2016 Winston Wildcats season

2016 Winston Wildcats season
Head coach Barry Marrow
Owner Sports Xtras
Home field LJVM Coliseum Annex
2825 University Parkway
Winston-Salem, NC 27105
Results
Record 3–5
Division place 8th
Playoff finish did not qualify

The 2016 Winston Wildcats season was the first season for the American indoor football franchise, and their first in American Indoor Football.[1]

Schedule

Key:   Win   Tie   Loss   Bye

Regular season

All start times are local to home team

Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location
Score Record
1 BYE
2 BYE
3 BYE
4 Sunday March 20 4:05pm at Triangle Torch L 33–53[2] 0–1 Dorton Arena
5 Saturday March 26 7:05pm Philadelphia Yellow Jackets L 9-55[3] 0-2 LJVM Coliseum Annex
6 Saturday April 2 7:05pm Lehigh Valley Steelhawks L 18-43[4] 0-3 LJVM Coliseum Annex
7 Friday April 8 7:05pm at Lehigh Valley Steelhawks L 8-72[5] 0-4 PPL Center
8 Saturday April 16 7:05pm Triangle Torch L 12-58 0-5 LJVM Coliseum Annex
9 BYE
10 Saturday April 30 7:05pm Maryland Eagles W 49-19[6] 1-5 LJVM Coliseum Annex
11 BYE
12 Saturday May 14 7:05pm at Central Penn Capitals Cancelled Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center
12 Saturday May 14 7:05pm Philadelphia Yellow Jackets W 2-0* 2-5
13 Saturday May 21 7:05pm at Philadelphia Yellow Jackets W 2-0 (forfeit) 3-5 Class of 1923 Arena
14 BYE

*Game was never scheduled to be played but was credited as forfeit win to the Wildcats one week after the non-played game with no explanation given by the AIF. (The Yellow Jackets were scheduled against the Maryland Eagles that week but had to forfeit due to the loss of their arena lease.)

Standings

2016 AIF Northern standings
Team W L T PCT PF PA PF (Avg.) PA (Avg.) STK
West Michigan Ironmen610.85747122467.332.0W6
River City Raiders610.85739823556.933.6W3
Lehigh Valley Steelhawks620.75043023753.829.6L1
Philadelphia Yellow Jackets430.57126616938.024.0L2
Central Penn Capitals440.50037333846.642.3W3
Chicago Blitz330.50023717039.528.3L1
Triangle Torch340.42929235941.751.3L2
Winston Wildcats350.37513930017.437.5W3
Maryland Eagles020.000191169.558.0L2
Northern Kentucky Nightmare050.00011623623.247.2L5

Roster

2016 Winston Wildcats roster
Quarterbacks
  •  1 Darius Coleman
  • 11 Torrie Walker

Running backs

  • Currently vacant

Wide receivers

  • 15 Anthony Boggans
  •  3 Jay Smith
  • 12 Antwan Thorpe
Offensive linemen
  • 56 LaVance Ginyard
  • 52 Harvey Oliver
  • 90 John Uqdan

Defensive linemen

  • 99 Chase Blackburn
  •  9 Maurice Gibbs
  • 54 Kevin Jones
  • 57 C. J. Montgomery
Linebackers
  • 44 Raphael King
  • 33 Aaron Massey
  •  2 Ricky Taylor

Defensive backs

  • 25 Lamarcus Bond
  • 36 Donnie Bryant
  • 36 Lawyer Montgomery
  • 21 Terrance Moore

Kickers

  • 18 Sonny Powell
Injured reserve
  • Currently vacant

Exempt list

  • Currently vacant
  • Rookies in italics
  • Roster updated April 5, 2016
  • 21 Active, 0 Inactive

References

  1. "Winston Wildcats to Join the AIF in 2016". American Indoor Football. June 29, 2015. Archived from the original on October 3, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  2. Christian Candeloro (March 21, 2016). "Triangle Torch offers unorthodox entertainment". www.technicianonline.com. Technician. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  3. "Winston-Salem Wildcats Play First Home Game Of Inaugural Season". www.wfmynews2.com. Tegna. March 26, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  4. Chris Lea (April 4, 2016). "WXII Sports: Wildcats take on Saturday night football". www.wxiii12.com. Hearst Television. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  5. Keith Groller (April 8, 2016). "Lehigh Valley Steelhawks set a record for largest margin of victory with a 72-8 whipping of Winston". www.mcall.com. Allentown Morning Call. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
  6. "Wildcats Crush Eagles for First Win of the Season 49-19". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. May 2, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
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