2017 Sioux Falls Storm season

2017 Sioux Falls Storm season
2017 Sioux Falls Storm season
Owner	Todd Tryon
General manager	Tyler Pederson
Head coach	Kurtiss Riggs
Home field	Denny Sanford Premier Center
Results
Record	14–2
Conference place	1st
Playoff finish	Won United Conference Championship Game 66–32 (Barnstormers); 2017 United Bowl (Rattlers)
	← 2016; Sioux Falls Storm; 2018 →;

The 2017 Sioux Falls Storm season was the team's eighteenth season as a professional indoor football franchise and ninth in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of ten teams that competed in the IFL for the 2017 season, the Storm were members of the United Conference.

Led by head coach Kurtiss Riggs, the Storm played their home games at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Staff

2017 Sioux Falls Storm staff

Front office

Owner – Todd Tryon
General manager – Tyler Pederson
Office manager / ticketing director / lightning girl & promo girl director – Allison Norgaard
Director of corporate sales – Jim Loria
Director of media relations – Kayley Shade
Director of gameday operations – Colin Neuroth
Accounting – Jennifer Quincey
Head of player control – Donnie Hilsenroth

Head coach - Kurtiss Riggs

Offensive coaches

Offensive line coach – Paul Keizer
Wide receivers / kick return coach – Blake Wilson

Defensive coaches

Defensive coordinator – Brian Hermanson
Defensive line coach – Jared Fredenburg
Defensive backs / special teams coach – Andre Fields
Assistant defensive line coach – Cory Johnsen

Schedule

Key: Win Tie Loss Bye

Regular season

All start times are local time

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location	Attendance
Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	Location	Attendance
1	Friday	February 17	7:05 PM	Arizona Rattlers	W 40–29^[1]	1–0	Denny Sanford Premier Center	8,963
2	Saturday	February 25	7:05 PM	Cedar Rapids Titans	W 51–26^[2]	2–0	U.S. Cellular Center	3,211
3	BYE
4	Saturday	March 11	7:05 PM	at Nebraska Danger	W 42–28^[3]	3–0	Eihusen Arena	3,443
5	Monday	March 20	6:05 PM	Iowa Barnstormers	W 70–13^[4]	4–0	Denny Sanford Premier Center	5,246
6	Saturday	March 25	7:05 PM	Wichita Falls Nighthawks	W 55–21	5–0	Denny Sanford Premier Center	8,195
7	BYE
8	Saturday	April 8	7:05 PM	at Cedar Rapids Titans	W 46–21	6–0	U.S. Cellular Center
9	Saturday	April 15	7:05 PM	Green Bay Blizzard	W 55–33	7–0	Denny Sanford Premier Center
10	Saturday	April 22	7:05 PM	at Green Bay Blizzard	W 56–49	8–0	Resch Center	3,535
11	Saturday	April 29	7:05 PM	at Wichita Falls Nighthawks	L 36–44	8–1	Kay Yeager Coliseum
12	Saturday	May 6	7:05 PM	Spokane Empire	W 62–32	9–1	Denny Sanford Premier Center
13	Saturday	May 13	7:05 PM	at Green Bay Blizzard	W 44–24	10–1	Resch Center	2,314
14	Saturday	May 20	7:05 PM	Cedar Rapids Titans	W 54–20	11–1	Denny Sanford Premier Center
15	Sunday	May 27	7:05 PM	Wichita Falls Nighthawks	L 21–36	11–2	Denny Sanford Premier Center
16	Saturday	June 3	5:00 PM	at Colorado Crush	W 51–29	12–2	Budweiser Events Center
17	Saturday	June 10	7:05 PM	Nebraska Danger	W 41–38	13–2	Denny Sanford Premier Center
18	Saturday	June 17	7:05 PM	at Iowa Barnstormers	W 45–24	14–2	Wells Fargo Arena	8,638

Standings

2017 United Conference
view talk edit	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

Postseason

Round	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location
Round	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	Location
United Conference Championship	Saturday	June 24	7:05pm	Iowa Barnstormers	W 66–32	1–0	Denny Sanford Premier Center
2017 United Bowl	Saturday	July 8	7:05pm	Arizona Rattlers	L 41–50	1–1	Denny Sanford Premier Center

Roster

2017 Sioux Falls Storm roster

Quarterbacks

8 Lorenzo Brown

Running backs

22 Rolandan Finch

20 Robbie Rouse

Wide receivers

13 Melvin German III

11 Judd Harrold

11 Eric Shufford

23 Mike Tatum

1 Korey Williams

Offensive linemen

71 Kyle Bryant

75 Jabari Buckley

69 Rashaud Mungro

-- Myniya Smith

Defensive linemen

15 Claude Davis

16 Cory Henry

55 Khalif Mitchell

56 Nicholas Richardson

95 Ino Vitale

Linebackers

3 Tyler Knight

Defensive backs

4 J'Vontez Blackmon

6 Elijah Fields

12 Matt Hermanson

18 Jermaine Robinson

2 Rashard Smith

24 Carlton Watkins

Special teams

19 Justin Syrovatka

Reserve lists

-- Sheldon Augustine WR (IR)

16 Julian Gener LB (DNR)

-- Jarien Moreland OL (DNR)

-- Anthony White DL (DNR)

-- Damon Williams DL (DNR)

-- Tay Willis WR (DNR)

rookies in italics
Roster updated June 15, 2017
25 Active, 6 Inactive

References

^ Mick Garry (February 17, 2017). "Rocky start, smooth finish for Storm". Argus Leader. Gannett Company, Inc. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
^ 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.
^ "Storm Shake Off Slow Start To Win At Nebraska". www.kdlt.com. KDLT. March 12, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
^ "Storm Roll to 70-13 Win Over Iowa". www.ksfy.com. Gray Digital Media. March 20, 2017. Retrieved March 21, 2017.

External links

Sioux Falls Storm official statistics

[1] Mick Garry (February 17, 2017). "Rocky start, smooth finish for Storm". Argus Leader. Gannett Company, Inc. Retrieved February 18, 2017.

[2] 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.

[3] "Storm Shake Off Slow Start To Win At Nebraska". www.kdlt.com. KDLT. March 12, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2017.

[4] "Storm Roll to 70-13 Win Over Iowa". www.ksfy.com. Gray Digital Media. March 20, 2017. Retrieved March 21, 2017.

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