| 2017 High Country Grizzlies season | |
|---|---|
| Head Coach | Josh Resignalo |
| Home Field | George M. Holmes Convocation Center |
| Results | |
| Record | 3–7 |
| Place | {{{division_place}}} |
| Playoff Finish | Did not qualify |
| Timeline | |
| Previous season | Next season |
| 2016 | 2018 |
The 2017 High Country Grizzlies season was the franchise's inaugural season as a professional indoor football franchise; they are an expansion team of the National Arena League. The Grizzlies were one of eight teams that competed in the NAL for its inaugural 2017 season.
Led by head coach Josh Resignalo, the Grizzlies play their home games at the George M. Holmes Convocation Center on the campus of Appalachian State University.
Standings[]
| 2017 National Arena League standings | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | GB | STK | |
| z - Jacksonville Sharks | 11 | 1 | .917 | 697 | 299 | — | L1 |
| y - Lehigh Valley Steelhawks | 9 | 1 | .900 | 610 | 349 | 1.0 | W7 |
| x - Columbus Lions | 9 | 3 | .750 | 689 | 412 | 2.0 | W6 |
| x - Monterrey Steel | 7 | 4 | .636 | 478 | 364 | 3.5 | W1 |
| High Country Grizzlies | 3 | 7 | .300 | 449 | 484 | 7.0 | L4 |
| Georgia Firebirds | 2 | 9 | .182 | 372 | 576 | 8.5 | L5 |
| Dayton Wolfpack | 0 | 7 | .000 | 125 | 478 | 8.5 | L7 |
| Corpus Christi Rage | 0 | 9 | .000 | 166 | 624 | 9.5 | L9 |
z - clinched home field advantage
y - clinched home playoff game
x - clinched playoff spot
Schedule[]
Regular season[]
The 2017 regular season schedule was released on December 9, 2016[1]
Key: Win Tie Loss Bye
All start times are local time
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | ||||||
| 1 | Saturday | March 18 | 7:00pm | at Georgia Firebirds | W 62–29 | 1–0 | Albany Civic Center |
| 2 | Saturday | March 25 | 7:00pm | Lehigh Valley Steelhawks | L 42–48 | 1–1 | George M. Holmes Convocation Center |
| 3 | Saturday | April 1 | 7:00pm | Dayton Wolfpack | W 94–6 | 2–1 | George M. Holmes Convocation Center |
| 4 | Sunday | April 9 | 7:00pm | Jacksonville Sharks | L 21–68 | 2–2 | George M. Holmes Convocation Center |
| 5 | BYE | ||||||
| 6 | Saturday | April 22 | 7:00pm | at Columbus Lions | L 44–57 | 2–3 | Columbus Civic Center |
| 7 | BYE | ||||||
| 8 | Sunday | May 7 | 7:00pm | Georgia Firebirds | W 47–31 | 3–3 | George M. Holmes Convocation Center |
| 9 | Monday | May 15 | 7:05pm | at Dayton Wolfpack | Cancelled[lower-alpha 1] | ||
| 10 | Saturday | May 20 | 7:00pm | Lehigh Valley Steelhawks | L 28–56 | 3–4 | George M. Holmes Convocation Center |
| 11 | Saturday | May 27 | 7:00pm | Columbus Lions | L 41–56 | 3–5 | George M. Holmes Convocation Center |
| 12 | Saturday | June 3 | 7:00pm | at Lehigh Valley Steelhawks | L 52–67 | 3–6 | PPL Center |
| 13 | Saturday | June 10 | 7:00pm | at Jacksonville Sharks | L 18–66 | 3–7 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena |
| 14 | Friday | June 16 | 7:00pm | at Corpus Christi Rage | Cancelled[lower-alpha 2] | American Bank Center | |
- ↑ "2016 National Arena League schedule". National Arena League. http://nationalarenaleague.com/schedules.html. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
Roster[]
| 2017 High Country Grizzlies roster | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
Rookies in italics | |||
References[]
External links[]
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