2015 Wichita Falls Nighthawks season

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2015 Wichita Falls Nighthawks season
OwnerDrew Carnes
Head coachJames Kerwin
Home fieldKay Yeager Coliseum
1000 5th Street
Wichita Falls, Texas 76301
Results
Record4-10
Conference place5th
Playoff finishdid not qualify

The 2015 Wichita Falls Nighthawks season was the team's first season as a professional indoor football franchise as an expansion team of the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of ten teams competing in the IFL for the 2015 season, the Wichita Falls, Texas-based Nighthawks are members of the Intense Conference.

Schedule[]

Key:   Win   Tie   Loss   Bye

Regular season[]

All start times are local time

Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location
Score Record
1 Sunday March 1 3:00pm at Colorado Ice L 13-37[1] 0-1 Budweiser Events Center
2 Saturday March 7 7:00pm at Nebraska Danger L 30-45[2] 0-2 Eihusen Arena
3 Saturday March 14 7:00pm Nebraska Danger L 26-36[3] 0-3 Kay Yeager Coliseum
4 BYE
5 Saturday March 28 7:00pm Tri-Cities Fever L 48-58[4] 0-4 Kay Yeager Coliseum
6 Saturday April 4 7:00pm Bemidji Axemen W 58-27[5] 1-4 Kay Yeager Coliseum
7 BYE
8 Saturday April 18 7:00pm at Colorado Ice W 66-54[6] 2-4 Budweiser Events Center
9 Saturday April 25 7:00pm Colorado Ice W 51-44[7] 3-4 Kay Yeager Coliseum
10 Saturday May 2 7:00pm Cedar Rapids Titans L 40-63[8] 3-5 Kay Yeager Coliseum
11 Saturday May 9 8:05pm at Cedar Rapids Titans W 38-34[9] 4-5 U.S. Cellular Center
12 Saturday May 16 6:00pm at Green Bay Blizzard L 36-37[10] 4-6 Resch Center
13 Saturday May 23 7:00pm Green Bay Blizzard L 31-41[11] 4-7 Kay Yeager Coliseum
14 Saturday May 30 7:05pm at Iowa Barnstormers L 25-29[12] 4-8 Wells Fargo Arena
15 Saturday June 6 7:00pm at Nebraska Danger L 34-50[13] 4-9 Eihusen Arena
16 Saturday June 13 7:00pm Colorado Ice L 50-60[14] 4-10 Kay Yeager Coliseum
17 BYE

Roster[]

2015 Wichita Falls Nighthawks roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

  • 18 Preston Brown

Wide Receivers

  •  1 Jerome McGee
  • 88 Jimmy Pipkin
  • 44 Jo-Jo Sawyer
 Offensive Linemen
  • 78 Larry Banks
  • 69 Clint Marsh
  • -- Zion Pyatt
  • -- Shadow Stokes

Defensive Linemen

  • -- Mack Lafeale
  • 95 Terrance Lloyd
  • 99 Rickey Simpson
  • 97 Tino Tuilata
 Linebackers
  • 47 Solomon Randle

Defensive Backs

  • 24 James Ackel
  • 38 Neiko Conway
  • 21 Danny Jackson
  • 23 Jestin Love
  • 33 Deanté Purvis
  •  5 DeMarkus Washington
  • 17 Mark Watley

Kickers

  • 40 Ali Mourtada
 Injury Reserve
  • 55 Billy Harrison DL (IR) Injury icon 2.svg
  • 28 Ed Wesley RB (IR) Injury icon 2.svg
  • 89 Lenard Williams DL (IR) Injury icon 2.svg

Transfer

  • -- Josh Francis LB (Exempt)

Refused to Report

  • -- Donovan Bonner LB (Did not report)
  • 12 J. J. Hayes WR (Did not report)
  • 23 Elisha Olabode DB (Did not report)
  • -- Rolandis Woodland WR (Did not report)

Rookies in italics
Roster updated June 4, 2015
22 Active, 8 Inactive

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Standings[]

2015 Intense Conference
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 W L T PCT PF PA GB STK
y-Nebraska Danger 10 4 0 .714 739 636 -- L1
x-Tri-Cities Fever 8 6 0 .571 648 655 2.0 W1
Colorado Ice 6 8 0 .429 658 666 4.0 W3
Billings Wolves 5 9 0 .357 638 663 5.0 W1
Wichita Falls Nighthawks 4 10 0 .286 546 615 6.0 L5

References[]

  1. ^ "Penalties doom Nighthawks in loss". www.timesrecordnews.com. Journal Media Group. March 2, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  2. ^ "Danger pull away from Nighthawks". www.timesrecordnews.com. Journal Media Group. March 7, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  3. ^ Jonathan Hull (March 14, 2015). "Nighthawks falter in fourth quarter". www.timesrecordnews.com. Journal Media Group. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  4. ^ Jonathan Hull (March 28, 2015). "Nighthawks still winless after 58-48 setback". www.timesrecordnews.com. Journal Media Group. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  5. ^ Jonathan Hull (April 4, 2015). "Nighthawks pick up first victory". www.timesrecordnews.com. Journal Media Group. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  6. ^ "Nighthawks hold off Ice for first road win". www.timesrecordnews.com. Journal Media Group. April 18, 2015. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
  7. ^ Jonathan Hull (April 25, 2015). "Nighthawks nab third straight victory". www.timesrecordnews.com. Journal Media Group. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  8. ^ Donny Victory (May 2, 2015). "Nighthawks can't catch up with Titans". www.timesrecordnews.com. Journal Media Group. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  9. ^ "Nighthawks get revenge against Cedar Rapids". www.timesrecordnews.com. Journal Media Group. May 9, 2015. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  10. ^ Jonathan Hull (May 16, 2015). "Nighthawks done in by last-second FG". www.timesrecordnews.com. Journal Media Group. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  11. ^ Jonathan Hull (May 23, 2015). "Nighthawks iced by Blizzard". www.timesrecordnews.com. Journal Media Group. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
  12. ^ "Nighthawks drop third straight". www.timesrecordnews.com. Journal Media Group. May 30, 2015. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  13. ^ "Nighthawks drop fourth straight". www.timesrecordnews.com. Journal Media Group. June 6, 2015. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
  14. ^ Donny Victory (June 13, 2015). "Nighthawks fall in season finale". www.timesrecordnews.com. Journal Media Group. Retrieved June 15, 2015.

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