2015 Richmond Raiders season

The 2015 Richmond Raiders season was the sixth season for the American indoor football franchise, and their fourth in the Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL).

2015 Richmond Raiders season
OwnerMike & Elizabeth Frazier
Head coachJames Fuller
Home fieldRichmond Coliseum
Results
Record8-4
League place2nd
Playoff finishWon Semi-Finals 54-35 (Venom)
Lost PIFL Cup IV 38-64 (Lions)

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 Sunday March 22 4:00pm at Trenton Freedom L 33-41[1] 0-1 Sun National Bank Center
2 Sunday March 29 3:00pm at Columbus Lions L 50-52[2] 0-2 Columbus Civic Center
3 Saturday April 4 7:00pm Alabama Hammers W 60-45[3] 1-2 Richmond Coliseum
4 Saturday April 11 7:00pm Columbus Lions L 43-47[4] 1-3 Richmond Coliseum
5 Friday April 17 7:00pm Trenton Freedom W 52-50[5] 2-3 Richmond Coliseum
6 Saturday April 25 8:00pm at Nashville Venom L 49-69 2-4 Nashville Municipal Auditorium
7 Saturday May 2 8:00pm at Alabama Hammers W 87-58 3-4 Von Braun Center
8 Sunday May 10 2:00pm at Erie Explosion W 70-46[6] 4-4 Erie Insurance Arena
9 BYE
10 Saturday May 23 7:00pm Trenton Freedom W 46-40 5-4 Richmond Coliseum
11 Friday May 29 7:00pm at Lehigh Valley Steelhawks W 35-28 6-4 PPL Center
12 Saturday June 6 7:00pm Nashville Venom W 54-30 7-4 Richmond Coliseum
13 BYE
14 Saturday June 20 7:00pm Erie Explosion W 77-8 8-4 Richmond Coliseum

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 Monday June 29 7:00pm Nashville Venom W 54-35 1-0 Richmond Coliseum
PIFL Cup IV Monday July 6 7:00pm at Columbus Lions L 38-64[7] 1-1 Columbus Civic Center

Roster

2015 Richmond Raiders roster
Quarterbacks
  • 10 Phil Konopka

Fullbacks

  • 35 Derrick Okafor

Wide receivers

  • 12 Gerron Bryant
  •  9 Ronald Davis
  • 14 Dexter Green
  •  1 Robert Holland
  •  5 Herb Jones
Offensive linemen
  • 77 James Carter
  • 56 Blade Shoop
  • 78 Jarius Spain
  • 63 Ken Van Heule
  • 55 Eric Weaver

Defensive linemen

  •  7 Alex Johnson
  • 94 Devin Jones
  • 90 Christian Lacey
  • 41 Chris Robinson
  • 75 Brandon Sparrow
Linebackers
  • 32 Blake Jones
  • 45 Brandon Robinson

Defensive backs

  • 21 Kevin Allen
  • 22 Tyrell Austin
  •  6 Malik Cromartie
  •  8 Torez Jones
  • 31 Maurice Thorne

Kickers

Injured reserve
  • -- Ammar Dyson WR (IR)

Exempt List

  • 76 Miles Mason OL (Exempt)

Suspended

  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated June 14, 2015
27 Active, 4 Inactive

References

  1. Laura Fien (March 22, 2015). "Raiders lose to Freedom". www.richmond.com. Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  2. "Raids fall on late touchdown". www.richmond.com. Richmond Times-Dispatch. March 29, 2015. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  3. David M. Lawrence (April 4, 2015). "Raiders outscore Hammers". www.richmond.com. Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  4. David M. Lawrence (March 29, 2015). "Richmond Raiders can't hold on to late lead, lose to Columbus". www.richmond.com. Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  5. Mark Gormus (April 17, 2015). "Raiders hold off Trenton for second win of the season". www.richmond.com. Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  6. "Erie Explosion lose QB, game". www.goerie.com. Erie Times-News. May 11, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  7. Justin Ferguson (July 6, 2015). "Lions feast on Raiders again, claim PIFL title with 64-38 win". www.richmond.com. Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
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