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2011 Sioux Falls Storm season
The 2011 Sioux Falls Storm season was the team's twelfth season as a professional indoor football franchise and third in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of twenty-two teams competing in the IFL for the 2011 season, the Storm were members of the Great Plains Division of the United Conference.
| 2011 Sioux Falls Storm season |
|---|
| Todd Tryon |
| Kurtiss Riggs |
| Sioux Falls Arena |
| 13–1 |
| 1st Great Plains |
| Won UC Semifinals (Beef) 52-39Won UC Championship (Blizzard) 52-12Won 2011 United Bowl (Fever) 37-10 |
The 2011 Sioux Falls Storm season was the team's twelfth season as a professional indoor football franchise and third in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of twenty-two teams competing in the IFL for the 2011 season, the Storm were members of the Great Plains Division of the United Conference.
Led by head coach Kurtiss Riggs, the Storm played their home games at the Sioux Falls Arena in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Sioux Falls entered the 2011 season following a loss in the league's United Bowl championship game in 2010.
After a tornado dubbed the Father's Day Tornado hit Billings' Rimrock Auto Arena on June 20, 2010, causing major damage, the Outlaws franchise folded, and their star quarterback Chris Dixon signed with the Storm. Led by Dixon, Sioux Falls scored an astounding 1022 points on the 2011 regular season, with 70 or more points in 10 games and opening with a 105-71 win over the Kent Predators in Kent, Washington. Only twice did the Storm fall short of 50 points and both were against the Omaha Beef, who handed them a 41-37 loss in the regular season finale after Sioux Falls had started 13-0. The two teams met in the next game, which was the playoff opener. The Storm won it, 52-39, then beat Green Bay 52-12 to return to the United Bowl. Although they tied their lowest scoring game of the season, Sioux Falls rolled over the Tri-Cities Fever 37-10 to earn the league championship after a two-year hiatus and also win its first IFL title.
Key: Tie Loss Bye
All start times are local time
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | February 25 | 7:05pm | at Kent Predators | W 105-71 | 1-0 | ShoWare Center |
| BYE | ||||||
| Monday | March 14 | 7:05pm | Wenatchee Valley Venom | W 80-19 | 2-0 | Sioux Falls Arena |
| Monday | March 21 | 7:05pm | Nebraska Danger | W 80-32 | 3-0 | Sioux Falls Arena |
| Saturday | March 26 | 7:05pm | at Wichita Wild | W 92-20 | 4-0 | Hartman Arena |
| Sunday | April 3 | 2:05pm | Omaha Beef | W 48-38 | 5-0 | Sioux Falls Arena |
| BYE | ||||||
| Friday | April 15 | 7:05pm | La Crosse Spartans | W 77-10 | 6-0 | Sioux Falls Arena |
| Saturday | April 23 | 7:05pm | at Bricktown Brawlers | W 84-30 | 7-0 | Cox Convention Center |
| Saturday | April 30 | 8:05pm | at Nebraska Danger | W 78-56 | 8-0 | Eihusen Arena |
| Saturday | May 7 | 7:05pm | Bloomington Extreme | W 60-28 | 9-0 | Sioux Falls Arena |
| Sunday | May 15 | 2:05pm | Green Bay Blizzard | W 57-38 | 10-0 | Sioux Falls Arena |
| Friday | May 20 | 7:05pm | at Wyoming Cavalry | W 70-30 | 11-0 | Casper Events Center |
| Saturday | May 28 | 7:05pm | Wichita Wild | W 78-16 | 12-0 | Sioux Falls Arena |
| Saturday | June 4 | 7:11pm | at Chicago Slaughter | W 76-28 | 13-0 | Sears Centre |
| Saturday | June 11 | 7:05pm | at Omaha Beef | L 37-41 | 13-1 | Omaha Civic Auditorium |
| Round | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | June 25 | 7:05pm | Omaha Beef | W 52-39 | 1-0 | Sioux Falls Arena |
| Saturday | July 9 | 7:15pm | Green Bay Blizzard | W 52-12 | 2-0 | Sioux Falls Arena |
| Saturday | July 16 | 7:15pm | Tri-Cities Fever | W 37-10 | 3-0 | Sioux Falls Arena |
| 2011 Sioux Falls Storm roster | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | ||||||
| 2 Chris Dixon | ||||||
| Running backs |
8 James Jones 22 Lorne Sam Wide receivers
84 Dusty Hovorka 18 Carl Sims 9 James Terry | | Offensive linemen 71 Gerald Davis 55 Charlie Sanders 75 Myniya Smith Defensive linemen
15 Michael Bazemore 12 Tommy Chavis 52 Rachman Crable 96 Cory Johnson 94 Michael Landry | | Linebackers 26 Tyler Knight 41 Brian McIntire Defensive backs
2 Stewart Franks 24 Jovan Jackson 20 Donta Moore 3 Reggie Sullivan 4 Kadafi Tunsil Kickers
11 Parker Douglass | | Injured reserve 25 Hershel Dennis RB (IR) Exempt list
Currently vacant Practice squad
Currently vacant Rookies in italicsRoster Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine updated July 16, 2011 23 Active, 1 Inactive, 0 PS → More rosters |
| 2011 Great Plains Division | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| z Sioux Falls Storm | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0.929 | 1022 | 457 | 5–1 | — | L1 |
| x Omaha Beef | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0.643 | 615 | 523 | 5–1 | 4.0 | W1 |
| Wichita Wild | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0.429 | 571 | 618 | 1–5 | 7.0 | W2 |
| Nebraska Danger | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0.214 | 617 | 788 | 1–5 | 10.0 | L8 |
- Sioux Falls Storm official statistics
- 2011 IFL regular season schedule
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