2017 Tampa Bay Storm season

2017 Tampa Bay Storm season
OwnerJeffrey Vinik
Head coachRon James
Home fieldAmalie Arena
Results
Record10–4
League place2nd
Playoff finishWon Semifinals 73–59 (Gladiators)
Lost ArenaBowl XXX 40–44 (Soul)

The 2017 Tampa Bay Storm season was the 30th and final season for the franchise in the Arena Football League, and their 26th while in Tampa Bay. The Storm played at Amalie Arena.

Staff

2017 Tampa Bay Storm staff
Front office
  • Owner/Chairman – Jeffrey Vinik
  • President – Derrick Brooks
  • Chief operating officer – Steve Griggs
  • AFL board member – Elmer Straub
  

Coaches

Roster

The Storm on April 15
2017 Tampa Bay Storm roster
Quarterbacks


Fullbacks

  • currently vacant

Wide receivers


Offensive linemen


Defensive linemen


Linebackers


Defensive backs


Kickers


Injured reserve


Inactive reserve

  • currently vacant

League suspension


Other league exempt

  • currently vacant

Inactive reserve

  • currently vacant

Refuse to report


Recallable reassignment


Rookies in itlatics
Roster updated August 14, 2017
24 Active, 21 Inactive

Schedule

The Storm playing the Philadelphia Soul on April 15

Regular season

The 2017 regular season schedule was released on January 5, 2017.[1]

Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance Report
Score Record
1 Saturday April 8 7:00 PM EDT at Cleveland Gladiators W 46–40 1–0 Quicken Loans Arena 12,865 [2]
2 Saturday April 15 7:00 PM EDT Philadelphia Soul L 52–56 1–1 Amalie Arena 9,071 [3]
3 Saturday April 22 7:00 PM EDT Cleveland Gladiators W 62–61 2–1 Amalie Arena 9,119 [4]
4 Bye
5 Sunday May 7 1:00 PM EDT at Baltimore Brigade W 62–55 3–1 Royal Farms Arena 5,915 [5]
6 Saturday May 13 7:00 PM EDT at Washington Valor W 41–33 4–1 Verizon Center 8,420 [6]
7 Saturday May 20 7:00 PM EDT Washington Valor W 53–47 5–1 Amalie Arena 9,275 [7]
8 Bye
9 Saturday June 3 7:00 PM EDT Baltimore Brigade W 47–35 6–1 Amalie Arena 9,880 [8]
10 Saturday June 10 7:00 PM EDT Washington Valor W 58–57 7–1 Amalie Arena 9,856 [9]
11 Saturday June 17 7:00 PM EDT at Philadelphia Soul L 41–62 7–2 Wells Fargo Center 9,081 [10]
12 Bye
13 Saturday July 1 7:00 PM EDT Washington Valor W 55–51 8–2 Amalie Arena 9,913 [11]
14 Saturday July 8 7:00 PM EDT at Cleveland Gladiators L 39–41 8–3 Quicken Loans Arena 11,525 [12]
15 Saturday July 15 7:00 PM EDT at Baltimore Brigade W 69–56 9–3 Royal Farms Arena 5,153 [13]
16 Saturday July 22 7:00 PM EDT Cleveland Gladiators W 57–27 10–3 Amalie Arena 10,567 [14]
17 Bye
18 Saturday August 5 7:00 PM EDT at Philadelphia Soul L 28–41 10–4 Wells Fargo Center 9,071 [15]

Playoffs

Round Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance Report
AFL Semifinals Monday August 14 7:00 PM EDT Cleveland Gladiators W 73–59 Amalie Arena 9,621 [16]
ArenaBowl XXX Saturday August 26 7:00 PM EDT at Philadelphia Soul L 40–44 Wells Fargo Center 13,648 [17]

Standings

2017 Arena Football League standings
Team Overall Points Records
W L PCT PF PA Home Away GB STK
(1)Philadelphia Soul 13 1 .929 817 590 7–0 6–1 — W3
(2)Tampa Bay Storm 10 4 .714 710 662 6–1 4–3 3.0 L1
(3)Cleveland Gladiators 5 9 .357 696 715 3–4 2–5 8.0 W1
(4)Baltimore Brigade 4 10 .286 620 749 3–4 1–6 9.0 L4
Washington Valor 3 11 .214 565 692 2–5 1–6 10.0 W1

(#) - playoff position secured

References

  1. ^ "Arena Football League Announces 2017 Schedule". arenafootball.com. January 5, 2017. Archived from the original on March 31, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  2. ^ "Tampa Bay Storm vs Cleveland Gladiators (Apr 8, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
  3. ^ "Philadelphia Soul vs Tampa Bay Storm (Apr 15, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
  4. ^ "Cleveland Gladiators vs Tampa Bay Storm (Apr 22, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. April 22, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  5. ^ "Tampa Bay Storm vs Baltimore Brigade (May 7, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. May 7, 2017. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  6. ^ "Tampa Bay Storm vs Washington Valor (May 13, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. May 13, 2017. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  7. ^ "Washington Valor vs Tampa Bay Storm (May 20, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. May 20, 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  8. ^ "Baltimore Brigade vs Tampa Bay Storm (June 3, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. June 3, 2017. Retrieved June 4, 2017.
  9. ^ "Washington Valor vs Tampa Bay Storm (June 10, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. June 10, 2017. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  10. ^ "Tampa Bay Storm vs Philadelphia Soul (Jun 17, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
  11. ^ "Washington Valor vs Tampa Bay Storm (July 1, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
  12. ^ "Tampa Bay Storm vs Cleveland Gladiators (Jul 8, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  13. ^ "Tampa Bay Storm vs Baltimore Brigade (Jul 15, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  14. ^ "Tampa Bay Storm vs Cleveland Gladiators (Jul 22, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  15. ^ "Tampa Bay Storm vs Philadelphia Soul (Aug 5, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
  16. ^ "Tampa Bay Storm vs Cleveland Gladiators (Aug 14, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  17. ^ "Tampa Bay Storm vs Philadelphia Soul (Aug 26, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved August 27, 2017.