2011 Indianapolis Enforcers season

2011 Indianapolis Enforcers season
OwnerK. C. Carter
General managerK. C. Carter
Head coachK. C. Carter
Home fieldTravel Team
Results
Record1-9
League place6th
Playoff finishdid not qualify
Uniform

The 2011 Indianapolis Enforcers season was the first season for the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) franchise.

The Enforcers came into existence when K.C. Carter, the owner of the Mid-States Football League's Indianapolis Stampede, put together an expansion franchise to compete in the CIFL. Having been involved with football, be it as a player, owner, head coach or league commissioner for over 35 years, Carter wanted to take on the challenge of the indoor football game. He put his team together in just 32 days,[1] acquiring players with the understanding that there would be no pay this year. He did not want to be a team that promised the world and delivered nothing. This team was assembled by invitation only. He found his talent in his semi-pro team, The Stampede, and team USA. He also grabbed a few plays from Central State University, and a few players from the defunct Fort Wayne FireHawks.

Because they joined the CIFL so late, they had no lease to play games in a home arena. This caused the Enforcers to play on the road in 2011, with the hopes of finding a permanent home in 2012. Carter had aspirations that Conseco Field House or the Pepsi Coliseum would be the home for the Enforcers in 2012. On February 26, 2011, the Enforcers lost their first game in franchise history by a score of 69-12 to the Port Huron Predators. On March 19, 2011, the Enforcers gave up a Cincinnati Commandos record 8 touchdown passes to Tyler Sheehan.[2] On April 2, 2011, the Enforcers again became a part of CIFL history, as they gave up a record, 8 rushing touchdowns in a single game, en route to a 78-0 defeat to the Marion Blue Racers.[3] The Enforcers lone victory in its expansion season was a 2-0 forfeit win over the Predators as they failed to finish the season. They finished the season 1-9 and 6th overall.

Players

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Signings

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Position Player 2010 Team
QB Mike Whitaker Fort Wayne FireHawks
DB/RB Ricky Emery Chicago Cardinals
DT Michael Cupp Fort Wayne FireHawks

Final roster

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2011 Indianapolis Enforcers roster

Quarterbacks

  •  9 DeMarcus Simons
  •  7 Dean Vinson
  • 11 Mike Whitaker

Running backs

  •  2 Ricky Emery
  • 15 Quentin Harris
  •  4 DeRon Jenkins

Wide receivers

  •  6 Anthony Connors
  • 24 Matthew Midkiff
  •  5 Troy Summers
  •  3 Montez Williams
  Offensive linemen
  • 99 Bob Hogan
  • 93 Joe Jekel
  • 79 Dontesz Motley
  • 70 Darnell Taylor
  • 61 Todd Whitner

Defensive linemen

  • 95 Michael Cupp
  • 56 Jawann Hollaway
  Linebackers
  • 51 Zachary Cavanaugh
  • 44 Caleb Conrad
  • 14 Ian Picurro

Defensive backs

  • 21 Jay Cross
  • 31 Todd Blanton
  • 12 Karl Jones
  • 30 Drew Russ

Special teams

  • currently vacant
   Reserve lists
  • currently vacant

Practice squad

  • 56 T. J. Baker
  • 92 Kevin Balfour OL
  • 61 Jerome Cook OL
  • 44 Chad Cooper OL/TE
  •  8 Scott DuVall K
  • 52 Joel Fravel DL/LB
  • -- Kyle Harbaugh DL/OL
  •  9 Kyle Hubbard QB
  • 23 Dominic Lane DB
  • 93 Dennis Lloyd Jr.
  • 22 Robert Payne S
  • -- Harrison Postis WR
  • 20 Robert Reed S
  • 15 Kevin Robbins Jr. LB
  • 93 Gregory Robinson Jr.

Updated April 8, 2011[4]

rookies in italics
24 Active, 15 Inactive

Regular season

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Regular season

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Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site
Final score Team record
1 February 26 7:30 P.M. EST at Port Huron Predators L 12-69 0-1 McMorran Arena
2 March 5 7:30 P.M. EDT at Dayton Silverbacks L 19-69 0-2 Hara Arena
3 Bye
4 March 19 7:30 P.M. EDT at Cincinnati Commandos L 2-82 0-3 Cincinnati Gardens
5 Bye
6 April 2 7:30 P.M. EDT at Marion Blue Racers L 0-78 0-4 Veterans Memorial Coliseum
7 April 9 7:30 P.M. EDT Chicago Knights L 14-42 0-5 10th Street Sports Center
8 April 17 2:30 p.m. CST at Chicago Knights L 6-52 0-6 Victory Sports Complex
9 Bye
10 April 30 7:30 P.M. EDT at Port Huron Predators W 2-0 (Forfeit) 1-6 McMorran Arena
11 May 7 7:30 P.M. EDT at Dayton Silverbacks L 6-75 1-7 Hara Arena
12 May 14 7:30 P.M. EDT at Marion Blue Racers L 12-73 1-8 Veterans Memorial Coliseum
13 May 21 7:30 P.M. EDT at Cincinnati Commandos L 0-81 1-9 Cincinnati Gardens
14 Bye
15 Bye

