2016 Sioux Falls Storm season

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2016 Sioux Falls Storm season
OwnerTodd Tryon
Head coachKurtiss Riggs
General managerTyler Pederson
Home field Denny Sanford Premier Center
Results
Record15-1
Conference place1st
Playoff finishWon United Conference Championship 54-28 (Titans)
Won 2016 United Bowl 55-34 (Empire)

The 2016 Sioux Falls Storm season was the team's seventeenth season as a professional indoor football franchise and eighth in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of ten teams that competed in the IFL for the 2016 season, the Storm were members of the United Conference.

Contents

Led by head coach Kurtiss Riggs, the Storm played their home games at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Schedule

Key:   Win  Tie  Loss   Bye

Regular season

All start times are local time

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocation
ScoreRecord
1SaturdayFebruary 208:05pmat Billings Wolves W 51-28 [1] 1-0 Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark
2FridayFebruary 267:05pm Cedar Rapids Titans W 54-45 [2] 2-0 Denny Sanford Premier Center
3SundayMarch 63:05pmat Green Bay Blizzard W 49-313-0 Resch Center
4 BYE
5SundayMarch 204:00pmat Colorado Crush W 58-55 [3] 4-0 Budweiser Events Center
6SaturdayMarch 267:05pmat Cedar Rapids Titans L 57-60 [4] 4-1 U.S. Cellular Center
7 BYE
8SaturdayApril 97:05pm Cedar Rapids Titans W 62-49 [5] 5-1 Denny Sanford Premier Center
9SaturdayApril 167:05pm Wichita Falls Nighthawks W 71-44 [6] 6-1 Denny Sanford Premier Center
10SaturdayApril 237:05pmat Nebraska Danger W 62-44 [7] 7-1 Eihusen Arena
11SaturdayApril 307:05pm Green Bay Blizzard W 66-59 [8] 8-1 Denny Sanford Premier Center
12FridayMay 67:00pmat Wichita Falls Nighthawks W 66-58 [9] 9-1 Kay Yeager Coliseum
13SaturdayMay 147:05pm Spokane Empire W 63-50 [10] 10-1 Denny Sanford Premier Center
14SaturdayMay 217:05pm Green Bay Blizzard W 58-24 [11] 11-1 Denny Sanford Premier Center
15FridayMay 277:05pmat Iowa Barnstormers W 50-49 (OT)12-1 Wells Fargo Arena
16SaturdayJune 47:05pm Colorado Crush W 72-59 [12] 13-1 Denny Sanford Premier Center
17SaturdayJune 117:05pm Iowa Barnstormers W 53-30 [13] 14-1 Denny Sanford Premier Center
18SaturdayJune 187:00pmat Spokane Empire W 59-35 [14] 15-1 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
19 BYE

Standings

2016 United Conference
WLTPCTPFPAGBSTK
y–Sioux Falls Storm 1510.938951720--W11
x–Cedar Rapids Titans 1240.7507816283.0W7
x–Wichita Falls Nighthawks 1150.68810018614.0W2
Green Bay Blizzard 5110.31368293210.0L1
Iowa Barnstormers 4120.25073783811.0L7

Postseason

RoundDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocation
ScoreRecord
Wild Card BYE
United Conference ChampionshipSaturdayJuly 167:05pm Cedar Rapids Titans W 54-281-0 Denny Sanford Premier Center
2016 United BowlSaturdayJuly 237:05pm Spokane Empire W 55-342-0 Denny Sanford Premier Center

Roster

2016 Sioux Falls Storm roster
Quarterbacks
  •  8Lorenzo Brown
  •  2Carrington Hanna

Running backs

  • 22Rolandan Finch

Wide receivers

  • 11Marcus Beaurem
  •  4Brandon Johnson-Farrell
Offensive linemen
  • 71Kyle Bryant
  • 69Rashaud Mungro
  • 55Charlie Sanders

Defensive linemen

  • 56Byron Bennett
  • 58Sam Campbell
  • 95Bryan Keys
  • 34Brandon Peguese
  • 47Roosevelt Roberts
Linebackers

Defensive backs

  • 16J'Vontez Blackmon
  • 12Matt Hermanson
  • 13Jonathon Setzer
  • 24Carlton Watkins

Kickers

  • 19Justin Syrovatka
Injury reserve
  •  2Melvin German WR
  • --Chris Thompson OL

Exempt list

  • Currently vacant

Refused to report

  •  9Gareef Glashen DB
  •  2Jon Wolf QB

Rookies in italics
Roster updated June 23, 2016
25 Active, 4 Inactive

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