2016 Savannah Steam season

Savannah Steam
2016 Savannah Steam season
Owner	Bobby Dammarell
Head coach	Bobby Dammarell
General manager	Jenny Dammarell
Home field	Savannah Civic Center; 301 West Oglethorpe Boulevard; Savannah, GA 31401
Results
Record	3-5
Division place	4th
Playoff finish	Lost Southern Division Semifinals 20-71 (Tarpons)

The 2016 Savannah Steam season was the third season for the indoor football franchise, and their second in American Indoor Football (AIF).

For 2016, the Steam announced that they would be playing at the Savannah Civic Center.[1] The team would run into severe financial troubles during the season with over $20,000 owed in rent for the use of the Civic Center and several unpaid sponsors. Eventually, the unpaid sponsors took their claims to the local sheriff's department in order to initiate an investigation and obtain the fees they were owed.[2]

Schedule

Key: Win Tie Loss Bye

Exhibition

All start times are local to home team

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location
Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	Location
1	Saturday	March 26	7:05pm	South Carolina Ravens	W 31-26		Savannah Civic Center

Regular season

All start times are local to home team

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location
Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	Location
1	BYE
2	BYE
3	BYE
4	Sunday	March 20	4:00pm	at Atlanta Vultures	W 2–0 (forfeit)	1–0	Columbus Civic Center
5	Monday	March 28	7:05pm	at Myrtle Beach Freedom	L 33-34	1-1	Myrtle Beach Convention Center
6	Saturday	April 2	7:00pm	at Georgia Firebirds	L 34-43[3]	1-2	Albany Civic Center
7	BYE
8	Sunday	April 17	7:05pm	Atlanta Vultures	W 32-19*	2-2	Savannah Civic Center
9	Saturday	April 23	7:05pm	Central Florida Jaguars	L 35-44	2-3	Savannah Civic Center
10	BYE
11	Saturday	May 7	7:05pm	at Columbus Lions	L 21-100[4]	2-4	Columbus Civic Center
12	~~Saturday~~	~~May 14~~	~~7:00pm~~	~~Georgia Firebirds~~	Forfeit by Firebirds due to travel issues		~~Savannah Civic Center~~
12	Saturday	May 14	7:00pm	LZ Falconz	W 72-0	3-4	Savannah Civic Center
13	Sunday	May 22	7:05pm	at Florida Tarpons	L 6-70[5]	3-5	Germain Arena
14	BYE

* – The Steam actually lost this game 19-32, however, the AIF later determined the Vultures had used illegal players and reversed the score instead of a just calling it a forfeit.

Standings

2016 AIF Southern standings
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	PF (Avg.)	PA (Avg.)	STK
Columbus Lions	8	0	0	1.000	599	174	74.9	21.8	W8
Florida Tarpons	7	1	0	.875	489	202	61.1	25.3	W4
Myrtle Beach Freedom	4	4	0	.500	259	307	32.4	38.4	L1
Savannah Steam	3	5	0	.375	264	336	33.0	42.0	L1
Georgia Firebirds	3	5	0	.375	236	350	29.5	43.8	L2
Central Florida Jaguars	2	6	0	.250	219	483	27.4	60.4	L1
Atlanta Vultures	1	5	0	.167	67	141	11.2	23.5	L5

Playoffs

All start times are local to home team

Round	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location
Round	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	Location
Div. Semifinals	Thursday	June 2	7:05pm	at Florida Tarpons*	L 20-71[6]	0-1	Germain Arena

* — 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

Savannah Steam roster

Quarterbacks

15 Alexander Davis
11 George Grant

Running Backs

24 Ken Middleton
7 Deveon Braithwaite

Wide Receivers

18 Courtney Brantley
3 Lee Dorsey
8 Napoleon Scott
13 Kevin Williams

Offensive Linemen

77 E. J. Clowers
46 Shawn Martinez
72 Robert McCoy
55 Terrance Williams

Defensive Linemen

9 Reggie Givens
52 Michael McCain
66 Brandon Thomas

Linebackers

44 Jarod Elser
33 Glen Pond
42 Nate Scola

Defensive Backs

2 Devonte Green
10 Eric Maxwell
5 Dominique Reynolds
6 Jamahl Street

Kickers

Currently vacant

Injured reserve

Currently vacant

Transfer list

Currently vacant

Refuse to report

Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated May 25, 2016
22 Active, 0 Inactive

References

"INDOOR FOOTBALL: Savannah Steam to play home opener at Civic Center on Saturday". www.savannahnow.com. Savannah Morning News. March 25, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
"Sheriff's Could Get Involved in Savannah Steam Money Troubles". WSAV News 3. May 10, 2016.
Nolan Imsande (April 3, 2016). "Georgia Firebirds earn first victory". www.albanyhearald.com. Albany Herald. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
Dana Barker (May 7, 2016). "Lions score 100, steamroll Savannah". www.ledger-enquirer.com. Ledger-Enquirer. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
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.
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.

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[1] "INDOOR FOOTBALL: Savannah Steam to play home opener at Civic Center on Saturday". www.savannahnow.com. Savannah Morning News. March 25, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2016.

[2] "Sheriff's Could Get Involved in Savannah Steam Money Troubles". WSAV News 3. May 10, 2016.

[3] Nolan Imsande (April 3, 2016). "Georgia Firebirds earn first victory". www.albanyhearald.com. Albany Herald. Retrieved April 12, 2016.

[4] Dana Barker (May 7, 2016). "Lions score 100, steamroll Savannah". www.ledger-enquirer.com. Ledger-Enquirer. Retrieved May 10, 2016.

[5] 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.

[6] 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.