2016 Florida Tarpons season

2016 Florida Tarpons season
Head coach Michael Taylor
General manager Michael Taylor
Owner Michael Taylor
Anne Taylor
Home field Germain Arena
11000 Everblades Parkway
Estero, FL 33928
Results
Record 7-1
Division place 2nd
Playoff finish Won Southern Division Semi-Final 71-20 (Steam)
Lost Southern Championship 66-79 (Lions)

The 2016 Florida Tarpons season is the fifth season for the American indoor football franchise, and their first in American Indoor Football.

On October 7, 2015, the Tarpons announced that they were joining American Indoor Football.[1]

Schedule

Key:   Win   Tie   Loss   Bye

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 Florida Jaguars W 84–34[2] 1–0 Lakeland Center
4 BYE
5 BYE
6 Sunday April 3 7:05pm at Atlanta Vultures W 2-0 (forfeit) 2-0 Georgia International Convention Center
7 Sunday April 10 7:05pm Central Florida Jaguars W 65-22 3-0 Germain Arena
8 Sunday April 17 7:05pm Georgia Firebirds W 52-31[3] 4-0 Germain Arena
9 Saturday April 23 7:05pm at Columbus Lions L 54-68[4] 4-1 Columbus Civic Center
10 Saturday April 30 7:05pm at Central Florida Jaguars W 81-25[5] 5-1 Lakeland Center
11 BYE
12 Sunday May 15 7:05pm Central Florida Jaguars W 81-16[6] 6-1 Germain Arena
13 Sunday May 22 7:05pm Savannah Steam W 70-6[7] 7-1 Germain Arena
14 BYE

Standings

2016 AIF Southern Standings
Team W L T PCT PF PA PF (Avg.) PA (Avg.) STK
Columbus Lions 8 0 0 1.000 599 174 74.9 21.8 W8
Florida Tarpons 7 1 0 .875 489 202 61.1 25.3 W4
Myrtle Beach Freedom 4 4 0 .500 259 307 32.4 38.4 L1
Savannah Steam 3 5 0 .375 264 336 33.0 42.0 L1
Georgia Firebirds 3 5 0 .375 236 350 29.5 43.8 L2
Central Florida Jaguars 2 6 0 .250 219 483 27.4 60.4 L1
Atlanta Vultures 1 5 0 .167 67 141 11.2 23.5 L5

Playoffs

All start times are local to home team

Round Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location
Score Record
Div. Semifinals Thursday June 2 7:05pm Savannah Steam* W 71-20[8] 1-0 Germain Arena
Div. Championship Saturday June 11 7:05pm at Columbus Lions L 66-79[9] 1-1 Columbus Civic Center

* — When initially announced, the Tarpons were set to play the Southern Division's third-seeded Myrtle Beach Freedom. On May 30, the Freedom replaced the Northern Division's fourth-seeded Central Penn Capitals against the West Michigan Ironmen. The Freedom's former position was replaced by the Southern Division's fourth-seed, the Savannah Steam.

Roster

2016 Florida Tarpons roster
Quarterbacks
  • 17 Teddy Joseph

Running Backs

  • 20 Rob Taylor

Wide Receivers

  •  1 Markihe Anderson
  • 16 Matt Emans
  • 27 Alex Irastorza
  •  9 Robert Jones
  • 14 Tim Lukas
  • 10 Josh Young
Offensive Linemen
  • 72 Mike Dunn
  • 52 Raymond James
  • 99 Jason Peacock
  •  8 Greg Walls
  • 55 Thed Watson

Defensive Linemen

  • 90 Bar'ee Boyd
  • 21 Dasmine Cathey
  • 54 Martaze Jackson
  • 58 Cadarreus Mason
  • 94 Wes Tunuufi-Sauvao
Linebackers
  • 15 James Lovett, Jr.
  •  6 Mikell Mair
  •  3 Danny Young

Defensive Backs

  • 22 Michael Carey
  •  5 Duran Lowe
  •  4 Schon Thomas

Kickers

  • 12 Rey Hernandez
Injured Reserve
  • Currently vacant

Transfer List

  •  2 Nick Addison DB

Refuse to Report

  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated May 31, 2016
30 Active, 1 Inactive

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References

  1. ↑ "Florida Tarpons Join AIF". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. October 7, 2015. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  2. ↑ James Bennett Jr. (March 12, 2016). "Jags routed by Tarpons in inaugural game". www.theledger.com. The Lakeland Ledger. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Indoor Football: Tarpons rout Firebirds". www.naplesnews.com. Naples Daily News. April 17, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Indoor Football: Tarpons fall to Lions". www.naplesnews.com. Naples Daily News. April 23, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Indoor Football: Tarpons take down Jags". www.naplesnews.com. Naples Daily News. April 30, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Indoor Football: Tarpons rout Jaguars". www.naplesnews.com. Naples Daily News. May 16, 2016. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
  7. ↑ Nicholas Idler (May 22, 2016). "Indoor football: Florida Tarpons win in another rout to close regular season". www.naplesnews.com. Naples Daily News. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
  8. ↑ Nicholas Idler (June 2, 2016). "Indoor football: Florida Tarpons rout Savannah Steam in first round of playoffs". www.naplesnews.com. Naples Daily News. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
  9. ↑ Dana Barker (June 12, 2016). "http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/sports/article83281342.html". www.ledger-enquirer.com. Ledger-Enquirer. Retrieved June 13, 2016. External link in |title= (help)
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