2016 River City Raiders season
2016 River City Raiders season | |
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Owner | Free Tickets Entertainment, LLC |
General manager | Lin Hart, Jr. |
Head coach | Corey Bethany |
Home field | Family Arena 2002 Arena Parkway St. Charles, MO 63303 |
Results | |
Record | 6-1 |
Division place | 2nd |
Playoff finish | Lost Divisional Semifinals 52-54 (Steelhawks) |
The 2016 River City Raiders season was the fourth season for the American indoor football franchise, and their first in American Indoor Football (AIF).[1]
Schedule[edit]
Key: Win Tie Loss Bye
Regular season[edit]
All start times are local to home team
Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | |
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Score | Record | ||||||
1 | Saturday | February 27 | 7:05pm | Northern Kentucky Nightmare | W 47-6[2] | 1-0 | Family Arena |
2 | BYE | ||||||
3 | Sunday | March 12 | 3:05pm | West Michigan Ironmen | W 75-68[3] | 2-0 | Family Arena |
4 | BYE | ||||||
5 | BYE | ||||||
6 | Sunday | April 3 | 3:05pm | Cincinnati Bulldogs | W 81-14[4] | 3-0 | Family Arena |
7 | Saturday | April 9 | 7:05pm | at West Michigan Ironmen | L 49-69[5] | 3-1 | L. C. Walker Arena |
8 | BYE | ||||||
9 | Saturday | April 23 | 7:05pm | Chicago Blitz | W 47-34 | 4-1 | Family Arena |
10 | BYE | ||||||
Cancelled | |||||||
11 | Friday | May 6 | 6:05pm | Missouri Rampage | W 62-13 | 5-1 | Family Arena |
12 | Saturday | May 14 | 7:05pm | at Chicago Blitz | W 37-31 | 6-1 | Odeum Expo Center |
13 | BYE | ||||||
14 | BYE |
Standings[edit]
Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | PF (Avg.) | PA (Avg.) | STK | ||
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West Michigan Ironmen | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 471 | 224 | 67.3 | 32.0 | W6 | ||
River City Raiders | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 398 | 235 | 56.9 | 33.6 | W3 | ||
Lehigh Valley Steelhawks | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 430 | 237 | 53.8 | 29.6 | L1 | ||
Philadelphia Yellow Jackets | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 266 | 169 | 38.0 | 24.0 | L2 | ||
Central Penn Capitals | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 373 | 338 | 46.6 | 42.3 | W3 | ||
Chicago Blitz | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 237 | 170 | 39.5 | 28.3 | L1 | ||
Triangle Torch | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 292 | 359 | 41.7 | 51.3 | L2 | ||
Winston Wildcats | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 139 | 300 | 17.4 | 37.5 | W3 | ||
Maryland Eagles | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 19 | 116 | 9.5 | 58.0 | L2 | ||
Northern Kentucky Nightmare | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 116 | 236 | 23.2 | 47.2 | L5 |
Playoffs[edit]
All start times are local to home team
Round | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Location |
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Div. Semifinals | Monday | June 6 | 7:00pm | Lehigh Valley Steelhawks | L 52-54[6] | Family Arena |
Roster[edit]
2016 River City Raiders 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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Injured reserve
Exempt list
rookies in italics |
References[edit]
- ^ "Free Tickets Entertainment, LLC Acquires the St. Louis Attack; Joins AIF". American Indoor Football. October 14, 2015. Archived from the original on October 18, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
- ^ Andy Foltz (March 9, 2016). "Northern Kentucky Nightmare hope to make an impact in first year of arena football; aim for playoffs". www.nkytribune.com. Northern Kentucky Tribune. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
- ^ Mark Opfermann (March 13, 2016). "West Michigan Ironmen drop inaugural football game on the road". www.mlive.com. MLive Media Group. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
- ^ Brian Ledford (April 4, 2016). "River City Raiders Leash Bulldogs To Maintain Perfect Record". www.archcitysports.com. Arch City Sports. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
- ^ Mark Opfermann (April 9, 2016). "Passing combo helps West Michigan Ironmen post arena win". www.mlive.com. MLive Media Group. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
- ^ "Lehigh Valley Steelhawks have trouble in River City but escape with playoff win". www.mcall.com. Allentown Morning Call. June 7, 2016. Retrieved June 7, 2016.