The 2011 Utah Blaze season was the fifth season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Ron James and moved back to EnergySolutions Arena for home games, after playing at Maverik Center in 2010. The Blaze finished the season 9–9, missing the playoffs.
Standings
Regular season schedule The Blaze had a bye week in Week 1, and began the season the following week at home against the Tampa Bay Storm on March 17. Their final regular season game was on July 22 on the road against the Cleveland Gladiators.
Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Report Score Record 1 Bye 2 Thursday March 17 5:00 p.m. MDT Tampa Bay Storm W 72–36 1–0 EnergySolutions Arena 3 Saturday March 26 5:30 p.m. MDT at Orlando Predators L 53–68 1–1 Amway Center 4 Thursday March 31 5:00 p.m. MDT Dallas Vigilantes W 69–40 2–1 EnergySolutions Arena 5 Friday April 8 8:30 p.m. MDT at San Jose SaberCats L 55–75 2–2 HP Pavilion at San Jose 6 Friday April 15 3:00 p.m. MDT Spokane Shock W 69–62 3–2 EnergySolutions Arena 7 Saturday April 23 6:05 p.m. MDT at Arizona Rattlers L 61–67 (OT) 3–3 US Airways Center 8 Bye 9 Friday May 6 6:05 p.m. MDT at Georgia Force W 74–71 4–3 Arena at Gwinnett Center 10 Saturday May 14 3:00 p.m. MDT Milwaukee Mustangs L 53–65 4–4 EnergySolutions Arena 11 Saturday May 21 3:00 p.m. MDT San Jose SaberCats W 76–68 5–4 EnergySolutions Arena 12 Friday May 27 6:05 p.m. MDT at Iowa Barnstormers L 48–50 5–5 Wells Fargo Arena 13 Saturday June 4 3:00 p.m. MDT Arizona Rattlers L 37–72 5–6 EnergySolutions Arena 14 Saturday June 11 6:00 p.m. MDT at Tulsa Talons L 51–81 5–7 BOK Center 15 Saturday June 18 7:05 p.m. MDT Pittsburgh Power W 81–40 6–7 EnergySolutions Arena 16 Friday June 24 6:00 p.m. MDT Kansas City Command W 61–60 7–7 EnergySolutions Arena 17 Friday July 1 6:30 p.m. MDT at Chicago Rush L 35–59 7–8 Allstate Arena 18 Saturday July 9 7:00 p.m. MDT at Spokane Shock L 49–76 7–9 Joe Albi Stadium 19 Saturday July 16 7:00 p.m. MDT New Orleans VooDoo W 62–58 8–9 EnergySolutions Arena 20 Friday July 22 5:30 p.m. MDT at Cleveland Gladiators W 76–69 9–9 Quicken Loans Arena
Regular season
Week 1: BYE
Week 2: vs. Tampa Bay Storm
Week 3: at Orlando Predators
Week 4: vs. Dallas Vigilantes
Week 5: at San Jose SaberCats
Week 6: vs. Spokane Shock
Week 7: at Arizona Rattlers
Week 8: BYE
Week 9: at Georgia Force
Week 10: vs. Milwaukee Mustangs
Week 11: vs. San Jose SaberCats
Week 12: at Iowa Barnstormers
Week 13: vs. Arizona Rattlers
Week 14: at Tulsa Talons
Week 15: vs. Pittsburgh Power
Week 16: vs. Kansas City Command
Week 17: at Chicago Rush
Week 18: at Spokane Shock
Week 19: vs. New Orleans VooDoo
Week 20: at Cleveland Gladiators
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