2017 Green Bay Blizzard season

The 2017 Green Bay Blizzard season was the team's fifteenth season as a professional indoor football franchise and eighth in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of ten teams that competed in the IFL for the 2017 season, the Blizzard were members of the United Conference.

2017 Green Bay Blizzard season
OwnerLarry Treankler
Kathy Treankler
Head coachChris Williams
Home fieldResch Center
Results
Record3–13
Conference place4th
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Led by head coach Chris Williams, the Blizzard played their home games at the Resch Center in the Green Bay suburb of Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin.

Staff
2017 Green Bay Blizzard staff
Front Office
  • Co-Owner – Larry Treankler
  • Co-Owner – Kathy Treankler
  • Director of Sales – Ryan Hopson
  • Director of Communications – Kaitlyn Fitzgerald

Head Coach

  • Head Coach/ Offensive Coordinator – Chris Williams
  

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive Line Coach Run Game Coordinator – Chuck Miller
  • Offensive Assistant – M. D. Lovelace
  • Running backs coach – John Willie Jackson

Defensive coaches

  • Defensive coordinator – Bryant Grove
  • Defensive line coach/Recruiting Coordinator – Mike Haar
  • Linebackers coach – Norm Killian
  • Defensive backs coach – Diamond Weaver
  • Defensive Coach Corey Roberson

Schedule

Key:   Win   Tie   Loss   Bye

Regular season

[1] All start times are local time

Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance
Score Record
1 Friday February 17 7:05pm at Cedar Rapids Titans W 46–13[2] 1–0 U.S. Cellular Center 3,176
2 Thursday February 23 9:00pm at Spokane Empire L 31–34[3] 1–1 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
3 BYE
4 Sunday March 12 3:05pm Iowa Barnstormers L 30-49[4] 1-2 Resch Center 4,409
5 Sunday March 19 3:05pm at Cedar Rapids Titans W 34-28[5] 2-2 U.S. Cellular Center 2,874
6 Sunday March 26 3:05pm Arizona Rattlers L 29–30[6] 2–3 Resch Center
7 Saturday April 1 7:05 Cedar Rapids Titans L 37–41 2–4 Resch Center
8 Saturday April 8 7:05pm at Iowa Barnstormers L 26–27 2–5 Wells Fargo Arena 6,028
9 Saturday April 15 7:05pm at Sioux Falls Storm L 33–55 2–6 Denny Sanford Premier Center
10 Saturday April 22 7:05pm Sioux Falls Storm L 49–56[7] 2–7 Resch Center
11 Saturday April 29 8:05pm at Arizona Rattlers L 29–64 2–8 Talking Stick Resort Arena
12 Saturday May 6 7:05pm Iowa Barnstormers L 34–41 2–9 Resch Center
13 Saturday May 13 7:05pm Sioux Falls Storm L 24–44 2–10 Resch Center 2,314
14 Saturday May 20 7:05pm at Nebraska Danger L 25–41 2–11 Eihusen Arena
15 Friday May 26 7:05pm at Iowa Barnstormers L 12–64 2–12 Wells Fargo Arena 8,377
16 Saturday June 3 7:05pm Wichita Falls Nighthawks L 37–44 2–13 Resch Center 2,377
17 Saturday June 10 7:05pm Salt Lake Screaming Eagles W 37–34 3–13 Resch Center 4,657
18 BYE

Standings
2017 United Conference
W L T PCT PF PA CON GB STK
y - Sioux Falls Storm 1420.8757694679–2—W3
x - Iowa Barnstormers 1330.8137025808–31.0L1
Wichita Falls Nighthawks 1240.7508327456–22.0L1
Green Bay Blizzard 3130.1885136652–911.5W1
Cedar Rapids Titans 1150.0634947801–1013.0L10

Roster
2017 Green Bay Blizzard roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

  • 21 Darryan Ragsdale

Wide receivers

  • 17 Jack Bramswig
  • 15 Dorian Buford
  •  1 Jereme Jones
  • 12 Andre McDonald
  • 86 Marquel Willis
 Offensive linemen
  • 74 Justin Bell
  • 50 Will Dancy
  • 55 Max Westphal
  • 77 Kenneth Woodget

Defensive linemen

  •  9 Giovani Francois
  • 70 Pat McNeil
  • 42 Karmiah Yates
 Linebackers
  • 34 Robert Metz

Defensive backs

  •  2 Manny Asprilla
  •  8 Jarred Evans
  • 13 Tyrell Pearson
  • 18 Keith Reynolds
  • 10 J. D. Roussel

Special teams

  • 19 Jeff Budzein
 Reserve lists
  • -- Patrick Arinze RB (IR)
  • 16 Matt Behrendt QB (IR)
  •  6 Derek Brim DB (IR)
  • 69 Isaac Harris III OL (IR)
  • -- Leon Hill OL (Did Not Report)
  • 22 Cortez Johnson DB (IR-DFR)
  • 14 Jerome Junior DB (IR)
  • -- Chris Malott WR (IR)
  •  4 Karl Mickelsen LB (IR)
  •  5 Jasen Oden Jr. RB (IR)
  • -- Quentin Parks DL (IR)
  • -- Sean Watson DL (IR)
  • 97 Michael Wyche DL (Exempt)

Rookies in italics
Roster updated June 7, 2017
24 Active, 13 Inactive

References
  1. "Schedule". Green Bay Blizzard. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  2. "Blizzard roll to season-opening win". www.greenbaypressgazette.com. USA Today. February 17, 2017. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  3. Josh Horton (February 23, 2017). "Rusty Empire edge Green Bay 34-31 in season opener". www.spokesman.com. The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  4. "Blizzard lose home opener". www.greenbaypressgazette.com. USA Today. March 12, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  5. "Blizzard come back for road win". www.greenbaypressgazette.com. USA Today. March 19, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  6. "Blizzard upended by Rattlers". www.greenbaypressgazette.com. USA Today. March 26, 2017. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
  7. "Blizzard lose fifth straight game". www.greenbaypressgazette.com. USA Today. April 22, 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
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