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2011 Georgia Force season

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2011 Georgia Force season
Head coachDean Cokinos
Home fieldArena at Gwinnett Center
Results
Record11–7
Division place2nd AC South
Playoff finishWon Conference Semifinals (Gladiators) 50–41
Lost Conference championship (Sharks) 55–64

The 2011 Georgia Force season was the eighth season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Dean Cokinos and played their home games at the Arena at Gwinnett Center. This was the first season for the Force since 2008, after the league went on hiatus in 2009 and the franchise was not active in 2010. In the regular season, the Force went 11–7, qualifying for the playoffs as the 3rd seed in the American Conference. They defeated the Cleveland Gladiators 50–41 in the conference semifinals, but lost 55–64 to the Jacksonville Sharks in the conference championship.

Standings

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Team W L PCT PF PA DIV CON Home Away
z-Jacksonville Sharks 14 4 .778 1158 908 8–0 12–0 8–1 6–3
x-Georgia Force 11 7 .611 1007 931 7–5 5–3 5–4 6–3
x-Orlando Predators 11 7 .611 1001 933 4–4 8–4 6–3 5–4
Tampa Bay Storm 7 11 .389 802 993 2–6 4–8 4–5 3–6
New Orleans VooDoo 3 15 .167 826 1017 1–7 2–10 0–9 3–6

z - Clinched division and conference's best record
x - Clinched playoff berth

Schedule

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Regular season

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The Force began the season at home against the Tulsa Talons on March 13. They will finish the regular season on the road against the Iowa Barnstormers on July 23.[1]

Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Report
Score Record
1 Sunday March 13 4:05 p.m. EDT Tulsa Talons W 53–46 1–0 Arena at Gwinnett Center [2]
2 Friday March 18 8:00 p.m. EDT at Jacksonville Sharks L 57–71 1–1 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena [3]
3 Bye
4 Saturday April 2 8:00 p.m. EDT at New Orleans VooDoo W 61–35 2–1 New Orleans Arena [4]
5 Friday April 8 8:00 p.m. EDT Dallas Vigilantes W 55–48 3–1 Arena at Gwinnett Center [5]
6 Saturday April 16 7:30 p.m. EDT Orlando Predators L 43–48 3–2 Arena at Gwinnett Center [6]
7 Saturday April 23 8:00 p.m. EDT at Milwaukee Mustangs W 57–48 4–2 Bradley Center [7]
8 Saturday April 30 7:30 p.m. EDT Pittsburgh Power W 58–39 5–2 Arena at Gwinnett Center [8]
9 Friday May 6 8:05 p.m. EDT Utah Blaze L 71–74 5–3 Arena at Gwinnett Center [9]
10 Friday May 13 7:05 p.m. EDT at Philadelphia Soul L 49–68 5–4 Wells Fargo Center [10]
11 Saturday May 21 7:35 p.m. EDT Jacksonville Sharks L 55–62 5–5 Arena at Gwinnett Center [11]
12 Saturday May 28 10:30 p.m. EDT at San Jose SaberCats W 55–49 6–5 HP Pavilion at San Jose [12]
13 Saturday June 4 7:35 p.m. EDT Tampa Bay Storm W 60–49 7–5 Arena at Gwinnett Center [13]
14 Saturday June 11 7:00 p.m. EDT at Cleveland Gladiators L 48–62 7–6 Quicken Loans Arena [14]
15 Friday June 17 8:05 p.m. EDT New Orleans VooDoo W 58–47 8–6 Arena at Gwinnett Center [15]
16 Saturday June 25 7:30 p.m. EDT at Orlando Predators W 64–34 9–6 Amway Center [16]
17 Bye
18 Saturday July 9 7:35 p.m. EDT Chicago Rush L 41–51 9–7 Arena at Gwinnett Center [17]
19 Saturday July 16 7:30 p.m. EDT at Tampa Bay Storm W 58–40 10–7 St. Pete Times Forum [18]
20 Saturday July 23 8:05 p.m. EDT at Iowa Barnstormers W 63–59 11–7 Wells Fargo Arena [19]

Playoffs

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Round Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Report
AC Semifinals Sunday July 31 3:00 p.m. EDT at Cleveland Gladiators W 50–41 Quicken Loans Arena [20]
AC Championship Monday August 8 8:00 p.m. EDT at Jacksonville Sharks L 55–64 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena [21]

