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2011 Jacksonville Sharks season
Head coachLes Moss
Home field Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
Results
Record14–4
Division place1st AC South
Playoff finishWon Conference Semifinals ( Predators) 63–48
Won Conference Championship ( Force) 64–55
Won ArenaBowl XXIV ( Rattlers) 73–70
Team OPY Aaron Garcia

The 2011 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.

Standings

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

Season schedule

Preseason

Day Date Kickoff Opponent Score Location Report
Monday February 28 7:00 p.m. EST Tampa Bay Storm W 56–19 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena [1]

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]

Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Report
Score Record
1 Saturday March 12 9:00 p.m. EST at Arizona Rattlers L 52–55 0–1 US Airways Center [3]
2 Friday March 18 8:00 p.m. EDT Georgia Force W 71–57 1–1 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena [4]
3 Saturday March 26 7:00 p.m. EDT New Orleans VooDoo W 64–33 2–1 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena [5]
4 Friday April 1 8:00 p.m. EDT at Tampa Bay Storm W 54–30 3–1 St. Pete Times Forum [6]
5 Bye
6 Saturday April 16 7:00 p.m. EDT at Pittsburgh Power W 65–40 4–1 Consol Energy Center [7]
7 Saturday April 23 7:00 p.m. EDT Cleveland Gladiators W 56–42 5–1 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena [8]
8 Saturday April 30 8:00 p.m. EDT Orlando Predators W 76–55 6–1 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena [9]
9 Friday May 6 7:00 p.m. EDT at Philadelphia Soul W 58–42 7–1 Wells Fargo Center [10]
10 Friday May 13 8:00 p.m. EDT Iowa Barnstormers W 79–27 8–1 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena [11]
11 Saturday May 21 7:35 p.m. EDT at Georgia Force W 62–55 9–1 Arena at Gwinnett Center [12]
12 Bye
13 Friday June 3 8:00 p.m. EDT at New Orleans VooDoo W 62–55 10–1 New Orleans Arena [13]
14 Saturday June 11 7:30 p.m. EDT at Orlando Predators W 68–67 11–1 Amway Center [14]
15 Saturday June 18 7:00 p.m. EDT Milwaukee Mustangs W 62–47 12–1 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena [15]
16 Saturday June 25 7:00 p.m. EDT Tampa Bay Storm W 66–41 13–1 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena [16]
17 Saturday July 2 10:30 p.m. EDT at San Jose SaberCats L 70–83 13–2 HP Pavilion at San Jose [17]
18 Saturday July 9 7:00 p.m. EDT Dallas Vigilantes L 70–75 13–3 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena [18]
19 Friday July 15 8:30 p.m. EDT at Kansas City Command L 48–49 (OT) 13–4 Sprint Center [19]
20 Friday July 22 8:00 p.m. EDT Spokane Shock W 75–56 14–4 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena [20]

Playoffs

Round Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Report
AC Semifinals Friday July 29 8:00 p.m. EDT Orlando Predators W 63–48 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena [21]
AC Championship Monday August 8 8:00 p.m. EDT Georgia Force W 64–55 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena [22]
ArenaBowl XXIV Friday August 12 8:30 p.m. EDT Arizona Rattlers W 73–70 US Airways Center [23]

Regular season

Week 1: at Arizona Rattlers

Week 1: Jacksonville Sharks at Arizona Rattlers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Sharks 16 14 71552
Rattlers 6 19 82255

at US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona

  • Date: March 12
  • Game time: 9:00 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 8,428
  • Recap
Game information

Week 2: vs. Georgia Force

Week 2: Georgia Force at Jacksonville Sharks – Game summary
Period 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: vs. New Orleans VooDoo

Week 3: New Orleans VooDoo at Jacksonville Sharks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
VooDoo 6 13 7733
Sharks 13 19 131964

at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Date: March 26
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Recap
Game information

Week 4: at Tampa Bay Storm

Week 4: Jacksonville Sharks at Tampa Bay Storm – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Sharks 6 20 21754
Storm 14 10 6030

at St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida

  • Date: April 1
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 10,304
  • Referee: Perry Havener
  • Recap
Game information

Week 5: BYE

Week 6: at Pittsburgh Power

Week 6: Jacksonville Sharks at Pittsburgh Power – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Sharks 14 24 131465
Power 14 7 13640

at Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Date: April 16
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 9,773
  • Referee: Tony Cannella
  • Recap
Game information

