2016 Lehigh Valley Steelhawks season

2016 Lehigh Valley Steelhawks season
2016 Lehigh Valley Steelhawks season
Owner	Glenn W. Clark
General manager	Michael Clark
Head coach	Chris Thompson
Home stadium	PPL Center; 701 Hamilton Street; Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Results
Record	6-2
Division place	3rd
Playoffs	Won Divisional Semifinal 54-52 (Raiders); Lost Northern Championship 35-42 (Ironmen)
	← 2015; Lehigh Valley Steelhawks; 2017 →;

OwnerGlenn W. Clark

Head coachChris Thompson

The 2016 Lehigh Valley Steelhawks season was the sixth season for the American indoor football franchise, and their first in the American Indoor Football (AIF).^[1]

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location
Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	Location
1	Saturday	March 5	7:05pm	Philadelphia Yellow Jackets	W 41-28^[2]	1-0	PPL Center

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location
Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	Location
1	BYE
2	BYE
3	Saturday	March 12	7:05pm	at Central Penn Capitals	W 44-27^[3]	1-0	Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center
4	BYE
5	Friday	March 25	7:05pm	at Triangle Torch	W 66-30^[4]	2-0	Dorton Arena
6	Saturday	April 2	7:05pm	at Winston Wildcats	W 43-18	3-0	LJVM Coliseum Annex
7	Friday	April 8	7:30pm	Winston Wildcats	W 72-8^[5]	4-0	PPL Center
8	BYE
9	Saturday	April 23	7:05pm	Philadelphia Yellow Jackets	W 52-33^[6]	5-0	PPL Center
10	Saturday	April 30	7:05pm	Central Penn Capitals	L 56-65^[7]	5-1	PPL Center
11	BYE
12	Saturday	May 14	7:05pm	Triangle Torch	W 68-19^[8]	6-1	PPL Center
13	Saturday	May 21	7:05pm	Central Penn Capitals	L 29-37^[9]	6-2	PPL Center
14	BYE

2016 AIF Northern standings view talk edit
Team	W	L	PCT
y – West Michigan Ironmen	6	1	.857
x – River City Raiders	6	1	.857
x – Lehigh Valley Steelhawks	6	2	.750
Philadelphia Yellow Jackets	4	3	.571
Central Penn Capitals	4	4	.500
Chicago Blitz	3	3	.500
Triangle Torch	3	4	.429
Winston Wildcats	3	5	.375
Maryland Eagles	0	2	.000
Northern Kentucky Nightmare	0	5	.000

Round	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Location
Div. Semifinals	Monday	June 6	7:00pm	at River City Raiders	W 54-52^[10]	Family Arena
Div. Championship	Saturday	June 11	8:00pm	at West Michigan Ironmen	L 35-42	L. C. Walker Arena

Preseason

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