| Team: | West Michigan Ironmen |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Record: | 6–1 |
| Division Place: | 1st |
| Coach: | Tyrese Lynk |
| Owner: | Terrence Williams |
| Stadium: | L. C. Walker Arena |
| Playoffs: | Won Northern Semifinals (Freedom) 78–37 Won Northern Championship (Steelhawks) 42–35 Lost AIF Championship (Lions) 32–74 |
| No Prevseason: | true |
The 2016 West Michigan Ironmen season was the franchise's inaugural season and the city of Muskegon's first indoor football season since the West Michigan ThunderHawks folded following the 2009 season.
The Ironmen won their first-ever season game against the Northern Kentucky 65–27 on March 20. Head coach Tyrese Lynk led the Ironmen to a 6–1 record and birth in the 2016 AIF Championship Game where they lost 32–74 to the Columbus Lions.
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All start times are local to home team
All start times are local to home team
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | |||||||
| 1 | colSpan=7 | BYE | ||||||
| 2 | colSpan=7 | BYE | ||||||
| 3 | Sunday | March 13 | 3:05pm | at River City Raiders | L 68–75[2] | 0–1 | Family Arena | |
| 4 | Sunday | March 20 | 7:05pm | Northern Kentucky Nightmare | W 65–37[3] | 1–1 | L. C. Walker Arena | |
| 5 | colSpan=7 | BYE | ||||||
| 6 | Saturday | April 2 | 7:00pm | Chicago Blitz | W 34–30[4] | 2–1 | L. C. Walker Arena | |
| 7 | Saturday | April 9 | 7:05pm | River City Raiders | W 69–49[5] | 3–1 | L. C. Walker Arena | |
| 8 | colSpan=7 | BYE | ||||||
| 9 | Saturday | April 23 | 7:05pm | Cincinnati Bulldogs | W 73–6[6] | 4–1 | L. C. Walker Arena | |
| 10 | Saturday | April 30 | 7:00pm | Northern Kentucky Nightmare | W 55–27[7] | 5–1 | L. C. Walker Arena | |
| 11 | Saturday | May 7 | 7:05pm | Cincinnati Bulldogs | W 107–0[8] | 6–1 | L. C. Walker Arena | |
| 12 | colSpan=7 | BYE | ||||||
| 13 | colSpan=7 | BYE | ||||||
| Cancelled | ||||||||
All start times are local to home team
| Round | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Div. Semifinals | Saturday | June 4 | 7:05pm | Myrtle Beach Freedom | W 78–37[9] | L. C. Walker Arena | |
| Div. Championship | Saturday | June 11 | 8:00pm | Lehigh Valley Steelhawks | W 42–35[10] | L. C. Walker Arena | |
| AIF Championship Game | Saturday | June 18 | 7:00pm | at Columbus Lions | L 32–74[11] | Columbus Civic Center |