2011 Amarillo Venom season

The 2011 season was the eighth season for the Amarillo Venom as a football franchise and second in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of twenty-two teams that competed in the IFL for the 2011 season, the Venom were members of the Lonestar Division of the Intense Conference. Led by head coach Rodney Blackshear for the first 9 games, he was replaced by interim head coach Julian Reese. The team played their home games at the Amarillo Civic Center in Amarillo, Texas.

2011 Amarillo Venom season
OwnerStephanie Tucker
Head coachRodney Blackshear (games 1–9)
Julian Reese (games 10–14)
Home fieldAmarillo Civic Center
Results
Record4-10
Division place3rd

Schedule

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  Win   Tie   Loss   Bye

Preseason

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Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results
Final score Team record
February 20 (Sun) 3:05pm Allen Wranglers L 25-26

Regular season

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Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results
Final score Team record
1 February 25 (Fri) 7:00pm
(8:00 Central)
@Colorado Ice L 26-37 0-1
2 Bye
3 March 13 (Sun) 7:11pm @Bricktown Brawlers L 20-29 0-2
4 March 18 (Fri) 7:05pm Wyoming Cavalry L 33-37 0-3
5 March 25 (Fri) 7:11pm @West Texas Roughnecks L 34-37 0-4
6 April 2 (Sat) 7:05pm Allen Wranglers L 51-52 0-5
7 April 9 (Sat) 7:05pm Colorado Ice L 24-27 0-6
8 April 16 (Sat) 7:05pm @Wichita Wild L 32-56 0-7
9 April 23 (Sat) 7:05pm West Texas Roughnecks L 23-66 0-8
10 April 30 (Sat) 7:05pm Allen Wranglers L 20-44 0-9
11 Bye
12 May 14 (Sat) 7:05pm Bricktown Brawlers W 50-35 1-9
13 May 21 (Sat) 7:35pm @Allen Wranglers W 36-33 2-9
14 May 28 (Sat) 7:05pm
(8:05 Central)
@Arizona Adrenaline W 79-32 3-9
15 June 6 (Mon) 7:05pm Bricktown Brawlers ** W 77-0 4-9
16 June 11 (Sat) 7:11pm @West Texas Roughnecks L 24-37 4-10

** = Replacement Team.

Standings

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2011 Lonestar Division
W L T PCT PF PA DIV GB STK
y Allen Wranglers 10 4 0 0.714 664 510 7–2 W2
x West Texas Roughnecks 10 4 0 0.714 656 391 6–3 W3
Amarillo Venom 4 10 0 0.286 529 522 3–6 6.0 L1
Bricktown Brawlers[a] 2 12 0 0.143 292 717 2–7 8.0 L10
  1. ^ Last four games were losses played by replacements teams.

Roster

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2011 Amarillo Venom roster
Quarterbacks
  • 16 Sherard Ellis

Running backs

  •  4 Marcus Robinson

Wide receivers

  •  1 Anthony Clark
  •  3 Raymond Johnson
  •  8 Bryant Lee
  • 15 [ohn Roberson
Offensive linemen
  • 93 Cale Fischer
  • 84 Kendrick Thompson

Defensive linemen

  • 63 Barrett Allen
  • 24 Mario Reese
Linebackers
  • 11 Edward Cantrell
  • 34 Vernard Wilkins

Defensive backs

  •  9 DonTa Bright
  • 10 Jihad Morris
  •  6 Arseel Shakoor
  • 23 Cashmin Thomas
  • 96 Jared Williams
  • 91 Kyle Wilson

Kickers

  • 13 Jordy Finley
Injured reserve
  • Currently vacant

Exempt list

  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated June 11, 2011
19 Active, 0 Inactive