2016 Triangle Torch season

Last updated
2016 Triangle Torch season
Head coachJosh Resignalo
General managerGeorge Sutphen
OwnerGeorge Sutphen
Home field Dorton Arena
1025 Blue Ridge Road
Raleigh, NC 27607
Results
Record3–4
Division place7th
Playoff finishdid not qualify

The 2016 Triangle Torch season was the first season for the American indoor football franchise, and their first in American Indoor Football. [1] [2]

The 2016 American Indoor Football season was the eleventh and final season of American Indoor Football (AIF). The regular season began February 27, 2016, and ended on May 23, 2016. Each team played a game schedule of varying lengths.

The Triangle Torch was a professional indoor football team playing in North Carolina. The team first played as the Triangle Torch in Raleigh, North Carolina, and was named after the larger Research Triangle region. The Torch started in 2016 as an expansion franchise of American Indoor Football (AIF). The AIF ceased operations and the Torch joined Supreme Indoor Football for the 2017 season. For the 2018 season, the team relocated to Kenansville, North Carolina, as the East Carolina Torch, and joined the American Arena League for its inaugural season.

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Contents

Schedule

Key:   Win  Tie  Loss   Bye

Regular season

All start times are local to home team

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocation
ScoreRecord
1 BYE
2 BYE
3 BYE
4SundayMarch 204:05pm Winston Wildcats W 53–33 [3] 1–0 Dorton Arena
5FridayMarch 257:05pm Lehigh Valley Steelhawks L 30-661–1 Dorton Arena
6 BYE
7SaturdayApril 97:05pmat Central Penn Capitals L 43-741-2 Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center
8SaturdayApril 167:05pmat Winston Wildcats W 58-122-2 LJVM Coliseum Annex
9SundayApril 244:05pm Central Penn Capitals W 47-41 [4] 3-2 Dorton Arena
10SaturdayApril 307:05pmat Philadelphia Yellow Jackets Rescheduled for May 28 Class of 1923 Arena
11SundayMay 84:05pm Philadelphia Yellow Jackets L 42-593-3 Dorton Arena
12SaturdayMay 147:05pmat Lehigh Valley Steelhawks L 19-68 [5] 3-4 PPL Center
13 BYE
14SaturdayMay 287:05pmat Philadelphia Yellow Jackets Cancelled Class of 1923 Arena
Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center

Standings

2016 AIF Northern standings
TeamWLTPCTPFPAPF (Avg.)PA (Avg.)STK
West Michigan Ironmen 610.85747122467.332.0W6
River City Raiders 610.85739823556.933.6W3
Lehigh Valley Steelhawks 620.75043023753.829.6L1
Philadelphia Yellow Jackets 430.57126616938.024.0L2
Central Penn Capitals 440.50037333846.642.3W3
Chicago Blitz 330.50023717039.528.3L1
Triangle Torch 340.42929235941.751.3L2
Winston Wildcats 350.37513930017.437.5W3
Maryland Eagles020.000191169.558.0L2
Northern Kentucky Nightmare 050.00011623623.247.2L5

Roster

2016 Triangle Torch roster
Quarterbacks
  •  7Brian Harris
  • 10Garrett Sutphen

Running Backs

  • 25Anson Yarborough

Wide Receivers

  •  1Antonio Allen
  • 12Gerron Bryant
  • --Tony Dixon
  • --Frank James
  •  8Justin Kenyan
  • 17Chad Walcott
Offensive Linemen
  • 68Ken Brown
  • 50Tobias Brown
  • --Anthony Harris
  • --R. J. Harvin
  • --Phillip Watson
  • 77Jataurus White
  • 91Jamaal Williams

Defensive Linemen

  • 55William Alderman
  • 75Dontre Brown
  • 11Stanley Porter
Linebackers
  • 56Preston Hines
  •  5Allen Lee
  •  9Brandon Sutton

Defensive Backs

  •  6Malik Cromartie
  •  2Keith Holliday
  •  3Jay Jackson
  • 23Dekota Marshall
  •  4John Robertson
  • 21Jacob Sykes
  • 22Stephen Virgil

Kickers

Injured reserve
  • Currently vacant

Exempt list

  • Currently vacant

Practice squad

  • Currently vacant
  • Rookies in italics
  • Roster updated May 12, 2016
  • 30 Active, 0 Inactive

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References

  1. ↑ "AIF in Raleigh NC begins today as new team has been awarded to Raleigh, NC". Triangle Torch. August 12, 2015. Archived from the original on August 22, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  2. ↑ "AIF Comes to Raleigh". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. August 12, 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  3. ↑ Christian Candeloro (March 21, 2016). "Triangle Torch offers unorthodox entertainment". www.technicianonline.com. Technician. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Triangle carries a Torch for football". www.newsobserver.com. The News & Observer. May 2, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  5. ↑ Keith Groller (May 15, 2016). "Steelhawks clinch fifth straight playoff berth; extinguish the Torch 68-19 at PPL Center". www.mcall.com. Allentown Morning Call. Retrieved May 16, 2016.[ permanent dead link ]
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