2011 Dallas Vigilantes season

The 2011 Dallas Vigilantes season was the second season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Clint Dolezel and played their home games at the American Airlines Center. The Vigilantes finished the regular season 11–7, qualifying for the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. As the 3rd seed in the National Conference, they lost to the Chicago Rush in the conference semifinals, 51–54.

2011 Dallas Vigilantes season
Head coachClint Dolezel
Home fieldAmerican Airlines Center
Results
Record11–7
Division place2nd NC Central
Playoff finishLost Conference Semifinals 51–54 (Rush)

Final roster edit

2011 Dallas Vigilantes roster
Quarterbacks

Fullbacks

Wide receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Kickers

Injured Reserve

Other League Exempt

rookies in italics
Roster updated July 27, 2011

27 Active, 6 Inactive

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Standings edit

Team W L PCT PF PA DIV CON Home Away
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

Schedule edit

Regular season edit

The Vigilantes began the season at home against the Kansas City Command on March 12. Their final game of the regular season was on July 23, when they hosted the Arizona Rattlers.[1]

Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Report
Score Record
1 Saturday March 12 Noon CST Kansas City Command W 53–46 1–0 American Airlines Center [2]
2 Saturday March 19 Noon CDT Tulsa Talons W 64–40 2–0 American Airlines Center [3]
3 Bye
4 Thursday March 21 6:00 p.m. CDT at Utah Blaze L 40–69 2–1 EnergySolutions Arena [4]
5 Friday April 8 7:00 p.m. CDT at Georgia Force L 48–55 2–2 Arena at Gwinnett Center [5]
6 Friday April 15 7:30 p.m. CDT Milwaukee Mustangs W 49–21 3–2 American Airlines Center [6]
7 Saturday April 23 6:30 p.m. CDT at Tampa Bay Storm W 67–61 4–2 St. Pete Times Forum [7]
8 Friday April 29 7:30 p.m. CDT at Kansas City Command W 72–63 5–2 Sprint Center [8]
9 Saturday May 7 7:30 p.m. CDT Iowa Barnstormers W 71–57 6–2 American Airlines Center [9]
10 Saturday May 14 9:00 p.m. CDT at Spokane Shock L 49–71 6–3 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena [10]
11 Sunday May 22 3:00 p.m. CDT at Chicago Rush L 57–69 6–4 Allstate Arena [11]
12 Saturday May 28 7:30 p.m. CDT Pittsburgh Power L 75–76 6–5 American Airlines Center [12]
13 Saturday June 4 7:30 p.m. CDT San Jose SaberCats W 70–57 7–5 American Airlines Center [13]
14 Bye
15 Saturday June 18 7:05 p.m. CDT at Iowa Barnstormers W 65–55 8–5 Wells Fargo Arena [14]
16 Saturday June 25 7:00 p.m. CDT at Tulsa Talons W 55–48 9–5 BOK Center [15]
17 Saturday July 2 7:30 p.m. CDT Philadelphia Soul W 58–41 10–5 American Airlines Center [16]
18 Saturday July 9 6:00 p.m. CDT at Jacksonville Sharks W 75–70 11–5 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena [17]
19 Saturday July 16 7:30 p.m. CDT Chicago Rush L 44–53 11–6 American Airlines Center [18]
20 Saturday July 23 7:30 p.m. CDT Arizona Rattlers L 49–55 11–7 American Airlines Center [19]

Playoffs edit

Round Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Report
NC Semifinals Friday July 29 7:30 p.m. CDT at Chicago Rush L 51–54 Allstate Arena [20]

Regular season edit

Week 1: vs. Kansas City Command edit

Week 1: Kansas City Command at Dallas Vigilantes – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Command 0 14 131946
Vigilantes 13 10 141653

at American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas

  • Date: March 12
  • Game time: Noon CST
  • Game attendance: 5,129
  • Recap
Game information

Week 2: vs. Tulsa Talons edit

Week 2: Tulsa Talons at Dallas Vigilantes – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Talons 0 33 0740
Vigilantes 14 21 72264

at American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas

  • Date: March 19
  • Game time: Noon CDT
  • Game attendance: 7,177
  • Referee: Scott Vaughan
  • Recap
Game information

Week 3: BYE edit

Week 4: at Utah Blaze edit

Week 4: Dallas Vigilantes at Utah Blaze – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Vigilantes 7 13 61440
Blaze 7 27 211469

at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Date: March 31
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 7,163
  • Referee: Shawn Hochuli
  • Recap
Game information

Week 5: at Georgia Force edit

Week 5: Dallas Vigilantes at Georgia Force – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Vigilantes 13 21 7748
Force 7 21 131455

at Arena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Georgia

  • Date: April 8
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 6,335
  • Referee: Kevin Stine
  • Recap
Game information

Week 6: vs. Milwaukee Mustangs edit

Week 6: Milwaukee Mustangs at Dallas Vigilantes – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Mustangs 6 9 0621
Vigilantes 7 28 7749

at American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas

  • Date: April 15
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 6,014
  • Referee: Chris Snead
  • Recap
Game information

Week 7: at Tampa Bay Storm edit

Week 7: Dallas Vigilantes at Tampa Bay Storm – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Vigilantes 12 21 201467
Storm 20 7 72761

at St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida

  • Date: April 23
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 12,226
  • Referee: Kevin Stein
  • Recap
Game information

