2016 West Michigan Ironmen season

2016 West Michigan Ironmen season
Head coach Tyrese Lynk
Owner Terrence Williams
Home field L. C. Walker Arena
955 Fourth Street
Muskegon, MI 49440
Results
Record 6-1
Division place 1st
Playoff finish Won Northern Semifinals (Freedom) 78-37
Won Northern Championship (Steelhawks) 42-35
Lost AIF Championship (Lions) 32-74

The 2016 West Michigan Ironmen season is the first season for the American Indoor Football franchise, and their first season in the AIF.

Schedule

Key:   Win   Tie   Loss   Bye

Preseason

All start times are local to home team

Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location
Score Record
1 Sunday March 6 3:05pm Atlanta Vultures W 63-29[1] 1-0 L. C. Walker Arena

Regular season

All start times are local to home team

Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location
Score Record
1 BYE
2 BYE
3 Sunday March 13 3:05pm at River City Raiders L 68-75[2] 0-1 Family Arena
4 Sunday March 20 7:05pm Northern Kentucky Nightmare W 65-37[3] 1-1 L. C. Walker Arena
5 BYE
6 Saturday April 2 7:00pm Chicago Blitz W 34-30[4] 2-1 L. C. Walker Arena
7 Saturday April 9 7:05pm River City Raiders W 69-49[5] 3-1 L. C. Walker Arena
8 BYE
9 Saturday April 23 7:05pm Cincinnati Bulldogs W 73-6[6] 4-1 L. C. Walker Arena
10 Saturday April 30 7:00pm Northern Kentucky Nightmare W 55-27[7] 5-1 L. C. Walker Arena
11 Saturday May 7 7:05pm Cincinnati Bulldogs W 107-0[8] 6-1 L. C. Walker Arena
12 BYE
13 BYE
14 Saturday May 28 7:00pm at Chicago Blitz Cancelled Odeum Expo Center

Standings

2016 AIF Northern Standings
Team W L T PCT PF PA PF (Avg.) PA (Avg.) STK
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

All start times are local to home team

Round Day Date Kickoff Opponent Score Location
Div. Semifinals Saturday June 4 7:05pm Myrtle Beach Freedom* W 78-37[9] L. C. Walker Arena
Div. Championship Saurday June 11 8:00pm Lehigh Valley Steelhawks W 42-35[10] L. C. Walker Arena
AIF Championship Game Saturday June 18 7:00pm at Columbus Lions L 32-74[11] Columbus Civic Center

* — When initially announced, the Ironmen were set to play the Northern Division's fourth-seeded Central Penn Capitals. On May 30, the Capitals were replaced with the Southern Division's third-seeded Myrtle Beach Freedom.

Roster

2016 West Michigan Ironmen roster
Quarterbacks
  •  2 Stephen Kulikowski

Running Backs

  • 44 Korey Ringer
  • 33 Dakota Smith

Wide Receivers

  •  9 Donovan Campbell
  •  1 Cornelius Johnson
  • 20 Terry Mitchell
  •  4 Justin Mott
  •  6 Jamie Potts
Offensive Linemen
  • 99 Amilio Flores
  • 85 Garrett Hoskins
  • 59 Mario Rodriguez

Defensive Linemen

  • 91 Ryan Armstrong
  • 63 Deonte' Cruse
  • 67 Desmond Kenner
  • 52 Luther Robinson, Jr.
Linebackers
  • 51 Stan Knappen
  • 55 Korey Morrow
  •  7 Derek VandenBosch

Defensive Backs

  • 11 Jamal Abbey
  • 21 Corey Edwards
  • 24 Deonte' Hurst
  • 22 Erik Thompson
  • -- Justin Williams

Kickers

  • Currently vacant
 Injured Reserve
  • Currently vacant

Transfer List

  • -- Ben Hutchins

Refuse to Report

  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated May 4, 2016
26 Active, 1 Inactive

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References

  1. ↑ Mark Opfermann (March 6, 2016). "Johnson brothers, West Michigan Ironmen make strong showing in preseason debut". www.mlive.com. MLive Media Group. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Mark Opfermann (March 20, 2016). "West Michigan Ironmen receiver hauls in six TD passes in home win". www.mlive.com. MLive Media Group. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  4. ↑ Mark Opfermann (April 2, 2016). "Late kickoff return for TD a game-winner for West Michigan Ironmen". www.mlive.com. MLive Media Group. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  5. ↑ Mark Opfermann (April 9, 2016). "Passing combo helps West Michigan Ironmen post arena win". www.mlive.com. MLive Media Group. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  6. ↑ Mark Opfermann (April 23, 2016). "Orchard View grad part of near-shutout effort by West Michigan Ironmen". www.mlive.com. MLive Media Group. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  7. ↑ Mark Opfermann (May 1, 2016). "West Michigan Ironmen pick up arena football win". www.mlive.com. MLive Media Group. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  8. ↑ Mark Opfermann (May 7, 2016). "West Michigan Ironmen top 100 points in arena football rout". www.mlive.com. MLive Media Group. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  9. ↑ Mark Opfermann (June 6, 2016). "Muskegon sports briefs: Ironmen, Mustangs win; Risers fall in soccer". www.mlive.com. MLive Media Group. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  10. ↑ Mark Opfermann (June 11, 2016). "West Michigan Ironmen advance to league championship game". www.mlive.com. MLive Media Group. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  11. ↑ Mark Opfermann (June 19, 2016). "West Michigan Ironmen fall short in title game ended early by altercation". www.mlive.com. MLive Media Group. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
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