2016 Spokane Empire season

2016 Spokane Empire season
Head coach Adam Shackleford
General manager Ryan Eucker
Owner IFL Partners, LLC (Nader Naini, Managing Owner)
Home field Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
720 W. Mallon Ave.
Spokane, WA 99201
Results
Record 7-1

The 2016 Spokane Empire season is the eleventh season for the professional indoor football franchise and first in the Indoor Football League. One of ten teams that compete in the IFL for the 2016 season, the Empire are members of the Intense Conference.

Led by head coach Adam Shackleford, the Empire play their home games at the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena in Spokane, Washington.

Schedule

Key:       Win       Tie       Loss       Bye

Regular season

All start times are local time

Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location
Score Record
1 Saturday February 20 9:05pm at Tri-Cities Fever W 60-51[1] 1-0 Toyota Center
2 Saturday February 27 9:00pm Wichita Falls Nighthawks W 66-65[2] 2-0 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
3 BYE
4 Saturday March 12 8:05pm at Billings Wolves L 22-30[3] 2-1 Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark
5 BYE
6 BYE
7 Friday April 1 9:00pm Iowa Barnstormers W 54-51[4] 3-1 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
8 Saturday April 9 9:00pm Colorado Crush W 97-72[5] 4-1 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
9 Saturday April 16 7:05pm at Iowa Barnstormers W 54-34[6] 5-1 Wells Fargo Arena
10 Saturday April 23 9:05pm at Tri-Cities Fever W 52-39[7] 6-1 Toyota Center
11 Friday April 29 9:00pm Tri-Cities Fever W 53-51[8] 7-1 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
12 Saturday May 7 9:00pm Billings Wolves Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
13 Saturday May 14 7:05pm at Sioux Falls Storm Denny Sanford Premier Center
14 Friday May 20 9:00pm Tri-Cities Fever Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
15 Friday May 27 8:30pm at Colorado Crush Budweiser Events Center
16 Saturday June 4 9:00pm Billings Wolves Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
17 Friday June 10 7:05pm at Nebraska Danger Eihusen Arena
18 Saturday June 18 9:00pm Sioux Falls Storm Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
19 Saturday June 25 7:05pm at Billings Wolves Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark

Standings

2016 Intense Conference
W L T PCT PF PA CON GB STK
Spokane Empire 7 1 0 .875 458 393 0-0 -- W5
Nebraska Danger 5 5 0 .500 503 508 0-0 3.0 L3
Billings Wolves 4 5 0 .444 354 366 0-0 3.5 L1
Tri-Cities Fever 3 6 0 .333 379 401 0-0 4.5 L2
Colorado Crush 1 8 0 .111 438 510 0-0 6.5 W1

Roster

Spokane Empire roster
Quarterbacks
  •  8 Aaron Aiken
  • 11 Charles Dowdell

Running backs

  • 18 Trevor Kennedy

Wide receivers

 Offensive linemen
  • 76 Michael Boyefio
  • 72 Kyle Fischer
  • 78 Brandon Haskins
  • 56 Dave Lefotu
  • 79 Mike Trice

Defensive linemen

  • 95 Bryon Bennett
  • 44 Brett Bowers
  • 93 Ben Perry
  • 52 D. J. Yendrey
Linebackers
  • 47 Nick Haag
  • 17 Pasquale Vacchio

Defensive backs

  • 16 Rob Brown
  •  3 Josh Ferguson
  •  7 Demetruce McNeal
  •  5 Tyree Robinson
  •  2 Lorenzo White, Jr.

Kickers

  • 22 Steven Wakefield
Injured reserve
  • 13 Pat Clarke K
  • 12 Toby Jackson DL

Transfer list

  • Currently vacant

Refused to report

  • 86 C. J. Olaniyan DL
  • 30 Andrew Pierce RB
  • 55 Michael Reynolds LB

Rookies in italics
Roster updated April 27, 2016
25 Active, 5 Inactive

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References

  1. ↑ Ben Reynolds (February 20, 2016). "Empire win opener 60-51 over Tri-Cities". www.spokesman.com. The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
  2. ↑ John Blanchette (February 27, 2016). "Spokane Empire hang on for 66-65 win in IFL home debut". www.spokesman.com. The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Empire rally in fourth, but Billings holds on for IFL victory". www.spokesman.com. The Spokesman-Review. March 12, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
  4. ↑ Jim Meehan (April 1, 2016). "Empire build big lead, hold off Barnstormers". www.spokesman.com. The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  5. ↑ Jim Meehan (April 9, 2016). "Empire set franchise scoring record in 97-72 win". www.spokesman.com. The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Empire pull away in final minute to beat Barnstormers 54-34". www.spokesman.com. The Spokesman-Review. April 16, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Empire beats Tri-Cities Fever on the road, 52-39". www.spokesman.com. The Spokesman-Review. April 23, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  8. ↑ Jim Meehan (April 29, 2016). "Empire Empire edge Tri-Cities Fever 53-51". www.spokesman.com. The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved May 4, 2016.

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