| 2011 UIFL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Ultimate Indoor Football League |
| Sport | Indoor Football |
| Duration | February 18, 2011 – June 9, 2011 |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | Northern Kentucky River Monsters |
| Season MVP | Jared Lorenzen, NKY |
| League postseason | |
| 1 vs 4 UIFL Semifinals champions | Saginaw Sting |
| 1 vs 4 UIFL Semifinals runners-up | Northern Kentucky River Monsters |
| 2 vs 3 UIFL Semifinals champions | Eastern Kentucky Drillers |
| 2 vs 3 UIFL Semifinals runners-up | Huntington Hammer |
| Ultimate Bowl I | |
| Champions | Saginaw Sting |
| Runners-up | Eastern Kentucky Drillers |
| Finals MVP | Tommy Jones (SAG) |
The 2011 Ultimate Indoor Football League season was the first season of the league. The regular season lasted from February 18 to May 29[1] and the postseason, will be held the following two weeks with the championship game being held at the highest remaining seed. The 2011 season went off without any teams folding or any games being missed or rescheduled. The Northern Kentucky River Monsters finished with the best regular season record, finished 11–3. However, due to league sanctions they were not able to host an playoff games and were dropped to a four seed.
Saginaw finished 9–5, followed by Eastern Kentucky 8–6, Huntington 7–7, Johnstown 6–8 and Canton 1–13.
Saginaw defeated Northern Kentucky, 48–47, in the first semifinals of the Ultimate Bowl I playoffs, sponsored by Trophy Awards. In the other semifinal game, Eastern Kentucky advanced to the championship game with a 20–4 victory over Huntington.[2] The 2011 Ultimate Bowl, sponsored by Trophy Awards, was played Friday, June 9 at the Dow Center in Saginaw, MI with the Sting claiming an 86–69 victory over the visiting Drillers.[3]
Following the elimination of the Northern Kentucky River Monsters from the playoffs, NKY owner Jill Chitwood and the UIFL came to terms that allowed the River Monsters to leave the UIFL, but the team folded after rumors of joining the Continental Indoor Football League.