2017 Monterrey Steel season

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2017 Monterrey Steel season
Head coachJ. A. Anderson
OwnerLeoncio Ruiz
Home field Arena Monterrey
Results
Record7–4
Conference place4th
Playoff finishLost NAL Semifinals 32–43 (Sharks)

The 2017 Monterrey Steel season was the team's first season as a professional indoor football franchise; they are an expansion team of the National Arena League (NAL). The Steel were one of eight teams that competed in the NAL for its inaugural 2017 season

The Monterrey Steel was a professional indoor football team and a charter member of the National Arena League (NAL) that played in the 2017 season. Based in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, the Steel played their home games at Arena Monterrey.

In an organized sports league, a typical season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session: for example, in Major League Baseball the season lasts approximately from April to October. In other team sports, like association football or basketball, it is generally from August or September to May although in some countries - such as Northern Europe or East Asia - the season starts in the spring and finishes in autumn, mainly due to weather conditions encountered during the winter.

Indoor American football sport

Indoor American football is a variation of American football played at ice hockey-sized indoor arenas. While varying in details from league to league, the rules of indoor football are designed to allow for play in a smaller arena. It is a distinct discipline and not be confused with traditional American football played in large domed stadiums, as is done by some teams at the college and professional levels.

Contents

Led by head coach J. A. Anderson, the Steel played their home games at Arena Monterrey.

Arena Monterrey Arena in Monterrey, Mexico

Arena Monterrey is an indoor arena in Monterrey, Mexico. It is primarily used for concerts, shows and indoor sports like indoor soccer or basketball. It used to be the home arena of the Monterrey Fury indoor soccer team and the Fuerza Regia, a professional basketball team in the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional; the Monterrey La Raza, a team in the NISL; and the Monterrey Steel, an indoor American football team in the National Arena League.

Standings

2017 National Arena League standings
WLPCTPFPAGBSTK
z - Jacksonville Sharks 111.917697299L1
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 [1]

Key:   Win  Tie  Loss   Bye

All start times are local time

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocation
ScoreRecord
1MondayMarch 207:00pm Corpus Christi Rage W 55–121–0 Arena Monterrey
2MondayMarch 277:00pm Dayton Wolfpack W 61–242–0Arena Monterrey
3MondayApril 37:00pmCorpus Christi RageW 57–283–0Arena Monterrey
4MondayApril 107:05pmat Dayton WolfpackCancelled [lower-alpha 1]
5 BYE
6MondayApril 247:00pm Jacksonville Sharks L 21–603–1Arena Monterrey
7 BYE
8SaturdayMay 67:00pmat Columbus Lions L18–483–2 Columbus Civic Center
9MondayMay 157:00pmat Corpus Christi RageW 33–304–2 American Bank Center
10SaturdayMay 207:00pmat Jacksonville SharksL 13–424–3 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
11SaturdayMay 277:00pmat Georgia Firebirds W 68–265–3 Albany Civic Center
12MondayJune 57:00pmGeorgia FirebirdsW 66–86–3Arena Monterrey
13MondayJune 127:00pmColumbus LionsL 42–496–4Arena Monterrey
14SaturdayJune 177:00pmat Jacksonville SharksW 44–377–4Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
  1. Dayton Wolfpack folded due to not having a home arena; replaced by a travel only team based out of Atlanta

Post-season

RoundDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocation
ScoreRecord
First RoundSaturdayJune 247:00pmat Jacksonville SharksL 32–430–1Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena

Roster

2017 Monterrey Steel roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

  • 55Charles Stevens

Wide receivers

  • 14 Dello Davis
  •  7 David Lewis
  • 15Derek Patterson
Offensive linemen
  • 58Rene Brassea
  • 69 Derrick Zeigler

Defensive linemen

  • 47 Jabari Fletcher
  • 96Federico Orturo
  • 10 Jeremiah Zene Jr.
Linebackers
  • 11 Nathaniel Dunn
  • 17 Wesley Mauia

Defensive backs

  •  5Justin Broome
  •  4 Svante Davenport
  • 14Sergio Schiaffina Perez

Special teams

  •  6Brandon Rutherford
Reserve lists
  • 23 Jonathan Lugo FB (IR) Injury icon 2.svg
  •  9Darwin Pittman LB (IR) Injury icon 2.svg
  • -- Eric Weaver OL (IR) Injury icon 2.svg

Rookies in italics
Roster updated June 24, 2017
24 Active, 5 Inactive

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References

  1. "2016 National Arena League schedule". National Arena League. Archived from the original on December 14, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.