2016 Florida Tarpons season

2016 Florida Tarpons season
Owner	Michael Taylor Anne Taylor
General manager	Michael Taylor
Head coach	Michael 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 was 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 view talk edit
Team	W	L	PCT
y – Columbus Lions	8	0	1.000
x – Florida Tarpons	7	1	.875
x – Myrtle Beach Freedom	4	4	.500
x – Savannah Steam	3	5	.375
Georgia Firebirds	3	5	.375
Central Florida Jaguars	2	6	.250
Atlanta Vultures	1	7	.125

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  7 Chris Wallace Running backs 20 Rob Taylor Wide receivers  1 Markihe Anderson 16 Matt Emans 27 Alex Irastorza  9 Robert Jones 14 Tim Lukas 11 Tristan Purifoy 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 24 Randall Burden 22 Michael Carey 23 Vince Hill  5 Duran Lowe  4 Schon Thomas  2 Jeremy Ware Kickers 12 Rey Hernandez		Injured reserve Currently vacant Transfer list  2 Nick Addison DB (Exempt) Refuse to report Currently vacant Rookies in italics Roster updated May 31, 2016 30 Active, 1 Inactive

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). "Columbus Lions advance to AIF championship game with win over Florida Tarpons". www.ledger-enquirer.com. Ledger-Enquirer. Retrieved June 13, 2016.