2017 Iowa Barnstormers season explained

Team:Iowa Barnstormers
Year:2017
Record:13–3
Conference Place:2nd
Coach:Dixie Wooten
General Manager:John Pettit
Owner:Jeff Lamberti
Stadium:Wells Fargo Arena
Playoffs:Lost United Conference Championship Game 32–66 (Storm)

The Iowa Barnstormers season was the team's seventeenth season as a professional indoor football franchise and third in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of ten teams that competed in the IFL for the 2017 season, the Barnstormers were members of the United Conference.

Led by first-year head coach Dixie Wooten, the Barnstormers played their home games at the Wells Fargo Arena in the Des Moines, Iowa.

Schedule

Key:

Regular season

[2] All start times are local time

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocationAttendance
ScoreRecord
1SaturdayFebruary 187:05 PMat Wichita Falls NighthawksL 53–68[3] 0–1Kay Yeager Coliseum3,353
2SundayFebruary 265:00 PMat Arizona RattlersW 51-47[4] 1-1Talking Stick Resort Arena11,438
3colSpan=8 BYE
4SundayMarch 123:05 PMat Green Bay BlizzardW 49–30[5] 2–1Resch Center4,409
5MondayMarch 206:05 PMat Sioux Falls StormL 13–70[6] 2–2Denny Sanford Premier Center5,246
6SundayMarch 263:05 PMCedar Rapids TitansW 46–233–2Wells Fargo Arena5,653
7colSpan=8 BYE
8SaturdayApril 87:05 PMGreen Bay BlizzardW 27–264–2Wells Fargo Arena6,028
9SaturdayApril 157:05 PMNebraska DangerW 48–145–2Wells Fargo Arena5,683
10SaturdayApril 227:05 PMat Cedar Rapids TitansW 31–256–2U.S. Cellular Center
11SaturdayApril 297:05 PMColorado CrushW 33–217–2Wells Fargo Arena6,942
12SaturdayMay 67:05 PMat Green Bay BlizzardW 41–348–2Resch Center
13SaturdayMay 137:05 PMCedar Rapids TitansW 56–549–2Wells Fargo Arena7,763
14SaturdayMay 207:05 PMat Wichita Falls NighthawksW 50–4710–2Kay Yeager Coliseum
15FridayMay 267:05 PMGreen Bay BlizzardW 64–1211–2Wells Fargo Arena8,377
16FridayJune 28:00 PMat Salt Lake Screaming EaglesW 58–3612–2Maverik Center3,873
17FridayJune 97:05 PMSpokane EmpireW 58–2813–2Wells Fargo Arena7,153
18SaturdayJune 177:05 PMSioux Falls StormL 24–4513–3Wells Fargo Arena8,638

Standings

Postseason

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cedar Rapids Titans drop sloppy exhibition opener to Barnstormers, 38-26 . Douglas Miles . February 4, 2017 . The Gazette . www.thegazette.com . February 17, 2017.
  2. Web site: 2017 Schedule : Iowa Barnstormers . Indoor Football League . February 18, 2017 . February 19, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170219110639/http://goifl.com/sports/fball/2016-17/schedule?teamId=jpvbwha2pqeop8c7 . dead .
  3. Web site: Nighthawks control Iowa in opener . Donny Victory . February 18, 2017 . Times Record News . www.timesrecordnews.com . February 20, 2017.
  4. Web site: Arizona Rattlers fail to keep up with Iowa Barnstormers in home opener loss . Richard Obert . February 26, 2017 . The Arizona Republic . www.azcentral.com . February 28, 2017.
  5. Web site: Blizzard lose home opener . March 12, 2017 . USA Today . www.greenbaypressgazette.com . March 13, 2017.
  6. Web site: Storm Roll to 70-13 Win Over Iowa . March 20, 2017 . Gray Digital Media . www.ksfy.com . March 21, 2017.