2017 Lehigh Valley Steelhawks season

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2017 Lehigh Valley Steelhawks season
OwnerGlenn Clark
Head coachChris Thompson
Home fieldPPL Center
Results
Record9–1
Conference place2nd
Playoff finishLost NAL Semifinals 50–52 (Lions)

The 2017 Lehigh Valley Steelhawks season was the seventh season for the professional indoor football franchise and first in the National Arena League (NAL). The Steelhawks were one of eight teams that competed in the NAL for its inaugural 2017 season

Led by head coach Chris Thompson, the Steelhawks played their home games at the PPL Center.

Standings[]

2017 National Arena League standings
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 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 Sunday March 19 4:00pm Dayton Wolfpack W 66–25 1–0 PPL Center
2 Saturday March 25 7:00pm at High Country Grizzlies W 48–42 2–0 George M. Holmes Convocation Center
3 Saturday April 1 7:00pm at Jacksonville Sharks L 43–57 2–1 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
4 Sunday April 9 7:00pm Columbus Lions W 60–54 3–1 PPL Center
5 Saturday April 15 7:00pm Georgia Firebirds W 56–31 4–1 PPL Center
6 BYE
7 Saturday April 29 7:00pm Corpus Christi Rage W 95–28 5–1 PPL Center
8 Saturday May 6 7:00pm Dayton Wolfpack W 68–6 6–1 PPL Center
9 BYE
10 Saturday May 20 7:00pm at High Country Grizzlies W 56–28 7–1 George M. Holmes Convocation Center
11 Monday May 29 7:05pm at Dayton Wolfpack Cancelled[a]
12 Saturday June 3 7:00pm High Country Grizzlies W 67–52 8–1 PPL Center
13 Saturday June 10 7:00pm at Georgia Firebirds W 51–26 9–1 Albany Civic Center
14 Monday June 19 7:05pm at Dayton Wolfpack Cancelled[a]
  1. ^ a b Dayton Wolfpack folded due to not having a home arena; replaced by a travel only team based out of Atlanta

Post-season[]

Round Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location
Score Record
First Round Friday June 23 7:30pm Columbus Lions L 50–52 0–1 PPL Center

Roster[]

2017 Lehigh Valley Steelhawks roster
Quarterbacks

Fullbacks

  • 22

Wide receivers

  •  1 Brandon Renford
  •  3 Warren Oliver
  •  4 Darius Prince
  •  5 Matt Tralli
 Offensive linemen
  • -- Orlando Colon
  • --
  • 75 Curtis Nealer
  • 72 Bret Piekarski

Defensive linemen

  • 92 Joshua Bradley
  • 58 Thomas Dover
  • 33 Dante Holmes
  • 15
  • 99
  • 97
Linebackers
  • 12 Chris Alvarez
  • 54 Joe Koonce

Defensive backs

  • -- Derek Brim
  • 24 Rodney Hall Jr.
  • 21
  •  2 Eddy Umeh

Special teams

  • 10 Spencer Hotaling
 Reserve lists
  • -- Eric Ducksworth DL (Did not report)
  • -- OL (Exempt)
  • 33 Rustin Mayorga FB (IR) Injury icon 2.svg
  • -- Reggie McMillan DB (Suspended)
  • -- Lenroy Neysmith DB/LB (Did not report)
  • -- OL (Exempt)
  • -- Jakeem Polk WR/DB (Did not report)
  • 11 Franklin Williams WR (Suspended)
  •  7 WR (Did not report)

Rookies in italics
Roster updated March 13, 2017
24 Active, 9 Inactive

References[]

  1. ^ "2016 National Arena League schedule". National Arena League. Archived from the original on December 14, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.

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