2015 Richmond Raiders season

2015 Richmond Raiders season
Head coach	James Fuller
Owner	Mike & Elizabeth Frazier
Home field	Richmond Coliseum
Results
Record	8-4
League place	2nd
Playoff finish	Won Semi-Finals 54-35 (Venom) Lost PIFL Cup IV 38-64 (Lions)

The 2015 Richmond Raiders season was the sixth season for the American indoor football franchise, and their fourth in the Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL).

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	Sunday	March 22	4:00pm	at Trenton Freedom	L 33-41[1]	0-1	Sun National Bank Center
2	Sunday	March 29	3:00pm	at Columbus Lions	L 50-52[2]	0-2	Columbus Civic Center
3	Saturday	April 4	7:00pm	Alabama Hammers	W 60-45[3]	1-2	Richmond Coliseum
4	Saturday	April 11	7:00pm	Columbus Lions	L 43-47[4]	1-3	Richmond Coliseum
5	Friday	April 17	7:00pm	Trenton Freedom	W 52-50[5]	2-3	Richmond Coliseum
6	Saturday	April 25	8:00pm	at Nashville Venom	L 49-69	2-4	Nashville Municipal Auditorium
7	Saturday	May 2	8:00pm	at Alabama Hammers	W 87-58	3-4	Von Braun Center
8	Sunday	May 10	2:00pm	at Erie Explosion	W 70-46[6]	4-4	Erie Insurance Arena
9	BYE
10	Saturday	May 23	7:00pm	Trenton Freedom	W 46-40	5-4	Richmond Coliseum
11	Friday	May 29	7:00pm	at Lehigh Valley Steelhawks	W 35-28	6-4	PPL Center
12	Saturday	June 6	7:00pm	Nashville Venom	W 54-30	7-4	Richmond Coliseum
13	BYE
14	Saturday	June 20	7:00pm	Erie Explosion	W 77-8	8-4	Richmond Coliseum

Standings

2015 Professional Indoor Football League
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	PF (Avg.)	PA (Avg.)	STK
y-Columbus Lions	8	3	0	.727	611	509	55.5	46.3	L1
y-Richmond Raiders	8	4	0	.667	649	507	54.1	42.3	W6
x-Nashville Venom	7	4	0	.636	574	467	52.2	42.5	W2
x-Lehigh Valley Steelhawks	6	5	0	.545	515	460	46.8	41.8	L3
Trenton Freedom	6	6	0	.500	553	517	46.1	43.1	L2
Alabama Hammers	5	7	0	.417	555	645	46.3	53.7	W2
Erie Explosion	2	9	0	.182	404	664	36.7	60.4	L2

Postseason

Round	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location
					Score	Record
Semi-Finals	Monday	June 29	7:00pm	Nashville Venom	W 54-35	1-0	Richmond Coliseum
PIFL Cup IV	Monday	July 6	7:00pm	at Columbus Lions	L 38-64[7]	1-1	Columbus Civic Center

Roster

2015 Richmond Raiders roster
Quarterbacks  3 Jonathan Bane 10 Phil Konopka Fullbacks 35 Derrick Okafor Wide Receivers 12 Gerron Bryant  2 Daron Clark  9 Ronald Davis 14 Dexter Green  1 Robert Holland  5 Herb Jones		Offensive Linemen 77 James Carter 56 Blade Shoop 78 Jarius Spain 63 Ken Van Heule 55 Eric Weaver Defensive Linemen  7 Alex Johnson 94 Devin Jones 90 Christian Lacey 41 Chris Robinson 75 Brandon Sparrow		Linebackers 32 Blake Jones 45 Brandon Robinson Defensive Backs 21 Kevin Allen 22 Tyrell Austin  6 Malik Cromartie  8 Torez Jones 31 Maurice Thorne Kickers 18 T. C. Stevens		Injured Reserve -- Ammar Dyson WR Exempt List 76 Miles Mason OL 20 Brian Smith DB  2 Devin Wilson WR Suspended Currently vacant Rookies in italics Roster updated June 14, 2015 27 Active, 4 Inactive → More rosters

References

1. Laura Fien (March 22, 2015). "Raiders lose to Freedom". www.richmond.com. Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
2. "Raids fall on late touchdown". www.richmond.com. Richmond Times-Dispatch. March 29, 2015. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
3. David M. Lawrence (April 4, 2015). "Raiders outscore Hammers". www.richmond.com. Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
4. David M. Lawrence (March 29, 2015). "Richmond Raiders can't hold on to late lead, lose to Columbus". www.richmond.com. Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
5. Mark Gormus (April 17, 2015). "Raiders hold off Trenton for second win of the season". www.richmond.com. Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
6. "Erie Explosion lose QB, game". www.goerie.com. Erie Times-News. May 11, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
7. Justin Ferguson (July 6, 2015). "Lions feast on Raiders again, claim PIFL title with 64-38 win". www.richmond.com. Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved July 7, 2015.