2016 Triangle Torch season

2016 Triangle Torch season
OwnerGeorge Sutphen
General managerGeorge Sutphen
Head coachJosh Resignalo
Home fieldDorton Arena
1025 Blue Ridge Road
Raleigh, NC 27607
Results
Record3–4
Division place7th
Playoff finishdid not qualify

The 2016 Triangle Torch season was the first season for the American indoor football franchise, and their first in American Indoor Football.[1][2]

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 BYE
4 Sunday March 20 4:05pm Winston Wildcats W 53–33[3] 1–0 Dorton Arena
5 Friday March 25 7:05pm Lehigh Valley Steelhawks L 30-66 1–1 Dorton Arena
6 BYE
7 Saturday April 9 7:05pm at Central Penn Capitals L 43-74 1-2 Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center
8 Saturday April 16 7:05pm at Winston Wildcats W 58-12 2-2 LJVM Coliseum Annex
9 Sunday April 24 4:05pm Central Penn Capitals W 47-41[4] 3-2 Dorton Arena
10 Saturday April 30 7:05pm at Philadelphia Yellow Jackets Rescheduled for May 28 Class of 1923 Arena
11 Sunday May 8 4:05pm Philadelphia Yellow Jackets L 42-59 3-3 Dorton Arena
12 Saturday May 14 7:05pm at Lehigh Valley Steelhawks L 19-68[5] 3-4 PPL Center
13 BYE
14 Saturday May 28 7:05pm at Philadelphia Yellow Jackets Cancelled Class of 1923 Arena
Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center

Standings

2016 AIF Northern standings
Team W L PCT
y – West Michigan Ironmen 6 1 .857
x – River City Raiders 6 1 .857
x – Lehigh Valley Steelhawks 6 2 .750
Philadelphia Yellow Jackets 4 3 .571
Central Penn Capitals 4 4 .500
Chicago Blitz 3 3 .500
Triangle Torch 3 4 .429
Winston Wildcats 3 5 .375
Maryland Eagles 0 2 .000
Northern Kentucky Nightmare 0 5 .000

Roster

2016 Triangle Torch roster
Quarterbacks
  •  7 Brian Harris
  • 10 Garrett Sutphen

Running backs

  • 25 Anson Yarborough

Wide receivers

  •  1 Antonio Allen
  • 12 Gerron Bryant
  • -- Tony Dixon
  • -- Frank James
  •  8 Justin Kenyan
  • 17 Chad Walcott
Offensive linemen
  • 68 Ken Brown
  • 50 Tobias Brown
  • -- Anthony Harris
  • -- R. J. Harvin
  • -- Phillip Watson
  • 77 Jataurus White
  • 91 Jamaal Williams

Defensive linemen

  • 55 William Alderman
  • 75 Dontre Brown
  • 11 Stanley Porter
Linebackers
  • 56 Preston Hines
  •  5 Allen Lee
  •  9 Brandon Sutton

Defensive backs

  •  6 Malik Cromartie
  •  2 Keith Holliday
  •  3 Jay Jackson
  • 23 Dekota Marshall
  •  4 John Robertson
  • 21 Jacob Sykes
  • 22 Stephen Virgil

Kickers

Injured reserve
  • currently vacant

Exempt list

  • currently vacant

Practice squad

  • currently vacant
  • rookies in italics
  • Roster updated May 12, 2016
  • 30 Active, 0 Inactive

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References

  1. ^ "AIF in Raleigh NC begins today as new team has been awarded to Raleigh, NC". Triangle Torch. August 12, 2015. Archived from the original on August 22, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  2. ^ "AIF Comes to Raleigh". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. August 12, 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  3. ^ Christian Candeloro (March 21, 2016). "Triangle Torch offers unorthodox entertainment". www.technicianonline.com. Technician. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  4. ^ "Triangle carries a Torch for football". www.newsobserver.com. The News & Observer. May 2, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  5. ^ 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.[permanent dead link‍]