2016 Columbus Lions season

2016 Columbus Lions season
2016 Columbus Lions season
Owner	John Hargrove; Keith Norred; Kike Seda; Skip Seda; Rich Jacobson
General manager	Tanema Willock
Head coach	Jason Gibson
Home stadium	Columbus Civic Center
Results
Record	8–0
Division place	1st
Playoffs	Won Southern Semifinals (Stars) 49–37; Won Southern Championship (Tarpons) 79–66; Won AIF Championship (Ironmen) 74–32
	← 2015; Columbus Lions; 2017 →;

OwnerJohn Hargrove
Keith Norred
Kike Seda
Skip Seda
Rich Jacobson

Head coachJason Gibson

The 2016 Columbus Lions season was the tenth season for the indoor football franchise, and their first in American Indoor Football.^[1]

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	Georgia Firebirds	W 86–0^[2]	1–0	Columbus Civic Center
5	Saturday	March 26	7:05pm	at Central Florida Jaguars	W 90–42^[3]	2–0	Lakeland Center
6	BYE
7	Saturday	April 9	7:05pm	Atlanta Vultures	W 65–8^[4]	3–0	Columbus Civic Center
8	Saturday	April 16	7:05pm	Myrtle Beach Freedom	W 65–15^[5]	4–0	Columbus Civic Center
9	Saturday	April 23	7:05pm	Florida Tarpons	W 68–54^[6]	5–0	Columbus Civic Center
10	Saturday	April 30	7:05pm	at Georgia Firebirds	W 73–18^[7]	6–0	Albany Civic Center
11	Saturday	May 7	7:05pm	Savannah Steam	W 100–21^[8]	7–0	Columbus Civic Center
12	BYE
13	Monday	May 23	7:05pm	at Myrtle Beach Freedom	W 52–15^[9]	8–0	Myrtle Beach Convention Center
14	BYE

2016 AIF Southern standings view talk edit
Team	W	L	PCT
y – Columbus Lions	8	0	1.000
x – Florida Tarpons	7	1	.875
x – Myrtle Beach Freedom	4	4	.500
x – Savannah Steam	3	5	.375
Georgia Firebirds	3	5	.375
Central Florida Jaguars	2	6	.250
Atlanta Vultures	1	7	.125

Round	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Location
Div. Semifinals	Saturday	June 4	5:05pm	New Mexico Stars	W 49–37^[10]	Columbus Civic Center
Div. Championship	Saturday	June 11	7:05pm	Florida Tarpons	W 79–66^[11]	Columbus Civic Center
AIF Championship	Saturday	June 18	7:00pm	West Michigan Ironmen	W 72–34^[12]	Columbus Civic Center

Regular season

2016 Columbus Lions season
Owner	John Hargrove Keith Norred Kike Seda Skip Seda Rich Jacobson
General manager	Tanema Willock
Head coach	Jason Gibson
Home stadium	Columbus Civic Center
Results
Record	8–0
Division place	1st
Playoffs	Won Southern Semifinals (Stars) 49–37 Won Southern Championship (Tarpons) 79–66 Won AIF Championship (Ironmen) 74–32
← 2015 Columbus Lions 2017 →

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