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

Regular season

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Week 1: vs Port Huron Predators

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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]
Game information

Week 2: vs Dayton Silverbacks

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The Enforcers fell to the Silverbacks, 13-69. Melvin Bryant caught touchdowns of 27 and 37 yards from Jeremy Greenleaf. Fred Cromartie and Daniel Stover each chipped in with a touchdown catch.[5]

Week 2: Indianapolis Enforcers at Dayton Silverbacks – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Enforcers 6 7 0619
Silverbacks 23 27 31669

at Hara Arena, Trotwood, Ohio

  • Date: March 5
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • [2]
Game information

Week 4: vs Cincinnati Commandos

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Week 4: Indianapolis Enforcers at Cincinnati Commandos – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Enforcers 0 2 002
Commandos 26 20 162082

at Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Date: March 19
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • [3]
Game information

Week 6: vs Marion Blue Racers

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Week 6: Indianapolis Enforcers at Marion Blue Racers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Enforcers 0 0 000
Blue Racers 26 27 121378

at Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Marion, Ohio

  • Date: April 2
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 1,200
  • Referee: Les Anderson
  • [4]
Game information

Week 7: vs Chicago Knights

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Week 7: Chicago Knights at Indianapolis Enforcers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Knights 7 14 14742
Enforcers 0 12 0214

at 10th Street Sports Center, Indianapolis, Indiana

  • Date: April 9
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • [5]
Game information

Week 8: vs Chicago Knights

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Week 8: Indianapolis Enforcers at Chicago Knights – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Enforcers 0 6 006
Knights 6 23 91452

at Victory Sports Complex, Loves Park, Illinois

  • Date: April 17
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 170
  • Referee: Tommy Tyks
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Game information

Week 10: vs Port Huron Predators

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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 11: vs Dayton Silverbacks

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Week 11: Indianapolis Enforcers at Dayton Silverbacks – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Enforcers 6 0 006
Silverbacks 14 25 152175

at Hara Arena, Trotwood, Ohio

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

Week 12: vs Marion Blue Racers

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Week 12: Indianapolis Enforcers at Marion Blue Racers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Enforcers 6 6 0012
Blue Racers 0 32 142773

at Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Marion, Ohio

  • Date: May 14
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 1,100
  • Referee: Tommy Tyks
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Game information

Week 13: vs Cincinnati Commandos

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Week 13: Indianapolis Enforcers at Cincinnati Commandos – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Enforcers 0 0 000
Commandos 14 15 262681

at Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Date: May 21
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Referee: Tommy Tyks
  • [8]
Game information

Stats

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Passing

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Player Comp. Att. Comp% Yards TD's INT's Rating
DeMarcus Simons 44 106 41.5% 355 4 12 88.8
Mike Whitaker 34 82 41.5% 245 4 10 49.1
Dean Vinson 12 46 26.1% 61 0 8 0.0

Rushing

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Player Car. Yards Avg. TD's Long
DeMarcus Simons 48 70 1.5 2 16
Ricky Emery 11 34 3.1 1 8
Troy Summers 13 28 2.2 0 16
Darnell Taylor 11 27 2.5 0 13

Receiving

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Player Rec. Yards Avg. TD's Long
Montez Williams 23 210 9.1 3 24
Troy Summers 12 185 11.7 3 36
Ricky Emery 7 70 10.0 2 21
Karl Jones 6 51 8.5 0 15

Stats reference[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Steve Brooks (April 26, 2012). "Indianapolis Enforcers indoor football team offers second chances". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  2. ^ "Commandos defeat Indianapolis 82-2". cincinnaticommandos.com. Cincinnati Commandos. Archived from the original on 2015-11-20.
  3. ^ "Blue Racers roll past Indianapolis". Marion Star.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ "Indianapolis Enforcers Indoor Football". Indyenforcers.com. Archived from the original on March 1, 2011. Retrieved March 18, 2011.
  5. ^ "Silverbacks rout Indianapolis in opener". Dayton Daily News. March 7, 2011. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  6. ^ "2011 Indianapolis Enforcers Stats". CIFLFootball.com. Continental Indoor Football League. Archived from the original on 2012-03-28. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
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