2011 Green Bay Blizzard season

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2011 Green Bay Blizzard season
OwnerTitletown Football Group, LLC
Head coachRik Richards
Home field Resch Center
1901 South Oneida Street
Green Bay, WI 54304
Results
Record11-3
Division place1st Great Lakes
Playoff finishWon Conference Semi-Finals (Express) 68-51
Lost United Conference Championship (Storm) 12-52

The 2011 Green Bay Blizzard season was the team's ninth season as a football franchise and second in the Indoor Football League. One of twenty-two teams competing in the IFL for the 2011 season, the Blizzard were members of the Great Lakes Division of the United Conference. The team played their home games at the Resch Center in the Green Bay suburb of Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin.

Contents

Preseason

Schedule

WeekDateKickoffOpponentResults
Final ScoreTeam Record
PreseasonFebruary 22 (Tue)Wisconsin All Stars---

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateKickoffOpponentResults
Final ScoreTeam Record
1Bye
2March 5 (Sat)7:05pmat Bloomington Extreme L 26-420-1
3March 12 (Sat)7:05pmat Wichita Wild W 55-411-1
4March 18 (Fri)7:30pm Bloomington Extreme W 61-512-1
5March 27 (Sun)4:00pmat Nebraska Danger W 48-383-1
6April 1 (Fri)7:30pm Richmond Revolution W 67-474-1
7Bye
8April 15 (Fri)7:30pm Reading Express W 62-195-1
9April 22 (Fri)7:05pm
(9:05 Central)
at Wenatchee Valley Venom W 60-66-1
10April 29 (Fri)7:35pmat Chicago Slaughter L 39-426-2
11May 7 (Sat)7:30pm La Crosse Spartans W 44-217-2
12May 15 (Sun)2:05pmat Sioux Falls Storm L 38-577-3
13May 21 (Sat)7:30pm Reading Express W 72-408-3
14May 27 (Fri)7:00pmat La Crosse Spartans W 66-319-3
15June 4 (Sat)7:30pm Lehigh Valley Steelhawks W 61-2510-3
16June 10 (Fri)7:30pm Chicago Slaughter W 65-4811-3

Standings

2011 Great Lakes Division
WLTPCTPFPADIVGBSTK
y Green Bay Blizzard 11300.7867645084–2W4
x Bloomington Extreme 9500.6435614734–22.0L1
x Chicago Slaughter 8600.5716246274–23.0L3
La Crosse Spartans 5900.3574956330–66.0W1

Postseason

Schedule

WeekDateKickoffOpponentResults
Final ScoreTeam Record
1Bye
2June 25 (Sat)7:30pm Reading Express W 68-51---
3July 9 (Sat)7:05pmat Sioux Falls Storm L 12-52---

Roster

2011 Green Bay Blizzard roster
Quarterback
  • 12Willie Copeland

Running back

  • 16DeMaudray Woolridge

Wide receiver

Offensive linemen
  • 55Tim Muellar

Defensive linemen

Linebacker
  • 18Aaron Bryant
  • 11Greg Jackson

Defensive back

Kicker

  • 19Joshua Shene
Injured Reserve
  • currently vacant

Exempt List

  • currently vacant

Practice squad

  • currently vacant

rookies in italics
Roster updated July 9, 2011
17 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS

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