2016 Iowa Barnstormers season

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2016 Iowa Barnstormers season
Owner Jeff Lamberti
General managerJohn Pettit
Head coachJoe Brannen
Home field Wells Fargo Arena
730 3rd Street
Des Moines, Iowa 50309
Results
Record4–12
Conference place5th
Playoff finishdid not qualify

The 2016 Iowa Barnstormers season was the team's sixteenth season as a 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 Barnstormers are members of the United Conference.

Contents

Led by head coach Joe Brannen, the Barnstormers play their home games at the Wells Fargo Arena in the Des Moines, Iowa.

Schedule

Key:   Win  Tie  Loss   Bye

Pre-season

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocation
ScoreRecord
1FridayFebruary 127:05pmat Cedar Rapids Titans W 59–50 U.S. Cellular Center

Regular season

All start times are local time

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocation
ScoreRecord
1SaturdayFebruary 208:00 PMat Colorado Crush W 56–50 [1] 1–0 Budweiser Events Center
2FridayFebruary 267:05 PM Green Bay Blizzard W 73–21 [2] 2–0 Wells Fargo Arena
3 BYE
4FridayMarch 117:05 PMat Wichita Falls Nighthawks L 47–74 [3] 2–1 Kay Yeager Coliseum
5 BYE
6SaturdayMarch 268:05 PMat Billings Wolves W 38–27 [4] 3–1 Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark
7FridayApril 19:00 PMat Spokane Empire L 51–54 [5] 3–2 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
8FridayApril 97:05 PM Nebraska Danger L 43–46 [6] 3–3 Wells Fargo Arena
9SaturdayApril 167:05 PM Spokane Empire L 34–54 [7] 3–4 Wells Fargo Arena
10SundayApril 243:05 PMat Green Bay Blizzard L 72–73 [8] 3–5 Resch Center
11FridayApril 297:05 PMat Nebraska Danger W 37–30 [9] 4–5 Eihusen Arena
12SaturdayMay 77:05 PM Colorado Crush L 56–93 [10] 4–6 Wells Fargo Arena
13 BYE
14SaturdayMay 217:05 PMat Cedar Rapids Titans L 33–46 [11] 4–7 U.S. Cellular Center
15FridayMay 277:05 PM Sioux Falls Storm L 49–50 (OT)4–8 Wells Fargo Arena
16SaturdayJune 47:05 PM Cedar Rapids Titans L 23–46 [12] 4–9 Wells Fargo Arena
17SaturdayJune 117:05 PMat Sioux Falls Storm L 30–53 [13] 4–10 Denny Sanford Premier Center
18SaturdayJune 187:05 PM Wichita Falls Nighthawks L 54–73 [14] 4–11 Wells Fargo Arena
19SaturdayJune 257:05 PM Cedar Rapids Titans L 41–48 [15] 4–12 Wells Fargo Arena

Standings

2016 United Conference
WLTPCTPFPAGBSTK
ySioux Falls Storm 1510.938951720--W11
xCedar Rapids Titans 1240.7507816283.0W7
xWichita Falls Nighthawks 1150.68810018614.0W2
Green Bay Blizzard 5110.31368293210.0L1
Iowa Barnstormers 4120.25073783811.0L7

Roster

2016 Iowa Barnstormers roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

  •  3Marquise Cushon
  •  1Anthony Eboreime
  • 12 Lucas Hefty
  •  4 Bryan Pray
  • 11 Brady Roland
Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

  • 52 Marquel Combs
  • 91 Danny Farr
  • 90Mike Franklin
  • 55 Phillip Lewis
  • 45 Ra'Shawde Myers
  • 18Reshard Simmons
  • 99Terrance Surratt
Linebackers
  • 23 Javicz Jones

Defensive backs

  • 21 Ter'Ran Blanton
  •  5 Fred Griggs
  • 10 Chayz Holt
  • 41 Michael Johnson
  • 19Gabe Lynn
  • 22Derrick Morgan

Special teams

  • 20 Jimmy Allen
Reserve lists
  • 17 Mister Alexander LB (Exempt)
  •  8 Alex Bartlett DB (IR Tooltip Injured reserve) Injury icon 2.svg
  •  5 James Caine DB (Did not report)
  •  7 Matt Goldsmith DB (Exempt)
  • 52 Will Harris OL (IR Tooltip Injured reserve) Injury icon 2.svg
  • 35 Manfred Johnson DB (IR Tooltip Injured reserve) Injury icon 2.svg
  •  6 DaeJohn Love DB (IR Tooltip Injured reserve) Injury icon 2.svg
  • --Aaron Wimberly RB (Did not report)
  • Rookies in italics
  • Roster updated June 23, 2016
  • 28 Active, 8 Inactive
Archived June 23, 2015, at the Wayback Machine

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