2010 Arizona Rattlers season

2010 Arizona Rattlers season
Head coach Kevin Guy
General manager Kevin Guy
Owner Brett Bouchy
Home field US Airways Center
Results
Record 10–6
Division place 2nd NC West
Playoff finish Lost Conference Semifinals (Shock) 49–57

The 2010 Arizona Rattlers season was the 19th season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Kevin Guy and played their home games at US Airways Center. The Rattlers made the playoffs with a 10–6 record, fourth best in the National Conference, but were defeated by the top-seeded Spokane Shock in the conference semifinals, 49–57.

Standings

West Division
Team W L PCT PF PA DIV CON Home Away
z-Spokane Shock 13 3 .812 988 843 4–0 8–2 6–2 7–1
x-Arizona Rattlers 10 6 .625 987 885 2–2 5–5 5–3 5–3
Utah Blaze 2 14 .125 742 1040 0–4 0–10 1–7 1–7

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

Regular season schedule

The Rattlers opened their season on the road against the Gladiators on April 3. They will host the Rush on April 17 for their first home game of the season. The conclusion of the regular season was at home on July 31 against the Barnstormers.[1]

Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Report
Score Record
1 Saturday April 3 7:00 pm at Cleveland Gladiators W 61–56 1–0 Quicken Loans Arena
2 Bye
3 Friday April 16 10:30 pm Chicago Rush L 56–70 1–1 US Airways Center
4 Friday April 23 10:30 pm Tulsa Talons W 77–76 2–1 US Airways Center
5 Saturday May 1 7:30 pm at Tampa Bay Storm L 61–62 2–2 St. Pete Times Forum
6 Friday May 7 10:30 pm Spokane Shock L 56–63 2–3 US Airways Center
7 Bye
8 Friday May 21 8:05 pm at Iowa Barnstormers W 52–48 3–3 Wells Fargo Arena
9 Saturday May 29 9:05 pm at Utah Blaze W 83–58 4–3 E Center
10 Saturday June 5 10:30 pm Milwaukee Iron W 68–67 (OT) 5–3 US Airways Center
11 Friday June 11 10:30 pm Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz W 56–55 6–3 US Airways Center
12 Saturday June 19 10:30 pm Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings W 79–50 7–3 US Airways Center
13 Saturday June 26 7:05 pm at Jacksonville Sharks W 66–50 8–3 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
14 Friday July 2 10:00 pm at Spokane Shock L 36–37 8–4 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
15 Saturday July 10 8:00 pm at Chicago Rush L 50–55 8–5 Allstate Arena
16 Friday July 16 10:30 pm Utah Blaze W 48–20 9–5 US Airways Center
17 Saturday July 24 8:00 pm at Tulsa Talons W 61–51 10–5 BOK Center
18 Saturday July 31 10:30 pm Iowa Barnstormers L 47–67 10–6 US Airways Center

All times are EDT

Playoff schedule

Round Day Date Kickoff Opponent Score Location Report
NC Semifinals Friday August 6 11:00 pm at Spokane Shock L 49–57 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena

All times are EDT

2010 Roster

2010 Arizona Rattlers roster
Quarterbacks
  • 15 Billy Farris

Fullbacks

  • 54 John Booker

Wide Receivers

  • 23 Trandon Harvey
Offensive Linemen
  • 59 Kyle Young

Defensive Linemen

  • 70 Marcus Pittman
Linebackers
  • 19 Dale Robinson

Defensive Backs

  •  8 Brandon Freeman
  • -- James Todd

Kickers

 Injured Reserve
  • 37 Johnie Kirton FB

Team Suspended

  • Currently vacant

Refuse to Report

  • -- Kurt Kahui LB
  • -- Frank Trentadue LB

Other League Exempt

  • Currently vacant

Inactive reserve

  • Currently vacant

Recallable reassignment

  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated August 3, 2010
22 Active, 10 Inactive

Regular season

Week 1: at Cleveland Gladiators

1 2 34Total
Rattlers 7 7 212661
Gladiators 14 21 71456

at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Date: April 3
  • Game time: 7:00 pm EDT
  • Game attendance: 11,688
  • Referee: Ron Tobert
  • Recap

The Rattlers' special teams returned 7 kickoffs for 212 yards and 3 returned for touchdowns against a Gladiators team that gave up only one kickoff return for a touchdown in the last season they competed. Arizona's Rod Windsor was the most common target for quarterback Nick Davila, with 13 catches for 175 yards and 2 touchdowns. Davila himself completed 26 passes for 273 yards and 4 touchdowns.

Week 3: vs. Chicago Rush

1 2 34Total
Rush 14 28 141470
Rattlers 14 21 71456

at US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona

  • Date: April 16
  • Game time: 10:30 pm EDT
  • Game attendance: 14,994
  • Referee: Steve Kovac
  • Recap

Week 4: vs. Tulsa Talons

1 2 34Total
Talons 14 20 142876
Rattlers 17 19 142777

at US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona

  • Date: April 23
  • Game time: 10:30 pm EDT
  • Game attendance: 10,083
  • Referee: Shawn Hochuli
  • Recap

Rod Windsor's eighth touchdown of the night was the game winner for the Rattlers. On the final play of the game, on an untimed down, Windsor received a pass from Nick Davilla and hustled down the left side of the field, escaping two Tulsa defenders before reaching the end zone. Both teams went back-and-forth throughout the contest, with neither leading by more than one score at any point. The Rattlers finished with 419 yards of total offense, provided mostly by Nick Davilla who threw for 413 yards and 8 touchdowns. Windsor finished with 230 receiving yards, 6 touchdown receptions, and 2 rushing touchdowns. With the win, the Rattlers gave the Talons their first loss, while improving their own record to 2–1.

