The Cleveland Gladiators season was the twelfth season for the franchise in the Arena Football League and the third while in Cleveland. The team was coached by Steve Thonn and played its home games at Quicken Loans Arena. The Gladiators finished the regular season 10–8 and qualified for the playoffs as the second seed in the American Conference. They lost to the Georgia Force in the conference semifinals, 41–50.
Standings
Schedule
Regular season The Gladiators had a bye week in Week 1 and opened the season on the road against the Spokane Shock on March 19. Their first home game of the season was played against the Chicago Rush on April 2. They hosted the Utah Blaze in their regular season finale.
Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Report Score Record 1 Bye 2 Saturday March 19 10:00 p.m. EDT at Spokane Shock W 61–55 1–0 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena 3 Sunday March 27 7:30 p.m. EDT at Tampa Bay Storm W 66–26 2–0 St. Pete Times Forum 4 Saturday April 2 4:00 p.m. EDT Chicago Rush W 55–48 3–0 Quicken Loans Arena 5 Bye 6 Saturday April 16 7:30 p.m. EDT New Orleans VooDoo L 33–34 3–1 Quicken Loans Arena 7 Saturday April 23 7:00 p.m. EDT at Jacksonville Sharks L 42–56 3–2 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena 8 Friday April 29 7:30 p.m. EDT Tulsa Talons W 34–30 4–2 Quicken Loans Arena 9 Friday May 6 7:30 p.m. EDT Milwaukee Mustangs W 50–41 5–2 Quicken Loans Arena 10 Saturday May 14 7:30 p.m. EDT at Orlando Predators L 26–56 5–3 Amway Center 11 Saturday May 21 7:00 p.m. EDT Philadelphia Soul W 59–41 6–3 Quicken Loans Arena 12 Saturday May 28 10:00 p.m. EDT at Arizona Rattlers L 42–63 6–4 US Airways Center 13 Saturday June 4 7:30 p.m. EDT at Pittsburgh Power L 32–35 6–5 Consol Energy Center 14 Saturday June 11 7:00 p.m. EDT Georgia Force W 62–48 7–5 Quicken Loans Arena 15 Sunday June 19 2:00 p.m. EDT at Kansas City Command L 41–50 7–6 Sprint Center 16 Saturday June 25 7:00 p.m. EDT San Jose SaberCats W 82–21 8–6 Quicken Loans Arena 17 Saturday July 2 8:00 p.m. EDT at Milwaukee Mustangs W 62–58 9–6 Bradley Center 18 Friday July 8 8:00 p.m. EDT at Philadelphia Soul L 21–49 9–7 Wells Fargo Center 19 Friday July 15 8:00 p.m. EDT Pittsburgh Power W 67–55 10–7 Quicken Loans Arena 20 Friday July 22 7:30 p.m. EDT Utah Blaze L 69–76 10–8 Quicken Loans Arena
Playoffs Round Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Report AC Semifinals Sunday July 31 3:00 p.m. EDT Georgia Force L 41–50 Quicken Loans Arena
Roster 2011 Cleveland Gladiators roster Quarterbacks
Fullbacks
Wide receivers Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen Linebackers
Defensive backs
Kickers Injury reserve
Other league exempt
Refused to report
League suspension
Inactive reserve Currently vacant
Recallable reassignment Currently vacant
Rookies in italics Roster updated July 29, 2011 24 Active, 12 Inactive
Regular season
Week 1: Bye
Week 2: at Spokane Shock
Week 3: at Tampa Bay Storm
Week 4: vs. Chicago Rush
Week 5: Bye
Week 6: vs. New Orleans VooDoo
Week 7: at Jacksonville Sharks
Week 8: vs. Tulsa Talons
Week 9: vs. Milwaukee Mustangs
Week 10: at Orlando Predators
Week 11: vs. Philadelphia Soul
Week 12: at Arizona Rattlers
Week 13: at Pittsburgh Power
Week 14: vs. Georgia Force
Week 15: at Kansas City Command
Week 16: vs. San Jose SaberCats
Week 17: at Milwaukee Mustangs
Week 18: at Philadelphia Soul
Week 19: vs. Pittsburgh Power
Week 20: vs. Utah Blaze
Playoffs
American Conference Semifinals: vs. (3) Georgia Force
References