2011 New Orleans VooDoo season

The 2011 New Orleans VooDoo season was the fifth season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Derek Stingley until his firing on June 26.[1] Jon Norris, who coached the Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings in 2010, stepped down from his General Manager position with New Orleans to become the team's interim head coach.[2] The VooDoo played their home games at New Orleans Arena. This was the first season for the VooDoo since 2008, after the league went on hiatus in 2009 and the franchise was not active in 2010. The VooDoo went 3–15, missing the playoffs, and finishing with the worst record in the league.

2011 New Orleans VooDoo season
Head coachDerek Stingley (fired June 26)
Jon Norris (interim)
Home fieldNew Orleans Arena
Results
Record3–15
Division place5th
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Standings

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Team W L PCT PF PA DIV CON Home Away
z-Jacksonville Sharks 14 4 .778 1158 908 8–0 12–0 8–1 6–3
x-Georgia Force 11 7 .611 1007 931 7–5 5–3 5–4 6–3
x-Orlando Predators 11 7 .611 1001 933 4–4 8–4 6–3 5–4
Tampa Bay Storm 7 11 .389 802 993 2–6 4–8 4–5 3–6
New Orleans VooDoo 3 15 .167 826 1017 1–7 2–10 0–9 3–6

z - Clinched division and conference's best record
x - Clinched playoff berth

Season schedule

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Preseason

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Day Date Kickoff Opponent Score Location Report
Friday February 25 7:00 p.m. EST Dallas Vigilantes L 27–32 New Orleans Arena [3]

Regular season

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The VooDoo began the season at home against the Tampa Bay Storm on March 11. They will visit the Orlando Predators in their final regular season game on July 23.[4]

Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Report
Score Record
1 Friday March 11 7:00 p.m. CST Tampa Bay Storm L 40–46 0–1 New Orleans Arena [5]
2 Friday March 18 7:00 p.m. CDT Orlando Predators L 34–47 0–2 New Orleans Arena [6]
3 Saturday March 26 6:00 p.m. CDT at Jacksonville Sharks L 33–64 0–3 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena [7]
4 Saturday April 2 7:00 p.m. CDT Georgia Force L 35–61 0–4 New Orleans Arena [8]
5 Bye
6 Friday April 15 6:00 p.m. CDT at Cleveland Gladiators W 34–33 1–4 Quicken Loans Arena [9]
7 Friday April 22 7:00 p.m. CDT Pittsburgh Power L 49–56 1–5 New Orleans Arena [10]
8 Saturday April 30 7:00 p.m. CDT at Chicago Rush L 28–50 1–6 Allstate Arena [11]
9 Saturday May 7 7:00 p.m. CDT at Kansas City Command W 59–52 2–6 Sprint Center [12]
10 Friday May 13 7:00 p.m. CDT Tulsa Talons L 35–48 2–7 New Orleans Arena [13]
11 Friday May 20 7:00 p.m. CDT Arizona Rattlers L 53–61 2–8 New Orleans Arena [14]
12 Friday May 27 6:05 p.m. CDT at Philadelphia Soul L 49–70 2–9 Wells Fargo Center [15]
13 Friday June 3 7:00 p.m. CDT Jacksonville Sharks L 55–62 2–10 New Orleans Arena [16]
14 Bye
15 Friday June 17 7:05 p.m. CDT at Georgia Force L 47–58 2–11 Arena at Gwinnett Center [17]
16 Saturday June 25 7:00 p.m. CDT Spokane Shock L 54–75 2–12 New Orleans Arena [18]
17 Friday July 1 6:30 p.m. CDT at Tampa Bay Storm W 64–33 3–12 St. Pete Times Forum [19]
18 Friday July 8 7:00 p.m. CDT Milwaukee Mustangs L 55–76 3–13 New Orleans Arena [20]
19 Saturday July 16 8:00 p.m. CDT Utah Blaze L 58–62 3–14 EnergySolutions Arena [21]
20 Saturday July 23 6:30 p.m. CDT at Orlando Predators L 44–62 3–15 Amway Center [22]

Regular season

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Week 1: vs. Tampa Bay Storm

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Week 1: Tampa Bay Storm at New Orleans VooDoo – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Storm 9 24 6746
VooDoo 7 14 71240

at New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: March 11
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST
  • Referee: Scott Vaughn
  • Recap
Game information

