2015 Richmond Raiders season

Richmond Raiders
2015 Richmond Raiders season
Head coach	James Fuller
Owner	Mike & Elizabeth Frazier
Home field	Richmond Coliseum
Results
Record	8-4
League place	2nd
Playoff finish	Won Semi-Finals 54-35 (Venom); Lost PIFL Cup IV 38-64 (Lions)

The 2015 Richmond Raiders season was the sixth season for the American indoor football franchise, and their fourth in the Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL).

Schedule

Key: Win Tie Loss Bye

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	Sunday	March 22	4:00pm	at Trenton Freedom	L 33-41^[1]	0-1	Sun National Bank Center
2	Sunday	March 29	3:00pm	at Columbus Lions	L 50-52^[2]	0-2	Columbus Civic Center
3	Saturday	April 4	7:00pm	Alabama Hammers	W 60-45^[3]	1-2	Richmond Coliseum
4	Saturday	April 11	7:00pm	Columbus Lions	L 43-47^[4]	1-3	Richmond Coliseum
5	Friday	April 17	7:00pm	Trenton Freedom	W 52-50^[5]	2-3	Richmond Coliseum
6	Saturday	April 25	8:00pm	at Nashville Venom	L 49-69	2-4	Nashville Municipal Auditorium
7	Saturday	May 2	8:00pm	at Alabama Hammers	W 87-58	3-4	Von Braun Center
8	Sunday	May 10	2:00pm	at Erie Explosion	W 70-46^[6]	4-4	Erie Insurance Arena
9	BYE
10	Saturday	May 23	7:00pm	Trenton Freedom	W 46-40	5-4	Richmond Coliseum
11	Friday	May 29	7:00pm	at Lehigh Valley Steelhawks	W 35-28	6-4	PPL Center
12	Saturday	June 6	7:00pm	Nashville Venom	W 54-30	7-4	Richmond Coliseum
13	BYE
14	Saturday	June 20	7:00pm	Erie Explosion	W 77-8	8-4	Richmond Coliseum

Standings

2015 Professional Indoor Football League
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	PF (Avg.)	PA (Avg.)	STK
y-Columbus Lions	8	3	0	.727	611	509	55.5	46.3	L1
y-Richmond Raiders	8	4	0	.667	649	507	54.1	42.3	W6
x-Nashville Venom	7	4	0	.636	574	467	52.2	42.5	W2
x-Lehigh Valley Steelhawks	6	5	0	.545	515	460	46.8	41.8	L3
Trenton Freedom	6	6	0	.500	553	517	46.1	43.1	L2
Alabama Hammers	5	7	0	.417	555	645	46.3	53.7	W2
Erie Explosion	2	9	0	.182	404	664	36.7	60.4	L2

Postseason

Round	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location
Round	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	Location
Semi-Finals	Monday	June 29	7:00pm	Nashville Venom	W 54-35	1-0	Richmond Coliseum
PIFL Cup IV	Monday	July 6	7:00pm	at Columbus Lions	L 38-64^[7]	1-1	Columbus Civic Center

Roster

2015 Richmond Raiders roster

Quarterbacks

3 Jonathan Bane

10 Phil Konopka

Fullbacks

35 Derrick Okafor

Wide receivers

12 Gerron Bryant

2 Daron Clark

9 Ronald Davis

14 Dexter Green

1 Robert Holland

5 Herb Jones

Offensive linemen

77 James Carter

56 Blade Shoop

78 Jarius Spain

63 Ken Van Heule

55 Eric Weaver

Defensive linemen

7 Alex Johnson

94 Devin Jones

90 Christian Lacey

41 Chris Robinson

75 Brandon Sparrow

Linebackers

32 Blake Jones

45 Brandon Robinson

Defensive backs

21 Kevin Allen

22 Tyrell Austin

6 Malik Cromartie

8 Torez Jones

31 Maurice Thorne

Kickers

18 T. C. Stevens

Injured reserve

-- Ammar Dyson WR (IR)

Exempt List

76 Miles Mason OL (Exempt.)

20 Brian Smith DB (Exempt.)

2 Devin Wilson WR (Exempt.)

Suspended

Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated June 14, 2015
27 Active, 4 Inactive

References

↑ Laura Fien (March 22, 2015). "Raiders lose to Freedom". www.richmond.com. Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
↑ "Raids fall on late touchdown". www.richmond.com. Richmond Times-Dispatch. March 29, 2015. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
↑ David M. Lawrence (April 4, 2015). "Raiders outscore Hammers". www.richmond.com. Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
↑ David M. Lawrence (March 29, 2015). "Richmond Raiders can't hold on to late lead, lose to Columbus". www.richmond.com. Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
↑ Mark Gormus (April 17, 2015). "Raiders hold off Trenton for second win of the season". www.richmond.com. Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
↑ "Erie Explosion lose QB, game". www.goerie.com. Erie Times-News. May 11, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
↑ Justin Ferguson (July 6, 2015). "Lions feast on Raiders again, claim PIFL title with 64-38 win". www.richmond.com. Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved July 7, 2015.

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[1] Laura Fien (March 22, 2015). "Raiders lose to Freedom". www.richmond.com. Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved July 15, 2015.

[2] "Raids fall on late touchdown". www.richmond.com. Richmond Times-Dispatch. March 29, 2015. Retrieved May 12, 2015.

[3] David M. Lawrence (April 4, 2015). "Raiders outscore Hammers". www.richmond.com. Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved May 12, 2015.

[4] David M. Lawrence (March 29, 2015). "Richmond Raiders can't hold on to late lead, lose to Columbus". www.richmond.com. Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved May 12, 2015.

[5] Mark Gormus (April 17, 2015). "Raiders hold off Trenton for second win of the season". www.richmond.com. Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved July 15, 2015.

[6] "Erie Explosion lose QB, game". www.goerie.com. Erie Times-News. May 11, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2015.

[7] Justin Ferguson (July 6, 2015). "Lions feast on Raiders again, claim PIFL title with 64-38 win". www.richmond.com. Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved July 7, 2015.