pester
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Week 12: at Chicago Rush
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Talons | 6 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 48 |
Rush | 21 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois
- Date: May 27
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 7,350
- Referee: Tony Cannella
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Week 14: vs. Utah Blaze
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Blaze | 13 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 51 |
Talons | 6 | 35 | 26 | 14 | 81 |
at BOK Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Date: June 11
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 4,940
- Referee: Dave Cutaia
- Recap
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Week 15: at Philadelphia Soul
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Talons | 6 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 48 |
Soul | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Date: June 17
- Game time: 6:05 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 8,140
- Referee: Jim Corpora
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Week 16: vs. Dallas Vigilantes
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Vigilantes | 21 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 55 |
Talons | 7 | 7 | 20 | 14 | 48 |
at BOK Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Date: June 25
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
- Referee: Shawn Hochuli
- Recap
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Week 17: at Iowa Barnstormers
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Talons | 13 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 53 |
Barnstormers | 14 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 55 |
at Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa
- Date: July 1
- Game time: 7:05 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 8,156
- Referee: Tony Canella
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Week 18: vs. Tampa Bay Storm
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Storm | 6 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 33 |
Talons | 14 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 70 |
at BOK Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Date: July 9
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 4,945
- Referee: Joe Pester
- Recap
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Week 19: vs. Orlando Predators
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 9
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 6,166
- Referee: Chris Snead
- Recap
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Week 20: at Kansas City Command
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Talons | 14 | 20 | 10 | 27 | 71 |
Command | 7 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 55 |
at Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: July 23
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 5,575
- Referee: Reggie Smith
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References
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