2016 Colorado Crush season

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2016 Colorado Crush season
OwnerTom Wigley
General managerHeron O'Neal
Head coachHeron O'Neal
Home field Budweiser Events Center
5290 Arena Circle
Loveland, Colorado 80538
Results
Record4–12
Conference place4th
Playoff finishdid not qualify

The 2016 Colorado Crush season was the tenth season for the professional indoor football franchise and eighth in the Indoor Football League (IFL). It was the first season of the franchise being labeled the Crush after playing the previous nine seasons under the Ice moniker. One of ten teams that competed in the IFL for the 2016 season, the Crush were members of the Intense Conference.

Contents

Led by head coach Heron O'Neal, the Crush played their home games at the Budweiser Events Center in Loveland, Colorado.

Schedule

Key:   Win  Tie  Loss   Bye

Regular season

All start times are local time

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocation
ScoreRecord
1SaturdayFebruary 208:00pm Iowa Barnstormers L 50–56 [1] 0–1 Budweiser Events Center
2SundayFebruary 284:00pm Billings Wolves L 30–47 [2] 0–2 Budweiser Events Center
3FridayMarch 47:05pmat Wichita Falls Nighthawks L 45–65 [3] 0–3 Kay Yeager Coliseum
4 BYE
5SundayMarch 204:00pm Sioux Falls Storm L 55–58 [4] 0–4 Budweiser Events Center
6 BYE
7FridayApril 19:00pmat Tri-Cities Fever L 34–37 [5] 0–5 Toyota Center
8SaturdayApril 98:30pmat Spokane Empire L 72–97 [6] 0–6 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
9FridayApril 157:05pm Tri-Cities Fever L 31–39 [7] 0–7 Budweiser Events Center
10SundayApril 244:00pmat Billings Wolves L 61–64 [8] 0–8 Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark
11FridayApril 298:30pm Wichita Falls Nighthawks W 60–471–8 Budweiser Events Center
12SaturdayMay 77:05pmat Iowa Barnstormers W 93–56 [9] 2–8 Wells Fargo Arena
13SaturdayMay 148:00pm Wichita Falls Nighthawks L 61–652–9 Budweiser Events Center
14SaturdayMay 218:05pmat Billings Wolves L 39–49 [10] 2–10 Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark
15FridayMay 278:30pm Spokane Empire L 44–55 [11] 2–11 Budweiser Events Center
16SaturdayJune 47:05pmat Sioux Falls Storm L 59–72 [12] 2–12 Denny Sanford Premier Center
17SaturdayJune 117:05pmat Wichita Falls Nighthawks W 61–56 [13] 3–12 Kay Yeager Coliseum
18SaturdayJune 188:00pm Nebraska Danger W 54–51 (OT) [14] 4–12 Budweiser Events Center
19 BYE

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

Roster

2016 Colorado Crush roster
Quarterbacks
  • 19Damien Fleming

Running backs

  •  5Josh Ford

Wide receivers

  •  8Kyle Kaiser
  •  1Jermaine Jones
  •  7Demarius Washington
  • 12Alex Wheat
  • 15Doug Williams
Offensive linemen
  • 75 James Atoe
  • 78Kenneth Maryon
  • 66Scott Stuller
  • 55Bill Vavau

Defensive linemen

  • 92Braylon Broughton
  • 33Tevin Davis
  • 97 J. D. Griggs
  • 99Khalid Wilson
  • 90Armonti Yharbrough
Linebackers
  • 58Austin Jacques
  • 10Jake Johnson

Defensive backs

  •  6Dominique Bridges
  •  3Daniel Masifilo
  • 24Carl Miles, Jr.
  • 28Quinton Richardson
  • 21L. J. Stroman
  •  2Rashard Smith

Kickers

  • 20Spencer Groner
Reserve lists
  •  4Breon AllenRB(DNR)
  • 90 Derrick Billups DL Injury icon 2.svg (IR)
  •  5 Louis Covington DB Injury icon 2.svg (IR)
  •  1 Darnell Evans DB Injury icon 2.svg (IR)
  • 58Nai FotuLB Injury icon 2.svg (IR)
  •  3 Evan Frierson LB Injury icon 2.svg (IR)
  • 97 David Gilbert DL(DNR)
  • -- Michael Howell OL Injury icon 2.svg (IR)
  • -- Kamalie Matthews OL(Exempt)
  • -- Jerome McGee WR Injury icon 2.svg (IR)
  •  9 Brandon Mitchell QB Injury icon 2.svg (IR)
  • -- Dante Moses OL(DNR)
  •  9 Corey Sample DB Injury icon 2.svg (IR)
  • -- Jesse Somsei OL(Exempt)

Rookies in italics
Roster [usurped] updated June 16, 2016
25 Active, 14 Inactive

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References

  1. "Barnstormers defeat Colorado Crush to open 2016 season". www.desmoinesregister.com. The Des Moines Register. February 21, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
  2. "Wolves beat Colorado Crush 47-30". www.billingsgazette.com. Billings Gazette. 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. "Storm Survives Clash with Crush". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. March 21, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
  5. Jeff Morrow (April 1, 2016). "Fever eke out 37-34 Indoor Football League victory over Crush". www.tri-cityherald.com. Tri-City Herald. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  6. Jim Meehan (April 9, 2016). "Empire set franchise scoring record in 97-72 win". www.spokesman.com. The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  7. "Fever rally to beat Crush 39-31 in Indoor Football League contest". www.tri-cityherald.com. Tri-City Herald. April 16, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  8. Ryan Minch (April 24, 2016). "Billings Wolves score dramatic 64-61 victory over Colorado Crush". www.billingsgazette.com. Billings Gazette. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  9. "Iowa Scene: I-Cubs' rally comes up short; Colorado crushes Barnstormers". www.desmoinesregister.com. The Des Moines Register. May 7, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  10. Jeff Bersch (May 21, 2016). "Cory Murphy steps in at QB, rushes for 6 TDs in Billings Wolves' win over Colorado Crush". www.billingsgazette.com. Billings Gazette. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
  11. "Empire defeat Colorado to move closer to hosting conference title game". www.spokesman.com. The Spokesman-Review. May 27, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
  12. Mick Garry (June 4, 2016). "Storm overcome shaky performance to claim ninth straight win". www.billingsgazette.com. Billings Gazette. 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. Bob Hamar (June 18, 2016). "Danger fall, but are still playoff bound". www.theindependent.com. The Grand Island Independent. Retrieved June 20, 2016.