2018 Nebraska Danger season

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2018 Nebraska Danger season
OwnerCharlie Bosselman
Laurie Bosselman
Brandi Bosselman
Head coachMark Stoute (fired May 20)
Adam Shackleford/Pig Brown (interim co-coaches)
Home field Eihusen Arena
Results
Record4–10
League place4th
Playoff finishLost IFL Semifinal 17–48 (Barnstormers)

The 2018 Nebraska Danger season was the eighth season for the Nebraska Danger as a professional indoor football franchise and their eighth in the Indoor Football League (IFL). They were one of six teams that competed in the IFL for the 2018 season. The Danger played in the Eihusen Arena at the Heartland Events Center in Grand Island, Nebraska.

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The Danger were led by head coach Mark Stoute in his first season with the Danger but was released on May 20 after losing six straight games. He was replaced for the rest of the season by coordinators Adam Shackleford and Pig Brown as co-coaches. [1]

Despite losing their final nine games, the Dangers still made the four-team playoff and lost to the Iowa Barnstormers 48–17 in the league semifinal. After the season was complete, interim co-coach Pig Brown was promoted to the full-time head coach. [2]

Standings

2018 Indoor Football League
WLPCTPFPAGBSTK
y- Iowa Barnstormers 113.786648493W1
x- Arizona Rattlers 113.786746567W1
x- Sioux Falls Storm 113.786724577W5
x- Nebraska Danger 410.2865255927L9
Cedar Rapids Titans 311.2145437338L1
Green Bay Blizzard 212.1434216459L4

y - clinched regular season title

x - clinched playoff spot

Schedule

Key:   Win  Tie  Loss   Bye

Regular season

All start times are local time [3]

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocationAttendance
ScoreRecord
1FridayFebruary 232:30pm Cedar Rapids Titans W 44–31 [4] 1–0 Eihusen Arena
2 BYE
3SundayMarch 113:00pm Green Bay Blizzard W 59–232–0Eihusen Arena
4MondayMarch 197:05pmat Cedar Rapids TitansW 50–413–0 U.S. Cellular Center
5SaturdayMarch 248:05pmat Arizona Rattlers L 49–623–1 Talking Stick Resort Arena 9,763 [5]
6FridayMarch 307:00pm Iowa Barnstormers W 43–324–1Eihusen Arena
7SaturdayApril 77:00pm Sioux Falls Storm L 37–454–2Eihusen Arena
8SaturdayApril 147:05pmat Iowa BarnstormersL 25–414–3 Wells Fargo Arena
9 BYE
10FridayApril 277:00pmSioux Falls StormL 48–624–4Eihusen Arena
11SaturdayMay 57:05pmat Green Bay BlizzardL 25–474–5 Resch Center
12SaturdayMay 127:05pmat Sioux Falls StormL 36–404–6 Denny Sanford Premier Center
13FridayMay 187:00pmGreen Bay BlizzardL 20–314–7Eihusen Arena
14SundayMay 275:05pmat Arizona RattlersL 40–454–8Talking Stick Resort Arena
15SaturdayJune 27:05pmat Cedar Rapids TitansL 26–334–9U.S. Cellular Center
16 BYE
17SaturdayJune 167:00pmArizona RattlersL 23–594–10Eihusen Arena

Postseason

RoundDayDateKickoffOpponentScoreLocation
SemifinalFridayJune 227:05pmat Iowa BarnstormersL 17–48Wells Fargo Arena

Roster

Nebraska Danger roster
Quarterbacks
  • 10Greg Hankerson

Running backs

  •  6 Angelo Pease
  • 21 Korey Ringer

Wide receivers

  •  5Gregory Dent Jr.
  •  9 Kenzel Doe
  • 88 Jarred Haggins
  •  4 Eric Thomas
Offensive linemen
  • 65 Mason Butler
  • 72Devonte McClain
  • 76Drake Miller
  • 76 Torian White

Defensive linemen

  • 43Davion Belk
  • 56Darrien Howard
  • 93 Xzavie Jackson
  • 56 Phillip Lewis
  • 91Denzell Perine
Linebackers

Defensive backs

  •  2 Najee Bright
  • 26 Cornelius Brown
  • 15 Jamaal Burgess
  • 17Rahman Kamara
  •  8 Darion Monroe

Special teams

  • 22 Brad Hatfield K
Reserve lists
  •  1Nick Brassell WR (IR-DFR) Injury icon 2.svg
  • 43 Tavita Faaiu DL (Did not report)
  •  7 Damien Fleming QB (IR Tooltip Injured reserve) Injury icon 2.svg
  • -- Darrin Reaves RB (IR Tooltip Injured reserve) Injury icon 2.svg
  • --Michael Thornton RB (IR Tooltip Injured reserve) Injury icon 2.svg
  • 71 Palmer White OL (Did not report)
  • Roster updated May 10, 2018
  • 24 Active, 6 Inactive
Archived August 21, 2014, at the Wayback Machine → More rosters

Staff

Nebraska Danger staff
Front office
  • Owner / president – Charlie Bosselman
  • Owner – Laurie Bosselman
  • Owner – Brandi Bosselman
  • COO – Brian Fausch
  • Director of marketing – Stephanie King
  • Sales – Gus Patsios
 

Head coach

  • Head coach – Vacant

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

  • Defensive coordinator – Pig Brown (interim co-coach)
  • Defensive linemen – Adrian Davis

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams coordinator – Adrian Davis

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References

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  2. "Danger names new head coach". KHGI-TV . July 2, 2018.
  3. "Game Schedule". Nebraska Danger. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  4. Hamar, Bob (February 23, 2018). "Danger opens with win over Titans". The Grand Island Independent . Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  5. "2018 Stats". GoIFL.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2018. Retrieved March 8, 2018.