2016 Columbus Lions season | |
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Head Coach | Jason Gibson |
General Manager | Tanema Willock |
Home Field | Columbus Civic Center |
Results | |
Record | 8–0 |
Place | 1st |
Playoff Finish | Won Southern Semifinals (Stars) 49–37 Won Southern Championship (Tarpons) 79–66 Won AIF Championship (Ironmen) 74–32 |
Timeline | |
Previous season | Next season |
2015 | 2017 |
The 2016 Columbus Lions season was the tenth season for the indoor football franchise, and their first in American Indoor Football.[1]
Schedule[]
Key: Win Tie Loss Bye
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 | Georgia Firebirds | W 86–0[2] | 1–0 | Columbus Civic Center |
5 | Saturday | March 26 | 7:05pm | at Central Florida Jaguars | W 90–42[3] | 2–0 | Lakeland Center |
6 | BYE | ||||||
7 | Saturday | April 9 | 7:05pm | Atlanta Vultures | W 65–8[4] | 3–0 | Columbus Civic Center |
8 | Saturday | April 16 | 7:05pm | Myrtle Beach Freedom | W 65–15[5] | 4–0 | Columbus Civic Center |
9 | Saturday | April 23 | 7:05pm | Florida Tarpons | W 68–54[6] | 5–0 | Columbus Civic Center |
10 | Saturday | April 30 | 7:05pm | at Georgia Firebirds | W 73–18[7] | 6–0 | Albany Civic Center |
11 | Saturday | May 7 | 7:05pm | Savannah Steam | W 100–21[8] | 7–0 | Columbus Civic Center |
12 | BYE | ||||||
13 | Monday | May 23 | 7:05pm | at Myrtle Beach Freedom | W 52–15[9] | 8–0 | Myrtle Beach Convention Center |
14 | BYE |
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 |
Playoffs[]
All start times are local to home team
Round | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Location |
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Div. Semifinals | Saturday | June 4 | 5:05pm | New Mexico Stars | W 49–37[10] | Columbus Civic Center |
Div. Championship | Saturday | June 11 | 7:05pm | Florida Tarpons | W 79–66[11] | Columbus Civic Center |
AIF Championship | Saturday | June 18 | 7:00pm | West Michigan Ironmen | W 72–34[12] | Columbus Civic Center |
Roster[]
2016 Columbus Lions 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
Refuse to report
Exempt
Rookies in italics |
References[]
- ↑ Keith Groller (September 14, 2015). "Steelhawks moving to a new indoor football league for 2016". www.mcall.com. The Morning Call. http://www.mcall.com/sports/mc-steelhawks-moving-to-a-new-indoor-league-for-2016-20150914-story.html. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
- ↑ Dana Barker (March 20, 2016). "Lions trounce Firebirds". www.mcall.com. Ledger-Enquirer. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/sports/other-sports/article67270347.html. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
- ↑ "Columbus Lions defeat Central Florida 90-40". www.mcall.com. Ledger-Enquirer. March 27, 2016. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/sports/nfl/article68568047.html. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
- ↑ Dana Barker (April 9, 2016). "Columbus Lions remain undefeated with rout of Atlanta". www.ledger-enquirer.com. Ledger-Enquirer. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/sports/article70997067.html. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
- ↑ Dana Barker (April 9, 2016). "Lions remain undefeated with another rout". www.ledger-enquirer.com. Ledger-Enquirer. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/sports/article72315682.html. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
- ↑ Dana Barker (April 24, 2016). "Columbus Lions remain undefeated with win over Florida Tarpons". www.ledger-enquirer.com. Ledger-Enquirer. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/sports/article73622192.html. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
- ↑ "Lions rout Firebirds, remain undefeated". www.ledger-enquirer.com. Ledger-Enquirer. May 1, 2016. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/sports/other-sports/article75062007.html. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
- ↑ Dana Barker (May 7, 2016). "Lions score 100, steamroll Savannah". www.ledger-enquirer.com. Ledger-Enquirer. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/sports/article76384702.html. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
- ↑ "Columbus Lions tuneup for playoffs with win over Myrtle Beach". www.ledger-enquirer.com. Ledger-Enquirer. May 24, 2016. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/sports/article79609087.html. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
- ↑ Dana Barker (June 5, 2016). "Lions overcome slow start to win playoff opener over Stars". www.ledger-enquirer.com. Ledger-Enquirer. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/sports/article81889767.html. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
- ↑ Dana Barker (June 12, 2016). "Columbus Lions advance to AIF championship game with win over Florida Tarpons". www.ledger-enquirer.com. Ledger-Enquirer. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/sports/article83281342.html. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
- ↑ Dana Barker (June 19, 2016). "Lions capture AIF title in bizarre, blowout fashion". www.ledger-enquirer.com. Ledger-Enquirer. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/sports/article84686262.html. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
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