2011 Kansas City Command season
The 2011 Kansas City Command season was the fourth season for the franchise in the Arena Football League, and the first under their new team name, having previously been known as the Kansas City Brigade. The team was coached by Danton Barto and played their home games at Sprint Center. This is the first season for the Command since 2008, after the league went on hiatus in 2009 and the franchise was not active in 2010. The Command finished the season 6–12, failing to qualify for the playoffs.
2011 Kansas City Command season | |
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Head coach | Danton Barto |
Home field | Sprint Center |
Results | |
Record | 6–12 |
Division place | 4th NC Central |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Standings
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 Command began the season on the road against the Dallas Vigilantes on March 12. Their first home game of the season did not come until April 15 when they took on the Iowa Barnstormers. They played the Tulsa Talons at home in their final regular season game.[1]
Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | Report | ||
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1 | Saturday | March 12 | Noon CST | at Dallas Vigilantes | L 46–53 | 0–1 | American Airlines Center | [2] | |
2 | Friday | March 18 | 9:30 p.m. CDT | at San Jose SaberCats | L 60–57 | 0–2 | HP Pavilion at San Jose | [3] | |
3 | Bye | ||||||||
4 | Friday | April 1 | 10:00 p.m. CDT | at Spokane Shock | L34–61 | 0–3 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena | [4] | |
5 | Saturday | April 9 | 7:30 p.m. CDT | Iowa Barnstormers | W 62–48 | 1–3 | Sprint Center | [5] | |
6 | Saturday | April 16 | 7:00 p.m. CDT | Arizona Rattlers | L 49–63 | 1–4 | Sprint Center | [6] | |
7 | Friday | April 22 | 7:00 p.m. CDT | at Chicago Rush | W 58–51 | 2–4 | Allstate Arena | [7] | |
8 | Friday | April 29 | 7:30 p.m. CDT | Dallas Vigilantes | L 63–72 | 2–5 | Sprint Center | [8] | |
9 | Saturday | May 7 | 7:00 p.m. CDT | New Orleans VooDoo | L 52–59 | 2–6 | Sprint Center | [9] | |
10 | Friday | May 13 | 6:30 p.m. CDT | at Tampa Bay Storm | L 30–46 | 2–7 | St. Pete Times Forum | [10] | |
11 | Saturday | May 21 | 7:00 p.m. CDT | at Tulsa Talons | W 40–38 | 3–7 | BOK Center | ||
12 | Saturday | May 28 | 7:00 p.m. CDT | Spokane Shock | W 45–42 | 4–7 | Sprint Center | [11] | |
13 | Saturday | June 4 | 1:00 p.m. CDT | Chicago Rush | L 30–58 | 4–8 | Sprint Center | [12] | |
14 | Saturday | June 11 | 7:00 p.m. CDT | at Milwaukee Mustangs | L 34–54 | 4–9 | Bradley Center | [13] | |
15 | Sunday | June 19 | 1:00 p.m. CDT | Cleveland Gladiators | W 50–41 | 5–9 | Sprint Center | [14] | |
16 | Friday | June 24 | 7:00 p.m. CDT | at Utah Blaze | L 60–61 | 5–10 | EnergySolutions Arena | [15] | |
17 | Bye | ||||||||
18 | Saturday | July 9 | 7:05 p.m. CDT | at Iowa Barnstormers | L 40–48 | 5–11 | Wells Fargo Arena | [16] | |
19 | Friday | July 15 | 7:30 p.m. CDT | Jacksonville Sharks | W 49–48 (OT) | 6–11 | Sprint Center | [17] | |
20 | Saturday | July 23 | 7:00 p.m. CDT | Tulsa Talons | L 55–71 | 6–12 | Sprint Center | [18] |
Roster
Kansas City Command 2011 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
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Regular season
Week 1: at Dallas Vigilantes
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Command | 0 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 46 |
Vigilantes | 13 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 53 |
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Week 2: at San Jose SaberCats
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Command | 6 | 22 | 14 | 15 | 57 |
SaberCats | 14 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 50 |
at HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose, California
- Date: March 18
- Game time: 9:30 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 9,563
- Referee: Shawn Hochuli
- Recap
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Week 4: at Spokane Shock
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Command | 6 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 34 |
Shock | 17 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 61 |
at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, Spokane, Washington
- Date: April 1
- Game time: 10:00 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 9,172
- Referee: Shawn Hochuli
- Recap
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Week 5: vs. Iowa Barnstormers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Barnstormers | 0 | 12 | 6 | 30 | 48 |
Command | 13 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 62 |
at Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: April 9
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 5,438
- Referee: Shawn Hochuli
- Recap
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Week 6: vs. Arizona Rattlers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rattlers | 21 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 63 |
Command | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 49 |
at Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: April 16
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 4,166
- Referee: Larry Smith
- Recap
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Week 7: at Chicago Rush
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Command | 7 | 31 | 6 | 14 | 58 |
Rush | 13 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 51 |
at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois
- Date: April 22
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 7,310
- Referee: Alex Kemp
- Recap
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Week 8: vs. Dallas Vigilantes
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Vigilantes | 14 | 14 | 21 | 23 | 72 |
Command | 29 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 63 |
at Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: April 29
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 3,502
- Referee: Jim Corpora
- Recap
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Week 9: vs. New Orleans VooDoo
