2017 Jacksonville Sharks season

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2017 Jacksonville Sharks season
OwnerJeff Bouchy
Steve Curran
Diva Nagula, D.O.
Kevin Wezniak
Rob Storm
Jason Green
Larry Payne
Head coach Mark Stoute (fired week 10; 8–0 record)
Siaha Burley (3–1 record)
Home stadium Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
Results
Record11–1
Conference place1st
PlayoffsWon NAL Semifinals 43–32 (Steel)
Won NAL Championship 27–21 (Columbus)

The 2017 Jacksonville Sharks season was the eighth season for the professional indoor football franchise and first in the National Arena League (NAL). The Sharks were one of eight teams that competed in the NAL for its inaugural 2017 season

Contents

The Sharks played their home games at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena. Led by head coach Mark Stoute, the Sharks went undefeated through eight games and then Stoute was fired. [1] Siaha Burley was immediately hired as his replacement after serving as the offensive coordinator of the Arena Football League's Cleveland Gladiators. [2]

Standings

2017 National Arena League standings
WLPCTPFPAGBSTK
z – Jacksonville Sharks 111.917697299—L1
y – Lehigh Valley Steelhawks 91.9006103491.0W7
x – Columbus Lions 93.7506894122.0W6
x – Monterrey Steel 74.6364783643.5W1
High Country Grizzlies 37.3004494847.0L4
Georgia Firebirds 29.1823725768.5L5
Dayton Wolfpack 07.0001254788.5L7
Corpus Christi Rage 09.0001666249.5L9

z – clinched home field advantage

y – clinched home playoff game

x – clinched playoff spot

Schedule

Regular season

The 2017 regular season schedule was released on December 9, 2016 [3]

Key:   Win  Tie  Loss   Bye

All start times are local time

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocation
ScoreRecord
1FridayMarch 177:00pmat Columbus Lions W 56–411–0 Columbus Civic Center
2SaturdayMarch 257:00pm Georgia Firebirds W 55–262–0 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
3SaturdayApril 17:00pm Lehigh Valley Steelhawks W 57–433–0Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
4SundayApril 97:00pmat High Country Grizzlies W 68–214–0 George M. Holmes Convocation Center
5 BYE
6MondayApril 247:00pmat Monterrey Steel W 60–215–0 Arena Monterrey
7SaturdayApril 297:00pmColumbus LionsW 37–286–0Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
8SaturdayMay 67:00pm Corpus Christi Rage W 71–67–0Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
9 BYE
10SaturdayMay 207:00pmMonterrey SteelW 42–138–0Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
11SundayMay 287:00pmat Corpus Christi RageW 71–69–0 American Bank Center
12SaturdayJune 37:00pm Dayton Wolfpack W 77–3210–0Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
13SaturdayJune 107:00pmHigh Country GrizzliesW 66–1811–0Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
14SaturdayJune 177:00pmMonterrey SteelL 37–4411–1Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena

Postseason

RoundDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocation
ScoreRecord
First RoundSaturdayJune 247:00pmMonterrey SteelW 43–321–0Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
ChampionshipMondayJuly 107:00pmColumbus LionsW 27–212–0Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena

Roster

2017 Jacksonville Sharks roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Kickers

  • 12 Nick Belcher
Reserve lists

Rookies in italics
Roster Archived 2017-07-17 at the Wayback Machine updated July 5, 2017
25 Active, 9 Inactive

References

  1. ↑ "STOUTE OUT AS HEAD COACH". Jacksonville Sharks. May 23, 2017. Archived from the original on July 31, 2017. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
  2. ↑ "SIAHA BURLEY NAMED SHARKS HEAD COACH". Jacksonville Sharks. May 23, 2017. Archived from the original on July 31, 2017. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
  3. ↑ "2016 National Arena League schedule". National Arena League. Archived from the original on December 14, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
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