2011 Eastern Kentucky Drillers season | |
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Owner | Rick Kranz |
Head coach | Lance Brown |
Home field | Eastern Kentucky Expo Center 126 Main Street Pikeville, KY 41501 |
Results | |
Record | 8–6 |
Division place | 3rd |
Playoff finish | Won Semifinals 20–4 (Hammer) Lost Ultimate Bowl I 69–86 (Sting) |
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.
Key: Win Tie Loss Bye
Round | Day | Date | Opponent | Results | Location | |
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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 |
Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | ||||
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y-Northern Kentucky River Monsters[ref 2] | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 569 | 417 | L1 | ||||
x-Saginaw Sting | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 473 | 415 | L2 | ||||
x-Eastern Kentucky Drillers | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 390 | 373 | W1 | ||||
x-Huntington Hammer | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 377 | 328 | W2 | ||||
Johnstown Generals | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 292 | 416 | W2 | ||||
Canton Cougars | 1 | 13 | 0 | .071 | 370 | 522 | L10 |
2011 Eastern Kentucky Drillers roster | ||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Kickers
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Injured reserve
Exempt list
Practice squad
rookies in italics |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Drillers | 20 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 46 |
Sting | 14 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 49 |
Game information | ||
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