2011 Richmond Raiders season

Owner| Mike & Elizabeth Fraizer
Head coach| James Fuller
Home field| Richmond Coliseum
Results
Record| 6-6
Division place| 1st
Playoff finish| did not qualify

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The 2011 Richmond Raiders season was the second season as a professional indoor football franchise and their first in the Southern Indoor Football League (SIFL). One of 16 teams competing in the SIFL for the 2011 season.

Chris Simpson became the head coach of the Raiders for the 2011 season, coming over from the defunct Baltimore Mariners. Simpson didn't make it to opening day, though, as he "relocated to Texas to pursue family business opportunities".[1] He was replaced by James Fuller, who was the interim head coach for the AFL Dallas Vigilantes in 2010.

Former Richmond Revolution head coach Steve Criswell signed with the Raiders as a senior consultant for the 2011 season. Criswell brought several former Revolution players along, including QB Bryan Randall and DL Lawrence Lewis.

The Raiders earned a 6-6 record, placing 1st in the Mid-Atlantic division, but due to league playoff qualifying rules, did not make the playoffs, as 4 other Eastern Conference teams had a better record.

## Schedule

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Key:  Win Tie Loss Bye

### Preseason

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Week  | Date  | Kickoff  | Opponent  | Results

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Final Score  | Team Record
| March 11 (Fri)  | 7:00 PM  | Harrisburg Stampede | 52-7  | 0-0

### Regular season

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Week  | Date  | Kickoff  | Opponent  | Results

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Final Score  | Team Record
1  | March 19 (Sat)  | 7:00 PM  | Trenton Steel | 59-56  | 1-0
2  | March 27 (Sun)  | TBD  | at Columbus Lions | 30-44  | 1-1
3  | April 2 (Sat)  | TBD  | at Harrisburg Stampede | 59-41  | 2-1
4  | April 9 (Sat)  | 7:00 PM  | Alabama Hammers | 54-29  | 3-1
5  | April 16 (Sat)  | 7:00 PM  | Fayetteville Force | 61-43  | 4-1
6  | April 23 (Sat)  | TBD  | at Erie Explosion | 54-74  | 4-2
7  | April 30 (Sat)  | TBD  | at Albany Panthers | 46-61  | 4-3
8  | May 7 (Sat)  | 7:00 PM  | Erie Explosion | 50-65  | 4-4
9  | Bye
10  | May 20 (Fri)  | TBD  | at Carolina Speed | 48-50  | 4-5
11  | May 28 (Sat)  | 7:00 PM  | Albany Panthers | 42-48  | 4-6
12  | June 4 (Sat)  | 7:00 PM  | Carolina Speed | 37-36  | 5-6
13  | June 11 (Sat)  | TBD  | at Fayetteville Force | 88-6  | 6-6

## Roster

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2011 Richmond Raiders roster

Quarterbacks

* 6 Aaron Alexander
* 10 Mike Potts

Running backs

* currently vacant

Wide receivers

* 5 Herb Jones
* 7 Rodney Landers

|  | Offensive linemen

* 78 Kynneth Moses

Defensive linemen

* currently vacant

|  | Linebackers

* 11 Vince Hall

Defensive backs

* 22 Stephen Cason
* 2 Damon Thompson

Kickers

* \-- J. R. Cipra

|  | Injured reserve

* 3 Bryan Randall QB (IR)

Exempt list

* currently vacant

[Roster] updated June 11, 2011
9 Active, 1 Inactive

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## Division Standings

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Team  | Overall  | Division

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Wins  | Losses  | Percentage  | Wins  | Losses  | Percentage
Eastern Conference
Northeast Division
Erie Explosion | 9  | 3  | 0.750  | 5  | 3  | 0.625
Trenton Steel | 8  | 4  | 0.667  | 6  | 2  | 0.750
Harrisburg Stampede | 2  | 10  | 0.167  | 1  | 7  | 0.125
Mid-Atlantic Division
Richmond Raiders*  | 6  | 6  | 0.500  | 3  | 1  | 0.750
Carolina Speed | 3  | 9  | 0.250  | 2  | 2  | 0.250
Fayetteville Force | 3  | 9  | 0.250  | 1  | 3  | 0.250
South Division
Columbus Lions | 11  | 1  | 0.917  | 5  | 1  | 0.833
Albany Panthers | 9  | 2  | 0.818  | 4  | 2  | 0.667
Alabama Hammers | 3  | 8  | 0.273  | 0  | 6  | 0.000
Western Conference
Gulf Division
Louisiana Swashbucklers | 8  | 4  | 0.667  | 1  | 0  | 1.000
Mobile Bay Tarpons**  | 2  | 3  | 0.500  | 0  | 1  | 0.000
Lafayette Wildcatters***  | 0  | 12  | 0.000  | 0  | 12  | 0.000
Southwest Division
Houston Stallions | 12  | 0  | 1.000  | 8  | 0  | 1.000
Corpus Christi Hammerheads | 7  | 5  | 0.583  | 3  | 4  | 0.429
Rio Grande Valley Magic | 6  | 6  | 0.500  | 3  | 6  | 0.333
Abilene Ruff Riders | 4  | 8  | 0.333  | 1  | 6  | 0.143

* Green indicates clinched playoff berth
* Purple indicates division champion
* Grey indicates best league record
* * = Failed to make the playoffs despite winning division
* ** = Folded five games into their season.
* *** = Suspended operations prior to the season due to lack of Worker's Compensation Insurance[2]

## References

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1. ^ "AFL Veteran Takes Over For Promising 2011 Season". Retrieved February 21, 2011.
2. ^ "Press Release on Canceled Season". Archived from the original on 2014-12-17. Retrieved 2014-12-17.

## External links

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Southern Indoor Football League

Teams|

* Abilene Ruff Riders
* Alabama Hammers
* Albany Panthers
* Augusta Colts
* Augusta Mavericks
* Austin Turfcats
* Carolina Speed
* Columbus Lions
* Corpus Christi Hammerheads
* Erie Explosion
* Fayetteville Force
* Florida Kings
* Greenville Force
* Harrisburg Stampede
* Houma Conquerors
* Houston Lightning
* Houston Stallions
* Lafayette Wildcatters
* Laredo Rattlesnakes
* Louisiana Swashbucklers
* Mobile Bay Tarpons
* Richmond Raiders
* Rio Grande Valley Magic
* Texas Hurricanes
* Trenton Steel

Arenas|

* American Bank Center
* Bojangles' Coliseum
* Cajundome
* Columbus Civic Center
* Cumberland County Crown Coliseum
* Erie Insurance Arena
* Gray Civic Center
* Mitchell Center
* Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center
* Richard E. Berry Educational Support Center
* Richmond Coliseum
* State Farm Arena
* Sudduth Coliseum
* Sun National Bank Center
* Taylor County Expo Center
* Von Braun Center

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