2011 Northern Kentucky River Monsters season
OwnerJill Chitwood
Head coachRodney Swinigan
Home fieldThe Bank of Kentucky Center
500 Nunn Drive
Highland Heights, KY 41099
Results
Record11–3
League place1st
Playoff finishLost Semifinals 37–38 (Sting)

The 2011 Northern Kentucky River Monsters season was the first season for the Ultimate Indoor Football League (UIFL) franchise. Announced as a startup team for the newly formed Ultimate Indoor Football League in 2010, the team was purchased by Jill Chitwood from the UIFL in February 2011.[1] Just a week before the season began, team General Manager, Jared Lorenzen, relieved himself of his duties as general manager, and became the quarterback for the franchise.[2] In the River Monsters first ever game they defeated the Canton Cougars by a score of 63–41.[3] With a Week 9 win over the Saginaw Sting, the River Monsters had clinched a postseason berth in their first season,[4] clinching home field advantage throughout the playoffs.[5] After wrapping up the season, the UIFL had discovered that the River Monsters had been paying their players over the league's salary cap. The UIFL stripped the River Monsters of the #1 seed and made them the #4 seed, taking away the River Monster's chance to earn playoff money.[6] The River Monster now traveled to Saginaw, Michigan to play the Sting, where the Sting upset the River Monsters 48–47.[7] On June 6, 2011, it was announced that the UIFL and the River Monsters mutually agreed to part ways, leaving the team free to join another league. However, the UIFL had a lease agreement with the arena, which hampered the likelihood the River Monsters would play in Highland Heights in 2012. The team had been mentioned as a charter member Stadius Football Association, but that league never got off the ground.[8][9]

Offseason

2011 draft board

RoundSelectionPlayerPosition
13 Sly BrumfieldWR/DB
29 George FrischOL
315 Jon D'AngeloLB
421 Greg JohnstonDB

Schedule

Key:   Win   Tie   Loss   Bye

Regular season

Week Day Date Opponent Results Location
Score Record
1 BYE
2 Friday February 25 at Canton Cougars W 63–41 1–0 Canton Memorial Civic Center
3 Saturday March 5 at Johnstown Generals W 62–49 2–0 Cambria County War Memorial Arena
4 Saturday March 12 at Eastern Kentucky Drillers L 33–60 2–1 Eastern Kentucky Expo Center
5 Friday March 18 Johnstown Generals W 79–21 3–1 The Bank of Kentucky Center
6 Monday March 28 Canton Cougars W 62–53 4–1 The Bank of Kentucky Center
7 Friday April 1 Huntington Hammer W 69–40 5–1 The Bank of Kentucky Center
8 Saturday April 9 at Canton Cougars W 78–55 6–1 Canton Memorial Civic Center
9 Saturday April 16 Eastern Kentucky Drillers W 59–42 7–1 The Bank of Kentucky Center
10 Friday April 22 Saginaw Sting W 64–56 8–1 The Bank of Kentucky Center
11 Saturday April 30 at Huntington Hammer W 44–23 9–1 Big Sandy Superstore Arena
12 Sunday May 8 at Saginaw Sting L 58–63 9–2 Dow Event Center
13 Saturday May 14 Huntington Hammer W 34–28 10–2 The Bank of Kentucky Center
14 Saturday May 21 Eastern Kentucky Drillers W 54–40 11–2 The Bank of Kentucky Center
15 Saturday May 28 at Eastern Kentucky Drillers L 43–44 11–3 Eastern Kentucky Expo Center

Postseason schedule

Round Day Date Opponent Results Location
Score Record
Semifinals Saturday June 4 at Saginaw Sting L 47–48 0–1 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.

Final roster

2011 Northern Kentucky River Monsters roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

  •  6 Maurice Douse

Wide receivers

  • 84 A. J. Allen
  • 88 Antonie Bagwell
  •  8 Willie Idlette
  •  3 Ricardo Lenhart
  •  5 Harry Lewis
Offensive linemen
  • 63 Khalil El-Amin
  • 72 George Frisch
  • 77 Matt Rahn

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers
  •  7 Jon D'Angelo
  • 95 Wallace Morris
  • 51 Santino Turnbow

Defensive backs

  • 12 Butch Abshire
  • 16 Austin Goss
  • 10 Brett Hamblen
  • 21 Kenneth Joshen
  •  2 Tez Morris
  • 24 Jermaine Woods

Kickers

  • 28 Dustin Zink
Injured reserve
  • Currently vacant

Exempt list

  • Currently vacant

Practice squad

  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated March 29, 2011
24 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS

References

  1. ↑ "Chitwood Assumes River Monsters Ownership". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. February 10, 2011. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
  2. ↑ Richard Skinner (February 24, 2011). "Jared Lorenzen lured back to field". www.cincinnati.com. Gannett. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
  3. ↑ "River Monsters defeat Cougars". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. February 25, 2011. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
  4. ↑ "River Monsters Clinch Playoff Berth". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. April 24, 2011. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Northern Kentucky Torches Top-Scoring Defense, Clinches Home Field". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. May 22, 2011. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Northern Kentucky Penalized by UIFL is Eastern Kentucky's Gain". www.nationofblue.com. Nation of Blue LLC. May 24, 2011. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
  7. ↑ Kyle Austin (June 3, 2011). "Saginaw Sting earn berth in Ultimate Bowl with 48-47 upset win over Northern Kentucky". www.mlive.com. MLive Media Group. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
  8. ↑ "FireHawks joining new league". www.wane.com. WANE. June 30, 2011. Archived from the original on March 20, 2012. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
  9. ↑ Tom Davis (July 2, 2011). "Fire Wayne FireHawks to try again in new 2012 league". The News-Sentinel. Archived from the original on July 31, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
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