2015 Lehigh Valley Steelhawks season

The 2015 Lehigh Valley Steelhawks season was the fifth season for the indoor football franchise, and their third in the Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL).

2015 Lehigh Valley Steelhawks season
OwnerGlenn W. Clark
Head coachChris Thompson
General managerMichael Clark
Home fieldPPL Center
Results
Record6-5
League place4th
Playoff finishLost Semi-Finals 41-69 (Lions)

In 2015, the Steelhawks announced that they would be moving to the newly constructed PPL Center.[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 Sunday March 29 2:00pm at Erie Explosion W 50-43[2] 1-0 Erie Insurance Arena
3 Friday April 3 8:00pm at Nashville Venom L 28-55 1-1 Nashville Municipal Auditorium
4 Sunday April 12 4:00pm Marion Blue Racers W 85-38[3] 2-1 PPL Center
5 Saturday April 18 7:00pm Erie Explosion W 59-33[4] 3-1 PPL Center
6 Saturday April 25 7:00pm at Trenton Freedom W 54-51[5] 4-1 Sun National Bank Center
7 Saturday May 2 7:00pm Columbus Lions W 46-43[6] 5-1 PPL Center
8 Saturday May 9 2:00pm at Columbus Lions L 35-45 5-2 Columbus Civic Center
9 Sunday May 17 3:00pm Alabama Hammers W 50-31 6-2 PPL Center
10 BYE
11 Friday May 29 7:00pm Richmond Raiders L 28-35 6-3 PPL Center
12 Saturday June 6 7:00pm Trenton Freedom L 31-48 6-4 PPL Center
13 Saturday June 13 8:00pm at Alabama Hammers L 39-41 6-5 Von Braun Center
14 BYE

Standings
2015 Professional Indoor Football League
Team W L T PCT PF PA PF (Avg.) PA (Avg.) STK
y-Columbus Lions830.72761150955.546.3L1
y-Richmond Raiders840.66764950754.142.3W6
x-Nashville Venom740.63657446752.242.5W2
x-Lehigh Valley Steelhawks650.54551546046.841.8L3
Trenton Freedom660.50055351746.143.1L2
Alabama Hammers570.41755564546.353.7W2
Erie Explosion290.18240466436.760.4L2

Postseason
Round Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location
Score Record
Semi-Finals Saturday June 27 7:00pm at Columbus Lions L 41-69 0-1 Columbus Civic Center

Roster
2015 Lehigh Valley Steelhawks roster
Quarterbacks
  •  7 Shane McSweeney

Running Backs

  • 54 Chidozie Oparanozie

Wide Receivers

  • -- Terril Barnes
  •  3 Jerrell Jones
  •  5 Mack Ogletree
  •  1 Brandon Renford
  •  6 Darryl Thompson
Offensive Linemen
  • 77 John Alvarez
  • 97 Tahir Basil
  • 75 Justin Bathurst
  • 68 Jarve Dean
  • 72 John Lavelle

Defensive Linemen

  • 22 Gerard Bryant
  • 58 Christopher Mayes
Linebackers
  • 12 Chris Alvarez

Defensive Backs

  • 24 David Castillo
  •  2 Jesse Cooper
  • -- Orlando Fisher
  • 88 Tristan Simms
  •  4 Stefaun Whitehead

Kickers

 Injured Reserve
  • Current vacant

Exempt List

Failure to Report

  • -- Mike Colee FB (Did Not Report)
  • -- Allen Joyner OL (Did Not Report)
  • -- Terrence Osborne DB (Did Not Report)

Left Squad

  • -- Johnathan Coleman WR (Left Squad)
  • -- Jarrel Kelley WR (Left Squad)
  • -- Rickey Roberts, Jr. WR (Left Squad)
  • -- Scooter Rogers DB (Left Squad)
  •  8 Drew Peterson DB (Left Squad)

Suspension

  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated June 11, 2015
28 Active, 8 Inactive

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References
  1. Greg Joyce (August 21, 2014). "Lehigh Valley Steelhawks announce three-year deal to play at PPL Center in Allentown". www.lehighvalleylive.com. Lehigh Valley Live. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
  2. "Steelhawks Win in Explosive Finish". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. March 29, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  3. "Steelhawks Soar in Home Opener". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. April 13, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  4. Keith Groller (April 19, 2015). "Steelhawks use big second half to win again at PPL Center". www.mcall.com. The Morning Call. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  5. "Steelhawks Take Flight in Home Victory". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. April 20, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  6. Keith Groller (May 3, 2015). "Steelhawks win a thriller to gain sole possession of first place". www.mcall.com. The Morning Call. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
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