2011 Jacksonville Sharks season explained

Team:Jacksonville Sharks
Year:2011
Record:14–4
Division Place:1st AC South
Coach:Les Moss
Stadium:Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
Playoffs:Won Conference Semifinals (Predators) 63–48
Won Conference Championship (Force) 64–55
Won ArenaBowl XXIV (Rattlers) 73–70
Aflopy:Aaron Garcia
Previous:2010
Next:2012

The Jacksonville Sharks season was the second season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Les Moss and played their home games at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena. In the regular season, the Sharks went 14–4, qualifying for the playoffs as the top seed in the American Conference. After defeating the Orlando Predators in the conference semifinals, they beat the Georgia Force in the American Conference championship. Advancing to ArenaBowl XXIV, the Sharks triumphed over the Arizona Rattlers on a last-second game-winning touchdown pass to win their first ArenaBowl championship.

Season schedule

Regular season

The Sharks will begin the season on the road against the Arizona Rattlers on March 12. Their home opener will be on March 18 against the Georgia Force. They hosted the Spokane Shock in their final regular season game on July 22.[2]

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocationReport
ScoreRecord
1SaturdayMarch 129:00 p.m. ESTat Arizona RattlersL 52–550–1US Airways Center[3]
2FridayMarch 188:00 p.m. EDTGeorgia ForceW 71–571–1Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena[4]
3SaturdayMarch 267:00 p.m. EDTNew Orleans VooDooW 64–332–1Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena[5]
4FridayApril 18:00 p.m. EDTat Tampa Bay StormW 54–303–1St. Pete Times Forum[6]
5Bye
6SaturdayApril 167:00 p.m. EDTat Pittsburgh PowerW 65–404–1Consol Energy Center[7]
7SaturdayApril 237:00 p.m. EDTCleveland GladiatorsW 56–425–1Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena[8]
8SaturdayApril 308:00 p.m. EDTOrlando PredatorsW 76–556–1Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena[9]
9FridayMay 67:00 p.m. EDTat Philadelphia SoulW 58–427–1Wells Fargo Center[10]
10FridayMay 138:00 p.m. EDTIowa BarnstormersW 79–278–1Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena[11]
11SaturdayMay 217:35 p.m. EDTat Georgia ForceW 62–559–1Arena at Gwinnett Center[12]
12Bye
13FridayJune 38:00 p.m. EDTat New Orleans VooDooW 62–5510–1New Orleans Arena[13]
14SaturdayJune 117:30 p.m. EDTat Orlando PredatorsW 68–6711–1Amway Center[14]
15SaturdayJune 187:00 p.m. EDTMilwaukee MustangsW 62–4712–1Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena[15]
16SaturdayJune 257:00 p.m. EDTTampa Bay StormW 66–4113–1Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena[16]
17SaturdayJuly 210:30 p.m. EDTat San Jose SaberCatsL 70–8313–2HP Pavilion at San Jose[17]
18SaturdayJuly 97:00 p.m. EDTDallas VigilantesL 70–7513–3Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena[18]
19FridayJuly 158:30 p.m. EDTat Kansas City CommandL 48–49 (OT)13–4Sprint Center[19]
20FridayJuly 228:00 p.m. EDTSpokane ShockW 75–5614–4Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena[20]

Playoffs

RoundDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocationReport
AC SemifinalsFridayJuly 298:00 p.m. EDTOrlando PredatorsW 63–48Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena[21]
AC ChampionshipMondayAugust 88:00 p.m. EDTGeorgia ForceW 64–55Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena[22]
ArenaBowl XXIVFridayAugust 128:30 p.m. EDTArizona RattlersW 73–70US Airways Center[23]

Regular season

Week 20: vs. Spokane Shock

Playoffs

ArenaBowl XXIV: at (N1) Arizona Rattlers

See main article: ArenaBowl XXIV.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sharks Take Bite Out Of Storm. February 28, 2011. Jacksonville Sharks. March 4, 2011.
  2. Web site: Historic AFL 18-Game Schedule Kicks Off on March 11, 2011 . Marissa Merritt . October 27, 2010 . Arena Football League . March 4, 2011 .
  3. Web site: Sharks Get Bit By Rattlers. March 12, 2011. Jacksonville Sharks. March 16, 2011.
  4. Web site: Sharks Overpower Force. March 18, 2011. Jacksonville Sharks. March 22, 2011.
  5. Web site: Jacksonville Cast Spell on VooDoo. March 26, 2011. Jacksonville Sharks. April 12, 2011.
  6. Web site: Sharks Ride Storm to Victory. April 1, 2011. Jacksonville Sharks. April 12, 2011.
  7. Web site: Sharks Turn Off Power in Pittsburgh. April 16, 2011. Jacksonville Sharks. April 19, 2011.
  8. Web site: Sharks Overcome Penalties, Gladiators. April 23, 2011. Jacksonville Sharks. April 26, 2011.
  9. Web site: Sharks Prey on Orlando. April 30, 2011. Jacksonville Sharks. May 12, 2011.
  10. Web site: Sharks Bite Soul in Philly. May 7, 2011. Jacksonville Sharks. May 12, 2011.
  11. Web site: Sharks Ground Barnstormers. May 13, 2011. Jacksonville Sharks. May 26, 2011.
  12. Web site: Sharks Move to 5–0 in Division. May 21, 2011. Jacksonville Sharks. May 26, 2011.
  13. Web site: Sharks Hold Off VooDoo. June 3, 2011. Jacksonville Sharks. June 5, 2011.
  14. Web site: Sharks Cut Down Predators in the Jungle. June 11, 2011. Jacksonville Sharks. June 14, 2011.
  15. Web site: Sharks Tame Mustangs. June 16, 2011. Jacksonville Sharks. June 21, 2011.
  16. Web site: Storm Downgraded to Depression, Sharks Clinch Division. June 25, 2011. Jacksonville Sharks. June 26, 2011.
  17. Web site: Sharks Can't Recover Against SaberCats. July 2, 2011. Jacksonville Sharks. July 5, 2011.
  18. Web site: Vigilantes Take Sharks for a Ride. July 9, 2011. Jacksonville Sharks. July 12, 2011.
  19. Web site: Sharks Turnover Woes Continue, Lose in Overtime. July 15, 2011. Jacksonville Sharks. July 17, 2011.
  20. Web site: Sharks Surge Past Spokane. July 22, 2011. Jacksonville Sharks. July 25, 2011.
  21. Web site: Three-peat Over Preds Propels Sharks to Conference Championship. July 29, 2011. Jacksonville Sharks. August 5, 2011.
  22. Web site: Sharks Win American Conference Championship. August 8, 2011. Jacksonville Sharks. August 10, 2011.
  23. Web site: Sharks Win ArenaBowl XXIV. August 13, 2011. Jacksonville Sharks. August 14, 2011.

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