2016 Nebraska Danger season

The 2016 Nebraska Danger season was the sixth season for the Nebraska Danger as a professional indoor football franchise and their sixth in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of ten teams competing in the IFL for the 2016 season, the Nebraska Danger were members of the Intense Conference. For the fifth consecutive year, the team played their home games under head coach Mike Davis in the Eihusen Arena at the Heartland Events Center in Grand Island, Nebraska.

2016 Nebraska Danger season
OwnerCharlie Bosselman
Head coachMike Davis
Home fieldEihusen Arena
700 East Stolley Park Rd.
Grand Island, NE 68801
Results
Record6-10
Conference place3rd
Playoff finishWon Intense Conference Wild Card 64-52 (Wolves)
Lost Intense Conference Championship 44-55 (Empire)

Schedule

Key:   Win   Tie   Loss   Bye

Pre-season
Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location
Score Record
1 Friday February 19 7:00pm at Omaha Beef W 55-23 1-0 Ralston Arena

Regular season

All start times are local time

Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location
Score Record
1 BYE
2 Saturday February 27 7:05pm Tri-Cities Fever W 47-46[1] 1-0 Eihusen Arena
3 Friday March 4 7:05pm at Cedar Rapids Titans W 78-71[2] 2-0 U.S. Cellular Center
4 Saturday March 12 7:05pm Green Bay Blizzard W 48-37[3] 3-0 Eihusen Arena
5 Friday March 18 7:05pm at Green Bay Blizzard L 60-66 OT[4] 3-1 Resch Center
6 Friday March 25 7:05pm Wichita Falls Nighthawks L 55-64[5][6] 3-2 Eihusen Arena
7 Saturday April 2 7:05pm Billings Wolves W 45-31[7] 4-2 Eihusen Arena
8 Saturday April 9 7:05pm at Iowa Barnstormers W 46-43[8] 5-2 Wells Fargo Arena
9 Saturday April 16 7:05pm at Cedar Rapids Titans L 50-51[9] 5-3 U.S. Cellular Center
10 Saturday April 23 7:05pm Sioux Falls Storm L 44-62[10] 5-4 Eihusen Arena
11 Friday April 29 7:05pm Iowa Barnstormers L 30-37[11] 5-5 Eihusen Arena
12 Friday May 6 7:05pm at Green Bay Blizzard L 68-69[12] 5-6 Resch Center
13 BYE
14 Saturday May 21 7:05pm at Wichita Falls Nighthawks L 48-62[13] 5-7 Kay Yeager Coliseum
15 Friday May 27 7:05pm Wichita Falls Nighthawks L 20-44[14] 5-8 Eihusen Arena
16 BYE
17 Friday June 10 7:05pm Spokane Empire L 23-25[15] 5-9 Eihusen Arena
18 Saturday June 18 8:00pm at Colorado Crush L 51-54 (OT)[16] 5-10 Budweiser Events Center
19 Saturday June 25 9:05pm at Tri-Cities Fever W 52-32[17] 6-10 Toyota Center

Standings
2016 Intense Conference
W L T PCT PF PA GB STK
y-Spokane Empire1240.750815709--L2
x-Billings Wolves880.5006436474.0W2
x-Nebraska Danger6100.3757657946.0W1
Colorado Crush4120.2508499148.0W2
Tri-Cities Fever3130.1885777589.0L9

Postseason
Round Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location
Score Record
Wild Card Saturday July 9 8:05pm at Billings Wolves W 64-52[18] 1-0 Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark
Intense Conference Championship Sunday July 17 4:00pm at Spokane Empire L 44-55[19] 1-1 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena

Roster
2016 Nebraska Danger roster
Quarterbacks
  • 15 Derrick Bernard
  • 11 Hunter Wanket

Running backs

  • 2 Lyle McCombs

Wide receivers

  •  6 Nick Brassell
  •  1 Dello Davis
  •  9 Robert Johnson
  • 20 O. J. Simpson
  •  4 Eric Thomas
 Offensive Linemen
  • 65 Lawrence Martin IV
  • 76 Sini Tauauve'a
  • 71 Kasimili Uitalia

Defensive Linemen

  •  8 Adrian Davis
  • 56 Matt Hardison
  • 45 Jimmy Lawson
  • 43 Armand Nance
  • 75 Ino Vitale
 Linebackers
  • 44 Roosevelt Falls
  • 44 David Santos

Defensive Backs

  • 21 Jabari Gorman
  • 24 Tony Grimes
  •  5 Jamerson Love
  • 26 Shamawn Wright

Special teams

  • 22 Josh Gable
 Reserve lists
  • -- Darnell Banks DB (IR)
  • -- Johnny King WR (IR)
  • 72 Darius Savage OL (IR)
  • 13 Michael Taylor LB (IR)
  • 52 Trae Tiller DL (IR)
  • 44 Jovontay Williams DL (IR)

Roster updated June 22, 2016
25 Active, 10 Inactive

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References
  1. Bob Hamar (February 27, 2016). "Danger edges Tri-Cities 47-49 in opener". www.theindependent.com. The Grand Island Independent. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  2. "Danger holds off Titans". www.theindependent.com. The Grand Island Independent. March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  3. "Danger holds on, defeat Blizzard". www.theindependent.com. The Grand Island Independent. March 13, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
  4. "Blizzard earn 1st win of season". www.greenbaypressgazette.com. Green Bay Press Gazette. March 19, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
  5. Terry Douglass (March 25, 2016). "Danger get sloppy in loss to Nighthawks". www.theindependent.com. The Grand Island Independent. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  6. "Nighthawks win 3rd straight game". www.timesrecordnews.com. Wichita Falls Times Record News. March 25, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  7. Bob Hamar (April 3, 2016). "Changes pay off for Danger". www.theindependent.com. The Grand Island Independent. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  8. "Danger edges Barnstormers 46-43". www.theindependent.com. The Grand Island Independent. April 9, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  9. "Titans edge Danger". www.theindependent.com. The Grand Island Independent. April 16, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  10. Bob Hamar (April 23, 2016). "Storm gets another win over Danger". www.theindependent.com. The Grand Island Independent. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  11. Terry Douglass (April 30, 2016). "Carnes leads Barnstormers past Danger". www.theindependent.com. The Grand Island Independent. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  12. "Green Bay defeats Danger". www.theindependent.com. The Grand Island Independent. May 6, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  13. "Danger drops fifth consecutive game". www.theindependent.com. The Grand Island Independent. May 21, 2016. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
  14. Bob Hamar (May 27, 2016). "Danger falls to Nighthawks". www.theindependent.com. The Grand Island Independent. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
  15. Bob Hamar (June 12, 2016). "Danger still could host playoff game". www.theindependent.com. The Grand Island Independent. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  16. Bob Hamar (June 18, 2016). "Danger fall, but are still playoff bound". www.theindependent.com. The Grand Island Independent. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  17. Bob Hamar (June 26, 2016). "Danger ends regular season with win". www.theindependent.com. The Grand Island Independent. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  18. "Danger advance to conference championship game". www.theindependent.com. The Grand Island Independent. July 10, 2016. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  19. "Danger starts strong, takes down Danger". www.theindependent.com. The Grand Island Independent. July 17, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
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