2016 Central Penn Capitals season explained

Team:Central Penn Capitals
Year:2016
Record:4–4
Division Place:4th
Owner:Isaac Carn
Coach:Rick Marsilio
Andre Coles
General Manager:Milton Creary
Stadium:Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center
No Nextseason:true
Playoffs:Did not qualify

The 2016 Central Penn Capitals season was the fourth season for the American indoor football franchise, and their fourth in the American Indoor Football. On October 14, 2015, it was announced that the Capitals were moving to Harrisburg and renaming themselves the Central Penn Capitals.[1]

Schedule

Key:

Exhibition

All start times are local to home team

Regular season

All start times are local to home team

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocation
ScoreRecord
1colSpan=7 BYE
2colSpan=7 BYE
3SaturdayMarch 127:05pmLehigh Valley SteelhawksL 27–44[2] 0–1Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center
4colSpan=7 BYE
5colSpan=7 BYE
6SaturdayApril 27:05pmPhiladelphia Yellow JacketsL 36–400–2Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center
7SaturdayApril 97:05pmTriangle TorchW 74–431–2Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center
8SaturdayApril 167:05pmat Philadelphia Yellow JacketsL 26–791–3Class of 1923 Arena
9SundayApril 247:05pmat Triangle TorchL 41–471–4Dorton Arena
10SaturdayApril 307:05pmat Lehigh Valley SteelhawksW 65–56[3] 2–4PPL Center
11colSpan=7 BYE
Cancelled
12SaturdayMay 147:05pmMaryland EaglesW 67–03–4Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center
13SaturdayMay 217:05pmat Lehigh Valley SteelhawksW 37–29[4] 4–4PPL Center
14colSpan=7 BYE

Playoffs

All start times are local to home team

When initially announced, the Capitals were set to play the Northern Division's first-seeded West Michigan Ironmen. On May 30, the Capitals were replaced with the Southern Division's third-seeded Myrtle Beach Freedom and the Capitals were held out of the playoffs altogether.

Roster

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Capitals relocate to Dauphin County and the Farm Show Complex & Expo Center and will be renamed the Central Pa Capitals. . American Indoor Football . October 14, 2015 . October 14, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151018025605/http://aifprofootball.com/11-news/77-capitals-relocate-to-dauphin-county-and-the-farm-show-complex-expo-center-and-will-be-renamed-the-central-pa-capitals.html . October 18, 2015 . dead .
  2. Web site: Steelhawks Soar over Defending Champs . March 13, 2016 . OurSports Central . www.oursportscentral.com . March 15, 2016.
  3. Web site: Lehigh Valley Steelhawks lose first game of the season; fall 65-56 to Central Penn Capitals at PPL Center . Keith Groller . April 30, 2016 . Allentown Morning Call . www.mcall.com . May 4, 2016.
  4. Web site: Lehighton has memorable Saturday at PPL Center, but Steelhawks don't . Keith Groller . May 23, 2016 . Allentown Morning Call . www.mcall.com . May 23, 2016.