Week 7: vs. Cleveland Gladiators

Week 7: Cleveland Gladiators at Jacksonville Sharks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Gladiators 7 22 13042
Sharks 7 14 152056

at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Date: April 23
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Recap
Game information

Week 8: vs. Orlando Predators

Week 8: Orlando Predators at Jacksonville Sharks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Predators 14 21 71355
Sharks 7 33 142276

at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Date: April 30
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 10,150
  • Referee: Chris Snead
  • Recap
Game information

Week 9: at Philadelphia Soul

Week 9: Jacksonville Sharks at Philadelphia Soul – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Sharks 14 16 72158
Soul 7 14 02142

at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: May 6
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 8,429
  • Referee: Jim Corpora
  • Recap
Game information

Week 10: vs. Iowa Barnstormers

Week 10: Iowa Barnstormers at Jacksonville Sharks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Barnstormers 7 6 7727
Sharks 35 21 16779

at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Date: May 13
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 9,052
  • Referee: Larry Smith
  • Recap
Game information

Week 11: at Georgia Force

Week 11: Jacksonville Sharks at Georgia Force – Game summary
Period 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: BYE

Week 13: at New Orleans VooDoo

Week 13: Jacksonville Sharks at New Orleans VooDoo – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Sharks 14 28 61462
VooDoo 7 21 141355

at New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: June 3
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 8,500
  • Referee: David Cutaia
  • Recap
Game information

Week 14: at Orlando Predators

Week 14: Jacksonville Sharks at Orlando Predators – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Sharks 14 26 141468
Predators 13 20 142067

at Amway Center, Orlando, Florida

  • Date: June 11
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 12,356
  • Referee: Scott Vaughn
  • Recap
Game information

Week 15: vs. Milwaukee Mustangs

Week 15: Milwaukee Mustangs at Jacksonville Sharks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Mustangs 7 13 141347
Sharks 6 21 72862

at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Date: June 18
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 10,120
  • Referee: Kevin Stine
  • Recap
Game information

Week 16: vs. Tampa Bay Storm

Week 16: Tampa Bay Storm at Jacksonville Sharks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Storm 21 7 6741
Sharks 14 23 22766

at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Date: June 25
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 10,517
  • Referee: Joe Pester
  • Recap
Game information

Week 17: at San Jose SaberCats

Week 17: Jacksonville Sharks at San Jose SaberCats – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Sharks 14 28 72170
SaberCats 14 14 282783

at HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose, California

  • Date: July 2
  • Game time: 10:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 8,216
  • Referee: Dave Cutaia
  • Recap
Game information

Week 18: vs. Dallas Vigilantes

Week 18: Dallas Vigilantes at Jacksonville Sharks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Vigilantes 14 27 211375
Sharks 7 29 191570

at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Date: July 9
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 11,153
  • Referee: Kevin Stine
  • Recap
Game information

Week 19: at Kansas City Command

Week 19: Jacksonville Sharks at Kansas City Command – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Sharks 6 21 015648
Command 0 21 129749

at Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: July 15
  • Game time: 8:30 p.m. EDT
  • Referee: Larry Smith
  • Recap
Game information

Week 20: vs. Spokane Shock

Week 20: Spokane Shock at Jacksonville Sharks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Shock 8 18 141656
Sharks 13 20 212175

at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Date: July 22
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 10,025
  • Referee: Scott Vaughn
  • Recap
Game information

Playoffs

American Conference Semifinals: vs. (4) Orlando Predators

American Conference Semifinals: Orlando Predators at Jacksonville Sharks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
(4) Predators 7 13 72148
(1) Sharks 14 14 142163

at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Date: July 29
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 10,189
  • Recap
Game information

American Conference Championship: vs. (3) Georgia Force

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

at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Date: August 8
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 10,891
  • Referee: David Cutaia
  • Recap
Game information

ArenaBowl XXIV: at (N1) Arizona Rattlers

ArenaBowl XXIV: Jacksonville Sharks at Arizona Rattlers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
(A1) Sharks 12 20 63573
(N1) Rattlers 14 21 72870

at US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona

  • Date: August 12
  • Game time: 8:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 14,320
  • Referee: Shawn Hochuli
  • Recap
Game information

References

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