The 2011 Indianapolis Enforcers season was the first season for the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) franchise.
The Enforcers came into existence when K.C. Carter, the owner of the Mid-States Football League's Indianapolis Stampede, put together an expansion franchise to compete in the CIFL. Having been involved with football, be it as a player, owner, head coach or league commissioner for over 35 years, Carter wanted to take on the challenge of the indoor football game. He put his team together in just 32 days, acquiring players with the understanding that there would be no pay this year. He did not want to be a team that promised the world and delivered nothing. This team was assembled by invitation only. He found his talent in his semi-pro team, The Stampede, and team USA. He also grabbed a few plays from Central State University, and a few players from the defunct Fort Wayne FireHawks.
Because they joined the CIFL so late, they had no lease to play games in a home arena. This caused the Enforcers to play on the road in 2011, with the hopes of finding a permanent home in 2012. Carter had aspirations that Conseco Field House or the Pepsi Coliseum would be the home for the Enforcers in 2012. On February 26, 2011, the Enforcers lost their first game in franchise history by a score of 69–12 to the Port Huron Predators. On March 19, 2011, the Enforcers gave up a Cincinnati Commandos record 8 touchdown passes to Tyler Sheehan. On April 2, 2011, the Enforcers again became a part of CIFL history, as they gave up a record, 8 rushing touchdowns in a single game, en route to a 78–0 defeat to the Marion Blue Racers. The Enforcers lone victory in its expansion season was a 2–0 forfeit win over the Predators as they failed to finish the season. They finished the season 1–9 and 6th overall.
Players
Signings Position Player 2010 Team QB Mike Whitaker Fort Wayne FireHawks DB/RB Ricky Emery Chicago Cardinals DT Michael Cupp Fort Wayne FireHawks
Final roster 2011 Indianapolis Enforcers rosterQuarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams currently vacant Reserve lists currently vacant
Practice squad
Updated April 8, 2011
rookies in italics 24 Active, 15 Inactive
Regular season
Regular season Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site Final score Team record 1 February 26 7:30 P.M. EST at Port Huron Predators L 12–69 0–1 McMorran Arena 2 March 5 7:30 P.M. EDT at Dayton Silverbacks L 19–69 0–2 Hara Arena 3 Bye 4 March 19 7:30 P.M. EDT at Cincinnati Commandos L 2–82 0–3 Cincinnati Gardens 5 Bye 6 April 2 7:30 P.M. EDT at Marion Blue Racers L 0–78 0–4 Veterans Memorial Coliseum 7 April 9 7:30 P.M. EDT Chicago Knights L 14–42 0–5 10th Street Sports Center 8 April 17 2:30 p.m. CST at Chicago Knights L 6–52 0–6 Victory Sports Complex 9 Bye 10 April 30 7:30 P.M. EDT at Port Huron Predators W 2–0 (Forfeit) 1–6 McMorran Arena 11 May 7 7:30 P.M. EDT at Dayton Silverbacks L 6–75 1–7 Hara Arena 12 May 14 7:30 P.M. EDT at Marion Blue Racers L 12–73 1–8 Veterans Memorial Coliseum 13 May 21 7:30 P.M. EDT at Cincinnati Commandos L 0–81 1–9 Cincinnati Gardens 14 Bye 15 Bye
Standings
Regular season
Week 1: vs Port Huron Predators
Week 2: vs Dayton Silverbacks The Enforcers fell to the Silverbacks, 13–69. Melvin Bryant caught touchdowns of 27 and 37 yards from Jeremy Greenleaf. Fred Cromartie and Daniel Stover each chipped in with a touchdown catch.
Week 4: vs Cincinnati Commandos
Week 6: vs Marion Blue Racers
Week 7: vs Chicago Knights
Week 8: vs Chicago Knights
Week 10: vs Port Huron Predators
Week 11: vs Dayton Silverbacks
Week 12: vs Marion Blue Racers
Week 13: vs Cincinnati Commandos
Stats
Passing Player Comp. Att. Comp% Yards TD's INT's RatingDeMarcus Simons 44 106 41.5% 355 4 12 88.8Mike Whitaker 34 82 41.5% 245 4 10 49.1Dean Vinson 12 46 26.1% 61 0 8 0.0
Rushing Player Car. Yards Avg. TD's LongDeMarcus Simons 48 70 1.5 2 16Ricky Emery 11 34 3.1 1 8Troy Summers 13 28 2.2 0 16Darnell Taylor 11 27 2.5 0 13
Receiving Player Rec. Yards Avg. TD's LongMontez Williams 23 210 9.1 3 24Troy Summers 12 185 11.7 3 36Ricky Emery 7 70 10.0 2 21Karl Jones 6 51 8.5 0 15
Stats reference
See also The Forum at Fishers 2012 Indianapolis Enforcers season
References