| Team: | Tampa Bay Storm |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Record: | 2–14 |
| Conference Place: | 4th American |
| Owner: | Jeffrey Vinik |
| Coach: | Lawrence Samuels |
| Stadium: | Amalie Arena |
| Playoffs: | Lost American Conference Semifinals 41-63 (Soul) |
| Shortnavlink: | Other seasons |
The Tampa Bay Storm season was the twenty-eighth season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Lawrence Samuels and played their home games at the Amalie Arena.
The 2016 regular season schedule was released on December 10, 2015[1]
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | Attendance | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | |||||||||
| 1 | Friday | April 1 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | Orlando Predators | L 25–76 | 0-1 | Amalie Arena | 9,928 | [2] | |
| 2 | Saturday | April 9 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Cleveland Gladiators | L 29–41 | 0-2 | Quicken Loans Arena | 11,892 | [3] | |
| 3 | Saturday | April 16 | 9:00 p.m. EDT | at Arizona Rattlers | L 27–60 | 0–3 | Talking Stick Resort Arena | 14,872 | [4] | |
| 4 | Bye | |||||||||
| 5 | Sunday | May 1 | 2:00 p.m. EDT | Jacksonville Sharks | L 27–33 | 0–4 | Amalie Arena | 8,438 | [5] | |
| 6 | Monday | May 9 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Philadelphia Soul | L 17–47 | 0–5 | Wells Fargo Center | 8,172 | [6] | |
| 7 | Friday | May 13 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | at Orlando Predators | L 40–42 | 0–6 | Amway Center | 12,971 | [7] | |
| 8 | Monday | May 23 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | Cleveland Gladiators | L 63–70 (OT) | 0–7 | Amalie Arena | 9,722 | [8] | |
| 9 | Sunday | May 29 | 2:00 p.m. EDT | Arizona Rattlers | W 63–56 | 1–7 | Amalie Arena | 8,298 | [9] | |
| 10 | Monday | June 6 | 10:00 p.m. EDT | at Portland Steel | L 35–68 | 1–8 | Moda Center | 5,136 | ||
| 11 | Saturday | June 11 | 5:00 p.m. EDT | Jacksonville Sharks | L 34–67 | 1–9 | Amalie Arena | 8,418 | ||
| 12 | Saturday | June 18 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | Los Angeles KISS | L 27–57 | 1–10 | Amalie Arena | 9,670 | ||
| 13 | Friday | June 24 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | at Orlando Predators | L 33–56 | 1–11 | Amway Center | 13,527 | ||
| 14 | Bye | |||||||||
| 15 | Monday | July 11 | 10:00 p.m. EDT | at Los Angeles KISS | L 21–48 | 1–12 | Honda Center | 6,249 | ||
| 16 | Saturday | July 16 | 4:00 p.m. EDT | Philadelphia Soul | L 51–56 | 1–13 | Amalie Arena | 8,406 | ||
| 17 | Saturday | July 23 | 5:00 p.m. EDT | Portland Steel | W 41–40 | 2–13 | Amalie Arena | 8,958 | ||
| 18 | Saturday | July 30 | 5:00 p.m. EDT | at Jacksonville Sharks | L 35–54 | 2–14 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | 10,324 | ||