2011 Fairbanks Grizzlies season

The 2011 Fairbanks Grizzlies season was the team's fourth season as a professional indoor football franchise and third in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of twenty-two teams that competed in the IFL for the 2011 season, the Fairbanks, Alaska-based Fairbanks Grizzlies finished first in the Pacific Division of the Intense Conference.

2011 Fairbanks Grizzlies season
Owner	Chad Dittman Ricky Bertz Michael Taylor
Head coach	Robert Fuller
Home field	Carlson Center
Results
Record	10–4
Division place	1st Pacific
Playoff finish	Lost IC Semifinals (Wranglers) 54–72

Under head coach Robert Fuller, the team played their home games at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks, Alaska.

Preseason

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results
				Final score	Team record
	February 21 (Mon)		Alaska Football League All Stars	W 62-10

Regular season

Schedule

Key:   Win   Tie   Loss   Bye

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results
				Final score	Team record
1	February 27 (Sun)	4:05pm	Wenatchee Valley Venom	L 37-45	0-1
2	March 6 (Sun)	3:05pm (2:05 Alaska)	at Kent Predators (later changed name to Seattle Timberwolves)	L 41-56	0-2
3	March 12 (Sat)	7:05pm (6:05 Alaska)	at Tri-Cities Fever	L 35-50	0-3
4	March 18 (Fri)	7:05pm	Allen Wranglers	W 57-37	1-3
5	March 26 (Sat)	7:05pm (6:05 Alaska)	at Wenatchee Valley Venom	W 50-43	2-3
6	April 1 (Fri)	7:05pm (6:05 Alaska)	@Kent Predators (later changed name to Seattle Timberwolves)	W 31-30	3-3
7	April 8 (Fri)	7:05pm	Arizona Adrenaline	W 92-32	4-3
8	Bye
9	April 22 (Fri)	7:05pm	Chicago Slaughter	W 40-35	5-3
10	April 29 (Fri)	7:05pm	Wenatchee Valley Venom	W 78-33	6-3
11	May 7 (Sat)	7:05pm	Tri-Cities Fever	W 58-20	7-3
12	May 15 (Sun)	4:30pm (12:30 Alaska)	@Reading Express	W 60-45	8-3
13	May 21 (Sat)	7:05pm (3:05 Alaska)	at Lehigh Valley Steelhawks	L 28-37	8-4
14	May 28 (Sat)	7:05pm (6:05 Alaska)	at Tri-Cities Fever	W 31-28	9-4
15	June 3 (Fri)	7:05pm	Seattle Timberwolves	W 85-54	10-4
16	Bye

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results
				Final score	Team record
1	Bye
2	June 24 (Fri)	7:05pm	Allen Wranglers	L 54-72	---

Standings

2011 Pacific Division
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	DIV	GB	STK
y Fairbanks Grizzlies	10	4	0	0.714	723	545	6–3	—	W2
x Tri-Cities Fever	10	4	0	0.714	816	575	6–3	—	W2
Seattle Timberwolves	5	9	0	0.357	678	796	4–5	5.0	L2
Wenatchee Valley Venom	3	11	0	0.214	508	845	2–7	7.0	L4

Roster

Fairbanks Grizzlies roster
Quarterbacks 19 Donovan Porterie 12 Ryan Ratekin Running backs  9 Romandre Gibbs Wide receivers  5 John Halman  2 Erick Jones  7 Desmond Tardy  1 Tony Taylor		Offensive linemen 79 Lyndon Brown 54 Jerome Johnson 67 James Thompson 72 Nicholas Thornton-Jack Defensive linemen 71 Junior Aumavae 95 Tyron Hurst 30 Stephan Smith. Jr. 54 Bryan Wick		Linebackers 40 Steve Faoro  8 Devin Robinson Defensive backs 20 Xavier Drakeford 21 Noah Harris 15 Thyrell Lewis 24 James Romain  3 Daudi White 13 Kenny Viser Kickers 18 Rett Thibodeaux		Injured reserve Currently vacant Exempt list Currently vacant Practice squad Currently vacant Rookies in italics Roster updated June 24, 2011 24 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS

Awards

Two Fairbanks players earned first-team all-IFL honors: Dre Gibbs (running back) and James Romain (defensive back).