2015 Iowa Barnstormers season

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2015 Iowa Barnstormers season
OwnerJeff Lamberti
General manager John Pettit
Head coach Joe Brannen
Home stadium Wells Fargo Arena
Results
Record6-8
Conference place4th
Playoffsdid not qualify

The 2015 Iowa Barnstormers season was the team's fifteenth season as a professional indoor football franchise and first in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of ten teams competing in the IFL for the 2015 season, the Iowa Barnstormers are members of the United Conference. The team plays their home games at the Wells Fargo Arena in the Des Moines, Iowa.

Contents

Schedule

Key:   Win  Tie  Loss   Bye

Regular season

All start times are local time

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocationAttendance
ScoreRecord
1SaturdayFebruary 288:05 PMat Cedar Rapids Titans L 20–51 [1] 0–1 U.S. Cellular Center 5,275
2 BYE
3FridayMarch 137:05 PMat Bemidji Axemen W 38–26 [2] 1–1 Sanford Center 2,719
4SundayMarch 223:00 PMat Green Bay Blizzard L 46–47 [3] 1–2 Resch Center 2,833
5FridayMarch 277:00 PMat Nebraska Danger L 50–76 [4] 1–3 Eihusen Arena 4,975
6 BYE
7SaturdayApril 117:05 PM Green Bay Blizzard W 75–64 [5] 2–3 Wells Fargo Arena 6,176
8SaturdayApril 187:05 PM Nebraska Danger L 16–33 [6] 2–4 Wells Fargo Arena 5,745
9SaturdayApril 257:05 PMat Sioux Falls Storm L 11–87 [7] 2–5 Denny Sanford PREMIER Center 6,983
10SaturdayMay 27:05 PM Sioux Falls Storm L 24–55 [8] 2–6 Wells Fargo Arena 5,985
11FridayMay 87:15 PMat Billings Wolves W 20–17 [9] 3–6 Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark 3,158
12SaturdayMay 167:05 PM Cedar Rapids Titans L 46–50 [10] 3–7 Wells Fargo Arena 5,890
13 BYE
14SaturdayMay 307:05 PM Wichita Falls Nighthawks W 29–25 [11] 4–7 Wells Fargo Arena 6,925
15SaturdayJune 67:05 PM Bemidji Axemen W 76–26 [12] 5–7 Wells Fargo Arena 7,165
16SaturdayJune 137:05 PMat Tri-Cities Fever L 39–42 [13] 5–8 Toyota Center 2,750
17SaturdayJune 207:05 PM Green Bay Blizzard W 38–32 [14] 6–8 Wells Fargo Arena 7,059

Standings

2015 United Conference
WLTPCTPFPAGBSTK
y-Sioux Falls Storm 14001.000884481--W14
x-Cedar Rapids Titans 950.6436424875.0L1
Green Bay Blizzard 680.4296207158.0L3
Iowa Barnstormers 680.4295286318.0W1
Bemidji Axemen 2120.14344980312.0L10

Roster

2015 Iowa Barnstormers roster
Quarterbacks
  • 10Taylor Genuser

Running backs

Wide receivers

  •  3Lemans Casimier
  • 12Lucas Hefty
  • --Jerred Herring
  • 11Brady Roland
  •  1 Johnny Thomas
Offensive linemen
  • 77Tyler Ahrens
  • 52Will Harris
  • --Solomon Orr
  • 70Evyn Perry
  • 75Tyler Wells

Defensive linemen

  •  5Austin Benson
  • 55 Sean Daniels
  • 99Brett Park
  •  9Ryan Smith
  • 56Jeremy Stephens
Linebackers
  • 23Javicz Jones

Defensive backs

  •  8Alex Bartlett
  • 14Kirkland Davidson
  • 22Kevin Gilkey
  •  7Matt Goldsmith
  • --Isaiah Gresham
  • 21T. J. Simmons

Kickers

  • 15Joshua Gable
Injured reserve

Refused to report

  •  4 Daron Clark WR
  •  8Kameron Smith QB
  • 62Ken Van Heule OL

Other League Exempt

  • Currently vacant
  • Rookies in italics
  • Roster updated June 18, 2015
  • 25 Active, 6 Inactive
Archived June 23, 2015, at the Wayback Machine

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References

  1. "Barnstormers routed in Indoor Football League opener". www.desmoinesregister.com. The Des Moines Register. February 28, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  2. "Barnstormers erase early deficit for first IFL win". www.desmoinesregister.com. The Des Moines Register. March 16, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  3. "Late interception spoils Barnstormers' comeback hopes". www.desmoinesregister.com. The Des Moines Register. March 22, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  4. "Barnstormers give up IFL season-high 76 points in loss". www.desmoinesregister.com. The Des Moines Register. March 28, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  5. "Blizzard fall to Barnstormers". www.greenbaypressgazette.com. Green Bay Press Gazette. April 11, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  6. "Iowa Barnstormers' offense stalls in home loss". www.desmoinesregister.com. The Des Moines Register. April 18, 2015. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
  7. "Barnstomers give up league season high for points in loss". www.desmoinesregister.com. The Des Moines Register. April 25, 2015. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  8. "Barnstormer's slide continues against the Storm". www.desmoinesregister.com. The Des Moines Register. May 2, 2015. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  9. "Barnstormers halt three-game slide with second-half rally". www.desmoinesregister.com. The Des Moines Register. May 9, 2015. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  10. "Kick returns sink Barnstormers against Cedar Rapids". www.desmoinesregister.com. The Des Moines Register. May 16, 2015. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  11. "Strong 4th quarter lifts Barnstormers to win". www.desmoinesregister.com. The Des Moines Register. May 31, 2015. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  12. "Barnstormers have season-high point total in victory". www.desmoinesregister.com. The Des Moines Register. June 8, 2015. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
  13. "Barnstormers' comeback falls short against Fever". www.desmoinesregister.com. The Des Moines Register. June 14, 2015. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  14. "Barnstormers rally to win season finale". www.desmoinesregister.com. The Des Moines Register. June 20, 2015. Retrieved June 22, 2015.