2010 Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz season

2010 Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz season
Owner	Phil Miller
General manager	Christie Cook
Head coach	Sparky McEwen
Home field	Cox Convention Center
Results
Record	6–10
Division place	2nd AC Southwest
Playoff finish	did not qualify
← 2009 Yard Dawgz seasons

The 2010 Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz season is the 7th season for the franchise, and the first in the Arena Football League, coming from the AF2, which dissolved following the 2009 season. The team was coached by Sparky McEwen and played their home games at the Cox Convention Center. The Yard Dawgz did not qualify for the postseason after finishing with a 6–10 record and placing 6th in the American Conference.

Southwest Division v t e
Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA	DIV	CON	Home	Away
y-Tulsa Talons	10	6	.625	994	899	6–0	9–2	6–2	4–4
Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz	6	10	.375	833	870	3–3	4–6	5–3	1–7
Dallas Vigilantes	3	13	.187	800	920	2–4	2–9	1–7	2–6
Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings	3	13	.187	799	1030	1–5	3–9	2–6	1–7

y - Clinched division

The Yard Dawgz began the season at home against the Sharks on April 3. They hosted the Talons in their final regular season game.^[1]

Week	Date	Time	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Source
1	April 3	7:05 pm	Jacksonville Sharks	L 38–54	0–1	Cox Convention Center	Recap
2	Bye
3	April 17	7:05 pm	Cleveland Gladiators	W 63–50	1–1	Cox Convention Center	Recap
4	April 24	7:05 pm	at Iowa Barnstormers	L 60–68	1–2	Wells Fargo Arena	Recap
5	April 30	7:30 pm	at Dallas Vigilantes	L 34–55	1–3	American Airlines Center	Recap
6	May 8	7:05 pm	Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings	W 88–79	2–3	Cox Convention Center	Recap
7	May 16	2:05 pm	Spokane Shock	L 63–68	2–4	Cox Convention Center	Recap
8	May 22	7:00 pm	at Tulsa Talons	L 41–67	2–5	BOK Center	Recap
9	May 28	7:05 pm	Alabama Vipers	W 65–39	3–5	Cox Convention Center	Recap
10	June 5	6:30 pm	at Tampa Bay Storm	L 48–50	3–6	St. Pete Times Forum	Recap
11	June 11	9:30 pm	at Arizona Rattlers	L 55–56	3–7	US Airways Center	Recap
12	Bye
13	June 26	7:05 pm	Dallas Vigilantes	W 35–31	4–7	Cox Convention Center	Recap
14	July 3	7:05 pm	at Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings	W 70–44	5–7	CenturyTel Center	Recap
15	July 10	7:05 pm	Iowa Barnstormers	W 52–42	6–7	Cox Convention Center	Recap
16	July 17	6:00 pm	at Cleveland Gladiators	L 39–44	6–8	Quicken Loans Arena	Recap
17	July 24	6:30 pm	at Orlando Predators	L 21–49	6–9	Amway Arena	Recap
18	July 30	7:05 pm	Tulsa Talons	L 61–74	6–10	Cox Convention Center	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. All times are CDT

Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz roster
Quarterbacks 15 Tommy Grady Fullbacks 37 Chad Cook Wide receivers  7 Craig Fulton, Jr.  3 Anthony Hines 12 Al Hunt  2 Xavier Lee QB  5 Timon Marshall  9 Alvance Robinson		Offensive linemen 69 Jeremy Ashcraft 75 Howard Duncan 58 Markus Ferguson Defensive linemen 18 Dustin Barno DE 93 Mkristo Bruce 99 Mondre Dickerson DT/OL 91 Quartez Vickerson		Linebackers 13 Aaron Chavers  1 Kevin McCullough  6 Brandon Perkins Defensive backs 11 Mike Brown 17 Sergio Gilliam 23 Tristan Solo 25 David Hyland  8 Fred Shaw Kickers 10 A.J. Haglund		Injured reserve -- C. J. McLain FB Exempt list -- Kelly Butler OL CFL Suspended list 90 Mike Berry DL -- Larry Dibbles DL 88 Dan Loney C/LS 78 Kevin Myers OL/DT 55 Erik Robertson OL 23 Freddie Rollins FB  6 Antwone Savage WR Rookies in italics Roster updated June 10, 2010 23 Active, 9 Inactive

The game did not feature many scores by either team in the first two quarters, but when the Sharks began to build a lead following halftime, and the Yard Dawgz were down 34–17 at the start of the 4th quarter. Their attempt at a comeback fell short after an onside kick was returned for a touchdown by Jacksonville late in the final period. Quarterback Tommy Grady threw for 219 yards, however the total offense for the Yard Dawgz was only 202 yards.

Cleveland scored the first and only touchdown of the 1st quarter, but in the 2nd quarter the teams combined for 52 points. The Gladiators opened the 2nd quarter scoring with a 5-yard touchdown pass, but the Yard Dawgz took the ensuing kickoff back for a touchdown. With under a minute left in the 2nd quarter, the Gladiators scored on an 11-yard touchdown pass to take a 28–21 lead. The Yard Dawgz followed with a quick touchdown drive of their own that was capped off by a 10-yard passing touchdown to tie the game. With little time remaining in the half, the Matt Denny kicked a 28-yard field goal to give the Gladiators a 31–28 lead at halftime. The Yard Dawgz took control of the game in the 3rd quarter with a pair of touchdowns and never looked back, earning their first win of the season with a 63–50 win. Tommy Grady threw for 276 yards and 4 touchdowns. Al Hunt had 3 rushing touchdowns on 5 carries, but actually finished the game with a total of −1 yard.

Oklahoma was the first to score, a 15-yard touchdown reception by Anthony Hines. Iowa also scored a touchdown on their first possession, but the extra point was blocked by Quartez Vickerson. Vickerson lateraled the ball to Fred Shaw, who took it to the end zone for 2 points. On the ensuing kickoff, Oklahoma City's Craig Fulton Jr. fumbled during the return, and Larry Kendrick picked it up for the Barnstormers and scored a touchdown. By halftime, the Yard Dawgz led 31–27. They led by the same margin following the 3rd quarter. In the 4th quarter, the Yard Dawgz fell behind after giving up two touchdowns to the Barnstormers before scoring their first points of the quarter on an A.J. Haglund field goal. With less than a minute left, Iowa quarterback Ryan Vena ran in his second touchdown of the final period to put the Barnstormers up by 14. The Yard Dawgz engineered a 5-play, 35-yard drive resulting in a touchdown to cut the deficit to just 7-points with 23 seconds remaining. However, the onside kick attempt was returned for a touchdown by Iowa. Oklahoma City would score another touchdown, but with no time left on the clock, the game was over. Tommy Grady threw for 383 yards and 6 touchdowns. Xavier Lee led all receivers with 117 yards, but just 1 touchdown.

Oklahoma City fell behind 20–0 in the 1st quarter, but managed to take a 21–20 lead with less than 3 minutes left in the 2nd quarter. However, the Vigilantes scored 3 touchdowns in the final minute of the half, including intercepting one of Tommy Grady's passes and returning it for a touchdown. At halftime, the Yard Dawgz were losing 41–20. The 2nd half did not feature much scoring by either team, and the Yard Dawgz lost by a final score of 55–34. Oklahoma City was outgained in total offense 244–179. Grady threw only 4 touchdowns and had 205 passing yards in the game. Timon Marshall was one of six Yard Dawgz to receive a pass, leading all of them with 88 yards and 3 touchdowns.