2011 Saginaw Sting season

The 2011 Saginaw Sting season was the 3rd season for the Ultimate Indoor Football League (UIFL) franchise. After not faring well during their only season in the IFL, the Sting For the 2011 season, the team was purchased by San Diego-based business man, Mike Esposito. Esposito announced that the team would play in the newly formed Ultimate Indoor Football League, which Esposito was also the league's commissioner. He hired Stuart Schweigert as the Sting's Director of Player Development.^[1] After a 2-1 start, John Mize was fired for failing to submit a game roster before the Wednesday night deadline, causing the Sting to play a game short handed, that they eventually lost 37-38.^[2] He was replaced by assistant coach Vince Leveille. The Sting went on to win the Ultimate Bowl, with quarterback Tommy Jones setting several UIFL passing records and claiming the Ultimate Bowl's MVP honors. Ultimate Indoor Football League franchise. The Sting were able to finish the season with a 10-4 record, and won the Ultimate Bowl over the Eastern Kentucky Drillers.^[3]

2011 Saginaw Sting season
Owner	Mike Esposito
General manager	Stuart Schweigert
Head coach	John Mize (fired on March 17, 2011: 2-1 record) Vince Leveille (interim)
Home field	Dow Event Center 303 Johnson Street Saginaw, MI 48607
Results
Record	10-4
League place	2nd
Playoff finish	Won Semifinals 48-47 (River Monsters) Won Ultimate Bowl I 86-69 (Drillers)
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Schedule

Key:   Win   Tie   Loss   Bye

Regular season

Week	Day	Date	Opponent	Results		Location
				Score	Record
1	Friday	February 18	Eastern Kentucky Drillers	W 49-46	1-0	Dow Event Center
2	Friday	February 25	Johnstown Generals	W 62-49	2-0	Dow Event Center
3	BYE
4	Sunday	March 13	Huntington Hammer	L 37-38	2-1	Dow Event Center
5	Monday	March 21	at Canton Cougars	L 52-53	2-2	Canton Memorial Civic Center
6	Friday	March 25	Eastern Kentucky Drillers	W 76-41	3-2	Dow Event Center
7	Friday	April 1	at Johnstown Generals	W 33-29	4-2	Cambria County War Memorial Arena
8	Saturday	April 9	at Huntington Hammer	W 49-42	5-2	Big Sandy Superstore Arena
9	Friday	April 15	Canton Cougars	W 62-61	6-2	Dow Event Center
10	Friday	April 22	at Northern Kentucky River Monsters	L 56-64	6-3	The Bank of Kentucky Center
11	Friday	April 29	Johnstown Generals	W 55-37	7-3	Dow Event Center
12	Sunday	May 8	Northern Kentucky River Monsters	W 63-58	8-3	Dow Event Center
13	Saturday	May 14	at Canton Cougars	W 76-47	9-3	Canton Memorial Civic Center
14	Saturday	May 21	at Johnstown Generals	W 58-20	10-3	Cambria County War Memorial Arena
15	Sunday	May 29	at Huntington Hammer	L 43-44	10-4	Big Sandy Superstore Arena

Postseason schedule

Round	Day	Date	Opponent	Results		Location
				Score	Record
Semifinals	Saturday	June 4	Northern Kentucky River Monsters	W 48-47	1-0	Dow Event Center
Ultimate Bowl I	Friday	June 10	Eastern Kentucky Drillers	W 86-69	2-0	Dow Event Center

Standings

2011 UIFL standings^[ref 1] view talk edit
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
y-Northern Kentucky River Monsters^[ref 2]	11	3	0	.786	569	417	L1
x-Saginaw Sting	10	4	0	.714	473	415	L2
x-Eastern Kentucky Drillers	8	6	0	.571	390	373	W1
x-Huntington Hammer	7	7	0	.500	377	328	W2
Johnstown Generals	6	8	0	.429	292	416	W2
Canton Cougars	1	13	0	.071	370	522	L10

1. http://www.theuifl.com/01/UIFLStats/confsked.htm
2. Although Northern Kentucky were awarded the season title, they entered the postseason as the 4 seed due to salary cap violations.

Final roster

2011 Saginaw Sting roster
Quarterbacks  4 Tommy Jones Running backs  1 Robert Haynes Wide receivers  3 LaVaughn Macon  5 Chuck Dowdell QB/WR  8 Yvens Lewis  9 Kevin Brown 15 Zac Nichols		Offensive linemen 66 Josh Pack 76 Eric Brim 77 Steve Milalak Defensive linemen 11 Mike McFadden 44 Mike McGowan 55 Vernon Burden 96 Shawn Horetski 99 Michael Carter		Linebackers  7 John Jacobs 12 James Herring 25 Philip Smith 44 Michael Mcfadden Defensive backs  2 Tony Norman  6 Jaa Valentine 10 Ed Loscalzo 13 Calvin Brown Kickers 14 Chris Kolias		Injured reserve Currently vacant Exempt list Currently vacant Practice squad Currently vacant Rookies in italics [1] updated March 29, 2011 25 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS

Coaching staff

• Head coach - Vince Leveille, Michigan Tech
• Tommy Jones - Offensive coordinator, Indiana University
• Paul Mattey - Offensive and defensive line, Quincy University
• Terry Foster - Defensive coordinator - Michigan Tech
• Fred Townsend - Assistant coach, Central Michigan University
• Billy Maxy - Assistant coach, Saginaw
• Caroline Kinsey - Legal counsel, Michigan State University

References

1. Hugh Bernreuter (January 21, 2011). "Stuart Schweigert gets chance to spread football wings as Saginaw Sting director of player development". www.mlive.com. MLive Media Group. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
2. Kyle Austin (March 17, 2011). "Saginaw Sting dismiss head coach John Mize". www.mlive.com. MLive Media Group. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
3. Geoff Mott (June 11, 2011). "Saginaw Sting captures first Ultimate Indoor Football League Ultimate Bowl title, beating Eastern Kentucky Drillers 86-69". www.mlive.com. MLive Media Group. Retrieved October 15, 2015.