2015 Jacksonville Sharks season

2015 Jacksonville Sharks season
Head coach	Les Moss
General manager	Les Moss
Owner	Jeff Bouchy Steve Curran Larry Payne Diva Nagula, D.O.
Home field	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
Results
Record	10–8
Division place	2nd AC South
Playoff finish	Won Conference Semifinals (Predators) 55-33 Won Conference Final (Soul) 61-56 Lost ArenaBowl XXVIII (San Jose) 47–68
Team DPY	Joe Sykes

The 2015 Jacksonville Sharks season is the sixth season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team is coached by Les Moss and play their home games at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena. The Sharks finished 10-8 and qualified for the playoffs after missing out for the first time in franchise history the previous year.

Standings

2015 American Conference standings
Team	Overall			Points			Records
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	DIV	CON	Home	Away
East Division
^(1) Philadelphia Soul	15	3	0	.833	1060	823	6–0	11–3	9–0	6–3
^(4) Cleveland Gladiators	8	10	0	.444	953	959	3–3	6–8	3–6	5–4
New Orleans VooDoo	3	14	1	.194	692	919	0–6	2–12	3–6	0–8–1
South Division
^(2) Orlando Predators	12	6	0	.667	1023	951	5–1	10–4	7–2	5–4
^(3) Jacksonville Sharks	10	8	0	.556	971	901	2–4	8–6	7–2	3–6
Tampa Bay Storm	7	11	0	.389	820	942	2–4	5–9	5–4	2–7

Schedule

Regular season

The 2015 regular season schedule was released on December 19, 2014.^[1]

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location	Attendance	Report
					Score	Record
1	Saturday	March 28	8:00 p.m. EDT	at New Orleans VooDoo	L 50–51	0–1	Smoothie King Center	3,833	[2]
2	Friday	April 3	8:00 p.m. EDT	Orlando Predators	L 54–55	0–2	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena	8,741	[3]
3	Sunday	April 12	4:00 p.m. EDT	at Philadelphia Soul	L 52–63	0–3	Wells Fargo Center	9,043	[4]
4	Friday	April 17	8:00 p.m. EDT	San Jose SaberCats	L 68–48	0–4	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena	7,596	[5]
5	Friday	April 24	8:00 p.m. EDT	Las Vegas Outlaws	W 60–28	1–4	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena	9,682	[6]
6	Saturday	May 2	7:30 p.m. EDT	at Tampa Bay Storm	L 28–63	1–5	Amalie Arena	11,124	[7]
7	Friday	May 8	7:00 p.m. EDT	at Cleveland Gladiators	W 46–43	2–5	Quicken Loans Arena	9,872	[8]
8	Saturday	May 16	7:00 p.m. EDT	Philadelphia Soul	W 55–47	3–5	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena	9,465	[9]
9	Saturday	May 23	8:00 p.m. EDT	at New Orleans VooDoo	W 70–41	4–5	Smoothie King Center	4,021	[10]
10	Sunday	May 31	6:00 p.m. EDT	at Los Angeles KISS	W 41–35	5–5	Honda Center	8,235	[11]
11	Saturday	June 6	7:00 p.m. EDT	Orlando Predators	W 66–51	6–5	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena	10,127	[12]
12	Friday	June 12	7:30 p.m. EDT	at Tampa Bay Storm	L 56–63	6–6	Amalie Arena	12,602	[13]
13	Bye
14	Saturday	June 27	7:00 p.m. EDT	Cleveland Gladiators	W 74–41	7–6	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena	10,123	[14]
15	Bye
16	Saturday	July 11	10:00 p.m. EDT	at Portland Thunder	L 48–72	7–7	Moda Center	7,123	[15]
17	Saturday	July 18	7:00 p.m. EDT	Philadelphia Soul	W 74–67	8–7	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena	9,745	[16]
18	Saturday	July 25	7:00 p.m. EDT	Tampa Bay Storm	W 63–16	9–7	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena	13,092	[17]
19	Saturday	August 1	7:00 p.m. EDT	at Orlando Predators	L 50–64	9–8	Amway Center	12,184	[18]
20	Saturday	August 8	7:00 p.m. EDT	New Orleans VooDoo	W 36–33	10-8	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena	11,486	[19]

Playoffs

Round	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results	Location	Attendance	Report
AC Semifinals	Saturday	August 15	7:30 p.m. EDT	at Orlando Predators	W 55–33	Amway Center	9,186
AC Championship	Sunday	August 23	5:00 p.m. EDT	at Philadelphia Soul	W 61–56	Wells Fargo Center	9,378
ArenaBowl XXVIII	Saturday	August 29	7:00 p.m. EDT	San Jose SaberCats	L 47–68	Stockton Arena	9,115

Roster

2015 Jacksonville Sharks roster
Quarterbacks 14 Lee Chapple  4 Tommy Grady Fullbacks 39 Derrick Ross Wide receivers  2 London Crawford 25 Johnathan Haggerty 81 Joe Hills 11 Tiger Jones  9 Michael Lindsey 15 Prechae Rodriguez		Offensive linemen 99 Jason Holman 72 Cornelius Lewis 62 Raymond McNeil 93 Moqut Ruffins 69 Wayne Tribue Defensive linemen 95 Scooter Berry 91 Nicolas Jean-Baptiste 56 Jerry Turner		Linebackers 17 Alvin Ray Jackson 40 Pierre Turner Defensive backs  6 LaRoche Jackson 21 Greg Reid  1 Micheaux Robinson 10 Terrance Smith Kickers 28 Julian Rauch		Injured reserve  7 Jimmy Gordon LB  3 Jeron Harvey WR  5 Chris Smith DB 19 Joe Sykes DL  0 Martin Wright DL Refused to report  5 Jeff Hughley WR Other League Exempt  9 Keon Lyn DB Inactive reserve Currently vacant League suspension 42 Caesar Rayford DL Recallable reassignment Currently vacant Rookies in italics Roster updated August 26, 2015 24 Active, 11 Inactive → More rosters

References

1. "2015 AFL Schedule" (PDF). ww.grfx.cstv.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
2. "Slow Start Sinks Sharks in Season Opener, 51-50". Jacksonville Sharks. Arenafan.com. March 29, 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
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12. "Monster Second Half Lifts Sharks Over Predators, 66-51". Jacksonville Sharks. Arenafan.com. June 6, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
13. "Sharks' Streak Snapped By Storm, 63-56". Jacksonville Sharks. Arenafan.com. June 12, 2015. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
14. "Sharks Shred Gladiators on Saturday, 74-41". Jacksonville Sharks. Arenafan.com. June 27, 2015. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
15. "Mistakes Prove Costly as Sharks Fall in Portland, 72-48". Jacksonville Sharks. Arenafan.com. July 12, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
16. "Sharks Rip Soul in Fourth Quarter, 74-67". Jacksonville Sharks. Arenafan.com. July 19, 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
17. "Sharks Clinch Playoff Spot With 63-16 Rout of Storm". Jacksonville Sharks. Arenafan.com. July 25, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
18. "Sharks Stumble in Orlando on Saturday, 64-50". Jacksonville Sharks. Arenafan.com. August 2, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
19. "Sharks Close Out Regular Season With 36-33 Victory Over VooDoo". Jacksonville Sharks. Arenafan.com. August 8, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015.