2017 Iowa Barnstormers season
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2017 Iowa Barnstormers season | |
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Owner | Jeff Lamberti |
General manager | John Pettit |
Head coach | Dixie Wooten |
Home field | Wells Fargo Arena |
Results | |
Record | 13–3 |
Conference place | 2nd |
Playoff finish | Lost United Conference Championship Game 32–66 (Storm) |
The 2017 Iowa Barnstormers season was the team's seventeenth season as a professional indoor football franchise and third in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of ten teams that competed in the IFL for the 2017 season, the Barnstormers were members of the United Conference.
Led by first-year head coach Dixie Wooten, the Barnstormers played their home games at the Wells Fargo Arena in the Des Moines, Iowa.
Staff
2017 Iowa Barnstormers staff | ||||||
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Front Office
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Head coach - Dixie Wooten Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Strength & conditioning |
Schedule
Key: Win Tie Loss Bye
Pre-season
Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | |
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Score | Record | ||||||
1 | Saturday | February 4 | 7:05pm | Cedar Rapids Titans | W 38–26[1] | 1–0 | U.S. Cellular Center |
Regular season
[2] All start times are local time
Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | Attendance | |
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Score | Record | |||||||
1 | Saturday | February 18 | 7:05 PM | at Wichita Falls Nighthawks | L 53–68[3] | 0–1 | Kay Yeager Coliseum | 3,353 |
2 | Sunday | February 26 | 5:00 PM | at Arizona Rattlers | W 51-47[4] | 1-1 | Talking Stick Resort Arena | 11,438 |
3 | BYE | |||||||
4 | Sunday | March 12 | 3:05 PM | at Green Bay Blizzard | W 49–30[5] | 2–1 | Resch Center | 4,409 |
5 | Monday | March 20 | 6:05 PM | at Sioux Falls Storm | L 13–70[6] | 2–2 | Denny Sanford Premier Center | 5,246 |
6 | Sunday | March 26 | 3:05 PM | Cedar Rapids Titans | W 46–23 | 3–2 | Wells Fargo Arena | 5,653 |
7 | BYE | |||||||
8 | Saturday | April 8 | 7:05 PM | Green Bay Blizzard | W 27–26 | 4–2 | Wells Fargo Arena | 6,028 |
9 | Saturday | April 15 | 7:05 PM | Nebraska Danger | W 48–14 | 5–2 | Wells Fargo Arena | 5,683 |
10 | Saturday | April 22 | 7:05 PM | at Cedar Rapids Titans | W 31–25 | 6–2 | U.S. Cellular Center | |
11 | Saturday | April 29 | 7:05 PM | Colorado Crush | W 33–21 | 7–2 | Wells Fargo Arena | 6,942 |
12 | Saturday | May 6 | 7:05 PM | at Green Bay Blizzard | W 41–34 | 8–2 | Resch Center | |
13 | Saturday | May 13 | 7:05 PM | Cedar Rapids Titans | W 56–54 | 9–2 | Wells Fargo Arena | 7,763 |
14 | Saturday | May 20 | 7:05 PM | at Wichita Falls Nighthawks | W 50–47 | 10–2 | Kay Yeager Coliseum | |
15 | Friday | May 26 | 7:05 PM | Green Bay Blizzard | W 64–12 | 11–2 | Wells Fargo Arena | 8,377 |
16 | Friday | June 2 | 8:00 PM | at Salt Lake Screaming Eagles | W 58–36 | 12–2 | Maverik Center | 3,873 |
17 | Friday | June 9 | 7:05 PM | Spokane Empire | W 58–28 | 13–2 | Wells Fargo Arena | 7,153 |
18 | Saturday | June 17 | 7:05 PM | Sioux Falls Storm | L 24–45 | 13–3 | Wells Fargo Arena | 8,638 |
Standings
2017 United Conference | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | CON | GB | STK | |
y - Sioux Falls Storm | 14 | 2 | 0 | .875 | 769 | 467 | 9–2 | — | W3 |
x - Iowa Barnstormers | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 702 | 580 | 8–3 | 1.0 | L1 |
Wichita Falls Nighthawks | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 832 | 745 | 6–2 | 2.0 | L1 |
Green Bay Blizzard | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 513 | 665 | 2–9 | 11.5 | W1 |
Cedar Rapids Titans | 1 | 15 | 0 | .063 | 494 | 780 | 1–10 | 13.0 | L10 |
Postseason
Round | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Location |
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United Conference Championship | Saturday | July 24 | 7:05pm | at Sioux Falls Storm | L 32–66 | Denny Sanford Premier Center |
Roster
2017 Iowa Barnstormers roster | ||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Kickers
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Reserve lists
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References
- ^ Douglas Miles (February 4, 2017). "Cedar Rapids Titans drop sloppy exhibition opener to Barnstormers, 38-26". www.thegazette.com. The Gazette. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
- ^ "2017 Schedule : Iowa Barnstormers". Indoor Football League. Archived from the original on February 19, 2017. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
- ^ Donny Victory (February 18, 2017). "Nighthawks control Iowa in opener". www.timesrecordnews.com. Times Record News. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
- ^ Richard Obert (February 26, 2017). "Arizona Rattlers fail to keep up with Iowa Barnstormers in home opener loss". www.azcentral.com. The Arizona Republic. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
- ^ "Blizzard lose home opener". www.greenbaypressgazette.com. USA Today. March 12, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- ^ "Storm Roll to 70-13 Win Over Iowa". www.ksfy.com. Gray Digital Media. March 20, 2017. Retrieved March 21, 2017.