2011 La Crosse Spartans season
The 2011 La Crosse Spartans season was the team's second season as a professional indoor football franchise and second in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of twenty-two teams competing in the IFL for the 2011 season, the La Crosse, Wisconsin-based La Crosse Spartans were members of the Great Lakes Division of the United Conference.
| 2011 La Crosse Spartans season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Chris Kokalis |
| Head coach | Kyle Moore-Brown (Interim) Gilbert Brown (resigned March 31) |
| General manager | Chris Kokalis |
| Home field | La Crosse Center 300 Harbor View Plaza La Crosse, WI 54601 |
| Results | |
| Record | 5-9 |
| Division place | 4th Great Lakes |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
Under the leadership of owner Chris Kokalis, and head coach Kyle Moore-Brown, the team played their home games at the La Crosse Center in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
The season began February 19, 2011, in the IFL’s showcase game, the Kickoff Classic. La Crosse played seven regular season games at home over the course of February through early June.[1] Indoor football veteran Jose Jefferson joined the Spartans for the 2011 season as their Offensive Coordinator.[2]
After four games of the 2011 season it was announced that head coach Gilbert Brown would be taking a leave of absence from the team for personal reasons, and that his brother Kyle Moore-Brown would be switching from assistant coach to head coach of the Spartans.[3]
On April 30, 2011, the Spartans became one of the few teams in indoor football history to post a shutout, beating the Lehigh Valley Steelhawks 51-0.
On August 30, 2011, GM and co-owner Chris Kokalis announced the formation of the Cedar Rapids Titans, including former Spartans members Xzavie Jackson, Travis Miller and Mike Polaski. The Titans were listed as members of the Great Lakes division, along with the Green Bay Blizzard, Bloomington Extreme and Chicago Slaughter, but the Spartans were not listed in this division they were previously in. Kokalis said the Spartans franchise will "cease to exist", but also said that the team was up for sale. [4]
Schedule
Key: Win Tie Loss Bye
Preseason
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final Score | Team Record | ||||
| December 31 (Fri) | 2:00pm | River City Rough Riders (Family Day Scrimmage) |
W 37-7 | --- | |
Regular season
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final Score | Team Record | ||||
| 0* | February 19 (Sat) | 7:00pm | Chicago Slaughter | L 48-69 | 0-1 |
| 1 | Bye | ||||
| 2 | Bye | ||||
| 3 | March 12 (Sat) | 7:05pm | at Omaha Beef | L 20-40 | 0-2 |
| 4 | March 17 (Thu) | 7:00pm | Kent Predators | W 66-28 | 1-2 |
| 5 | March 26 (Sat) | 7:05pm (6:05 Central) |
at Richmond Revolution | W 39-33 | 2-2 |
| 6 | April 3 (Sun) | 3:00pm | Nebraska Danger | W 50-44 | 3-2 |
| 7 | April 9 (Sat) | 7:05pm | at Chicago Slaughter | L 40-54 | 3-3 |
| 8 | April 15 (Fri) | 7:05pm | at Sioux Falls Storm | L 10-77 | 3-4 |
| 9 | April 22 (Fri) | 7:00pm | Bloomington Extreme | L 26-71 | 3-5 |
| 10 | April 30 (Sat) | 7:00pm | Lehigh Valley Steelhawks | W 51-0 | 4-5 |
| 11 | May 7 (Sat) | 7:30pm | at Green Bay Blizzard | L 21-44 | 4-6 |
| 12 | Bye | ||||
| 13 | May 21 (Sat) | 7:05pm (6:05 Central) |
at Richmond Revolution | L 37-40 | 4-7 |
| 14 | May 27 (Fri) | 7:00pm | Green Bay Blizzard | L 31-66 | 4-8 |
| 15 | June 3 (Fri) | 7:07pm | at Bloomington Extreme | L 29-45 | 4-9 |
| 16 | June 11 (Sat) | 7:00pm | Lehigh Valley Steelhawks | W 27-22 | 5-9 |
* = Kickoff Classic Game, before week 1 starts.
Roster
| La Crosse Spartans roster | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
|
Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen
|
Linebackers
Defensive Backs
Kickers
|
Injured Reserve
Inactive
Practice Squad
| |||
Standings
| 2011 Great Lakes Division | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | DIV | GB | STK | |
| y Green Bay Blizzard | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0.786 | 764 | 508 | 4–2 | — | W4 |
| x Bloomington Extreme | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0.643 | 561 | 473 | 4–2 | 2.0 | L1 |
| x Chicago Slaughter | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0.571 | 624 | 627 | 4–2 | 3.0 | L3 |
| La Crosse Spartans | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0.357 | 495 | 633 | 0–6 | 6.0 | W1 |
References
- "La Crosse Spartans : Schedule". La Crosse Spartans. Archived from the original on 2012-07-06.
- "Jose Jefferson to Lead Spartans' Offense". Our Sports Central. November 10, 2010. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
- "Spartans' Brown to Take Leave of Absence". Our Sports Central.
- Jeff Brown (August 30, 2011). "Spartans fold". www.lacrossetribune.com. La Crosse Tribune. Retrieved June 10, 2015.