2017 Cedar Rapids Titans season

The 2017 Cedar Rapids Titans season was the team's sixth season as a professional indoor football franchise and sixth in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of ten teams that compete in the IFL for the 2017 season, the Titans were members of the United Conference.

2017 Cedar Rapids Titans season
OwnerChris Kokalis
Bob Sullivan
David Bradley
Kenneth Moninski
Head coachMarvin McNutt
Home fieldU.S. Cellular Center
Results
Record1–15
Conference place5th
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Led by head coach Marvin McNutt, the Titans played their home games at the U.S. Cellular Center in downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Staff

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2017 Cedar Rapids Titans staff
Front office
  • Co-Owner/General Manager – Chris Kokalis
  • Co-Owner – Bob Sullivan
  • Co-Owner – David Bradley
  • Co-Owner – Kenneth Moninski
  • Co-Owner – Barry, Toni and Alexis Smith
  • Director of operations – Travis Young
  • Director of Player Personnel- Scott Porter
 

Head coach

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive coordinator - Adrian Arrington
  • Offensive linemen – Moe Robinson
  • Offensive assistant – Zen Bliss

Defensive coaches

  • Defensive coordinator – Mitch Madland

Schedule

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Key:   Win   Tie   Loss   Bye

Pre-season

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Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location
Score Record
1 Saturday February 4 7:05pm Iowa Barnstormers L 26–38[1] 0–1 U.S. Cellular Center

Regular season

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[2] All start times are local time

Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance
Score Record
1 Friday February 17 7:05pm at Green Bay Blizzard L 13–46[3] 0–1 U.S. Cellular Center 3,176
2 Saturday February 25 7:05pm Sioux Falls Storm L 26-51[4] 0-2 U.S. Cellular Center 3,211
3 BYE
4 Saturday March 11 7:05pm Wichita Falls Nighthawks L 23-42[5] 0-3 U.S. Cellular Center 3,484
5 Sunday March 19 3:05pm Green Bay Blizzard L 28-34[6] 0-4 U.S. Cellular Center 2,874
6 Sunday March 26 3:05pm at Iowa Barnstormers L 23–46 0–5 Wells Fargo Arena 5,653
7 Saturday April 1 7:05pm Green Bay Blizzard W 41–37 1–5 Resch Center
8 Saturday April 8 7:05pm Sioux Falls Storm L 21–46 1–6 U.S. Cellular Center
9 Saturday April 15 7:05pm at Wichita Falls Nighthawks L 52–81 1–7 Kay Yeager Coliseum
10 Saturday April 22 7:05pm Iowa Barnstormers L 25–31 1–8 U.S. Cellular Center
11 Friday April 28 7:05pm at Nebraska Danger L 38–50 1–9 Eihusen Arena
12 Friday May 5 7:05pm Arizona Rattlers L 32–34 1–10 U.S. Cellular Arena 2,612
13 Saturday May 13 7:05pm at Iowa Barnstormers L 54–56 1–11 Wells Fargo Arena 7,763
14 Saturday May 20 7:05pm at Sioux Falls Storm L 20–54 1–12 Denny Sanford Premier Center
15 Monday May 29 7:05pm at Salt Lake Screaming Eagles L 27–64 1–13 Maverik Center 2,981
16 Saturday June 3 7:05pm Nebraska Danger L 46–52 (OT) 1–14 U.S. Cellular Center 2,192
17 Saturday June 11 3:00pm at Arizona Rattlers L 25–56 1–15 Talking Stick Resort Arena 13,251
18 BYE

Standings

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2017 United Conference
W L T PCT PF PA CON GB STK
y - Sioux Falls Storm 14 2 0 .875 769 467 9–2 W3
x - Iowa Barnstormers 13 3 0 .813 702 580 8–3 1.0 L1
Wichita Falls Nighthawks 12 4 0 .750 832 745 6–2 2.0 L1
Green Bay Blizzard 3 13 0 .188 513 665 2–9 11.5 W1
Cedar Rapids Titans 1 15 0 .063 494 780 1–10 13.0 L10

Roster

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2017 Cedar Rapids Titans roster
Quarterbacks
  •  7 Brion Carnes
  •  1 Coy Dorothy


Running backs

  • 23 Julian Hayes
  • 13 Jamuel Jones


Wide receivers

  • 14 Marcus Barnett
  • 18 Conner Hollenbeck
  • 11 Tre' Parmalee


Offensive linemen
  • 78 Kyle Grome
  • 69 Grant Jones
  • 72 Byron Pinkston
  • 60 Domonique Wyatt


Defensive linemen

  • 42 Reshard Simmons
  • 91 Carlif Taylor
  • 10 Ausar Walcott


Linebackers
  • 45 Anthony Wallace


Defensive backs

  •  4 Fred Barnes
  •  3 Antoine Johnson
  •  5 B. J. Lowery
  •  8 Danzel McDaniel
  • 20 Shelton Miles
  •  9 Ridge Turner
  •  2 Jourdan Wickliffe


Special teams

  • 31 Michael Georgetti


Reserve lists
  • 69 Ben Curtis OL (DNR)
  • 16 De'Joshua Johnson WR (DNR)
  • 44 Delvin Jones DL (DNR)
  • 51 Devin Jones LB (DNR)
  • 14 Franklyn Williamson WR   (IR)


Roster updated June , 2017
23 Active, 6 Inactive

References

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  1. ^ Douglas Miles (February 4, 2017). "Cedar Rapids Titans drop sloppy exhibition opener to Barnstormers, 38-26". www.thegazette.com. The Gazette. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
  2. ^ "Schedule". Cedar Rapids Titans. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  3. ^ Douglas Miles (February 17, 2017). "Former Hawkeyes receiver Damond Powell reclaiming his game with Cedar Rapids Titans". www.thegazette.com. The Gazette. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  4. ^ Douglas Miles (February 25, 2017). "Cedar Rapids Titans now 0-2 after 51-26 drubbing by Sioux Falls". www.thegazette.com. The Gazette. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  5. ^ "Nighthawks stay perfect with 42-23 road victory". www.timesrecordnews.com. Times Record News. March 11, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  6. ^ Douglas Miles (March 19, 2017). "Marked improvement not enough to get a win for Marvin McNutt, Cedar Rapids Titans". www.thegazette.com. The Gazette. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
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