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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VooDoo | 14 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 49 |
Command | 7 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 52 |
at Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: May 7
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 4,422
- Referee: Larry Smith
- Recap
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Week 10: at Tampa Bay Storm
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Command | 3 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 30 |
Storm | 14 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 46 |
at St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida
- Date: May 13
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 11,172
- Referee: Alex Kemp
- Recap
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Week 11: at Tulsa Talons
Period | 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: vs. Spokane Shock
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Shock | 7 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 42 |
Command | 13 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 45 |
at Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: May 28
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 3,870
- Referee: Larry Smith
- Recap
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Week 13: vs. Chicago Rush
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rush | 7 | 16 | 7 | 28 | 58 |
Command | 0 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 30 |
at Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: June 4
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 3,635
- Referee: Tom McCabe
- Recap
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Week 14: at Milwaukee Mustangs
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Command | 7 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 34 |
Mustangs | 14 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 54 |
at Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Date: June 11
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 5,249
- Referee: Tony Cannella
- Recap
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Week 15: vs. Cleveland Gladiators
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Gladiators | 14 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 41 |
Command | 13 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 50 |
at Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: June 19
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 3,938
- Referee: Larry Smith
- Recap
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Week 16: at Utah Blaze
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Command | 6 | 27 | 7 | 20 | 60 |
Blaze | 13 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 61 |
at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Date: June 24
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 9,270
- Referee: Shaun Hochuli
- Recap
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Week 18: at Iowa Barnstormers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Command | 6 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 40 |
Barnstormers | 7 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 48 |
at Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa
- Date: July 9
- Game time: 7:05 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 8,347
- Referee: Alex Kemp
- Recap
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Week 19: vs. Jacksonville Sharks
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Sharks | 6 | 21 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 48 |
Command | 0 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 49 |
at Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: July 15
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
- Referee: Larry Smith
- recap
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Week 20: vs. Tulsa Talons
Period | 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
- Recap
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References
- Marissa Merritt (October 27, 2010). "Historic AFL 18-Game Schedule Kicks Off on March 11, 2011" (PDF). Arena Football League. Retrieved January 21, 2011.
- "KC Nearly Pulls Off Comeback in First Game". Kansas City Command. Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
- "Command Goes The Distance With #1 Ranked SaberCats". Kansas City Command. Retrieved March 22, 2011.
- "Command in Awe as Shock Win by 27 Points". Kansas City Command. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
- "Command Wins Home Opener!". Kansas City Command. Archived from the original on September 3, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
- "Command Go Down to Undefeated Arizona, But Not Without a Fight — (49–63)". Kansas City Command. Retrieved April 20, 2011.
- "Command Steals Rush's Limelight and Gets First Road Win — 58–51". Kansas City Command. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- "Command Falls as Dallas Makes Heroic Comeback in Second Half". Kansas City Command. Retrieved May 10, 2011.
- "Command Bewitched by VooDoo, 52–59". Kansas City Command. Archived from the original on September 5, 2012. Retrieved May 10, 2011.
- "Mistakes Doom Command in Loss at Tampa Bay". Archived from the original on September 5, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2011.
- "Command Get Revenge Against Shock". Retrieved June 1, 2011.
- "Command Drop Game to Division-Leaders Rush". Archived from the original on September 7, 2012. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
- "Command Falls on the Road to Milwaukee". Retrieved June 15, 2011.
- "Command Bomb Gladiators". Retrieved June 22, 2011.
- "Command Fall Short in Utah". Retrieved June 26, 2011.
- "Turnovers Doom Command in Loss to Iowa". Archived from the original on September 6, 2012. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
- "Command Pull Off Upset Win Over Jacksonville". Archived from the original on 2011-09-18. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
- "Command Fall in 2011 Finale". Archived from the original on 2011-09-18. Retrieved August 8, 2011.