Week 5: at Tampa Bay Storm

1 2 34Total
Rattlers 7 14 132761
Storm 14 20 141462

at St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida

  • Date: May 1
  • Game time: 7:30 pm EDT
  • Game attendance: 12,874
  • Referee: Kevin Stine
  • Recap

Although they trailed nearly the entire night, the Rattlers stayed in it, but came up short in the end. Tied at 48–48, the Rattlers gave up a touchdown to the Storm, however the Storm's kicker missed the extra point. Arizona scored on the next play from scrimmage, and following a successful extra point, took a 55–54 lead. Tampa Bay would take the lead back on a 37-yard passing touchdown, but rather than try another extra point, attempted a two-point conversion and made it, giving them a 62–55 lead. On Arizona's next drive covered 48 yards in just over a minute, ending with a touchdown with 7 seconds left. Instead of kicking an extra point, which would have tied the game, the Rattlers opted to go for two. Nick Davilla's pass to Anthony Mix was incomplete, although the Rattlers felt a defensive interference penalty should have been called on the play which would have given them a second chance at the conversion. No penalty was called however, and Arizona's ensuing onside kick was recovered by the Storm, effectively ending the game. Davilla finished the game with 314 yards and 7 touchdowns. J.J. McKelvey caught for 127 yards and 3 touchdowns.

Week 6: vs. Spokane Shock

1 2 34Total
Shock 14 14 142163
Rattlers 14 14 141456

at US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona

  • Date: May 7
  • Game time: 10:30 pm EDT
  • Game attendance: 10,203
  • Referee: Shawn Hochuli
  • Recap

Week 8: at Iowa Barnstormers

1 2 34Total
Rattlers 13 18 71452
Barnstormers 7 13 141448

at Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa

  • Date: May 21
  • Game time: 8:05 pm EDT
  • Game attendance: 9,912
  • Referee: Brad Van Vark
  • Recap

Week 9: at Utah Blaze

1 2 34Total
Rattlers 27 21 142183
Blaze 14 25 13658

at E Center, West Valley City, Utah

  • Date: May 29
  • Game time: 9:05 pm EDT
  • Game attendance: 8,501
  • Referee: Steve Strimling
  • Recap

Week 10: vs. Milwaukee Iron

1 2 34OTTotal
Iron 6 24 1317767
Rattlers 13 21 719868

at US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona

  • Date: June 5
  • Game time: 10:30 pm EDT
  • Game attendance: 10,031
  • Recap

Week 11: vs. Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz

1 2 34Total
Yard Dawgz 13 16 62055
Rattlers 7 21 72156

at US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona

  • Date: June 11
  • Game time: 10:30 pm EDT
  • Game attendance: 10,115
  • Referee: Shawn Hocholi
  • Recap

Week 12: vs. Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings

1 2 34Total
Battle Wings 7 28 7850
Rattlers 23 21 142179

at US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona

  • Date: June 19
  • Game time: 10:30 pm EDT
  • Game attendance: 10,217
  • Referee: Shawn Hochuli
  • Recap

Week 13: at Jacksonville Sharks

1 2 34Total
Rattlers 14 10 212166
Sharks 0 10 142650

at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Date: June 26
  • Game time: 7:05 pm EDT
  • Recap

Week 14: at Spokane Shock

1 2 34Total
Rattlers 7 14 7836
Shock 7 20 3737

at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, Spokane, Washington

  • Date: July 2
  • Game time: 10:00 pm EDT
  • Recap

Week 15: at Chicago Rush

1 2 34Total
Rattlers 7 21 71550
Rush 21 21 10355

at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois

  • Date: July 10
  • Game time: 8:00 pm EDT
  • Game attendance: 8,452
  • Referee: Tom McCabe
  • Recap

Week 16: vs. Utah Blaze

1 2 34Total
Blaze 3 7 3720
Rattlers 0 34 7748

at US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona

  • Date: July 16
  • Game time: 10:30 pm EDT
  • Game attendance: 10,317
  • Referee: Shawn Hochuli
  • Recap

The win, coupled with a loss by the Iowa Barnstormers, clinched a playoff berth for the Rattlers.

Week 17: at Tulsa Talons

1 2 34Total
Rattlers 13 13 142161
Talons 13 17 14751

at BOK Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma

  • Date: July 24
  • Game time: 8:00 pm EDT
  • Recap

Week 18: vs. Iowa Barnstormers

1 2 34Total
Barnstormers 13 16 73167
Rattlers 14 13 71347

at US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona

  • Date: July 31
  • Game time: 10:30 pm EDT
  • Game attendance: 10,420
  • Referee: Shawn Hochuli
  • Recap

Playoffs

National Conference Semifinals: at Spokane Shock

1 2 34Total
Rattlers 7 13 72249
Shock 7 23 141357

at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, Spokane, Washington

  • Date: August 6
  • Game time: 11:00 pm EDT
  • Game attendance: 8,236
  • Referee: Steve Strimling
  • Recap

References

  1. ↑ "AFL 2010 Regular Season Schedule" (PDF). Arena Football League. December 31, 2009. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 March 2010. Retrieved March 23, 2010.
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