2016 Lehigh Valley Steelhawks season explained

Team:	Lehigh Valley Steelhawks
Year:	2016
Record:	6-2
Division Place:	3rd
Coach:	Chris Thompson
General Manager:	Michael Clark
Owner:	Glenn W. Clark
Stadium:	PPL Center 701 Hamilton Street Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Playoffs:	Won Divisional Semifinal 54-52 (Raiders) Lost Northern Championship 35-42 (Ironmen)

The 2016 Lehigh Valley Steelhawks season was the sixth season for the American indoor football franchise, and their first in the American Indoor Football (AIF).^[1]

Schedule

Key:

Preseason

All start times are local to home team

Regular season

All start times are local to home team

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location
					Score	Record
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3	Saturday	March 12	7:05pm	at Central Penn Capitals	W 44-27^[3]	1-0	Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center
4	colSpan=7	BYE
5	Friday	March 25	7:05pm	at Triangle Torch	W 66-30^[4]	2-0	Dorton Arena
6	Saturday	April 2	7:05pm	at Winston Wildcats	W 43-18	3-0	LJVM Coliseum Annex
7	Friday	April 8	7:30pm	Winston Wildcats	W 72-8^[5]	4-0	PPL Center
8	colSpan=7	BYE
9	Saturday	April 23	7:05pm	Philadelphia Yellow Jackets	W 52-33^[6]	5-0	PPL Center
10	Saturday	April 30	7:05pm	Central Penn Capitals	L 56-65^[7]	5-1	PPL Center
11	colSpan=7	BYE
12	Saturday	May 14	7:05pm	Triangle Torch	W 68-19^[8]	6-1	PPL Center
13	Saturday	May 21	7:05pm	Central Penn Capitals	L 29-37^[9]	6-2	PPL Center
14	colSpan=7	BYE

Playoffs

All start times are local to home team

Round	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Location
Div. Semifinals	Monday	June 6	7:00pm	at River City Raiders	W 54-52^[10]	Family Arena
Div. Championship	Saturday	June 11	8:00pm	at West Michigan Ironmen	L 35-42	L. C. Walker Arena

Notes and References

1. Web site: Steelhawks moving to a new indoor football league for 2016 . Keith Groller . September 14, 2015 . Allentown Morning Call . www.mcall.com . March 15, 2016.
2. Web site: Steelhawks Open with Home Win in AIF Debut . March 6, 2016 . OurSports Central . www.oursportscentral.com . March 15, 2016.
3. Web site: Steelhawks Soar over Defending Champs . March 13, 2016 . OurSports Central . www.oursportscentral.com . March 15, 2016.
4. Web site: Steelhawks Take Fire out of the Torch . March 26, 2016 . OurSports Central . www.oursportscentral.com . March 26, 2016.
5. Web site: Lehigh Valley Steelhawks set a record for largest margin of victory with a 72-8 whipping of Winston . Keith Groller . April 8, 2016 . Allentown Morning Call . www.mcall.com . April 11, 2016.
6. Web site: Steelhawks stay unbeaten by passing their way past Philadelphia, 52-33 . Keith Groller . April 24, 2016 . Allentown Morning Call . www.mcall.com . April 28, 2016.
7. 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.
8. Web site: Steelhawks clinch fifth straight playoff berth; extinguish the Torch 68-19 at PPL Center . Keith Groller . May 15, 2016 . Allentown Morning Call . www.mcall.com . May 16, 2016 .
9. 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.
10. Web site: Lehigh Valley Steelhawks have trouble in River City but escape with playoff win . June 7, 2016 . Allentown Morning Call . www.mcall.com . June 7, 2016.