The 2016 Sioux Falls Storm season was the team's seventeenth season as a professional indoor football franchise and eighth in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of ten teams that competed in the IFL for the 2016 season, the Storm were members of the United Conference.
2016 Sioux Falls Storm season | |
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Owner | Todd Tryon |
General manager | Tyler Pederson |
Head coach | Kurtiss Riggs |
Home field | Denny Sanford Premier Center |
Results | |
Record | 15-1 |
Conference place | 1st |
Playoff finish | Won United Conference Championship 54-28 (Titans) Won 2016 United Bowl 55-34 (Empire) |
Led by head coach Kurtiss Riggs, the Storm played their home games at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Schedule
editKey: Win Tie Loss Bye
Regular season
editAll start times are local time
Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | |
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Score | Record | ||||||
1 | Saturday | February 20 | 8:05pm | at Billings Wolves | W 51-28[1] | 1-0 | Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark |
2 | Friday | February 26 | 7:05pm | Cedar Rapids Titans | W 54-45[2] | 2-0 | Denny Sanford Premier Center |
3 | Sunday | March 6 | 3:05pm | at Green Bay Blizzard | W 49-31 | 3-0 | Resch Center |
4 | BYE | ||||||
5 | Sunday | March 20 | 4:00pm | at Colorado Crush | W 58-55[3] | 4-0 | Budweiser Events Center |
6 | Saturday | March 26 | 7:05pm | at Cedar Rapids Titans | L 57-60[4] | 4-1 | U.S. Cellular Center |
7 | BYE | ||||||
8 | Saturday | April 9 | 7:05pm | Cedar Rapids Titans | W 62-49[5] | 5-1 | Denny Sanford Premier Center |
9 | Saturday | April 16 | 7:05pm | Wichita Falls Nighthawks | W 71-44[6] | 6-1 | Denny Sanford Premier Center |
10 | Saturday | April 23 | 7:05pm | at Nebraska Danger | W 62-44[7] | 7-1 | Eihusen Arena |
11 | Saturday | April 30 | 7:05pm | Green Bay Blizzard | W 66-59[8] | 8-1 | Denny Sanford Premier Center |
12 | Friday | May 6 | 7:00pm | at Wichita Falls Nighthawks | W 66-58[9] | 9-1 | Kay Yeager Coliseum |
13 | Saturday | May 14 | 7:05pm | Spokane Empire | W 63-50[10] | 10-1 | Denny Sanford Premier Center |
14 | Saturday | May 21 | 7:05pm | Green Bay Blizzard | W 58-24[11] | 11-1 | Denny Sanford Premier Center |
15 | Friday | May 27 | 7:05pm | at Iowa Barnstormers | W 50-49 (OT) | 12-1 | Wells Fargo Arena |
16 | Saturday | June 4 | 7:05pm | Colorado Crush | W 72-59[12] | 13-1 | Denny Sanford Premier Center |
17 | Saturday | June 11 | 7:05pm | Iowa Barnstormers | W 53-30[13] | 14-1 | Denny Sanford Premier Center |
18 | Saturday | June 18 | 7:00pm | at Spokane Empire | W 59-35[14] | 15-1 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena |
19 | BYE |
Standings
edit2016 United Conference | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | GB | STK | ||
y–Sioux Falls Storm | 15 | 1 | 0 | .938 | 951 | 720 | -- | W11 | |
x–Cedar Rapids Titans | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 781 | 628 | 3.0 | W7 | |
x–Wichita Falls Nighthawks | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 1001 | 861 | 4.0 | W2 | |
Green Bay Blizzard | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 682 | 932 | 10.0 | L1 | |
Iowa Barnstormers | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 737 | 838 | 11.0 | L7 |
Postseason
editRound | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | |
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Score | Record | ||||||
Wild Card | BYE | ||||||
United Conference Championship | Saturday | July 16 | 7:05pm | Cedar Rapids Titans | W 54-28 | 1-0 | Denny Sanford Premier Center |
2016 United Bowl | Saturday | July 23 | 7:05pm | Spokane Empire | W 55-34 | 2-0 | Denny Sanford Premier Center |
Roster
edit2016 Sioux Falls Storm roster | ||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Kickers
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Injury reserve
Exempt list
Refused to report
Rookies in italics |
References
edit- ^ John Letasky (February 21, 2016). "Sioux Falls starts fast against Billings". www.billingsgazette.com. Billings Gazette. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
- ^ "Storm slip past Cedar Rapids". www.billingsgazette.com. Billings Gazette. February 26, 2016. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
- ^ "Storm Survives Clash with Crush". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. March 21, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
- ^ Douglas Miles (March 27, 2016). "Jared Elmore catches 3 TD passes as the Cedar Rapids Titans edge Sioux Falls, 60-57". www.thegazette.com. The Cedar Rapids Gazette. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- ^ "Storm Get Redemption Against Titans". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. April 9, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
- ^ "The Storm Triumph Nighthawks". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. April 16, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
- ^ "Storm Rolls Past Danger". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. April 23, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
- ^ "Storm Prove To Be More Powerful Than The Blizzard". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. May 1, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
- ^ "Storm Snap Nighthawks' Home Win Record". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. May 6, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
- ^ "Storm Take down the Empire". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. May 14, 2016. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
- ^ "IFL: Storm String Together Seventh Straight Win". www.keloland.com. Keloland Television. May 22, 2016. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
- ^ Mick Garry (June 4, 2016). "Storm overcome shaky performance to claim ninth straight win". www.argusleader.com. Argus Leader. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
- ^ Mick Garry (June 11, 2016). "Cleaner second half allows Storm to pull away from Iowa". www.argusleader.com. Argus Leader. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
- ^ John Blanchette (June 18, 2016). "John Blanchette: Empire find Sioux Falls in a league of its own". www.spokesman.com. The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved June 20, 2016.