2016 Triangle Torch season explained

Team:Triangle Torch
Year:2016
Record:3–4
Division Place:7th
Coach:Josh Resignalo
General Manager:George Sutphen
Owner:George Sutphen
Stadium:Dorton Arena
1025 Blue Ridge Road
Raleigh, NC 27607
No Prevseason:true
Playoffs:did not qualify

The 2016 Triangle Torch season was the first season for the American indoor football franchise, and their first in American Indoor Football.[1] [2]

Schedule

Key:

Regular season

All start times are local to home team

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocation
ScoreRecord
1colSpan=7 BYE
2colSpan=7 BYE
3colSpan=7 BYE
4SundayMarch 204:05pmWinston WildcatsW 53–33[3] 1–0Dorton Arena
5FridayMarch 257:05pmLehigh Valley SteelhawksL 30-661–1Dorton Arena
6colSpan=7 BYE
7SaturdayApril 97:05pmat Central Penn CapitalsL 43-741-2Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center
8SaturdayApril 167:05pmat Winston WildcatsW 58-122-2LJVM Coliseum Annex
9SundayApril 244:05pmCentral Penn CapitalsW 47-41[4] 3-2Dorton Arena
Rescheduled for May 28
11SundayMay 84:05pmPhiladelphia Yellow JacketsL 42-593-3Dorton Arena
12SaturdayMay 147:05pmat Lehigh Valley SteelhawksL 19-68[5] 3-4PPL Center
13colSpan=7 BYE
Cancelled

Standings

Roster

Notes and References

  1. Web site: AIF in Raleigh NC begins today as new team has been awarded to Raleigh, NC. . Triangle Torch . August 12, 2015 . August 12, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150822131456/http://triangletorchproindoorfootball.com/news/59-aif-in-raleigh-nc-begins-today-as-new-team-has-been-awarded-to-raleigh-nc.html . August 22, 2015 .
  2. Web site: AIF Comes to Raleigh . August 12, 2016 . OurSports Central . www.oursportscentral.com . March 21, 2016.
  3. Web site: Triangle Torch offers unorthodox entertainment . Christian Candeloro . March 21, 2016 . Technician . www.technicianonline.com . April 18, 2016.
  4. Web site: Triangle carries a Torch for football . May 2, 2016 . The News & Observer . www.newsobserver.com . May 10, 2016.
  5. 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 .