2016 Arizona Rattlers season

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2016 Arizona Rattlers season
OwnerRon Shurts
Head coachKevin Guy
General managerKevin Guy
Home fieldTalking Stick Resort Arena
Results
Record13–3
Conference place1st National
Playoff finishWon National Conference Semifinals 84–40 (Steel)
Won National Conference Championship 82–41 (Gladiators)
Lost ArenaBowl XXIX 42–56 (Soul)

The 2016 Arizona Rattlers season was the twenty-fourth season for the arena football franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Kevin Guy and played their home games at Talking Stick Resort Arena. They moved to the Indoor Football League after the season.

Standings[]

2016 National Conference standings
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Team Overall Points Record
W L PCT PF PA CON Home Away
x-Arizona Rattlers 13 3 .813 1,068 766 8–0 8–0 5–3
Los Angeles Kiss 7 9 .438 736 748 4–4 5–4 2–5
Cleveland Gladiators 7 9 .438 826 934 2–4 4–4 3–5
Portland Steel 3 13 .188 670 926 1–7 3–4 0–9

Schedule[]

Regular season[]

The 2016 regular season schedule was released on December 10, 2015.[1]

Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance Report
Score Record
1 Friday April 1 10:00 p.m. EDT at Portland Steel W 80–28 1–0 Moda Center 6,782 [2]
2 Saturday April 9 11:00 p.m. EDT at Los Angeles KISS W 69–28 2–0 Honda Center 6,427 [3]
3 Saturday April 16 9:00 p.m. EDT Tampa Bay Storm W 60–27 3–0 Talking Stick Resort Arena 14,872 [4]
4 Saturday April 23 7:00 p.m. EDT at Jacksonville Sharks W 75–68 (OT) 4–0 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena 8,354 [5]
5 Saturday April 30 9:00 p.m. EDT Portland Steel W 68–21 5–0 Talking Stick Resort Arena 11,510 [6]
6 Saturday May 7 7:30 p.m. EDT at Orlando Predators L 59–77 5–1 Amway Center 10,512 [7]
7 Friday May 14 6:30 p.m. EDT at Philadelphia Soul L 58–65 5–2 Wells Fargo Center 8,580 [8]
8 Saturday May 21 9:00 p.m. EDT Los Angeles KISS W 47–34 6–2 Talking Stick Resort Arena 14,519 [9]
9 Sunday May 29 2:00 p.m. EDT at Tampa Bay Storm L 56–63 6–3 Amalie Arena 8,298 [10]
10 Friday June 3 7:00 p.m. EDT at Cleveland Gladiators W 77–62 7–3 Quicken Loans Arena 11,797
11 Saturday June 11 9:00 p.m. EDT Portland Steel W 76–49 8–3 Talking Stick Resort Arena 14,401
12 Friday June 17 10:00 p.m. EDT Philadelphia Soul W 80–63 9–3 Talking Stick Resort Arena 11,067
13 Sunday June 26 6:00 p.m. EDT at Los Angeles KISS W 64–49 10–3 Honda Center 7,090
14 Bye
15 Saturday July 9 9:30 p.m. EDT Jacksonville Sharks W 69–67 11–3 Talking Stick Resort Arena 11,874
16 Monday July 18 9:30 p.m. EDT Orlando Predators W 62–45 12–3 Talking Stick Resort Arena 9,628
17 Sunday July 24 9:00 p.m. EDT Cleveland Gladiators W 68–20 13–3 Talking Stick Resort Arena 12,823
18 Bye

Playoffs[]

Round Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance Report
NC Semifinals Saturday August 6 10:00 p.m.EDT Portland Steel W 84–40 Talking Stick Resort Arena 13,192
NC Championship Saturday August 13 9:00 p.m.EDT Cleveland Gladiators W 82–41 Talking Stick Resort Arena 15,103
ArenaBowl XXIX Friday August 26 7:00 p.m.EDT Philadelphia Soul L 42–56 Gila River Arena 13,390

Roster[]

2016 Arizona Rattlers roster
Quarterbacks

Fullbacks

Wide receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Kickers

Injured reserve

League suspension

Other league exempt

Refused to report

Inactive reserve

Recallable reassignment

  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated August 12, 2016
25 Active, 22 Inactive

References[]

  1. ^ "Arena Football League Announces 2016 Schedule". arenafootball.com. December 10, 2015. Archived from the original on December 14, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  2. ^ "Steel Suffer First Loss of the Season to Rattlers - ARENAFOOTBALL.COM". Archived from the original on 2016-04-06. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
  3. ^ "LA KISS Suffer First Loss of the Season to the Arizona Rattlers - ARENAFOOTBALL.COM". Archived from the original on 2016-04-14. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
  4. ^ "Storm Falls in Arizona, Lose to Rattlers 60-27 - ARENAFOOTBALL.COM". Archived from the original on 2016-04-20. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  5. ^ "Rattlers Defeat the Sharks in Overtime, 75-68 - ARENAFOOTBALL.COM". Archived from the original on 2016-04-27. Retrieved 2016-04-24.
  6. ^ "Portland Steel Lose to Arizona Rattlers, 68-21 - ARENAFOOTBALL.COM". Archived from the original on 2016-05-03. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
  7. ^ "Predators Knock Off Arizona Rattlers to Remain Undefeated - ARENAFOOTBALL.COM". Archived from the original on 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
  8. ^ "Soul Shake Rattlers 65-58 - ARENAFOOTBALL.COM". Archived from the original on 2016-05-22. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  9. ^ "Rattlers Defense Rocks the KISS, 47-34 - ARENAFOOTBALL.COM". Archived from the original on 2016-05-29. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
  10. ^ "Tampa Bay Storm Defeats Arizona Rattlers, 63-56 - ARENAFOOTBALL.COM". Archived from the original on 2016-06-18. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
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