2011 Reading Express season
2011 Reading Express season | |
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Owner | Ted Lavender Lisa Lavender |
Head coach | Mark Steinmeyer |
Home field | Sovereign Center 700 Penn Street Reading, PA 19602 |
Results | |
Record | 8-6 |
Division place | 1st Atlantic |
Playoff finish | Won Wild Card Round (Slaughter) 76-33 Lost Conference Semi-Finals (Blizzard) 51-68 |
The 2011 Reading Express season was the sixth season as a professional indoor football franchise and their first in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of twenty-two teams competing in the IFL for the 2011 season, the Reading Express were members of the Atlantic Division of the United Conference.
The team played their home games under head coach Mark Steinmeyer at the Sovereign Center in Reading, Pennsylvania. The Express earned an 8–6 record, placing 1st in the Atlantic Division.
Schedule
[edit]Key: Win Tie Loss Bye
Regular season
[edit]All start times are local to home team
Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | |
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Score | Record | ||||||
0* | BYE | ||||||
1 | Sunday | February 26 | 7:00pm | Lehigh Valley Steelhawks | W 33–26 | 1–0 | Sovereign Center |
2 | Saturday | March 5 | 7:05pm | at Chicago Slaughter | L 55–59 | 1-1 | Sears Centre |
3 | Friday | March 11 | 7:30pm | Bloomington Extreme | L 14–44 | 1–2 | Sovereign Center |
4 | Sunday | March 20 | 4:00pm | Arizona Adrenaline | W 31–14 | 2-2 | Sovereign Center |
5 | BYE | ||||||
6 | Friday | April 1 | 7:30pm | Lehigh Valley Steelhawks | W 63–58 | 3–2 | Sovereign Center |
7 | Saturday | April 9 | 7:00pm | at Richmond Revolution | W 25–14 | 4–2 | Arthur Ashe Athletic Center |
8 | Friday | April 15 | 7:30pm | at Green Bay Blizzard | L 19–62 | 4–3 | Resch Center |
9 | Saturday | April 23 | 7:05pm | at Lehigh Valley Steelhawks | W 40–37 | 5–3 | Stabler Arena |
10 | Saturday | April 30 | 7:00pm | Richmond Revolution | W 49–28 | 6–3 | Sovereign Center |
11 | Sunday | May 8 | 4:00pm | at Lehigh Valley Steelhawks | W 51–14 | 7–3 | Stabler Arena |
12 | Sunday | May 15 | 4:30pm | Fairbanks Grizzlies | L 45–60 | 7–4 | Sovereign Center |
13 | Saturday | May 21 | 7:30pm | at Green Bay Blizzard | L 40–72 | 7–5 | Stabler Arena |
14 | BYE | ||||||
15 | Saturday | June 4 | 8:00pm | Richmond Revolution | W 76–7 | 8–5 | Sovereign Center |
16 | Saturday | June 11 | 7:00pm | at Richmond Revolution | L 14–42 | 8–6 | Arthur Ashe Athletic Center |
* Kickoff Classic week
Playoffs
[edit]Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | |
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Score | Record | ||||||
1 | Saturday | June 18 | 7:00pm | Chicago Slaughter | W 76–33 | 1–0 | Sovereign Center |
2 | Saturday | June 25 | 7:30pm | at Green Bay Blizzard | L 51–68 | 1-1 | Resch Center |
Roster
[edit]2011 Reading Express roster | ||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Kickers
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Injured Reserve
Exempt List
Practice squad
Roster Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine updated June 25, 2011 → More rosters |
Division Standings
[edit]2011 Atlantic Division | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | DIV | GB | STK | |
y Reading Express | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0.571 | 525 | 516 | 7–1 | — | L1 |
Lehigh Valley Steelhawks | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0.286 | 432 | 595 | 3–5 | 4.0 | L2 |
Richmond Revolution | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0.214 | 441 | 593 | 2–6 | 5.0 | W1 |