2016 Sioux Falls Storm season explained

Team:Sioux Falls Storm
Year:2016
Record:15-1
Conference Place:1st
Coach:Kurtiss Riggs
General Manager:Tyler Pederson
Owner:Todd Tryon
Stadium:Denny Sanford Premier Center
Playoffs:Won United Conference Championship 54-28 (Titans)
Won 2016 United Bowl 55-34 (Empire)

The 2016 Sioux Falls Storm season was the team's seventeenth season as a professional indoor football franchise and eighth in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of ten teams that competed in the IFL for the 2016 season, the Storm were members of the United Conference.

Led by head coach Kurtiss Riggs, the Storm played their home games at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Schedule

Key:

Regular season

All start times are local time

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocation
ScoreRecord
1SaturdayFebruary 208:05pmat Billings WolvesW 51-28[1] 1-0Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark
2FridayFebruary 267:05pmCedar Rapids TitansW 54-45[2] 2-0Denny Sanford Premier Center
3SundayMarch 63:05pmat Green Bay BlizzardW 49-313-0Resch Center
4colSpan=7 BYE
5SundayMarch 204:00pmat Colorado CrushW 58-55[3] 4-0Budweiser Events Center
6SaturdayMarch 267:05pmat Cedar Rapids TitansL 57-60[4] 4-1U.S. Cellular Center
7colSpan=7 BYE
8SaturdayApril 97:05pmCedar Rapids TitansW 62-49[5] 5-1Denny Sanford Premier Center
9SaturdayApril 167:05pmWichita Falls NighthawksW 71-44[6] 6-1Denny Sanford Premier Center
10SaturdayApril 237:05pmat Nebraska DangerW 62-44[7] 7-1Eihusen Arena
11SaturdayApril 307:05pmGreen Bay BlizzardW 66-59[8] 8-1Denny Sanford Premier Center
12FridayMay 67:00pmat Wichita Falls NighthawksW 66-58[9] 9-1Kay Yeager Coliseum
13SaturdayMay 147:05pmSpokane EmpireW 63-50[10] 10-1Denny Sanford Premier Center
14SaturdayMay 217:05pmGreen Bay BlizzardW 58-24[11] 11-1Denny Sanford Premier Center
15FridayMay 277:05pmat Iowa BarnstormersW 50-49 (OT)12-1Wells Fargo Arena
16SaturdayJune 47:05pmColorado CrushW 72-59[12] 13-1Denny Sanford Premier Center
17SaturdayJune 117:05pmIowa BarnstormersW 53-30[13] 14-1Denny Sanford Premier Center
18SaturdayJune 187:00pmat Spokane EmpireW 59-35[14] 15-1Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
19colSpan=7 BYE

Standings

Postseason

RoundDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocation
ScoreRecord
Wild CardcolSpan=7 BYE
United Conference ChampionshipSaturdayJuly 167:05pmCedar Rapids TitansW 54-281-0Denny Sanford Premier Center
2016 United BowlSaturdayJuly 237:05pmSpokane EmpireW 55-342-0Denny Sanford Premier Center

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sioux Falls starts fast against Billings . John Letasky . February 21, 2016 . Billings Gazette . www.billingsgazette.com . February 21, 2016.
  2. Web site: Storm slip past Cedar Rapids . February 26, 2016 . Billings Gazette . www.billingsgazette.com . February 29, 2016.
  3. Web site: Storm Survives Clash with Crush . March 21, 2016 . OurSports Central . www.oursportscentral.com . March 24, 2016.
  4. Web site: Jared Elmore catches 3 TD passes as the Cedar Rapids Titans edge Sioux Falls, 60-57 . Douglas Miles . March 27, 2016 . The Cedar Rapids Gazette . www.thegazette.com . April 4, 2016.
  5. Web site: Storm Get Redemption Against Titans . April 9, 2016 . OurSports Central . www.oursportscentral.com . April 13, 2016.
  6. Web site: The Storm Triumph Nighthawks . April 16, 2016 . OurSports Central . www.oursportscentral.com . April 18, 2016.
  7. Web site: Storm Rolls Past Danger . April 23, 2016 . OurSports Central . www.oursportscentral.com . April 27, 2016.
  8. Web site: Storm Prove To Be More Powerful Than The Blizzard . May 1, 2016 . OurSports Central . www.oursportscentral.com . May 4, 2016.
  9. Web site: Storm Snap Nighthawks' Home Win Record . May 6, 2016 . OurSports Central . www.oursportscentral.com . May 9, 2016.
  10. Web site: Storm Take down the Empire . May 14, 2016 . OurSports Central . www.oursportscentral.com . May 16, 2016.
  11. Web site: IFL: Storm String Together Seventh Straight Win . May 22, 2016 . Keloland Television . www.keloland.com . May 23, 2016.
  12. Web site: Storm overcome shaky performance to claim ninth straight win . Mick Garry . June 4, 2016 . Argus Leader . www.argusleader.com . June 8, 2016.
  13. Web site: Cleaner second half allows Storm to pull away from Iowa . Mick Garry . June 11, 2016 . Argus Leader . www.argusleader.com . June 15, 2016.
  14. Web site: John Blanchette: Empire find Sioux Falls in a league of its own . John Blanchette . June 18, 2016 . The Spokesman-Review . www.spokesman.com . June 20, 2016.

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