2016 Florida Tarpons season

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2016 Florida Tarpons season
OwnerMichael Taylor
Anne Taylor
Head coachMichael Taylor
General managerMichael Taylor
Home field Germain Arena
11000 Everblades Parkway
Estero, FL 33928
Results
Record7-1
Division place2nd
Playoff finishWon Southern Division Semi-Final 71-20 (Steam)
Lost Southern Championship 66-79 (Lions)

The 2016 Florida Tarpons season was the fifth season for the American indoor football franchise, and their first in American Indoor Football.

Contents

On October 7, 2015, the Tarpons announced that they were joining American Indoor Football. [1]

Schedule

Key:   Win  Tie  Loss   Bye

Regular season

All start times are local to home team

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocation
ScoreRecord
1 BYE
2 BYE
3SaturdayMarch 127:05pmat Central Florida Jaguars W 84–34 [2] 1–0 Lakeland Center
4 BYE
5 BYE
6SundayApril 37:05pmat Atlanta Vultures W 2-0 (forfeit)2-0 Georgia International Convention Center
7SundayApril 107:05pm Central Florida Jaguars W 65-223-0 Germain Arena
8SundayApril 177:05pm Georgia Firebirds W 52-31 [3] 4-0 Germain Arena
9SaturdayApril 237:05pmat Columbus Lions L 54-68 [4] 4-1 Columbus Civic Center
10SaturdayApril 307:05pmat Central Florida Jaguars W 81-25 [5] 5-1 Lakeland Center
11 BYE
12SundayMay 157:05pm Central Florida Jaguars W 81-16 [6] 6-1 Germain Arena
13SundayMay 227:05pm Savannah Steam W 70-6 [7] 7-1 Germain Arena
14 BYE

Standings

2016 AIF Southern standings
TeamWLTPCTPFPAPF (Avg.)PA (Avg.)STK
Columbus Lions 8001.00059917474.921.8W8
Florida Tarpons 710.87548920261.125.3W4
Myrtle Beach Freedom 440.50025930732.438.4L1
Savannah Steam 350.37526433633.042.0L1
Georgia Firebirds 350.37523635029.543.8L2
Central Florida Jaguars 260.25021948327.460.4L1
Atlanta Vultures 150.1676714111.223.5L5

Playoffs

All start times are local to home team

RoundDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocation
ScoreRecord
Div. SemifinalsThursdayJune 27:05pm Savannah Steam*W 71-20 [8] 1-0 Germain Arena
Div. ChampionshipSaturdayJune 117:05pmat Columbus Lions L 66-79 [9] 1-1 Columbus Civic Center

* — When initially announced, the Tarpons were set to play the Southern Division's third-seeded Myrtle Beach Freedom. On May 30, the Freedom replaced the Northern Division's fourth-seeded Central Penn Capitals against the West Michigan Ironmen. The Freedom's former position was replaced by the Southern Division's fourth-seed, the Savannah Steam.

Roster

2016 Florida Tarpons roster
Quarterbacks
  • 17Teddy Joseph

Running backs

  • 20Rob Taylor

Wide receivers

  •  1Markihe Anderson
  • 16Matt Emans
  • 27Alex Irastorza
  •  9Robert Jones
  • 14Tim Lukas
  • 10Josh Young
Offensive linemen
  • 72Mike Dunn
  • 52Raymond James
  • 99Jason Peacock
  •  8Greg Walls
  • 55Thed Watson

Defensive linemen

  • 90Bar'ee Boyd
  • 21Dasmine Cathey
  • 54Martaze Jackson
  • 58Cadarreus Mason
  • 94Wes Tunuufi-Sauvao
Linebackers
  • 15James Lovett Jr.
  •  6Mikell Mair
  •  3Danny Young

Defensive backs

  • 22Michael Carey
  •  5Duran Lowe
  •  4Schon Thomas

Kickers

  • 12Rey Hernandez
Injured reserve
  • Currently vacant

Transfer list

  •  2 Nick Addison DB (Exempt)

Refuse to report

  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated May 31, 2016
30 Active, 1 Inactive

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References

  1. ↑ "Florida Tarpons Join AIF". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. October 7, 2015. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  2. ↑ James Bennett Jr. (March 12, 2016). "Jags routed by Tarpons in inaugural game". www.theledger.com. The Lakeland Ledger. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Indoor Football: Tarpons rout Firebirds". www.naplesnews.com. Naples Daily News. April 17, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Indoor Football: Tarpons fall to Lions". www.naplesnews.com. Naples Daily News. April 23, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Indoor Football: Tarpons take down Jags". www.naplesnews.com. Naples Daily News. April 30, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Indoor Football: Tarpons rout Jaguars". www.naplesnews.com. Naples Daily News. May 16, 2016. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
  7. ↑ Nicholas Idler (May 22, 2016). "Indoor football: Florida Tarpons win in another rout to close regular season". www.naplesnews.com. Naples Daily News. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
  8. ↑ Nicholas Idler (June 2, 2016). "Indoor football: Florida Tarpons rout Savannah Steam in first round of playoffs". www.naplesnews.com. Naples Daily News. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
  9. ↑ Dana Barker (June 12, 2016). "Columbus Lions advance to AIF championship game with win over Florida Tarpons". www.ledger-enquirer.com. Ledger-Enquirer. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
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