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2011 Port Huron Predators season

The 2011 Port Huron Predators season was the first season for the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) franchise. They were the first team in Port Huron since the Port Huron Pirates played there in 2007. On February 26, 2011, the Predators won their first game in franchise history, with a 69-12 victory over the visiting Indianapolis Enforcers. They got off to a quick start after a brief scare and never looked back. After the Enforcers brought back the opening kick-off to the Predators nine-yard line, the Port Huron defense stepped up and picked off the first play from scrimmage. It was the first of seven interceptions by the Predators' defense. On the next play, Predators back-up quarterback Jim Roth, who was filling in for Damon Dowdell, found Robert Height for a 41-yard score to put the team ahead for good. The Predators carried the 7-0 into the second quarter and led 21-6 at the half. In the second half, the flood gates opened as the Enforcers, a first-year team travel team, showed their inexperience with several mistakes. After several interceptions and fumbles, Port Huron took a commanding 47-6 lead into the third quarter before going on to win by the lopsided score.[1] On March 28, the Predators fired their second coach of the season as well as their director of operations. Head Coach Jason Lovelock was let go after Brusate said, "The players wanted something different." As for Director of Operations, Julie Crankshaw, Brusate cited, "We had different ideas on what should be done. She was fired. She didn't live up to her contract; she didn't fulfill it. So there is no need to fulfill my end." Brusate appointed Offensive Coordinator, John Forti, as the Interim Head Coach.[2] On April 2, Forti lead the team into his first game as Head Coach, and lead the team to a 29-45 defeat to the Chicago Knights, who hadn't won a game in over 2 season.[3] The Predators announced on April 28, 2011 that they would be forfeiting the rest of the season.[4]

2011 Port Huron Predators season
OwnerRachael Brusate
Head coachJason Lovelock (fired March 28: 2-1 record)
John Forti (interim)
Home fieldMcMorran Arena
701 McMorran Boulevard
Port Huron, MI 48060
Results
Record2-8
League place5th
Playoff finishdid not qualify

Port Huron Predators

Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Home/Away Result
1 February 26 Indianapolis Enforcers Home Won 69-12
2 March 5 Marion Blue Racers Away Lost 37-44
3 Bye Week
4 March 19 Dayton Silverbacks Home Won 61-34
5 Bye Week
6 April 2 Chicago Knights Home Lost 29-45
7 April 8 Cincinnati Commandos Away Lost 22-47
8 April 16 Marion Blue Racers Home Lost 15-47
9 Bye Week
10 April 30 Indianapolis Enforcers Home Lost 0-2 (Forfeit)
11 Bye Week
12 May 14 Cincinnati Commandos Home Lost 0-2 (Forfeit)
13 Bye Week
14 May 26 Dayton Silverbacks Away Lost 0-2 (Forfeit)
15 June 4 Chicago Knights Away Lost 0-2 (Forfeit)

Standings

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2011 Continental Indoor Football League
Team W L T PCT PF PA PF (Avg.) PA (Avg.) STK
Cincinnati Commandos-y 10 0 0 1.000 484 158 53.77 17.55 W10
Marion Blue Racers-x 8 2 0 .800 455 218 45.5 21.8 L1
Dayton Silverbacks-x 5 5 0 .500 288 265 32 39.4 W3
Chicago Knights-x 4 6 0 .400 255 295 28.33 32.77 L5
Port Huron Predators 2 8 0 .200 238 226 39.6 37.6 L7
Indianapolis Enforcers 1 9 0 .100 71 621 7.88 69 L3

Roster

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Port Huron Predators roster

Quarterbacks

  • 10 Adam Hurst
  •  7 Jim Roth

Offensive backs

  •  5 Levi Raines

Receivers

  •  6 Devon Daniels
  • 24 Daryl Frager
  •  4 Robert Height
  • 23 Jeremiah McLauren
  •  1 Terry Mitchell
  Offensive linemen
  • 31 Quentin Celano
  • 55 Rodney Hamilton
  • 92 Eric Knott
  • 76 Antonio Martin

Defensive linemen

  •  3 Jeff Dembowske
  • 44 Mike Matyniak
  • 91 Jim Strafford
  • 90 Antonio Young
  Linebackers
  • 20 Anthony Calamita
  •  8 Roger Sippio

Defensive backs

  •  9 Ruben Gay
  • 17 Darnell Hood
  •  2 Ernie Smith

Kickers

  • 22 Chris Tatti
  Inactive
  • -- Rasko Apostolovski K
  • -- Rondell Biggs DL
  • -- Damon Dowdell QB
  • -- Neal Duaul OL
  • -- Eze Ejelanu
  • -- Anthony Gay WR
  • -- Kenneth Hamilton OL
  • -- Justin McKinney DB
  • -- Evan McWhite WR
  • -- Gino Panza DL
  • 24 Andre Raines WR
  • 10 Calvin Toliver

