2016 Chicago Eagles season

The 2016 Chicago Eagles season was the team's first season and first as a member of Champions Indoor Football (CIF). The Eagles were one of 12 teams in the CIF for the 2016 season, they played in the 6-team Northern Division.

2016 Chicago Eagles season
OwnerBrian Brundage
Head coachTim Arvanitis
General managerTim Arvanitis
Matt Scearce
Home fieldUIC Pavilion
525 South Racine Ave.
Chicago, Illinois 60607
Results
Record3–9
Division place5th
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The Eagles played their home games at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois, under the direction of head coach Tim Arvanitis.

Schedule

Key:   Win   Loss   Bye

Regular season

Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance
Score Record
1 BYE
2 Sunday March 6 7:00pm at Sioux City Bandits L 39–41[1] 0–1 Tyson Events Center 2,856
3 Saturday March 12 7:00pm Salina Liberty L 38–44 OT[2] 0–2 UIC Pavilion
4 Friday March 18 7:00pm Wichita Force L 45–54[3] 0–3 UIC Pavilion 2,325
5 Saturday March 26 7:00pm Bloomington Edge W 40–37 1–3 UIC Pavilion
6 BYE
7 Saturday April 9 7:00pm Omaha Beef W 49–48[4] 2–3 UIC Pavilion
8 Saturday April 16 7:00pm Sioux City Bandits L 55–48[5] 2–4 UIC Pavilion
9 Friday April 22 7:00pm at Omaha Beef L 38–50[6] 2–5 Ralston Arena 3,127
10 Saturday April 30 7:00pm at Wichita Force L 42–52[7] 2–6 Intrust Bank Arena 4,053
11 Saturday May 7 7:00pm at Salina Liberty W 51–50[8] 3–6 Intrust Bank Arena 2,001
12 Friday May 13 7:00pm at Omaha Beef L 42–43 (OT)[9] 3–7 Ralston Arena 3,279
13 Saturday May 21 7:00pm at Bloomington Edge L 33–55 3–8 U.S. Cellular Coliseum 3,579
14 Saturday May 28 7:00pm Omaha Beef L 29–42[10] 3–9 UIC Pavilion
15 BYE

Standings

Northern Division
W L PCT PF PA
x-Wichita Force 102.833593516
y-Bloomington Edge 75.583546440
y-Sioux City Bandits 75.583499434
Omaha Beef 75.583514487
Chicago Eagles 39.250486584
Salina Liberty 210.167413575
Southern Division
W L PCT PF PA
z-Texas Revolution 102.833814625
y-Amarillo Venom 84.667642611
y-Dodge City Law 84.667653523
Duke City Gladiators 66.500568573
San Angelo Bandits 210.167537688
Mesquite Marshals 210.167479688
z - clinched top overall seed
x - clinched division title
y - clinched playoff spot

Roster

2016 Chicago Eagles roster
Quarterbacks
  • 10 Anthony Iannotti

Running backs

  •  5 Chris Perry
  • 22 Calvin Phillips

Wide receivers

  • -- Dave Gianesin
  •  8 Stacey Howard
Offensive linemen
  • 52 Jordan Brown
  • 63 Jabari Buckley
  • 64 Alex Gonzales
  • -- Antwan Marshal

Defensive linemen

  • 87 Dyron Dye
  • 54 Bryan Glenn
  • 96 Ayoub Hamidah
Linebackers
  • 23 Deonte Ball
  •  3 Jordan Boykin
  •  7 Kevin Morris Sr.
  • 20 Alex Wahl

Defensive backs

  • 22 Roderick Cohn
  •  1 Anthony Hughes
  • 18 Chris Muhammed

Kickers

Injured reserve
  • 34 Terrence Freeman FB (IR)

Transfer list

  • Currently vacant

Refuse to report

  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated April 12, 2016
26 Active, 1 Inactive

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References

  1. Jeff Budlong (March 6, 2016). "Defense, running game comes through for Bandits". www.siouxcityjournal.com. Sioux City Journal. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  2. "Liberty earn first win of the year". www.salina.com. Salina Journal. March 13, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  3. "Sports briefs". www.thekansan.com. GateHouse Media, LLC. March 19, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  4. "Late score sends Beef home with close loss". www.omaha.com. BH Media Group, Inc. April 9, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  5. "Sioux City Bandits vs Chicago Eagles (Apr 16, 2016)". Quick Stats. April 16, 2016. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  6. "Beef pull away in second half against Chicago". www.omaha.com. BH Media Group, Inc. April 22, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  7. "Defense, special teams help Force beat Chicago 52-42". www.kansas.com. The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  8. Bob Davidson (May 7, 2016). "Late return TD sinks Liberty, 51-50". www.salina.com. Salina Journal. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  9. "Beef rally past Chicago in overtime". www.omaha.com. BH Media Group, Inc. May 13, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  10. "Late touchdown helps Beef secure win at Chicago". www.omaha.com. BH Media Group, Inc. May 28, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
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