2011 Tampa Bay Storm season
The 2011 Tampa Bay Storm season is the 24th season for the franchise, their 20th in the Tampa Bay region. The team is coached by Dave Ewart and plays home games at the St. Pete Times Forum on the Amalie Motor Oil Field, sponsored by the Amalie Oil Company.
2011 Tampa Bay Storm season | |
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Head coach | Dave Ewart |
Home field | St. Pete Times Forum |
Results | |
Record | 7–11 |
Division place | 4th |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Standings
Team | W | L | PCT | PF | PA | DIV | CON | Home | Away |
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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 |
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Monday | February 28 | 7:00 p.m. EST | at Jacksonville Sharks | L 19–56 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | [1] |
Thursday | March 3 | 7:30 p.m. EST | Orlando Predators | L 30–63 | St. Pete Times Forum | [2] |
Regular season
The Storm began the season in New Orleans against the VooDoo on March 11. Their first home game was on March 27 as they hosted the Cleveland Gladiators. On July 23 they will host the San Jose SaberCats in their final regular season game.[3]
Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | Report | ||
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Score | Record | ||||||||
1 | Friday | March 11 | 8:00 p.m. EST | at New Orleans VooDoo | W 46–40 | 1–0 | New Orleans Arena | [4] | |
2 | Thursday | March 17 | 9:00 p.m. EDT | at Utah Blaze | L 36–72 | 1–1 | EnergySolutions Arena | [5] | |
3 | Sunday | March 27 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | Cleveland Gladiators | L 26–66 | 1–2 | St. Pete Times Forum | [6] | |
4 | Friday | April 1 | 8:00 p.m. EDT | Jacksonville Sharks | L 30–54 | 1–3 | St. Pete Times Forum | [7] | |
5 | Bye | ||||||||
6 | Friday | April 15 | 8:00 p.m. EDT | at Philadelphia Soul | W 51–48 | 2–3 | Wells Fargo Center | [8] | |
7 | Saturday | April 23 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | Dallas Vigilantes | L 61–67 | 2–4 | St. Pete Times Forum | [9] | |
8 | Saturday | April 30 | 8:00 p.m. EDT | at Milwaukee Mustangs | L 33–50 | 2–5 | Bradley Center | [10] | |
9 | Friday | May 6 | 8:00 p.m. EDT | at Orlando Predators | L 61–63 | 2–6 | Amway Center | [11] | |
10 | Friday | May 13 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | Kansas City Command | W 46–30 | 3–6 | St. Pete Times Forum | [12] | |
11 | Friday | May 20 | 11:00 p.m. EDT | at Spokane Shock | W 51–42 | 4–6 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena | [13] | |
12 | Bye | ||||||||
13 | Saturday | June 4 | 7:35 p.m. EDT | at Georgia Force | L 49–60 | 4–7 | Arena at Gwinnett Center | [14] | |
14 | Saturday | June 11 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | Pittsburgh Power | W 62–55 | 5–7 | St. Pete Times Forum | [15] | |
15 | Friday | June 17 | 8:00 p.m. EDT | Orlando Predators | W 46–44 | 6–7 | St. Pete Times Forum | [16] | |
16 | Saturday | June 25 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Jacksonville Sharks | L 41–66 | 6–8 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | [17] | |
17 | Friday | July 1 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | New Orleans VooDoo | L 33–64 | 6–9 | St. Pete Times Forum | [18] | |
18 | Saturday | July 9 | 8:00 p.m. EDT | at Tulsa Talons | L 33–70 | 6–10 | BOK Center | [19] | |
19 | Saturday | July 16 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | Georgia Force | L 40–58 | 6–11 | St. Pete Times Forum | [20] | |
20 | Saturday | July 23 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | San Jose SaberCats | W 57–44 | 7–11 | St. Pete Times Forum | [21] |
Roster
2011 Tampa Bay Storm 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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Injured Reserve
Other League Exempt
Refused to Report
Team Suspension
rookies in italics | |||
Regular season
Week 1: at New Orleans VooDoo
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Storm | 9 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 46 |
VooDoo | 7 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 40 |
Game information | ||
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Week 2: at Utah Blaze
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Storm | 10 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 36 |
Blaze | 13 | 18 | 12 | 29 | 72 |
at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Date: March 17
- Game time: 9:00 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 10,077
- Referee: Steve Strimling
- Recap
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Week 3: vs. Cleveland Gladiators
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Gladiators | 22 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 66 |
Storm | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 26 |
at St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida
- Date: March 27
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 7,939
- Referee: Kevin Stine
- Recap
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Week 4: vs. Jacksonville Sharks
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Sharks | 6 | 20 | 21 | 7 | 54 |
Storm | 14 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 30 |
at St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida
- Date: April 1
- Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 10,304
- Referee: Perry Havener
- Recap
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Week 6: at Philadelphia Soul
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Storm | 13 | 13 | 0 | 25 | 51 |
Soul | 14 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 48 |
at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia
- Date: April 15
- Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 12,893
- Referee: Kevin Stein
- Recap
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Week 7: vs. Dallas Vigilantes
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Vigilantes | 12 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 67 |
Storm | 20 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 61 |
at St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida
- Date: April 23
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 12,226
- Referee: Kevin Stein
- Recap
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Week 8: at Milwaukee Mustangs
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Storm | 14 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 33 |
Mustangs | 7 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 50 |
at Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Date: April 30
- Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 4,012
- Recap
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Week 9: at Orlando Predators
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Storm | 14 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 61 |
Predators | 14 | 21 | 6 | 22 | 63 |
at Amway Center, Orlando, Florida
- Date: May 6
- Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 12,897
- Referee: Scott Vaughn
- Recap
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Week 10: vs. Kansas City Command
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 Spokane Shock
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Storm | 7 | 24 | 0 | 20 | 51 |
Shock | 13 | 9 | 0 | 20 | 42 |
at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, Spokane, Washington
- Date: May 20
- Game time: 11:00 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 9,320
- Referee: Dave Cutaia
- Recap
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Week 13: at Georgia Force
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Storm | 3 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 49 |
Force | 7 | 18 | 14 | 21 | 60 |
at Arena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Georgia
- Date: June 4
- Game time: 7:35 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 4,023
- Referee: Scott Vaughn
- Recap
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Week 14: vs. Pittsburgh Power
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Power | 21 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 55 |
Storm | 21 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 62 |
at St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida
- Date: June 11
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 11,756
- Referee: Alex Kemp
- Recap
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Week 15: vs. Orlando Predators
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Predators | 7 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 44 |
Storm | 12 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 46 |
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
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Week 16: at Jacksonville Sharks
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Storm | 21 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 41 |
Sharks | 14 | 23 | 22 | 7 | 66 |
at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, Florida
- Date: June 25
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 10,517
- Referee: Joe Pester
- Recap
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Week 17: vs. New Orleans VooDoo
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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VooDoo | 10 | 21 | 7 | 26 | 64 |
Storm | 13 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 33 |
at St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida
- Date: July 1
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 12,016
- Referee: Tom Cannella
- Recap
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Week 18: at Tulsa Talons
Period | 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: 8:00 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 4,945
- Referee: Joe Pester
- Recap
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Week 19: vs. Georgia Force
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Force | 3 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 58 |
Storm | 0 | 7 | 20 | 13 | 40 |
at St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida
- Date: July 16
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 9,700
- Referee: Tom McCabe
- Recap
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Week 20: vs. San Jose SaberCats
Period | 1 | 2 | Total |
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SaberCats | 0 | ||
Storm | 0 |
at St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida
- Date: July 23
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
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