Historic AFL 18-Game Schedule Kicks Off on March 11, 2011
Published on October 27, 2010 under Arena Football League (AFL) News Release
TULSA, Okla. - The Arena Football League 2011 Season will kick off the second weekend of March. This is the first season the AFL will be playing with an 18-game regular season schedule, making it the longest season in AFL history.
Week 1 includes seven games stretched over a four day period starting on Friday, March 11, 2011. The first game of the season will be two new teams and in-state rivals Philadelphia Soul at Pittsburgh Power with kickoff time at 7 p.m. CST.
The AFL's reigning 2010 ArenaBowl Champions, the Spokane Shock, will open their regular season by playing at the San Jose SaberCats, wrapping up the first night of the 2011 AFL Season.
The NFL Network will once again broadcast the Friday Night Game of the Week. The NFL Network Schedule will be released shortly.
Eighteen teams make-up the 24th Arena Football Season, including new teams in Atlanta, Kansas City, New Orleans, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
2011 AFL Schedule
Week 1
Friday, Mar 11 STADIUM
Tampa Bay vs. New Orleans NO
Philadelphia vs. Pittsburgh PIT
Spokane vs. San Jose SJ
Saturday, Mar 12 STADIUM
Jacksonville vs. Arizona ARI
Kansas City vs. Dallas DAL
Sunday, Mar 13 STADIUM
Tulsa vs. Georgia GEO
Monday, Mar 14 STADIUM
Chicago vs. Milwaukee MIL
Week 2
Friday, Mar 18 STADIUM
Philadelphia vs. Chicago CHI
Orlando vs. New Orleans NO
Kansas City vs. San Jose SJ
Saturday, Mar 19 STADIUM
Milwaukee vs. Arizona ARI
Tulsa vs. Dallas DAL
Georgia vs. Jacksonville JAX
Iowa vs. Pittsburgh PIT
Cleveland vs. Spokane SPO
Tampa Bay vs. Utah UTA
Week 3
Thursday, Mar 24 STADIUM
Utah vs. Orlando ORL
Friday, Mar 25 STADIUM
San Jose vs. Chicago CHI
Spokane vs. Iowa IOW
Saturday, Mar 26 STADIUM
New Orleans vs. Jacksonville JAX
Cleveland vs. Tampa Bay TB
Monday, Mar 28 STADIUM
Pittsburgh vs. Milwaukee MIL
Arizona vs. Tulsa TUL
Week 4
Friday, Apr 1 STADIUM
Iowa vs. San Jose SJ
Kansas City vs. Spokane SPO
Jacksonville vs. Tampa Bay TB
Saturday, Apr 2 STADIUM
Orlando vs. Arizona ARI
Chicago vs. Cleveland CLE
Georgia vs. New Orleans NO
Tulsa vs. Pittsburgh PIT
Dallas vs. Utah UTA
Monday, Apr 4 STADIUM
Philadelphia vs. Milwaukee MIL
Week 5
Friday, Apr 8 STADIUM
Utah vs. San Jose SJ
Dallas vs. Georgia GEO
Saturday, Apr 9 STADIUM
Iowa vs. Kansas City KC
Philadelphia vs. Orlando ORL
Week 6
Friday, Apr 15 STADIUM
New Orleans vs. Cleveland CLE
Milwaukee vs. Dallas DAL
Tampa Bay vs. Philadelphia PHI
Saturday, Apr 16 STADIUM
Orlando vs. Georgia GEO
Chicago vs. Iowa IOW
Arizona vs. Kansas City KC
Jacksonville vs. Pittsburgh PIT
San Jose vs. Tulsa TUL
Spokane vs. Utah UTA
Week 7
Friday, Apr 22 STADIUM
Pittsburgh vs. New Orleans NO
Saturday, Apr 23 STADIUM
Utah vs. Arizona ARI
Cleveland vs. Jacksonville JAX
Georgia vs. Milwaukee MIL
Spokane vs. Orlando ORL
Philadelphia vs. San Jose SJ
Dallas vs. Tampa Bay TB
Iowa vs. Tulsa TUL
Sunday, Apr 24 STADIUM
Kansas City vs. Chicago CHI
Week 8
Friday, Apr 29 STADIUM
Tulsa vs. Cleveland CLE
Saturday, Apr 30 STADIUM
New Orleans vs. Chicago CHI
Pittsburgh vs. Georgia GEO
Philadelphia vs. Iowa IOW
Orlando vs. Jacksonville JAX
Dallas vs. Kansas City KC
Tampa Bay vs. Milwaukee MIL
Arizona vs. Spokane SPO
Week 9
Friday, May 6 STADIUM
Milwaukee vs. Cleveland CLE
Iowa vs. Dallas DAL
