2016 Lehigh Valley Steelhawks season

2016 Lehigh Valley Steelhawks season
Head coach	Chris Thompson
General manager	Michael Clark
Owner	Glenn W. Clark
Home field	PPL Center 701 Hamilton Street Allentown, PA 18101
Results
Record	6-2
Division place	3rd
Playoff finish	Won Divisional Semifinal 54-52 (Raiders) Lost Northern Championship 35-42 (Ironmen)

The 2016 Lehigh Valley Steelhawks season is the sixth season for the American indoor football franchise, and their first in the American Indoor Football (AIF).^[1]

Schedule

Key:   Win   Tie   Loss   Bye

Preseason

All start times are local to home team

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location
					Score	Record
1	Saturday	March 5	7:05pm	Philadelphia Yellow Jackets	W 41-28[2]	1-0	PPL Center

Regular season

All start times are local to home team

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location
					Score	Record
1	BYE
2	BYE
3	Saturday	March 12	7:05pm	at Central Penn Capitals	W 44-27[3]	1-0	Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center
4	BYE
5	Friday	March 25	7:05pm	at Triangle Torch	W 66-30[4]	2-0	Dorton Arena
6	Saturday	April 2	7:05pm	at Winston Wildcats	W 43-18	3-0	LJVM Coliseum Annex
7	Friday	April 8	7:30pm	Winston Wildcats	W 72-8[5]	4-0	PPL Center
8	BYE
9	Saturday	April 23	7:05pm	Philadelphia Yellow Jackets	W 52-33[6]	5-0	PPL Center
10	Saturday	April 30	7:05pm	Central Penn Capitals	L 56-65[7]	5-1	PPL Center
11	BYE
12	Saturday	May 14	7:05pm	Triangle Torch	W 68-19[8]	6-1	PPL Center
13	Saturday	May 21	7:05pm	Central Penn Capitals	L 29-37[9]	6-2	PPL Center
14	BYE

Standings

2016 AIF Northern Standings
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	PF (Avg.)	PA (Avg.)	STK
West Michigan Ironmen	6	1	0	.857	471	224	67.3	32.0	W6
River City Raiders	6	1	0	.857	398	235	56.9	33.6	W3
Lehigh Valley Steelhawks	6	2	0	.750	430	237	53.8	29.6	L1
Philadelphia Yellow Jackets	4	3	0	.571	266	169	38.0	24.0	L2
Central Penn Capitals	4	4	0	.500	373	338	46.6	42.3	W3
Chicago Blitz	3	3	0	.500	237	170	39.5	28.3	L1
Triangle Torch	3	4	0	.429	292	359	41.7	51.3	L2
Winston Wildcats	3	5	0	.375	139	300	17.4	37.5	W3
Maryland Eagles	0	2	0	.000	19	116	9.5	58.0	L2
Northern Kentucky Nightmare	0	5	0	.000	116	236	23.2	47.2	L5

Playoffs

All start times are local to home team

Round	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Location
Div. Semifinals	Monday	June 6	7:00pm	at River City Raiders	W 54-52[10]	Family Arena
Div. Championship	Saturday	June 11	8:00pm	at West Michigan Ironmen	L 35-42	L. C. Walker Arena

Roster

2016 Lehigh Valley Steelhawks roster
Quarterbacks 11 Jake Jablonski  8 Warren Smith Running Backs -- Evan Rodriguez Wide Receivers -- Gregory Edwards 81 Warren Oliver, Jr.  4 Darius Prince  1 Brandon Rendord  7 Jerrell Young		Offensive Linemen 54 John Alvarez 58 Andrew Edouard 72 Lloyd Morrison 77 David Osei Defensive Linemen 97 Tahir Basil 22 Gerard Bryant 92 Larry Ford 12 Dante Holmes  6 Amara Kamara 99 Shawn Lockett 68 Justin Waltzer		Linebackers  5 Carl Fleming -- Joe Koonce Defensive Backs 22 Gerard Bryant -- Orlando Fisher 24 E. J. Frain  5 Jerome Junior 33 Lenroy Naismith  2 James Pitts 21 Ken Walton  3 John Williams Kickers 10 Spencer Hotaling		Injured Reserve Current vacant Exempt List -- Chris Alvarez DL -- Alim Koroma DL -- Joe Powell DB Suspension -- Jackson Dallas OL Refuse to Report -- Jeremy Hartman WR Rookies in italics Roster updated May 31, 2016 30 Active, 5 Inactive → More rosters

References

1. Keith Groller (September 14, 2015). "Steelhawks moving to a new indoor football league for 2016". www.mcall.com. Allentown Morning Call. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
2. "Steelhawks Open with Home Win in AIF Debut". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. March 6, 2016. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
3. "Steelhawks Soar over Defending Champs". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. March 13, 2016. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
4. "Steelhawks Take Fire out of the Torch". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. March 26, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
5. Keith Groller (April 8, 2016). "Lehigh Valley Steelhawks set a record for largest margin of victory with a 72-8 whipping of Winston". www.mcall.com. Allentown Morning Call. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
6. Keith Groller (April 24, 2016). "Steelhawks stay unbeaten by passing their way past Philadelphia, 52-33". www.mcall.com. Allentown Morning Call. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
7. Keith Groller (April 30, 2016). "Lehigh Valley Steelhawks lose first game of the season; fall 65-56 to Central Penn Capitals at PPL Center". www.mcall.com. Allentown Morning Call. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
8. Keith Groller (May 15, 2016). "Steelhawks clinch fifth straight playoff berth; extinguish the Torch 68-19 at PPL Center". www.mcall.com. Allentown Morning Call. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
9. Keith Groller (May 23, 2016). "Lehighton has memorable Saturday at PPL Center, but Steelhawks don't". www.mcall.com. Allentown Morning Call. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
10. "Lehigh Valley Steelhawks have trouble in River City but escape with playoff win". www.mcall.com. Allentown Morning Call. June 7, 2016. Retrieved June 7, 2016.