2011 Orlando Predators season

2011 Orlando Predators season
Head coachPat O'Hara
Home fieldAmway Center
Results
Record11–7
Division place3rd AC South
Playoff finishLost Conference Semifinals (Sharks) 48–63

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.

Standings

South Division
Team W L PCT PF PA DIV CON Home Away
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
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
Score Record
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
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
Quarterbacks

Fullbacks

Wide receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen'

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Kickers

rookies in italics

Regular season

Week 1: BYE

Week 2: at New Orleans VooDoo

Week 2: Orlando Predators at New Orleans VooDoo – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Predators 7 14 131347
VooDoo 7 7 14634

at New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: March 18
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 8,543
  • Referee: Joe Pester
  • Recap
Game information

Week 3: vs. Utah Blaze

Week 3: Utah Blaze at Orlando Predators – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Blaze 13 6 142053
Predators 14 23 72468

at Amway Center, Orlando, Florida

  • Date: March 26
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 12,186
  • Referee: Kevin Stine
  • Recap
Game information

Week 4: at Arizona Rattlers

Week 4: Orlando Predators at Arizona Rattlers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Predators 21 6 14647
Rattlers 0 12 142248

at US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona

  • Date: April 2
  • Game time: 10:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 9,977
  • Referee: Shane Anderson
  • Recap
Game information

Week 5: vs. Philadelphia Soul

Week 5: Philadelphia Soul at Orlando Predators – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Soul 14 13 71246
Predators 12 6 142153

at Amway Center, Orlando, Florida

  • Date: April 9
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Referee: Joe Pester
  • Recap
Game information

Week 6: at Georgia Force

Week 6: Orlando Predators at Georgia Force – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Predators 7 7 142048
Force 21 3 13643

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
Game information

Week 7: vs. Spokane Shock

Week 7: Spokane Shock at Orlando Predators – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Shock 21 14 142170
Predators 7 21 102058

at Amway Center, Orlando, Florida

  • Date: April 23
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 11,756
  • Referee: Shawn Anderson
  • Recap
Game information

Week 8: at Jacksonville Sharks

Week 8: Orlando Predators at Jacksonville Sharks – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Predators 14 21 71355
Sharks 7 33 142276

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
Game information

Week 9: vs. Tampa Bay Storm

Week 9: Tampa Bay Storm at Orlando Predators – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Storm 14 7 142661
Predators 14 21 62263

at Amway Center, Orlando, Florida

  • Date: May 6
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 12,897
  • Referee: Scott Vaughn
  • Recap
Game information

Week 10: vs. Cleveland Gladiators

Week 10: Cleveland Gladiators at Orlando Predators – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Gladiators 0 7 13626
Predators 14 14 72156

at Amway Center, Orlando, Florida

  • Date: May 14
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 11,256
  • Referee: Alex Kemp
  • Recap
Game information

Week 11: BYE

Week 12: at Milwaukee Mustangs

Week 12: Orlando Predators at Milwaukee Mustangs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Predators 7 0 141435
Mustangs 6 0 101430

at Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

  • Date: May 26
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 3,348
  • Referee: Tony Cannella
  • Recap
Game information

Week 13: at Iowa Barnstormers

Week 13: Orlando Predators at Iowa Barnstormers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Predators 16 20 212077
Barnstormers 0 20 142761

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
Game information

Week 14: vs. Jacksonville Sharks

Week 14: Jacksonville Sharks at Orlando Predators – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Sharks 14 26 141468
Predators 13 20 142067

at Amway Center, Orlando, Florida

  • Date: June 11
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 12,356
  • Referee: Scott Vaughn
  • Recap
Game information

Week 15: at Tampa Bay Storm

Week 15: Orlando Predators at Tampa Bay Storm – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Predators 7 9 72144
Storm 12 20 7746

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
Game information

Week 16: vs. Georgia Force

Week 16: Georgia Force at Orlando Predators – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Force 3 23 102864
Predators 7 7 61434

at Amway Center, Orlando, Florida

  • Date: June 25
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 11,364
  • Referee: Kevin Stein
  • Recap
Game information

Week 17: vs. Pittsburgh Power

Week 17: Pittsburgh Power at Orlando Predators – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Power 19 21 7754
Predators 14 13 28762

at Amway Center, Orlando, Florida

  • Date: July 1
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 15,726
  • Referee: Perry Havener
  • Recap
Game information

Week 18: at San Jose SaberCats

Week 18: Orlando Predators at San Jose SaberCats – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Predators 13 13 7740
SaberCats 13 20 62160

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
Game information

Week 19: at Tulsa Talons

Week 19: Orlando Predators at Tulsa Talons – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Predators 14 28 212285
Talons 14 7 141449

at BOK Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma

  • Date: July 16
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 6,166
  • Referee: Chris Snead
  • Recap
Game information

Week 20: vs. New Orleans VooDoo

Week 20: New Orleans VooDoo at Orlando Predators – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
VooDoo 6 12 62044
Predators 7 28 131462

at Amway Center, Orlando, Florida

  • Date: July 23
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 14,982
  • Referee: Scott Vaughn
  • Recap
Game information

Playoffs

American Conference Semifinals: at (1) Jacksonville Sharks

American Conference Semifinals: Orlando Predators at Jacksonville Sharks – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
(4) Predators 7 13 72148
(1) Sharks 14 14 142163

at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Date: July 29
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 10,189
  • Recap
Game information

References

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