2016 Wichita Falls Nighthawks season
OwnerDrew Carnes
Head coachBilly Back
Home fieldKay Yeager Coliseum
Results
Record11-5
Conference place3rd
Playoff finishLost United Conference Wild Card 36-66 (Titans)

The 2016 Wichita Falls Nighthawks season was the second season for the professional indoor football franchise and second in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of ten teams that competed in the IFL for the 2016 season, the Nighthawks were members of the United Conference.

Led by head coach Billy Back, the Nighthawks played their home games at the Kay Yeager Coliseum in Wichita Falls, Texas.

Schedule

Key:   Win   Tie   Loss   Bye

Pre-season

Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location
Score Record
1 Monday February 22 7:05pm Texas Stealth W 101-30[1] 1-0 Kay Yeager Coliseum

Regular season

All start times are local time

Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location
Score Record
1 BYE
2 Saturday February 27 9:00pm at Spokane Empire L 65-66[2] 0-1 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
3 Friday March 4 7:05pm Colorado Crush W 65-45[3] 1-1 Kay Yeager Coliseum
4 Friday March 11 7:05pm Iowa Barnstormers W 74-47[4] 2-1 Kay Yeager Coliseum
5 BYE
6 Friday March 25 7:05pm at Nebraska Danger W 64-55[5] 3-1 Eihusen Arena
7 BYE
8 Saturday April 9 7:05pm Tri-Cities Fever W 44-35[6] 4-1 Kay Yeager Coliseum
9 Saturday April 16 7:05pm at Sioux Falls Storm L 44-71[7] 4-2 Denny Sanford Premier Center
10 Friday April 22 7:05pm Cedar Rapids Titans W 61-57[8] 5-2 Kay Yeager Coliseum
11 Friday April 29 8:30pm at Colorado Crush L 47-60 5-3 Budweiser Events Center
12 Friday May 6 7:05pm Sioux Falls Storm L 58-66[9] 5-4 Kay Yeager Coliseum
13 Saturday May 14 8:00pm at Colorado Crush W 65-61 6-4 Budweiser Events Center
14 Saturday May 21 7:05pm Nebraska Danger W 62-48[10] 7-4 Kay Yeager Coliseum
15 Friday May 27 7:05pm at Nebraska Danger W 44-20[11] 8-4 Eihusen Arena
16 Saturday June 4 7:05pm Green Bay Blizzard W 81-40[12] 9-4 Kay Yeager Coliseum
17 Saturday June 11 7:05pm Colorado Crush L 56-61[13] 9-5 Kay Yeager Coliseum
18 Saturday June 18 7:05pm at Iowa Barnstormers W 73-54[14] 10-5 Wells Fargo Arena
19 Saturday June 25 7:05pm at Green Bay Blizzard W 98-75[15] 11-5 Resch Center

Standings

2016 United Conference
W L T PCT PF PA GB STK
y–Sioux Falls Storm 15 1 0 .938 951 720 -- W11
x–Cedar Rapids Titans 12 4 0 .750 781 628 3.0 W7
x–Wichita Falls Nighthawks 11 5 0 .688 1001 861 4.0 W2
Green Bay Blizzard 5 11 0 .313 682 932 10.0 L1
Iowa Barnstormers 4 12 0 .250 737 838 11.0 L7

Postseason

Round Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location
Score Record
Wild Card Saturday July 9 7:05pm at Cedar Rapids Titans L 36-66[16] 0-1 U.S. Cellular Center

Roster

2016 Wichita Falls Nighthawks roster
Quarterbacks
  •  1 Charles McCullum
  • 14 Jerell Norton

Running backs

  •  2 Edward Wesley
  •  3 Tyler Williams

Wide receivers

  • 15 Troy Evans
  •  4 Jordan Jolly
  • 10 Tyron Laughinghouse
  •  5 Ja-Mes Logan
Offensive linemen
  • 75 Jarve Dean
  • 72 Antonio Foster
  • 55 Anthony Jackson
  • 61 Clint Marsh
  • 92 Garrison Ushery

Defensive linemen

  • 99 Malcolm Goines
  • 11 Terrance Lloyd
  • 52 Toni Pulu
  • 77 Walter Thomas
Linebackers
  •  8 Rickey Simpson

Defensive backs

  • 25 Neiko Conway
  •  9 Cardelro Jones
  •  6 Elisha Olabode
  • 20 Deante Purvis
  •  7 Kenny Veal
  • 27 Patrick Wells

Kickers

  • 12 Rockne Belmonte
Injured reserve
  • 14 Shavodrick Beaver QB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • -- Devin Johnson DB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 27 Dom Joseph DB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 92 Jonathan Mathis DL (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • -- Matt Milton WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • -- Jimmy Pipkin WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 52 Tino Tuilata OL (IRTooltip Injured reserve)

Transfer

  •  7 Josh Francis LB (Exempt)

Refused to report

  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated June 28, 2016
25 Active, 8 Inactive

References

  1. ^ Donny Victory (February 22, 2016). "Nighthawks shell Stealth, 101-30". www.timesrecordnews.com. Wichita Falls Times Record News. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  2. ^ "Nighthawks miss field goal as time expires". www.timesrecordnews.com. Wichita Falls Times Record News. February 28, 2016. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  3. ^ Jonathan Hull (March 5, 2016). "McCullum guides Nighthawks past Colorado". www.timesrecordnews.com. Wichita Falls Times Record News. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  4. ^ Donny Victory (March 11, 2016). "Nighthawks rout Iowa in 2nd half". www.timesrecordnews.com. Wichita Falls Times Record News. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
  5. ^ "Nighthawks win 3rd straight game". www.timesrecordnews.com. Wichita Falls Times Record News. March 25, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  6. ^ Donny Victory (April 10, 2016). "Nighthawks pull out late victory". www.timesrecordnews.com. Wichita Falls Times Record News. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  7. ^ "Nighthawks pummeled by Sioux Falls". www.timesrecordnews.com. Wichita Falls Times Record News. April 16, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  8. ^ Donny Victory (April 22, 2016). "Nighthawks remain unbeaten at KYC after TD with 7 ticks left". www.timesrecordnews.com. Wichita Falls Times Record News. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  9. ^ Donny Victory (May 7, 2016). "Nighthawks upset bid of Sioux Falls comes up short". www.timesrecordnews.com. Wichita Falls Times Record News. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  10. ^ Donny Victory (May 21, 2016). "Williams, Nighthawks rally for victory over Danger". www.timesrecordnews.com. Wichita Falls Times Record News. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
  11. ^ "Nighthawks claim 3rd straight win". www.timesrecordnews.com. Wichita Falls Times Record News. May 27, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
  12. ^ Jonathan Hull (June 5, 2016). "Nighthawks secure playoff spot with 81-40 rout". www.timesrecordnews.com. Wichita Falls Times Record News. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
  13. ^ Donny Victory (June 12, 2016). "Crush upset Nighthawks". www.timesrecordnews.com. Wichita Falls Times Record News. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  14. ^ "Defense helps Nighthawks whip Barnstormers". www.timesrecordnews.com. Wichita Falls Times Record News. June 18, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  15. ^ "McCullum throws 11 TD passes in Nighthawks' rout". www.timesrecordnews.com. Wichita Falls Times Record News. June 25, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  16. ^ "Nighthawks season ended in Wild Card round". www.timesrecordnews.com. Wichita Falls Times Record News. July 10, 2016. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
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