Week 8: at Kansas City Command edit

Week 8: Dallas Vigilantes at Kansas City Command – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Vigilantes 14 14 212372
Command 29 8 131363

at Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: April 29
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 3,502
  • Referee: Jim Corpora
  • Recap
Game information

Week 9: vs. Iowa Barnstormers edit

Week 9: Iowa Barnstormers at Dallas Vigilantes – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Barnstormers 17 20 71357
Vigilantes 14 27 141671

at American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas

  • Date: May 7
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 6,634
  • Referee: Chris Snead
  • Recap
Game information

Week 10: at Spokane Shock edit

Week 10: Dallas Vigilantes at Spokane Shock – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Vigilantes 20 6 71649
Shock 13 28 161471

at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, Spokane, Washington

  • Date: May 14
  • Game time: 9:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 9,368
  • Referee: Shane Anderson
  • Recap
Game information

Week 11: at Chicago Rush edit

Week 11: Dallas Vigilantes at Chicago Rush – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Vigilantes 14 10 132057
Rush 14 14 202169

at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois

  • Date: May 22
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 9,535
  • Referee: Alex Kemp
  • Recap
Game information

Week 12: vs. Pittsburgh Power edit

Week 12: Pittsburgh Power at Dallas Vigilantes – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Power 13 14 143576
Vigilantes 13 21 73475

at American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas

  • Date: May 28
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 9,876
  • Referee: Joe Pester
  • Recap
Game information

Week 13: vs. San Jose SaberCats edit

Week 13: San Jose SaberCats at Dallas Vigilantes – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
SaberCats 14 21 91357
Vigilantes 28 21 14770

at American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas

  • Date: June 4
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 8,463
  • Referee: Chris Snead
  • Recap
Game information

Week 14: BYE edit

Week 15: at Iowa Barnstormers edit

Week 15: Dallas Vigilantes at Iowa Barnstormers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Vigilantes 20 14 72465
Barnstormers 7 13 152055

at Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa

  • Date: June 18
  • Game time: 7:05 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 8,059
  • Referee: Larry Smith
  • Recap
Game information

Week 16: at Tulsa Talons edit

Week 16: Dallas Vigilantes at Tulsa Talons – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Vigilantes 21 14 61455
Talons 7 7 201448

at BOK Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma

  • Date: June 25
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Referee: Shawn Hochuli
  • Recap
Game information

Week 17: vs. Philadelphia Soul edit

Week 17: Philadelphia Soul at Dallas Vigilantes – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Soul 14 6 14741
Vigilantes 20 14 17758

at American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas

  • Date: July 2
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 8,957
  • Referee: Chris Snead
  • Recap
Game information

Week 18: at Jacksonville Sharks edit

Week 18: Dallas Vigilantes at Jacksonville Sharks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Vigilantes 14 27 211375
Sharks 7 29 191570

at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Date: July 9
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 11,153
  • Referee: Kevin Stine
  • Recap
Game information

Week 19: vs. Chicago Rush edit

Week 19: Chicago Rush at Dallas Vigilantes – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Rush 14 7 141853
Vigilantes 23 14 0744

at American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas

  • Date: July 16
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 11,553
  • Referee: Scott Vaughn
  • Recap
Game information

Week 20: vs. Arizona Rattlers edit

Week 20: Arizona Rattlers at Dallas Vigilantes – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Rattlers 14 14 72055
Vigilantes 0 21 141449

at American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas

  • Date: July 23
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 12,866
  • Referee: David Cutaia
  • Recap
Game information

Playoffs edit

National Conference Semifinals: at (2) Chicago Rush edit

National Conference Semifinals: Dallas Vigilantes at Chicago Rush – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
(3) Vigilantes 10 20 14751
(2) Rush 7 20 72054

at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois

  • Date: July 29
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 4,489
  • Referee: Shawn Hochuli
  • Recap
Game information

References edit

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  9. ^ "Vigilantes Too Much for Barnstormers, win 71–57". Arena Football League. Archived from the original on March 31, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2011.
  10. ^ "Spokane Shocks Dallas: Vigilantes Lose, 71–49". Dallas Vigilantes. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
  11. ^ "Road Woes: Rush Defeat Vigilantes, 69–57". Dallas Vigilantes. Retrieved May 26, 2011.
  12. ^ "Over Powered: Vigilantes Lose in Heartbreaker, 76–75". Dallas Vigilantes. Retrieved June 1, 2011.
  13. ^ "Taming the Beast: Vigilantes Defeat Sabercats, 70–57". Dallas Vigilantes. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
  14. ^ "No Where to Fly: Dallas Sweeps Iowa, 65–55". Dallas Vigilantes. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
  15. ^ "Three Sweeps a Charm: Vigilantes Defeat Talons, 55–48". Dallas Vigilantes. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
  16. ^ "Happy Fourth: Vigilantes Defeat Soul, 58–41". Dallas Vigilantes. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  17. ^ "On a Roll: Vigilantes Defeat Jacksonville, 75–70". Dallas Vigilantes. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
  18. ^ "Snapped: Vigilantes Fall to Rush, 53–44". Dallas Vigilantes. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
  19. ^ "Snake Bitten: Rattlers Defeat Vigilantes, 55–49". Dallas Vigilantes. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
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