2011 Eastern Kentucky Drillers season

The 2011 Eastern Kentucky Drillers season was the 1st season for the Ultimate Indoor Football League (UIFL) franchise. On November 26, 2010, the UIFL announced that the team in Pikeville, Kentucky would be named the Eastern Kentucky Drillers.[1] The Drillers lost their first game in franchise history, a 44–49 defeat to the hands of the Saginaw Sting.[2] Even in the defeat, two Drillers (Aric Evans and David Jones), won the first ever Offensive Player of the Week and Special Teams Player of the Week Awards in the history of the Ultimate Indoor Football League.[3] The following week, the Drillers played their first ever home game at Eastern Kentucky Expo Center, and in front of 3,500 fans, the Drillers won 37–26 over the Huntington Hammer.[4] The Drillers were able to finish the season with an 8–6 record. In the playoffs, they defeated the Huntington Hammer, and advanced to Ultimate Bowl I, where they lost to the Saginaw Sting.

2011 Eastern Kentucky Drillers season
OwnerRick Kranz
Head coachLance Brown
Home fieldEastern Kentucky Expo Center
126 Main Street
Pikeville, KY 41501
Results
Record8-6
Division place3rd
Playoff finishWon Semifinals 20-4 (Hammer)
Lost Ultimate Bowl I 69-86 (Sting)

Schedule

Key:   Win   Tie   Loss   Bye

Regular season
Week Day Date Opponent Results Location
Score Record
1 Friday February 18 at Saginaw Sting L 46-49 0-1 Dow Event Center
2 Friday February 25 Huntington Hammer W 37-26[5] 1-1 Eastern Kentucky Expo Center
3 BYE
4 Saturday March 12 Northern Kentucky River Monsters W 60-33 2-1 Eastern Kentucky Expo Center
5 Friday March 18 at Huntington Hammer L 28-39[6] 2-2 Big Sandy Superstore Arena
6 Friday March 25 at Saginaw Sting L 41-76 2-3 Dow Event Center
7 Sunday April 3 Canton Cougars W 56-29 3-3 Eastern Kentucky Expo Center
8 Saturday April 9 Johnstown Generals W 43-21 4-3 Eastern Kentucky Expo Center
9 Saturday April 16 at Northern Kentucky River Monsters L 42-59 4-4 The Bank of Kentucky Center
10 Friday April 22 at Johnstown Generals L 37-41 4-5 Cambria County War Memorial Arena
11 Saturday April 30 Canton Cougars W 45-0 5-5 Eastern Kentucky Expo Center
12 Sunday May 8 at Canton Cougars W 38-26 6-5 Canton Memorial Civic Center
13 Sunday May 15 Johnstown Generals W 35-22 7-5 Eastern Kentucky Expo Center
14 Saturday May 21 at Northern Kentucky River Monsters L 40-54 7-6 The Bank of Kentucky Center
15 Saturday May 28 Northern Kentucky River Monsters W 44-43 8-6 Eastern Kentucky Expo Center

Postseason schedule
Round Day Date Opponent Results Location
Score Record
Semifinals Saturday June 4 Huntington Hammer W 20-4[7] 1-0 Eastern Kentucky Expo Center
Ultimate Bowl I Friday June 10 at Saginaw Sting L 69-86[8] 1-1 Dow Event Center

Standings
2011 UIFL standings[ref 1]
Team W L T PCT PF PA STK
y-Northern Kentucky River Monsters[ref 2]1130.786569417L1
x-Saginaw Sting1040.714473415L2
x-Eastern Kentucky Drillers860.571390373W1
x-Huntington Hammer770.500377328W2
Johnstown Generals680.429292416W2
Canton Cougars1130.071370522L10
  1. http://www.theuifl.com/01/UIFLStats/confsked.htm
  2. Although Northern Kentucky were awarded the season title, they entered the postseason as the 4 seed due to salary cap violations.

Roster
2011 Eastern Kentucky Drillers roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

  • currently vacant

Wide receivers

  •  9 E. J. Adams WR/DB
  •  8 Drew Anthony
  • 80 Matthew Barbour
  • 11 Aric Evans
  • 88 Justin Lamb
Offensive linemen
  • 55 Phil Blaising
  • 79 Jack Breckner
  • 60 James Jenkins
  • 90 Rashaud Mungro
  • 67 Joe Parker

Defensive linemen

  • 91 Robert Brown
  • 44 Rodrick Davis
  • 32 Shawn Lewis
Linebackers
  • 85 Zane Cooper
  • 20 Shaun Jones

Defensive backs

  •  1 Troy Cloud
  • 21 Jason Conner
  •  7 David Jones
  • 19 Juan Ramirez
  •  4 Jamell Ringo
  •  3 Rakiem Rowland

Kickers

  • 55 Brandon Miller
Injured reserve
  • currently vacant

Exempt list

  • currently vacant

Practice squad

  • currently vacant

rookies in italics
updated March 28, 2011
23 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS

Box Scores

Week 1: Eastern Kentucky Drillers vs. Saginaw Sting
Week 1: Eastern Kentucky Drillers at Saginaw Sting – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Drillers 20 6 13746
Sting 14 13 61649

at Dow Event Center, Saginaw, Michigan

  • Date: Feb. 18, 2011
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 3,164
  • [9]
Game information

References
  1. "Pikeville, KY Team Name Announced: Eastern Kentucky Drillers". www.theuifl.com. UIFL. November 26, 2010. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
  2. "Saginaw Sting capture season opener". Midland Daily News. February 19, 2011. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
  3. "Drillers duo highlight weekly honors". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. February 26, 2011. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
  4. "Drillers Open with Win". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. February 28, 2011. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
  5. "Hammer beat Drillers". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. February 26, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  6. Jim Walker (March 20, 2011). "Hammer adds offensive punch to beat Drillers". www.irontontribune.com. Ironton Tribune. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  7. Ryan Walker (June 6, 2011). "Hammer falls to Drillers". www.irontontribune.com. Ironton Tribune. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  8. Geoff Mott (June 11, 2011). "Saginaw Sting captures first Ultimate Indoor Football League Ultimate Bowl title, beating Eastern Kentucky Drillers 86-69". www.mlive.com. MLive Media Group. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  9. "EKY Drillers vs Saginaw Sting (Feb 18, 2011)". Archived from the original on 2011-10-11. Retrieved 2011-08-23.
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