2011 Huntington Hammer season

2011 Huntington Hammer season
Head coach	Josh Resignalo (fired on April 10, 2011: 4-3 record) Michael Owens (interim)
General manager	Steve Fickert
Owner	Cecil Vandyke Bill Nichols Rick Kranz
Home field	Big Sandy Superstore Arena One Civic Center Plaza Huntington, WV 25701
Results
Record	7-7
League place	4th
Playoff finish	Lost Semifinals 4-20 (Drillers)

The 2011 Huntington Hammer season was the 1st season for the Ultimate Indoor Football League franchise. The Hammer were able to finish the season with an 7-7 record. In the playoffs, they were defeated by the Eastern Kentucky Drillers.

The team was owned by principle owner, Cecil Vandyke, along with co-owners Bill Nichols and Rick Kranz.^[1] On January 6, 2011, Josh Resignalo was named the first head coach in Hammer history.^[2] Resignalo was relieved on his coaching duties following an April 9th lost to the Saginaw Sting. Defensive Coordinator, Michael Owens, was named the interim head coach.

Schedule

Key:       Win       Tie       Loss       Bye

Regular season

Week	Day	Date	Opponent	Results		Location
				Score	Record
1	Sunday	February 20	Canton Cougars	W 41-26[3]	1-0	Big Sandy Superstore Arena
2	Friday	February 25	at Eastern Kentucky Drillers	L 26-37[4]	1-1	Eastern Kentucky Expo Center
3	BYE
4	Sunday	March 13	at Saginaw Sting	W 38-37[5]	2-1	Dow Event Center
5	Friday	March 18	Eastern Kentucky Drillers	W 39-28[6]	3-1	Big Sandy Superstore Arena
6	Friday	March 25	at Johnstown Generals	W 52-16[7]	4-1	Cambria County War Memorial Arena
7	Friday	April 1	at Northern Kentucky River Monsters	L 40-69[8]	4-2	The Bank of Kentucky Center
8	Saturday	April 9	Saginaw Sting	L 42-49[9]	4-3	Big Sandy Superstore Arena
9	Sunday	April 17	at Johnstown Generals	L 32-33[10]	4-4	The Bank of Kentucky Center
10	Saturday	April 23	at Canton Cougars	W 67-33[11]	5-4	Canton Memorial Civic Center
11	Saturday	April 30	Northern Kentucky River Monsters	L 23-44[12]	5-5	Big Sandy Superstore Arena
12	Friday	May 6	at Johnstown Generals	L 15-41[13]	5-6	Cambria County War Memorial Arena
13	Saturday	May 14	at Northern Kentucky River Monsters	L 28-34	5-7	The Bank of Kentucky Center
14	Saturday	May 21	Canton Cougars	W 56-35[14]	6-7	Big Sandy Superstore Arena
15	Sunday	May 29	Saginaw Sting	W 44-43[15]	7-7	Big Sandy Superstore Arena

Postseason schedule

Round	Day	Date	Opponent	Results		Location
				Score	Record
Semifinals	Saturday	June 4	at Eastern Kentucky Drillers	L 4-20[16]	0-1	Eastern Kentucky Expo Center

Standings

2011 UIFL Standings[ref 1]
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
y-Northern Kentucky River Monsters	11	3	0	.786	569	417	L1
x-Saginaw Sting	9	5	0	.643	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

1. http://www.theuifl.com/01/UIFLStats/confsked.htm

Final Roster

2011 Huntington Hammer roster
Quarterbacks 10 Darwin Pittman  1 Martevious Young Running Backs 20 Dray Mason Wide Receivers 15 Adrian Adams 80 Kenny Davis 80 Hiram Moore  3 Jeff Phillips 88 Thomas Riley		Offensive Linemen 96 Casey Oxley 55 Aaric Payne 50 Eric Vint Defensive Linemen  8 Rodney Fritz 98 Chris Foster  6 Joshua Kaltsas 60 Chris Payne 13 Michael Robinson		Linebackers  9 Andre Portis Defensive Backs  2 Jason Allen  7 Darius Pettigrew  4 Jarett Sanderson 25 Ryan Williams-Dancy Kickers Currently vacant		Injured Reserve Currently vacant Inactive  5 Kevin Allen, Jr. DB -- Rob Avriett K -- Patrick Cedeno DB -- Cory Cole OL/DL -- Kenny Davis WR -- Wes Sherrill K 81 Victor Smith WR Practice Squad Currently vacant Rookies in italics Roster updated June 4, 2011 21 Active, 7 Inactive, 0 PS → More rosters

References

1. "Nichols happy with first game". www.irontontribune.com. Ironton Tribune. February 21, 2011. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
2. "Hammer Announce Resignalo as Head Coach". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. January 6, 2011. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
3. "Defense Brings Hammer Time". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. February 21, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
4. "Hammer beat Drillers". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. February 26, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
5. "Hammer Topple Sting". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. March 14, 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. "Huntington hammers Johnstown". www.tribdem.com. The Tribune-Democrat. March 26, 2011. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
8. Daniel Fisher (April 2, 2011). "Hammer falls in showdown". www.irontontribune.com. Ironton Tribune. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
9. Chris Spencer (April 10, 2011). "Huntington Defense Hammered by Michigan". www.huntingtonnews.net. Huntington News. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
10. Shawn Curtis (April 17, 2011). "Late field goal gives Generlas win for injured teammate". www.tribdem.com. The Tribune-Democrat. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
11. "Foe lays Hammer on the Cougars". www.cantonrep.com. Gatehouse Media, Inc. April 25, 2011. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
12. Ryan Walker (May 3, 2011). "River Monsters outscore Hammer". www.irontontribune.com. Ironton Tribune. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
13. Paul Buriak (May 7, 2011). "Defense comes up big for Generals". www.tribdem.com. The Tribune-Democrat. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
14. "Hammer outscores Canton, 56-35". www.irontontribune.com. Ironton Tribune. May 24, 2011. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
15. Kyle Austin (May 29, 2011). "Saginaw Sting finish regular season with 49-25 loss to Huntington Hammer". www.mlive.com. MLive Media Group. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
16. Ryan Walker (June 6, 2011). "Hammer falls to Drillers". www.irontontribune.com. Ironton Tribune. Retrieved October 14, 2015.