Regular season

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Week 1: vs. Tulsa Talons

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Week 1: Tulsa Talons at Georgia Force – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Talons 6 13 72147
Force 14 13 131353

at Arena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Georgia

  • Date: March 13
  • Game time: 4:05 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 4,385
  • Recap
Game information

Week 2: at Jacksonville Sharks

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Week 2: Georgia Force at Jacksonville Sharks – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Force 7 7 142957
Sharks 3 19 282171

at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Date: March 18
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
  • Recap
Game information

Week 3: BYE

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Week 4: at New Orleans VooDoo

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Week 4: Georgia Force at New Orleans VooDoo – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Force 14 28 13661
VooDoo 7 7 13835

at New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: April 2
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 8,282
  • Referee: Chris Sead
  • Recap
Game information

Week 5: vs. Dallas Vigilantes

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Week 5: Dallas Vigilantes at Georgia Force – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Vigilantes 13 21 7748
Force 7 21 131455

at Arena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Georgia

  • Date: April 8
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 6,335
  • Referee: Kevin Stine
  • Recap
Game information

Week 6: vs. Orlando Predators

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Week 6: Orlando Predators at Georgia Force – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Predators 7 7 142048
Force 21 3 13643

at Arena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Georgia

  • Date: April 16
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 3,797
  • Referee: Scott Vaughn
  • Recap
Game information

Week 7: at Milwaukee Mustangs

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Week 7: Georgia Force at Milwaukee Mustangs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Force 16 13 141457
Mustangs 0 6 142848

at Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

  • Date: April 23
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 3,712
  • Referee: Alex Kemp
  • Recap
Game information

Week 8: vs. Pittsburgh Power

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Week 8: Pittsburgh Power at Georgia Force – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Power 13 6 02039
Force 13 7 211758

at Arena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Georgia

  • Date: April 30
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 2,093
  • Referee: Joe Pester
  • Recap
Game information

Week 9: vs. Utah Blaze

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Week 9: Utah Blaze at Georgia Force – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Blaze 12 28 142074
Force 13 21 142371

at Arena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Georgia

  • Date: May 6
  • Game time: 8:05 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 3,259
  • Referee: Kevin Stine
  • Recap
Game information

Week 10: at Philadelphia Soul

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Week 10: Georgia Force at Philadelphia Soul – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Force 14 14 14749
Soul 20 27 71468

at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia

  • Date: May 13
  • Game time: 7:05 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 7,551
  • Referee: Joe Pester
  • Recap
Game information

Week 11: vs. Jacksonville Sharks

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Week 11: Jacksonville Sharks at Georgia Force – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Sharks 14 21 62162
Force 7 24 71755

at Arena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Georgia

  • Date: May 21
  • Game time: 7:35 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 4,301
  • Referee: Chris Snead
  • Recap
Game information

Week 12: at San Jose SaberCats

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Week 12: Georgia Force at San Jose SaberCats – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Force 10 21 101455
SaberCats 7 21 15649

at HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose, California

  • Date: May 28
  • Game time: 10:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 10,231
  • Referee: Shawn Hochuli
  • Recap
Game information

Week 13: vs. Tampa Bay Storm

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Week 13: Tampa Bay Storm at Georgia Force – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Storm 3 7 192049
Force 7 18 142160

at Arena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Georgia

  • Date: June 4
  • Game time: 7:35 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 4,023
  • Referee: Scott Vaughn
  • Recap
Game information

Week 14: at Cleveland Gladiators

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Week 14: Georgia Force at Cleveland Gladiators – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Force 7 21 71348
Gladiators 21 14 72062

at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Date: June 11
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 5,029
  • Referee: Tony Cannella
  • Recap
Game information

Week 15: vs. New Orleans VooDoo

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Week 15: New Orleans VooDoo at Georgia Force – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
VooDoo 7 13 72047
Force 7 17 211358

at Arena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Georgia

  • Date: June 17
  • Game time: 8:05 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 4,009
  • Referee: Joe Pester
  • Recap
Game information

Week 16: at Orlando Predators

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Week 16: Georgia Force at Orlando Predators – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Force 3 23 102864
Predators 7 7 61434

at Amway Center, Orlando, Florida

  • Date: June 25
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 11,364
  • Referee: Kevin Stein
  • Recap
Game information

