The Kansas City Command season was the fourth season for the franchise in the Arena Football League, and the first under their new team name, having previously been known as the Kansas City Brigade. The team was coached by Danton Barto and played their home games at Sprint Center. This is the first season for the Command since 2008, after the league went on hiatus in 2009 and the franchise was not active in 2010. The Command finished the season 6–12, failing to qualify for the playoffs.
Standings
Regular season schedule The Command began the season on the road against the Dallas Vigilantes on March 12. Their first home game of the season did not come until April 15 when they took on the Iowa Barnstormers. They played the Tulsa Talons at home in their final regular season game.
Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Report Score Record 1 Saturday March 12 Noon CST at Dallas Vigilantes L 46–53 0–1 American Airlines Center 2 Friday March 18 9:30 p.m. CDT at San Jose SaberCats L 60–57 0–2 HP Pavilion at San Jose 3 Bye 4 Friday April 1 10:00 p.m. CDT at Spokane Shock L34–61 0–3 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena 5 Saturday April 9 7:30 p.m. CDT Iowa Barnstormers W 62–48 1–3 Sprint Center 6 Saturday April 16 7:00 p.m. CDT Arizona Rattlers L 49–63 1–4 Sprint Center 7 Friday April 22 7:00 p.m. CDT at Chicago Rush W 58–51 2–4 Allstate Arena 8 Friday April 29 7:30 p.m. CDT Dallas Vigilantes L 63–72 2–5 Sprint Center 9 Saturday May 7 7:00 p.m. CDT New Orleans VooDoo L 52–59 2–6 Sprint Center 10 Friday May 13 6:30 p.m. CDT at Tampa Bay Storm L 30–46 2–7 St. Pete Times Forum 11 Saturday May 21 7:00 p.m. CDT at Tulsa Talons W 40–38 3–7 BOK Center 12 Saturday May 28 7:00 p.m. CDT Spokane Shock W 45–42 4–7 Sprint Center 13 Saturday June 4 1:00 p.m. CDT Chicago Rush L 30–58 4–8 Sprint Center 14 Saturday June 11 7:00 p.m. CDT at Milwaukee Mustangs L 34–54 4–9 Bradley Center 15 Sunday June 19 1:00 p.m. CDT Cleveland Gladiators W 50–41 5–9 Sprint Center 16 Friday June 24 7:00 p.m. CDT at Utah Blaze L 60–61 5–10 EnergySolutions Arena 17 Bye 18 Saturday July 9 7:05 p.m. CDT at Iowa Barnstormers L 40–48 5–11 Wells Fargo Arena 19 Friday July 15 7:30 p.m. CDT Jacksonville Sharks W 49–48 (OT) 6–11 Sprint Center 20 Saturday July 23 7:00 p.m. CDT Tulsa Talons L 55–71 6–12 Sprint Center
Roster Kansas City Command 2011 final roster Quarterbacks Stephen Wasil Steven Gachette
Fullbacks Victor Mann FB/LB
Wide receivers Bradly Chavez Steven Savoy Christian Wise Bret Smith Robert Gill Brent Holmes Aaron Hosack O. J. Simpson WR/DB Tommy Saunders Tod Devoe Offensive linemen Kimani Jones Rich Ranglin Dan Jones Cornelius Dixon
Defensive linemen Willie Evans Trey Bryant III Bobby Payne Bryan Robinson DeVonte Peterson Jaron Baston Brandon Jenkins Linebackers Tyus Jackson
Defensive backs Carlton Brown Kenneth Fontenette Erick Harris Sergio Giliam Rashad Barksdale
Kickers Brian Umstead
Regular season
Week 1: at Dallas Vigilantes
Week 2: at San Jose SaberCats
Week 3: BYE
Week 4: at Spokane Shock
Week 5: vs. Iowa Barnstormers
Week 6: vs. Arizona Rattlers
Week 7: at Chicago Rush
Week 8: vs. Dallas Vigilantes
Week 9: vs. New Orleans VooDoo
Week 10: at Tampa Bay Storm
Week 11: at Tulsa Talons
Week 12: vs. Spokane Shock
Week 13: vs. Chicago Rush
Week 14: at Milwaukee Mustangs
Week 15: vs. Cleveland Gladiators
Week 16: at Utah Blaze
Week 17: BYE
Week 18: at Iowa Barnstormers
Week 19: vs. Jacksonville Sharks
Week 20: vs. Tulsa Talons
References