2016 Billings Wolves season

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2016 Billings Wolves season
OwnerRon Benzel
General managerMarc Burr
Head coach Chris Dixon
Home field Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark
308 6th Avenue North
Billings Montana 59101
Results
Record8-8
Conference place2nd
Playoff finishLost Intense Conference Wild Card 52-64 (Danger)

The 2016 Billings Wolves season was the second season for the professional indoor football franchise and second in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of ten teams that compete in the IFL for the 2016 season, the Wolves are members of the Intense Conference.

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Led by head coach Chris Dixon, the Wolves play their home games at the Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark in Billings, Montana.

Schedule

Key:   Win  Tie  Loss   Bye

Regular season

All start times are local time

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocation
ScoreRecord
1SaturdayFebruary 209:05pm Sioux Falls Storm [1] L 28-51 [2] 0-1 Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark
2SundayFebruary 284:00pmat Colorado Crush W 47-30 [3] 1-1 Budweiser Events Center
3SaturdayMarch 58:05pmat Tri-Cities Fever L 41-47 [4] 1-2 Toyota Center
4SaturdayMarch 128:05pm Spokane Empire W 30-22 [5] 2-2 Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark
5 BYE
6SaturdayMarch 268:05pm Iowa Barnstormers L 27-38 [6] 2-3 Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark
7SaturdayApril 27:05pmat Nebraska Danger L 31-45 [7] 2-4 Eihusen Arena
8 BYE
9FridayApril 157:05pmat Green Bay Blizzard W 55-34 [8] 3-4 Resch Center
10SundayApril 244:00pm Colorado Crush W 64-61 [9] 4-4 Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark
11SaturdayApril 308:05pm Cedar Rapids Titans L 31-38 [10] 4-5 Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark
12SaturdayMay 79:00pmat Spokane Empire L 28-75 [11] 4-6 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
13SaturdayMay 149:05pmat Tri-Cities Fever W 49-44 [12] 5-6 Toyota Center
14SaturdayMay 218:05pm Colorado Crush W 49-39 [13] 6-6 Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark
15 BYE
16SaturdayJune 49:00pmat Spokane Empire L 41-51 [14] 6-7 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
17SaturdayJune 117:05pmat Cedar Rapids Titans L 20-28 [15] 6-8 U.S. Cellular Center
18SaturdayJune 189:00pm Tri-Cities Fever W 67-23 [16] 7-8 Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark
19SaturdayJune 257:05pm Spokane Empire W 35-21 [17] 8-8 Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark

Standings

2016 Intense Conference
WLTPCTPFPAGBSTK
y-Spokane Empire 1240.750815709--L2
x-Billings Wolves 880.5006436474.0W2
x-Nebraska Danger 6100.3757657946.0W1
Colorado Crush 4120.2508499148.0W2
Tri-Cities Fever 3130.1885777589.0L9

Postseason

RoundDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocation
ScoreRecord
Wild CardSaturdayJuly 98:05pm Nebraska Danger L 52-64 [18] 0-1 Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark

Roster

2016 Billings Wolves roster
Quarterbacks
  • -- Kyle Cool
  • 10Cory Murphy

Running backs

  •  6 Jeff Scott

Wide receivers

  • 26Willie Downs
  •  9 Mark Henderson
  •  1 Alexander McCray
  • 19 Joe Morrow
  •  7 Chip Reeves
Offensive linemen
  • 54 Nick Chartain
  • 55 Kameron Neal
  • 51 Nathaniel Ryan
  • 56 Charles Stevens

Defensive linemen

  • 17 B. J. Butler
  • 99 Jesse Dickson
  • 44 Brandon Harold
  • 15 Marquaveus Jackson
  • 42 Chris Martin
  • -- Cory Richardson
  • 13 Christopher Turner
Linebackers
  • 22 Max Davis

Defensive backs

  • 31 Michael Green
  •  5 Demetruce McNeal
  • 24 Vincent Taylor
  •  3 Norris Wrenn III

Kickers

  • 11 Cody Barber
Reserve lists
  •  8Cartel BrooksRB Injury icon 2.svg (IR)
  • 11 Avonte Jones WR Injury icon 2.svg (IR)
  • -- Davon Key DB(DNR)
  •  5 Julian Laing RB(DNR)
  • 11 LaSteven McKinney
  • --Zaquoya ParhamWR Injury icon 2.svg (IR)
  • -- Ike Williams DB(DNR)

rookies in italics
Roster updated June 28, 2016
26 Active, 7 Inactive

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References

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