2016 Sioux Falls Storm season
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| 2016 Sioux Falls Storm season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Todd Tryon |
| General manager | Tyler Pederson |
| Head coach | Kurtiss Riggs |
| Home stadium | Denny Sanford Premier Center |
| Results | |
| Record | 15-1 |
| Conference place | 1st |
| Playoffs | Won United Conference Championship 54-28 (Titans) Won 2016 United Bowl 55-34 (Empire) |
The 2016 Sioux Falls Storm season was the team's seventeenth season as a professional indoor football franchise and eighth in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of ten teams that competed in the IFL for the 2016 season, the Storm were members of the United Conference.
Led by head coach Kurtiss Riggs, the Storm played their home games at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Regular season
Key: Win Tie Loss Bye
All start times are local time
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | ||||||
| 1 | Saturday | February 20 | 8:05pm | at Billings Wolves | W 51-28[1] | 1-0 | Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark |
| 2 | Friday | February 26 | 7:05pm | Cedar Rapids Titans | W 54-45[2] | 2-0 | Denny Sanford Premier Center |
| 3 | Sunday | March 6 | 3:05pm | at Green Bay Blizzard | W 49-31 | 3-0 | Resch Center |
| 4 | BYE | ||||||
| 5 | Sunday | March 20 | 4:00pm | at Colorado Crush | W 58-55[3] | 4-0 | Budweiser Events Center |
| 6 | Saturday | March 26 | 7:05pm | at Cedar Rapids Titans | L 57-60[4] | 4-1 | U.S. Cellular Center |
| 7 | BYE | ||||||
| 8 | Saturday | April 9 | 7:05pm | Cedar Rapids Titans | W 62-49[5] | 5-1 | Denny Sanford Premier Center |
| 9 | Saturday | April 16 | 7:05pm | Wichita Falls Nighthawks | W 71-44[6] | 6-1 | Denny Sanford Premier Center |
| 10 | Saturday | April 23 | 7:05pm | at Nebraska Danger | W 62-44[7] | 7-1 | Eihusen Arena |
| 11 | Saturday | April 30 | 7:05pm | Green Bay Blizzard | W 66-59[8] | 8-1 | Denny Sanford Premier Center |
| 12 | Friday | May 6 | 7:00pm | at Wichita Falls Nighthawks | W 66-58[9] | 9-1 | Kay Yeager Coliseum |
| 13 | Saturday | May 14 | 7:05pm | Spokane Empire | W 63-50[10] | 10-1 | Denny Sanford Premier Center |
| 14 | Saturday | May 21 | 7:05pm | Green Bay Blizzard | W 58-24[11] | 11-1 | Denny Sanford Premier Center |
| 15 | Friday | May 27 | 7:05pm | at Iowa Barnstormers | W 50-49 (OT) | 12-1 | Wells Fargo Arena |
| 16 | Saturday | June 4 | 7:05pm | Colorado Crush | W 72-59[12] | 13-1 | Denny Sanford Premier Center |
| 17 | Saturday | June 11 | 7:05pm | Iowa Barnstormers | W 53-30[13] | 14-1 | Denny Sanford Premier Center |
| 18 | Saturday | June 18 | 7:00pm | at Spokane Empire | W 59-35[14] | 15-1 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena |
| 19 | BYE | ||||||
Standings
| 2016 United Conference | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | GB | STK | ||
| y–Sioux Falls Storm | 15 | 1 | 0 | .938 | 951 | 720 | -- | W11 | |
| x–Cedar Rapids Titans | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 781 | 628 | 3.0 | W7 | |
| x–Wichita Falls Nighthawks | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 1001 | 861 | 4.0 | W2 | |
| Green Bay Blizzard | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 682 | 932 | 10.0 | L1 | |
| Iowa Barnstormers | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 737 | 838 | 11.0 | L7 | |
Postseason
| Round | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | ||||||
| Wild Card | BYE | ||||||
| United Conference Championship | Saturday | July 16 | 7:05pm | Cedar Rapids Titans | W 54-28 | 1-0 | Denny Sanford Premier Center |
| 2016 United Bowl | Saturday | July 23 | 7:05pm | Spokane Empire | W 55-34 | 2-0 | Denny Sanford Premier Center |