Week 17: BYE

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Week 18: vs. Chicago Rush

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Week 18: Chicago Rush at Georgia Force – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Rush 28 10 6751
Force 14 0 72041

at Arena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Georgia

  • Date: July 9
  • Game time: 7:35 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 9,723
  • Referee: Chris Snead
  • Recap
Game information

Week 19: at Tampa Bay Storm

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Week 19: Georgia Force at Tampa Bay Storm – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Force 3 28 141358
Storm 0 7 201340

at St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida

  • Date: July 16
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 9,700
  • Referee: Tom McCabe
  • Recap
Game information

Week 20: at Iowa Barnstormers

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Week 20: Georgia Force at Iowa Barnstormers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Force 21 14 72163
Barnstormers 13 23 131059

at Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa

  • Date: July 23
  • Game time: 8:05 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 10,871
  • Referee: Joe Pester
  • Recap
Game information

Playoffs

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American Conference Semifinals: at (2) Cleveland Gladiators

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American Conference Semifinals: Georgia Force at Cleveland Gladiators – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
(3) Force 7 13 141650
(2) Gladiators 14 7 02041

at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Date: July 31
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 4,948
  • Referee: Tony Cannella
  • Recap
Game information

American Conference Championship: at (1) Jacksonville Sharks

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American Conference Championship: Georgia Force at Jacksonville Sharks – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
(3) Force 14 20 71455
(1) Sharks 13 27 141064

at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Date: July 23
  • Game time: 8:05 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 10,891
  • Referee: David Cutaia
  • Recap
Game information

References

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  1. ^ Marissa Merritt (October 27, 2010). "Historic AFL 18-Game Schedule Kicks Off on March 11, 2011" (PDF). Arena Football League. Retrieved December 16, 2010.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Force Triumph Over Talons". Georgia Force. March 14, 2011. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
  3. ^ "Force Fall to the Sharks in Jacksonville". Georgia Force. March 22, 2011. Retrieved March 22, 2011.
  4. ^ "Force Pounds Voodoo, 61–35". Georgia Force. April 3, 2011. Retrieved April 14, 2011.
  5. ^ "Force Outshoot Vigilantes, 55–48". Georgia Force. April 9, 2011. Retrieved April 14, 2011.
  6. ^ "Force Fall Short in Final Seconds, 43–48". Georgia Force. April 17, 2011. Retrieved April 18, 2011.
  7. ^ Dorado, Juan (April 24, 2011). "Force Holds Off Mustangs, 57–48". Georgia Force. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
  8. ^ Dorado, Juan (May 1, 2011). "Georgia Overpowers Pittsburgh, 58–39". Georgia Force. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
  9. ^ Dorado, Juan (May 7, 2011). "Utah Squeezes by Force, 74–71". Georgia Force. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
  10. ^ Dorado, Juan (May 14, 2011). "Force Trumped by Soul, 49–68". Georgia Force. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
  11. ^ Dorado, Juan (May 14, 2011). "Force Fall to Sharks, 62–55". Georgia Force. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
  12. ^ Dorado, Juan (May 29, 2011). "Force Cruise by Sabercats, 55–49". Georgia Force. Retrieved May 31, 2011.
  13. ^ Dorado, Juan (June 5, 2011). "Force Blitz Storm, 60–49". Georgia Force. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
  14. ^ Delvin, Nick (June 11, 2011). "Force Overcome by Gladiators, 62–48". Georgia Force. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
  15. ^ Delvin, Nick (June 17, 2011). "Force exorcise VooDoo, 59–47". Georgia Force. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
  16. ^ Delvin, Nick; Dorado, Juan (June 25, 2011). "Force thrash Predators". Georgia Force. Retrieved June 27, 2011.
  17. ^ Delvin, Nick (July 9, 2011). "Force Rally Late, Fall Short vs. Rush". Georgia Force. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
  18. ^ Delvin, Nick (July 16, 2011). "Monster first half drives Force in Tampa". Georgia Force. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
  19. ^ Delvin, Nick (July 23, 2011). "Force Take Thriller from Iowa". Georgia Force. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
  20. ^ Delvin, Nick (July 31, 2011). "Force Topple Cleveland to Move On". Georgia Force. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
  21. ^ Delvin, Nick (August 9, 2011). "Sharks Outshoot Force for ArenaBowl Berth". Georgia Force. Retrieved August 10, 2011.