2018 Arizona Rattlers season

The 2018 Arizona Rattlers season is the twenty-sixth season for the professional indoor football franchise and second in the Indoor Football League (IFL). Led by head coach Kevin Guy, the Rattlers play their home games at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona.

2018 Arizona Rattlers season
OwnerRon Shurts
Head coachKevin Guy
General managerKevin Guy
Home fieldTalking Stick Resort Arena
Results
Record11–3
League place2nd
Playoff finishLost semifinal

Standings

2018 Indoor Football League
W L PCT PF PA GB STK
y-Iowa Barnstormers 113.786648493W1
x-Arizona Rattlers 113.786746567W1
x-Sioux Falls Storm 113.786724577W5
x-Nebraska Danger 410.2865255927L9
Cedar Rapids Titans 311.2145437338L1
Green Bay Blizzard 212.1434216459L4

y - clinched regular season title

x - clinched playoff spot

Schedule

Regular season

Key:   Win   Tie   Loss   Bye

Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance
Score Record
1 Sunday February 25 3:05pm Sioux Falls Storm W 39–33 1–0 Talking Stick Resort Arena 12,477[1]
2 BYE
3 Saturday March 10 6:05pm at Iowa Barnstormers L 28–38 1–1 Wells Fargo Arena 5,874[1]
4 Sunday March 18 3:05pm Green Bay Blizzard W 37–31 2–1 Talking Stick Resort Arena
5 Saturday March 24 6:05pm Nebraska Danger W 62–49 3–1 Talking Stick Resort Arena 9,763[1]
6 Saturday March 31 6:05pm Cedar Rapids Titans W 54–19 4–1 Talking Stick Resort Arena 11,155[1]
7 BYE
8 Monday April 16 6:05pm at Sioux Falls Storm W 48–40 5–1 Denny Sanford Premier Center
9 Saturday April 21 6:05pm Green Bay Blizzard W 65–33 6–1 Talking Stick Resort Arena 13,825[1]
10 Saturday April 28 6:05pm Cedar Rapids Titans W 84–83 7–1 Talking Stick Resort Arena 16,742[1]
11 Saturday May 5 5:05pm at Cedar Rapids Titans W 57–42 8–1 U.S. Cellular Center
12 Saturday May 12 5:05pm at Green Bay Blizzard W 62–26 9–1 Resch Center
13 Sunday May 20 3:05pm Iowa Barnstormers L 68–69 OT 9–2 Talking Stick Resort Arena 18,381[1]
14 Sunday May 27 3:05pm Nebraska Danger W 45–40 10–2 Talking Stick Resort Arena
15 Saturday June 2 5:05pm at Iowa Barnstormers L 38–41 10–3 Wells Fargo Arena
16 BYE
17 Saturday June 16 5:00pm at Nebraska Danger W 59–23 11–3 Eihusen Arena

Postseason

Round Day Date Kickoff Opponent Score Location
Semifinal Saturday June 23 7:05pm Sioux Falls Storm L 68–69 OT Talking Sticks Resort Arena

Staff

Arizona Rattlers staff
Front office
  • CEO / majority owner – Ron Shurts
  • General manager – Kevin Guy
  • Assistant general manager – Jeff Jarnigan
  • Director of business operartions – Ashley Stovall
  • Operations assistant – Karra Labombarde
  • Director of team operations – J. T. Thompson
  • Media / community relations – Peter Garbow
  • Sidewinders Dancers Director – Shelby Regier
 

Coaches

  • Head coach – Kevin Guy
  • Assistant head coach and offensive line coach – Kani Kauahi
  • Defensive line and special teams Coach – Jeff Jarnigan
  • Wide receivers coach – Rod Windsor
  • Quarterback and running back coach – Dan Reich

Final roster

Arizona Rattlers roster
Quarterbacks
  •  1 Verlon Reed
  • 13 Jeff Ziemba

Running backs

  • 32 Dylan Peebles
  • 28 Shadrach Thornton

Wide receivers

  •  5 Anthony Amos
  • 17 Dezmon Epps
  • 16 Jarrod Harrington
  • 12 Anthony Jones Jr.
  • 15 Dillion Winfrey
Offensive linemen
  • 50 Chris Boles
  • 56 Steven Gurrola
  • 64 Vernon Sainvil

Defensive linemen

  • 95 Joshua Gordon
  • 91 Justin Martin
  • 97 Terrance Surratt
Linebackers
  • 30 Justin Shirk

Defensive backs

  • -- Yogi Hale
  •  4 Nathan Lindsey
  •  8 Davontae Merriweather
  • 24 Keith Trumps

Kickers

  • 22 Sawyer Petre
Reserve list
  • -- Fahraad Johnson OL (IR)
  • 45 Ryan Langford LB (IR)
  • -- Lene Maiava OL (IR)
  • 14 Darrell Monroe RB (IR)
  • 49 Edward Mosley DL (IR)
  • -- Mark Munson WR (IR)
  • Rookies in italics
  • Roster updated May 17, 2018
  • 25 Active, 7 Inactive
More rosters

References

  1. "2018 Stats". GoIFL.com. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
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