Week 2: vs. Orlando Predators

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Week 2: Orlando Predators at New Orleans VooDoo – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Predators 7 14 131347
VooDoo 7 7 14634

at New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: March 18
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 8,543
  • Recap
Game information

Week 3: at Jacksonville Sharks

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Week 3: New Orleans VooDoo at Jacksonville Sharks – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
VooDoo 6 13 7733
Sharks 13 19 131964

at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Date: March 26
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Recap
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Week 4: vs. Georgia Force

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Week 4: Georgia Force at New Orleans VooDoo – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Force 14 28 13661
VooDoo 7 7 13835

at New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: April 2
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 8,282
  • Referee: Chris Sead
  • Recap
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Week 5: BYE

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Week 6: at Cleveland Gladiators

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Week 6: New Orleans VooDoo at Cleveland Gladiators – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
VooDoo 14 6 7734
Gladiators 6 20 7033

at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Date: April 15
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 7,123
  • Referee: Alex Kemp
  • Recap
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Week 7: vs. Pittsburgh Power

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Week 7: Pittsburgh Power at New Orleans VooDoo – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Power 0 14 142856
VooDoo 7 7 72849

at New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: April 22
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 6,937
  • Referee: Scott Vaughn
  • Recap
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Week 8: at Chicago Rush

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Week 8: New Orleans VooDoo at Chicago Rush – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
VooDoo 7 7 01428
Rush 23 13 14050

at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois

  • Date: April 30
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 9,018
  • Referee: Tom McCabe
  • Recap
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Week 9: at Kansas City Command

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Week 9: New Orleans VooDoo at Kansas City Command – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
VooDoo 17 14 72159
Command 7 21 141052

at Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: May 7
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 4,422
  • Referee: Larry Smith
  • Recap
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Week 10: vs. Tulsa Talons

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Week 10: Tulsa Talons at New Orleans VooDoo – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Talons 7 17 71748
VooDoo 0 21 7735

at New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: May 13
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 8,127
  • Referee: Scott Vaughn
  • Recap
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Week 11: vs. Arizona Rattlers

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Week 11: Arizona Rattlers at New Orleans VooDoo – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Rattlers 21 19 71461
VooDoo 19 14 71353

at New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: May 20
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 8,257
  • Referee: Chris Snead
  • Recap
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Week 12: at Philadelphia Soul

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Week 12: New Orleans VooDoo at Philadelphia Soul – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
VooDoo 6 17 20649
Soul 7 34 141570

at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: May 27
  • Game time: 6:05 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 7,626
  • Referee: Tom McCabe
  • Recap
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Week 13: vs. Jacksonville Sharks

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Week 13: Jacksonville Sharks at New Orleans VooDoo – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Sharks 14 28 61462
VooDoo 7 21 141355

at New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: June 3
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 8,500
  • Referee: David Cutaia
  • Recap
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Week 14: BYE

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Week 15: at Georgia Force

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Week 15: New Orleans VooDoo at Georgia Force – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
VooDoo 7 13 72047
Force 7 17 211358

at Arena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Georgia

  • Date: June 17
  • Game time: 7:05 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 4,009
  • Referee: Joe Pester
  • Recap
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Week 16: vs. Spokane Shock

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Week 16: Spokane Shock at New Orleans VooDoo – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Shock 21 20 142075
VooDoo 7 7 73354

at New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: June 25
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 9,037
  • Referee: Scott Vaughn
  • Recap
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Week 17: at Tampa Bay Storm

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Week 17: New Orleans VooDoo at Tampa Bay Storm – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
VooDoo 10 21 72664
Storm 13 12 0833

at St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida

  • Date: July 1
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 12,016
  • Referee: Tom Cannella
  • Recap
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Week 18: vs. Milwaukee Mustangs

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Week 18: Milwaukee Mustangs at New Orleans VooDoo – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Mustangs 21 21 132176
VooDoo 14 13 72155

at New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: July 8
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 9,359
  • Referee: Chris Snead
  • Recap
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Week 19: at Utah Blaze

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Week 19: New Orleans VooDoo at Utah Blaze – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
VooDoo 14 24 17358
Blaze 14 13 142162

at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Date: July 16
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 10,631
  • Referee: Dave Cutaia
  • Recap
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Week 20: at Orlando Predators

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Week 20: New Orleans VooDoo at Orlando Predators – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
VooDoo 6 12 62044
Predators 7 28 131462

at Amway Center, Orlando, Florida

  • Date: July 23
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 14,982
  • Referee: Scott Vaughn
  • Recap
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References

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