2016 Florida Tarpons season explained

Team:Florida Tarpons
Year:2016
Record:7-1
Division Place:2nd
Coach:Michael Taylor
General Manager:Michael Taylor
Owner:Michael Taylor
Anne Taylor
Stadium:Germain Arena
11000 Everblades Parkway
Estero, FL 33928
Playoffs:Won Southern Division Semi-Final 71-20 (Steam)
Lost Southern Championship 66-79 (Lions)

The 2016 Florida Tarpons season was the fifth season for the American indoor football franchise, and their first in American Indoor Football.

On October 7, 2015, the Tarpons announced that they were joining American Indoor Football.[1]

Schedule

Key:

Regular season

All start times are local to home team

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocation
ScoreRecord
1colSpan=7 BYE
2colSpan=7 BYE
3SaturdayMarch 127:05pmat Central Florida JaguarsW 84–34[2] 1–0Lakeland Center
4colSpan=7 BYE
5colSpan=7 BYE
6SundayApril 37:05pmat Atlanta VulturesW 2-0 (forfeit)2-0Georgia International Convention Center
7SundayApril 107:05pmCentral Florida JaguarsW 65-223-0Germain Arena
8SundayApril 177:05pmGeorgia FirebirdsW 52-31[3] 4-0Germain Arena
9SaturdayApril 237:05pmat Columbus LionsL 54-68[4] 4-1Columbus Civic Center
10SaturdayApril 307:05pmat Central Florida JaguarsW 81-25[5] 5-1Lakeland Center
11colSpan=7 BYE
12SundayMay 157:05pmCentral Florida JaguarsW 81-16[6] 6-1Germain Arena
13SundayMay 227:05pmSavannah SteamW 70-6[7] 7-1Germain Arena
14colSpan=7 BYE

Playoffs

All start times are local to home team

RoundDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocation
ScoreRecord
Div. SemifinalsThursdayJune 27:05pmSavannah SteamW 71-20[8] 1-0Germain Arena
Div. ChampionshipSaturdayJune 117:05pmat Columbus LionsL 66-79[9] 1-1Columbus Civic Center

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Florida Tarpons Join AIF . October 7, 2015 . OurSports Central . www.oursportscentral.com . October 8, 2015.
  2. Web site: Jags routed by Tarpons in inaugural game . James Bennett Jr. . March 12, 2016 . The Lakeland Ledger . www.theledger.com . March 21, 2016.
  3. Web site: Indoor Football: Tarpons rout Firebirds . April 17, 2016 . Naples Daily News . www.naplesnews.com . April 18, 2016.
  4. Web site: Indoor Football: Tarpons fall to Lions . April 23, 2016 . Naples Daily News . www.naplesnews.com . April 27, 2016.
  5. Web site: Indoor Football: Tarpons take down Jags . April 30, 2016 . Naples Daily News . www.naplesnews.com . May 4, 2016.
  6. Web site: Indoor Football: Tarpons rout Jaguars . May 16, 2016 . Naples Daily News . www.naplesnews.com . May 16, 2016.
  7. Web site: Indoor football: Florida Tarpons win in another rout to close regular season . Nicholas Idler . May 22, 2016 . Naples Daily News . www.naplesnews.com . May 23, 2016.
  8. Web site: Indoor football: Florida Tarpons rout Savannah Steam in first round of playoffs . Nicholas Idler . June 2, 2016 . Naples Daily News . www.naplesnews.com . June 3, 2016.
  9. Web site: Columbus Lions advance to AIF championship game with win over Florida Tarpons. June 12, 2016 . Dana Barker . Ledger-Enquirer . www.ledger-enquirer.com . June 13, 2016.