Utah vs. Georgia GEO
Tampa Bay vs. Orlando ORL
Jacksonville vs. Philadelphia PHI
Saturday, May 7 STADIUM
New Orleans vs. Kansas City KC
Spokane vs. Pittsburgh PIT
Arizona vs. San Jose SJ
Chicago vs. Tulsa TUL
Week 10
Friday, May 13 STADIUM
Iowa vs. Jacksonville JAX
Tulsa vs. New Orleans NO
Kansas City vs. Tampa Bay TB
Georgia vs. Philadelphia PHI
Saturday, May 14 STADIUM
Chicago vs. Arizona ARI
Cleveland vs. Orlando ORL
San Jose vs. Pittsburgh PIT
Dallas vs. Spokane SPO
Milwaukee vs. Utah UTA
Week 11
Friday, May 20 STADIUM
Arizona vs. New Orleans NO
Tampa Bay vs. Spokane SPO
Saturday, May 21 STADIUM
Philadelphia vs. Cleveland CLE
Jacksonville vs. Georgia GEO
Kansas City vs. Tulsa TUL
San Jose vs. Utah UTA
Sunday, May 22 STADIUM
Dallas vs. Chicago CHI
Week 12
Friday, May 27 STADIUM
Tulsa vs. Chicago CHI
Utah vs. Iowa IOW
New Orleans vs. Philadelphia PHI
Saturday, May 28 STADIUM
Cleveland vs. Arizona ARI
Pittsburgh vs. Dallas DAL
Spokane vs. Kansas City KC
Orlando vs. Milwaukee MIL
Georgia vs. San Jose SJ
Week 13
Friday, Jun 3 STADIUM
Jacksonville vs. New Orleans NO
Milwaukee vs. Philadelphia PHI
Saturday, Jun 4 STADIUM
San Jose vs. Dallas DAL
Tampa Bay vs. Georgia GEO
Orlando vs. Iowa IOW
Chicago vs. Kansas City KC
Cleveland vs. Pittsburgh PIT
Arizona vs. Utah UTA
Week 14
Friday, Jun 10 STADIUM
Philadelphia vs. Spokane SPO
Saturday, Jun 11 STADIUM
Iowa vs. Arizona ARI
Georgia vs. Cleveland CLE
Kansas City vs. Milwaukee MIL
Jacksonville vs. Orlando ORL
Pittsburgh vs. Tampa Bay TB
Utah vs. Tulsa TUL
Week 15
Thursday, Jun 16 STADIUM
San Jose vs. Arizona ARI
Friday, Jun 17 STADIUM
New Orleans vs. Georgia GEO
Tulsa vs. Philadelphia PHI
Orlando vs. Tampa Bay TB
Saturday, Jun 18 STADIUM
Dallas vs. Iowa IOW
Milwaukee vs. Jacksonville JAX
Chicago vs. Spokane SPO
Pittsburgh vs. Utah UTA
Sunday, Jun 19 STADIUM
Cleveland vs. Kansas City KC
Week 16
Friday, Jun 24 STADIUM
Kansas City vs. Utah UTA
Saturday, Jun 25 STADIUM
San Jose vs. Cleveland CLE
Tampa Bay vs. Jacksonville JAX
Spokane vs. New Orleans NO
Georgia vs. Orlando ORL
Arizona vs. Philadelphia PHI
Milwaukee vs. Pittsburgh PIT
Dallas vs. Tulsa TUL
Sunday, Jun 26 STADIUM
Iowa vs. Chicago CHI
Week 17
Friday, Jul 1 STADIUM
Utah vs. Chicago CHI
Pittsburgh vs. Orlando ORL
Tulsa vs. Iowa IOW
New Orleans vs. Tampa Bay TB
Saturday, Jul 2 STADIUM
Spokane vs. Arizona ARI
Philadelphia vs. Dallas DAL
Cleveland vs. Milwaukee MIL
Jacksonville vs. San Jose SJ
Week 18
Friday, Jun 8 STADIUM
Milwaukee vs. New Orleans NO
Cleveland vs. Philadelphia PHI
Saturday, Jul 9 STADIUM
Chicago vs. Georgia GEO
Kansas City vs. Iowa IOW
Dallas vs. Jacksonville JAX
Orlando vs. San Jose SJ
Utah vs. Spokane SPO
Tampa Bay vs. Tulsa TUL
Sunday, Jul 10 STADIUM
Arizona vs. Pittsburgh PIT
Week 19
Friday, Jul 15 STADIUM
Pittsburgh vs. Cleveland CLE
Jacksonville vs. Kansas City KC
Saturday, Jul 16 STADIUM
Chicago vs. Dallas DAL
Iowa vs. Milwaukee MIL
San Jose vs. Spokane SPO
Georgia vs. Tampa Bay TB
Orlando vs. Tulsa TUL
New Orleans vs. Utah UTA
Week 20
Friday, Jul 22 STADIUM
Utah vs. Cleveland CLE
Pittsburgh vs. Philadelphia PHI
Spokane vs. Jacksonville JAX
Saturday, Jul 23 STADIUM
Milwaukee vs. Chicago CHI
Arizona vs. Dallas DAL
Georgia vs. Iowa IOW
Tulsa vs. Kansas City KC
New Orleans vs. Orlando ORL
San Jose vs. Tampa Bay TB
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