Utah Blaze Release 2011 Season Schedule

October 28, 2010 - Arena Football League (AFL)
Utah Blaze News Release


SALT LAKE CITY - The Utah Blaze is proud to announce the 2011 season schedule. Blaze Head Coach Ron James and his squad will kick off the season at home against the Tampa Bay Storm on Saturday, March 19th at the Maverik Center in West Valley.

The Blaze will play a total of nine home games at the Maverik Center and will spend nine weeks on the road during their 18-week schedule, the longest in AFL history.

"We have a very competitive schedule this year," GM Steve Videtich said. "I'm confident that the team we are putting together this year will be more balanced and dynamic than ever before. We are looking forward to getting this season underway and providing our fans with the highest level of arena football entertainment."

2011 Utah Blaze Schedule:

Week Date Opponent Time

1 BYE BYE BYE

2 Saturday, March 19th Tampa Bay Storm 7 p.m.

3 Thursday, March 24th @ Orlando Predators TBD

4 Saturday, April 2nd Dallas Vigilantes 1 p.m.

5 Friday, April 8th @ San Jose SaberCats TBD

6 Saturday, April 16th Spokane Shock 7 p.m.

7 Saturday, April 23rd @ Arizona Rattlers TBD

8 BYE BYE BYE

9 Friday, May 6th @ Georgia Force 6:05 p.m.

10 Saturday, May 14th Milwaukee Iron 7 p.m.

11 Saturday, May 21st San Jose SaberCats 7 p.m.

12 Friday, May 27th @ Iowa Barnstormers 6:05 p.m.

13 Saturday, June 4th Arizona Rattlers 7 p.m.

14 Saturday, June 11th @ Tulsa Talons 6 p.m.

15 Saturday, June 18th Pittsburg Power 7 p.m.

16 Friday, June 24th Kansas City Command 7 p.m.

17 Friday, July 1st @ Chicago Rush TBD

18 Saturday, July 9th @ Spokane Shock TBD

19 Saturday, July16th New Orleans VooDoo 7 p.m.

20 Friday, July 22nd @ Cleveland Gladiators 5:30 p.m.

**Dates and Times are subject to change. All times listed are Mountain Time.**

Schedule Highlights:

*Week 2: The Blaze will face-off against the ArenaBowl XXIII runner-up Tampa Bay Storm and Head Coach Tim Marcum, one of the winningiest coaches in AFL history.

*Week 5: The team will hit the road to face the returning division-rival San Jose SaberCats, the first of two match-ups of the year.

*Week 6: ArenaBowl XXIII Champion Spokane Shock will encounter their former Offensive Coordinator Matthew Sauk and QB Erik Meyer for the first time in this divisional exposition.

* Week 15 & 16: The Pittsburg Power and Kansas City Command will visit the Maverik Center to face-off against the Blaze for the first time in franchise history.

The NFL Network will once again broadcast the Friday Night Game of the Week. The broadcast schedule will be released in the upcoming weeks.

Player tryouts for the 2011 season will be held on October 30, 2010 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at Spence Eccles Field House at the University of Utah. For more information please visit our website at www.utblaze.com or call 888-99BLAZE.



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