Injured Reserve  

  • currently vacant'
  • rookies in italics
  • Updated 2011-04-02[5]
  • 22 Active, 12 Inactive

Stats

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Passing

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Player Comp. Att. Comp% Yards TD's INT's Rating
Jim Roth 27 65 41.5% 320 9 5 88.8
Mike Akrawi 10 30 33.3% 88 0 2 2.8
Calvin Toliver 5 14 35.7% 31 1 3 44.3

Rushing

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Player Car. Yards Avg. TD's Long
Levi Raines 26 232 8.9 6 28
Anthony Gay 24 175 7.3 4 49
Robert Height 18 84 4.7 4 16
Jim Roth 13 71 5.5 2 19

Receiving

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Player Rec. Yards Avg. TD's Long
Devon Daniels 14 179 12.8 4 22
Robert Height 9 85 9.4 3 14
Terry Mitchell 7 107 15.3 2 34
Anthony Gay 4 13 3.2 0 6

Regular season

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Week 1: vs Indianapolis Enforcers

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Week 1: Indianapolis Enforcers at Port Huron Predators – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Enforcers 0 6 0612
Predators 7 14 262269

at McMorran Arena, Port Huron, Michigan

  • Date: February 26
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 1,931
  • [1]
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Week 2: vs Marion Blue Racers

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Week 2: Port Huron Predators at Marion Blue Racers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Predators 6 19 12037
Blue Racers 7 13 32144

at Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Marion, Ohio

  • Date: March 5
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 1,200
  • Referee: Les Anderson
  • [2]
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Week 4: vs Dayton Silverbacks

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Week 4: Dayton Silverbacks at Port Huron Predators – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Silverbacks 13 7 8634
Predators 13 23 18761

at McMorran Arena, Port Huron, Michigan

  • Date: March 19
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 1,700
  • [3]
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Week 6: vs Chicago Knights

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Week 6: Chicago Knights at Port Huron Predators – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Knights 7 9 161345
Predators 7 7 8729

at McMorran Arena, Port Huron, Michigan

  • Date: April 2
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 1,519
  • Referee: Dave Stein
  • [4]
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Week 7: vs Cincinnati Commandos

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Week 7: Port Huron Predators at Cincinnati Commandos – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Predators 0 6 8822
Commandos 7 19 71447

at Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Date: April 8
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Referee: Dave Stein
  • [5]
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Week 8: vs Marion Blue Racers

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Week 8: Marion Blue Racers at Port Huron Predators – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Blue Racers 8 3 72947
Predators 0 9 0615

at McMorran Arena, Port Huron, Michigan

  • Date: April 16
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 1,073
  • Referee: Les Anderson
  • [6]
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Week 10: vs Indianapolis Enforcers

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Week 10: Indianapolis Enforcers at Port Huron Predators – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Enforcers 2 0 002
Predators 0 0 000

at McMorran Arena, Port Huron, Michigan

  • Date: April 30
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
Game information
Port Huron Forfeit

Week 12 vs Cincinnati Commandos

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Week 12: Cincinnati Commandos at Port Huron Predators – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Commandos 2 0 002
Predators 0 0 000

at McMorran Arena, Port Huron, Michigan

  • Date: May 14
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
Game information
Port Huron Forfeit

Week 14: vs Dayton Silverbacks

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Week 14: Port Huron Predators at Dayton Silverbacks – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Predators 0 0 000
Silverbacks 2 0 002

at Hara Arena, Dayton, Ohio

  • Date: May
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
Game information
Port Huron Forfeit

Week 15: vs Chicago Knights

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Week 15: Port Huron Predators at Chicago Knights – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Predators 0 0 000
Knights 2 0 002

at Victory Sport Complex, Loves Park, Illinois

  • Date: June 4
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
Game information
Port Huron Forfeit

References

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  1. ^ "Port Huron Predators win big in home debut | The Times Herald". thetimesherald.com. 2011-02-27. Retrieved 2011-03-18.
  2. ^ http://www.thetimesherald.com/article/20110331/SPORTS/103310315/Firings-add-Predators-drama
  3. ^ http://www.thetimesherald.com/article/20110403/SPORTS/104030326/Football-Predators-fall-Chicago
  4. ^ http://www.thetimesherald.com/article/20110429/SPORTS/104290323/1006/sports/Football-Predators-season-over
  5. ^ "Port Huron Predators Arena Football | CIFL Arena Football League | Michigan Arena Football League". Phpredators.com. Archived from the original on 2011-03-10. Retrieved 2011-03-18.
  6. ^ "CIFL 2011 Season - Port Huron Predators". www.ciflfootball.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-14.
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