Team: | Jacksonville Sharks |
Year: | 2016 |
Record: | 7–9 |
Conference Place: | 3rd American |
Coach: | Les Moss (fired week 16; 5–9 record) Bob Landsee (interim) (2–0 record) |
General Manager: | Les Moss (fired week 16) |
Owner: | Jeff Bouchy Steve Curran Diva Nagula, D.O. Kevin Wezniak Rob Storm Jason Green Larry Payne |
Stadium: | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena |
Playoffs: | Won American Conference Semifinal 69-68 (Predators) Lost American Conference Championship 50-55 (Soul) |
The Jacksonville Sharks season was the seventh season for the franchise in the Arena Football League (AFL). The team was coached by Les Moss for the first fourteen games of the season before he was fired and replaced by interim head coach Bob Landsee. The Sharks played their home games at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena.
The 2016 regular season schedule was released on December 10, 2015[1]
Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | Attendance | Report | ||
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Score | Record | |||||||||
1 | Saturday | April 2 | 9:00 p.m. EDT | at Los Angeles KISS | L 39–64 | 0–1 | Honda Center | 6,805 | [2] | |
2 | Monday | April 11 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Philadelphia Soul | W 59–41 | 1–1 | Wells Fargo Center | 8,550 | [3] | |
3 | Monday | April 18 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | Orlando Predators | L 56–63 | 1–2 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | 7,835 | [4] | |
4 | Saturday | April 23 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | Arizona Rattlers | L 68–75 (OT) | 1–3 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | 8,354 | [5] | |
5 | Sunday | May 1 | 2:00 p.m. EDT | at Tampa Bay Storm | W 33–27 | 2–3 | Amalie Arena | 8,438 | [6] | |
6 | Friday | May 6 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Cleveland Gladiators | L 40–41 | 2–4 | Quicken Loans Arena | 8,056 | [7] | |
7 | Bye | |||||||||
8 | Saturday | May 21 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | Portland Steel | W 65–34 | 3–4 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | 10,208 | [8] | |
9 | Friday | May 27 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | at Orlando Predators | W 59–56 | 4–4 | Amway Center | 10,651 | [9] | |
10 | Saturday | June 4 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | Philadelphia Soul | L 42–56 | 4–5 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | 10,985 | ||
11 | Saturday | June 11 | 5:00 p.m. EDT | at Tampa Bay Storm | W 67–34 | 5–5 | Amalie Arena | 8,418 | ||
12 | Saturday | June 18 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | Orlando Predators | L 34–44 | 5–6 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | 9,835 | ||
13 | Saturday | June 25 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | Cleveland Gladiators | L 47–48 | 5–7 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | 10,645 | ||
14 | Bye | |||||||||
15 | Saturday | July 9 | 9:30 p.m. EDT | at Arizona Rattlers | L 67–69 | 5–8 | Talking Stick Resort Arena | 11,874 | ||
16 | Saturday | July 16 | 10:00 p.m. EDT | at Portland Steel | L 53–55 | 5–9 | Moda Center | 4,793 | ||
17 | Saturday | July 23 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | Los Angeles KISS | W 46–32 | 6–9 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | 11,840 | ||
18 | Saturday | July 30 | 5:00 p.m. EDT | Tampa Bay Storm | W 54–35 | 7–9 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | 10,324 |
Round | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | Attendance | Report | |
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AC Semifinals | Saturday | August 6 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Orlando Predators | W 69–68 (OT) | Amway Center | 12,171 | ||
AC Championship | Sunday | August 14 | 6:00 p.m. EDT | at Philadelphia Soul | L 50–55 | PPL Center | 4,721 |