2016 Atlanta Vultures season
2016 Atlanta Vultures season | |
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Head coach | Cedric Roach |
General manager | Barrington Young |
Owner |
Barrington Young Janice Strong |
Home field |
Georgia International Convention Center 2000 Convention Center Concourse Atlanta, GA 30337 |
Results | |
Record | 1-5 |
Division place | 7th |
Playoff finish | did not qualify |
The 2016 Atlanta Vultures season was the first season for the indoor football franchise and their first in American Indoor Football (AIF).[1] The Vultures would fold mid-season due to arena and player issues. Remaining games were all considered 0-2 losses by forfeit in the AIF standings.
Schedule
Key: Win Tie Loss Bye
Exhibition
All start times are local to home team
Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | |
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1 | Sunday | March 6 | 3:05pm | at West Michigan Ironmen | L 29-63 | 0-1 | L. C. Walker Arena |
2 | Sunday | May 22 | 7:05pm | South Carolina Ravens | Georgia International Convention Center |
Regular season
All start times are local to home team
Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | |
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Score | Record | ||||||
1 | BYE | ||||||
2 | BYE | ||||||
3 | BYE | ||||||
4 | Sunday | March 20 | 4:00pm | Savannah Steam | Cancelled | Georgia International Convention Center | |
5 | Saturday | March 26 | 7:00pm | at Georgia Firebirds | W 40-38[2] | 1-0 | Albany Civic Center |
6 | Sunday | April 3 | 7:05pm | Florida Tarpons | Cancelled | Georgia International Convention Center | |
7 | Saturday | April 9 | 7:05pm | at Columbus Lions | L 8-65[3] | 1-1 | Columbus Civic Center |
8 | Sunday | April 17 | 7:05pm | at Savannah Steam | L 19-32* | 1-2 | Savannah Civic Center |
9 | BYE | ||||||
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- * – The Atlanta Vultures actually won this game 32-19, however, the AIF ruled they had used illegal players and reversed the score instead of just changing the game to a forfeit. The Vultures would fold later that week.
Standings
2016 AIF Southern Standings | |||||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | PF (Avg.) | PA (Avg.) | STK | ||
Columbus Lions | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 599 | 174 | 74.9 | 21.8 | W8 | ||
Florida Tarpons | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 489 | 202 | 61.1 | 25.3 | W4 | ||
Myrtle Beach Freedom | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 259 | 307 | 32.4 | 38.4 | L1 | ||
Savannah Steam | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 264 | 336 | 33.0 | 42.0 | L1 | ||
Georgia Firebirds | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 236 | 350 | 29.5 | 43.8 | L2 | ||
Central Florida Jaguars | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 219 | 483 | 27.4 | 60.4 | L1 | ||
Atlanta Vultures | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | 67 | 141 | 11.2 | 23.5 | L5 |
Roster
Atlanta Vultures 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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Injured Reserve
Exempt List
Practice Squad
Rookies in italics |
References
- ↑ "Atlanta Vultures to Take Flight in 2016". American Indoor Football. June 23, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
- ↑ Time Morse (March 26, 2016). "Georgia Firebirds show improvement but fall 40-38". www.albanyhearald.com. Albany Herald. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
- ↑ Dana Barker (April 9, 2016). "Columbus Lions remain undefeated with rout of Atlanta". www.ledger-enquirer.com. Ledger-Enquirer. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
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