2015 Florida Tarpons season | |
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Owner | Michael Taylor |
General manager | Michael Taylor |
Head coach | Michael Taylor |
Home field | Germain Arena 11000 Everblades Parkway Estero, FL 33928 |
Results | |
Record | 6-2 |
League place | 1st |
Playoff finish | Won X-Bowl II 64-23 (Marine Raiders) |
The 2015 Florida Tarpons season was the fourth season for the franchise and 1st as a member of X-League Indoor Football (X-League).
Key: Win Tie Loss Bye
All start times are local to home team
Week | Day | Date | Opponent | Results | Location | |
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Score | Record | |||||
1 | BYE | |||||
2 | Saturday | April 4 | at Florida Marine Raiders | L 21-53 [1] | 0-1 | Lakeland Center |
3 | Saturday | April 11 | at Alabama Outlawz | L 39-59 | 0-2 | Bill Harris Arena |
4 | BYE | |||||
5 | Saturday | April 25 | Florida Marine Raiders | W 51-37 [2] | 1-2 | Germain Arena |
6 | Saturday | May 2 | at Georgia Rampage | W 37-35 [3] | 2-2 | Northwest Georgia Trade and Convention Center |
7 | Sunday | May 10 | at Cape Fear Heroes | W 73-61 [4] | 3-2 | Crown Coliseum |
7 | Saturday | May 16 | Alabama Outlawz | W 69-48 [5] | 4-2 | Germain Arena |
8 | Sunday | May 24 | Georgia Rampage | W 92-12 [6] | 5-2 | Germain Arena |
9 | Saturday | June 6 | Cape Fear Heroes | Canceled | 6-2 | Germain Arena |
Round | Day | Date | Opponent | Results | Location | |
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Score | Record | |||||
X-Bowl II | Saturday | June 6 | Florida Marine Raiders | W 64-23 [7] | 1-0 | Germain Arena |
Team | Wins | Losses | Percentage |
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z-Florida Tarpons | 6 | 2 | .750 |
Rio Grande Valley Sol | 5 | 2 | .714 |
St. Louis Attack | 5 | 3 | .625 |
Bloomington Edge | 5 | 3 | .625 |
x-Florida Marine Raiders | 5 | 3 | .625 |
Marion Blue Racers | 5 | 3 | .625 |
Cape Fear Heroes | 4 | 4 | .500 |
Georgia Rampage | 2 | 6 | .250 |
Alabama Outlawz | 2 | 6 | .250 |
Corpus Christi Fury | 0 | 7 | .000 |
y - clinched conference title x - clinched playoff spot
2015 Florida Tarpons roster | ||||||
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Quarterbacks Running backs
Wide receivers | Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
| Linebackers
Defensive backs Kickers | Injury Reserve
Exempt List
Transfer List
rookies in italics | |||
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