2010 Tulsa Talons season

The 2010 Tulsa Talons season was the 10th 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 Mitch Allner and played their home games at BOK Center. Finishing first in the Southwest Division, the Talons were the only team from their division to make the playoffs, but lost 38–68 at home to the Tampa Bay Storm in the conference semifinals.

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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 Talons opened their season at home against the Storm on April 3. The conclusion of their regular season was on the road against the Yard Dawgz.^[1]

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location	Report
					Score	Record
1	Saturday	April 3	8:00 pm	Tampa Bay Storm	W 69–58	1–0	BOK Center	[1]
2	Saturday	April 10	8:00 pm	Dallas Vigilantes	W 63–59	2–0	BOK Center	[2]
3	Bye
4	Friday	April 23	10:30 pm	at Arizona Rattlers	L 76–77	2–1	US Airways Center	[3]
5	Saturday	May 1	7:05 pm	at Jacksonville Sharks	L 62–60	2–2	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena	[4]
6	Saturday	May 8	8:00 pm	Alabama Vipers	W 62–56	3–2	BOK Center	[5]
7	Saturday	May 15	7:00 pm	at Cleveland Gladiators	L 55–68	3–3	Quicken Loans Arena	[6]
8	Saturday	May 22	8:00 pm	Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz	W 67–41	4–3	BOK Center	[7]
9	Saturday	May 29	8:05 pm	at Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings	W 52–48	5–3	CenturyTel Center	[8]
10	Saturday	June 5	8:00 pm	Orlando Predators	L 54–57	5–4	BOK Center	[9]
11	Friday	June 11	8:00 pm	at Dallas Vigilantes	W 69–51	6–4	American Airlines Center	[10]
12	Friday	June 18	10:00 pm	at Spokane Shock	L 43–62	6–5	Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena	[11]
13	Saturday	June 26	8:00 pm	Cleveland Gladiators	W 65–44	7–5	BOK Center	[12]
14	Bye
15	Saturday	July 10	8:00 pm	Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings	W 74–45	8–5	BOK Center	[13]
16	Saturday	July 17	8:30 pm	at Alabama Vipers	W 61–48	9–5	Von Braun Center	[14]
17	Saturday	July 24	8:00 pm	Arizona Rattlers	L 51–61	9–6	BOK Center	[15]
18	Friday	July 30	8:05 pm	at Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz	W 74–61	10–6	Cox Convention Center	[16]

All times are EDT

Round	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Location	Report
AC Semifinals	Saturday	August 7	8:00 pm	Tampa Bay Storm	L 38–68	BOK Center	[17]

All times are EDT

2010 Tulsa Talons roster
Quarterbacks 16 Justin Allgood  6 Mike Potts Fullbacks 34 Odie Armstrong Wide receivers  5 Carlese Franklin  3 Jeff Hughley  2 Donovan Morgan  8 LaRico Stevenson 17 Collin Taylor		Offensive linemen 92 Jordan Bedore 99 Anthony Bolden 94 Antwan Floyd 90 Brett Rayl -- Albert Stinson Defensive linemen 98 Callahan Bright 23 Terrance Carter 93 Adam Huebner 97 Gabe Nyenhuis		Linebackers 44 Jamar Ransom 56 Steve Watson Defensive backs  4 Ronnie Amadi 27 Terrell Mingo  1 Christopher Royal Kickers 20 Marco Capozzoli		Injury reserve 17 Tony Dodson K (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 70 Roderick Green OL (IRTooltip Injured reserve)  7 T. J. McKay DB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)  7 James Sadler DB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Refused to report -- Stephen Franklin OL/DL (Did not report) -- Peter Martinez K (Did not report) -- Rico Reese DL (Did not report) Other league exempt currently vacant Suspension 98 John Scott OL/DL (Suspended) rookies in italics Roster updated July 29, 2010 23 Active, 8 Inactive → More rosters

Neither team had consecutive scores until early in the 4th quarter when the Talons scored a touchdown early in the 4th quarter to give them a 56–37 lead. The Storm however came back with consecutive scores of their own to make it a five-point game. When the Talons scored a pair of touchdowns late in the 4th quarter, it was enough to seal the win in their first game of the year. Quarterback Justin Allgood and receiver Donovan Morgan accounted for the majority of Tulsa's offense. Allgood threw for 274 yards and 8 touchdowns, while Morgan had 120 yards receiving and caught 4 touchdowns.

The Talons did not lead in the entire game until scoring the final points of the game. Down 59–48, quarterback Justin Allgood led the Talons to the end zone on their final two drives of the game, with both touchdowns scored by Allgood on short carries. The game winning score was set up by a forced fumble on Dallas quarterback Shane Stafford that was recovered by Jamar Ransom of the Talons at the Dallas 2-yard line. Allgood finished with only 10 completed passes in the entire game out of 23 attempts, but 5 of those completions were for touchdowns. In total, he threw for 182 yards. Donovan Morgan had 4 receptions for 112 yards and 3 touchdowns in the win.

The Talons led the game 76–71 with no time remaining, but on an untimed down, Rod Windsor of the Rattlers was able to slip by the Tulsa defense one last time to score the game's winning touchdown. The Talons' Jeff Hughley recovered Tulsa's one fumble of the game and actually scored a touchdown on the play. Justin Allgood threw 10 touchdown passes, half of which went to Donovan Morgan.

The Talons extended their home winning streak to 13 games by defeating the Vipers 62–56, overcoming a 15-point deficit at halftime. Tied at 42–42 at the start of the 4th quarter, Tulsa had their first lead of the game when Jamar Ransom sacked Viper quarterback Kevin Eakin in the end zone for a safety. After the Talons received the free kick, Odie Armstrong ran 37 yards for a touchdown. Though the extra point was blocked the Talons now had a 50–42 advantage. Tulsa's defense stopped the Viper offense on the next drive, causing Alabama to turn the ball over on downs. With possession again, the Talons drove up the field for another touchdown, scored by Donovan Morgan on a 4-yard pass from Justin Allgood. The Vipers made it a 6-point game with 28 seconds left after a touchdown run, but their ensuing onside kick was recovered by Tulsa, who ran out the clock to preserve the win.

Allgood completed 23 of 31 passes for 244 yards and 7 touchdowns. Morgan had the most touchdown catches on the team with 4, but Carlese Franklin led in receiving yards with 110.

With the win, the Talons clinched the Southwest Division.