2024 Arizona Rattlers season

2024 Arizona Rattlers season
Owner	Ron Shurts
General manager	Jeff Jarnigan
Head coach	Kevin Guy
Home stadium	Desert Diamond Arena
Results
Record	11–5
Conference place	3rd in Western
Playoffs	Won Western Conference Quarterfinals (at Knight Hawks) 39–38 Won Western Conference Championship (vs. Strike Force) 58–23 Won 2024 IFL National Championship (vs. Pirates) 53–16
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The 2024 season was the Arizona Rattlers' seventh in the Indoor Football League (IFL), their 31st overall, and their 15th under head coach Kevin Guy. ^[1]

Staff

2024 Arizona Rattlers staff

Front office Majority owner/CEO – Ron Shurts President – Kevin Guy General manager – Jeff Jarnigan Team operations – Maurice Brown Head coaches Head coach – Kevin Guy Assistant head coach – Siaha Burley Offensive coaches Running backs – Dante Moses Offensive line – Kevin Ashak

Defensive coaches Defensive line – Jeff Jarnigan Special teams coaches None Strength and conditioning Head strength and conditioning – Maurice Brown → Coaching staff → Front office → Ownership

Final roster

2024 Arizona Rattlers final roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 18 Garrett Kittle 11 Dalton Sneed Running backs (RB)  3 Shannon Brooks 26 C. J. Odom Wide receivers (WR) 14 Glen Gibbons Jr. 13 Cutrell Haywood Jr. 17 Nih-Jer Jackson  2 Jamal Miles  6 Corey Reed Jr. Tight ends (TE) None

Offensive linemen (OL) 79 Cole Carter 78 Isame Faciane 68 William Lay 94 Lamar Mady Defensive linemen (DL) 97 James Nyamwaya 99 Roderick Perry II 27 Kevin Simes Jr. 91 Rashawn Yates

Linebackers (LB) 10 Connor Taylor Defensive backs (DB) 24 Omari Alexander  5 Jarmaine Doubs 21 Rashie Hodge Jr.  8 Davontae Merriweather 28 Jaylen Perkins 15 Dillion Winfrey Special teams (ST) 94 Dawson Evitts K

Reserve 52 Cecil Cherry DL (IR)  9 Trae'varis Ferrell LB (IR) 57 Desmond Holmes OL(DNR) 22 Isaiah Huff DB (IR) 90 Seyvon Lowry DL (IR) 57 Faleaoga Russell OL (IR) 12 Kobe Smith WR (IR) Rookies in italics 25 active (+1 exempt), 6 reserve

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	March 16	at Northern Arizona Wranglers	W 51–40	1–0	Findlay Toyota Center	Recap
2	March 24	Vegas Knight Hawks	L 43–45	1–1	Desert Diamond Arena	Recap
3	March 31	at Bay Area Panthers	L 41–47	1–2	SAP Center	Recap
4	Bye
5	April 14	San Diego Strike Force	L 45–55	1–3	Desert Diamond Arena	Recap
6	April 20	at Iowa Barnstormers	W 49–47	2–3	Wells Fargo Arena	Recap
7	April 28	Jacksonville Sharks	W 55–35	3–3	Desert Diamond Arena	Recap
8	Bye
9	May 11	at Tucson Sugar Skulls	W 38–32	4–3	Tucson Arena	Recap
10	May 18	Bay Area Panthers	L 52–68	4–4	Desert Diamond Arena	Recap
11	May 25	Duke City Gladiators	W 55–53	5–4	Desert Diamond Arena	Recap
12	June 1	at Jacksonville Sharks	W 62–41	6–4	VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena	Recap
13	June 8	at San Diego Strike Force	W 47–46	7–4	Frontwave Arena	Recap
14	June 15	Northern Arizona Wranglers	W 56–49	8–4	Desert Diamond Arena	Recap
15	June 22	at Vegas Knight Hawks	L 50–55	8–5	Lee's Family Forum	Recap
16	June 29	Iowa Barnstormers	W 55–26	9–5	Desert Diamond Arena	Recap
17	July 7	Tucson Sugar Skulls	W 44–37	10–5	Desert Diamond Arena	Recap
18	Bye
19	July 20	at San Antonio Gunslingers	W 41–34	11–5	Freeman Coliseum	Recap

Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

Western Conference
view talk edit	W	L	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
(1) Bay Area Panthers	13	3	.813	12–3	665	563	W2
(2) Vegas Knight Hawks	11	5	.688	9–4	830	680	W2
(3) Arizona Rattlers	11	5	.688	7–5	784	710	W3
(4) San Diego Strike Force	10	6	.625	9–5	710	649	L1
Northern Arizona Wranglers	9	7	.563	8–7	770	792	L2
San Antonio Gunslingers	8	8	.500	4–6	830	847	L1
Duke City Gladiators	3	13	.188	3–11	625	740	W1
Tucson Sugar Skulls	2	14	.125	2–13	565	723	L9

Postseason

Schedule

Round	Date	Opponent (seed)	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
Western Conference Quarterfinals	July 27	at Vegas Knight Hawks (2)	W 39–38	1–0	Lee's Family Forum	Recap
Western Conference Championship	August 5	vs. San Diego Strike Force (4)	W 58–23	2–0	Desert Diamond Arena	Recap
2024 IFL National Championship	August 17	vs. Massachusetts Pirates (E3)	W 53–16	3–0	Lee's Family Forum	Recap

Game summaries

Quarterfinals: at (2) Vegas Knight Hawks

Quarterfinals: (3) Arizona Rattlers at (2) Vegas Knight Hawks – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rattlers	6	14	0	19	39
Knight Hawks	7	21	7	3	38

at Lee's Family Forum, Henderson, Nevada

• Date: July 27, 2024
• Game time: 7:05 p.m.
• Game weather: None (indoor arena)
• Game attendance: 4,063
• Referee: Reed Brotherton
• TV: Stadium

Game information

First quarter ARI – Corey Reed Jr. 5-yard run (Dawson Evitts kick no good), 10:13. Rattlers 6–0. Drive: 7 plays, 30 yards, 4:47. VEG – C. J. Windham 15-yard pass from Ja'Rome Johnson (Kevin Macias kick), 6:36. Knight Hawks 7–6. Drive: 5 plays, 35 yards, 3:37. Second quarter VEG – Ja'Rome Johnson 1-yard run (Kevin Macias kick), 13:19. Knight Hawks 14–6. Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 3:16. ARI – Glen Gibbons Jr. 49-yard kick return (Dawson Evitts kick no good), 12:20. Knight Hawks 14–12. VEG – Ja'Rome Johnson 14-yard run (Kevin Macias kick), 6:13. Knight Hawks 21–12. Drive: 8 plays, 31 yards, 5:47. ARI – Nih-Jer Jackson 4-yard pass from Dalton Sneed (Dalton Sneed–Shannon Brooks pass), 2:33. Knight Hawks 21–20. Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 2:57. VEG – Quentin Randolph 7-yard pass from Ja'Rome Johnson (Kevin Macias kick), 0:04. Knight Hawks 28–20. Drive: 7 plays, 12 yards, 1:21. Third quarterFourth quarter Top passers ARI – Dalton Sneed – 16/25, 149 yds, TD VEG – Ja'Rome Johnson – 7/11, 104 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers ARI – Dalton Sneed – 6 att, 24 yds, 2 TD VEG – Ja'Rome Johnson – 15 att, 54 yds, 2 TD Top receivers ARI – Jamal Miles – 7 rec, 75 yds VEG – Quentin Randolph – 5 rec, 64 yds, TD

Western Conference Championship: vs. (4) San Diego Strike Force

Western Conference Championship: (4) San Diego Strike Force at (3) Arizona Rattlers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Strike Force	0	15	0	8	23
Rattlers	14	14	13	17	58

at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, Arizona

• Date: August 5, 2024
• Game time: 7:05 p.m.
• Game weather: None (indoor arena)
• Game attendance: 7,042
• Referee: To Drzazgowski
• TV: Stadium

Game information
First quarterSecond quarterThird quarterFourth quarter Top passersTop rushersTop receivers

2024 IFL National Championship: vs. (E3) Massachusetts Pirates

Main article: 2024 IFL National Championship

2024 IFL National Championship: (E3) Massachusetts Pirates at (W3) Arizona Rattlers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	0	0	8	8	16
Rattlers	8	21	10	14	53

at Lee's Family Forum, Henderson, Nevada

• Date: August 17, 2024
• Game time: 7:05 p.m.
• Game weather: None (indoor arena)
• Game attendance: 1,977
• Referee: Abram Anaya
• TV announcers (CBS Sports Network): Floyd Simmons (play-by-play), Kurtiss Riggs (analyst)

Game information
First quarterSecond quarterThird quarterFourth quarter Top passersTop rushersTop receivers

References

1. "2024 Media Guide" (PDF). Arizona Rattlers. Retrieved 14 March 2025.