2022 Istanbul Rams season

2022 Istanbul Rams season
2022 Istanbul Rams season
Head coach	Val Gunn
Home field	Yusuf Ziya Öniş Stadium
	Istanbul Rams; →;

The 2022 Istanbul Rams season is the first season of the Istanbul Rams team in the second season of the European League of Football.

Preseason[]

After announcing the participation in the ELF and changing their name to Istanbul Rams, they presented their head coach Val Gunn at the October 20, 2021.^[1]^[2] Further additions to the coaching staff followed suit. The first player signings were introduced on November 2, 2021 with Zachary Blair.^[3] The Rams combine was held on the November 22, 2021.^[4]

Regular season[]

Standings[]

Southern Conference v
Pos	Team	GP	W	L	T	CONF	PF	PA	STK	Qualification
1	Barcelona Dragons									Advance to playoffs
2	Cologne Centurions									Best 2nd place advances
3	Istanbul Rams
4	Rhein Fire

Source: europeanleague.football

Schedule[]

Week	Date	Time (CET)	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	TV^[A]	Recap
1	June 4		@ Cologne Centurions			Südstadion
2	June 11		@ Berlin Thunder			Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark
3	June 19		@ Rhein Fire			Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena
4	June 25		Vienna Vikings			Yusuf Ziya Öniş Stadium
5	July 2		@ Barcelona Dragons			Estadi Municipal de Reus
6	July 9		Hamburg Sea Devils			Yusuf Ziya Öniş Stadium
7	July 18	bye
8	July 23	15:00	Barcelona Dragons			Yusuf Ziya Öniş Stadium
9	July 30		@ Hamburg Sea Devils			Stadion Hoheluft
10	August 7	bye
11	August 13		Rhein Fire			Yusuf Ziya Öniş Stadium
12	August 21		@ Vienna Vikings			Generali-Arena Vienna
13	August 27		Berlin Thunder			Yusuf Ziya Öniş Stadium
14	September 3		Cologne Centurions			Yusuf Ziya Öniş Stadium

Source: europeanleague.football

Roster[]

2022 Istanbul Rams roster
v

	Quarterbacks Jared Stegman Running backs Jalen Conwell Tyrese Johnson-Fisher Wide receivers Muneyuki Kinoshita Kris Wedderburn Tight ends		Offensive linemen Sebastian Arenas Defensive linemen Najee Mundicha		Linebackers Zachary Blair Defensive backs Noah Allsten Jamarii Milliken Chad Walrond				Rookies in italics Roster updated 16 February 2022 ^[5] 4 A-import, 6 E-import 10 active

Staff[]

**2022 Istanbul Rams staff**
v

	Front office Owner – Koç Holding General Manager – Val Gunn Scouting coordinator – Football operations manager – Doruk Örnekci Gameday manager – Tezcan Kayalar Import liaison officer – Can Batuk Head coach Head coach – Val Gunn Assistant head coach – Mert Pala Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator/wide receivers – Alex Burdette Quarterbacks – Mert Pala Running backs – Matt Lawson Assistant running backs – Enes Üzümcü Assistant wide receivers – Erkin Palaz Tight ends/fullbacks – Offensive line – Assistant offensive line – Sınan Erışen Assistant offensive line – Tuan Berk Kılıçoğlu			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator/linebacker – Phillip Gremaud Assistant linebacker – Batur Kaplan Assistant linebacker – Erhan Batuk Defensive line – Kasey Crosby Assistant defensive line – Batuhan Kamalıoğlu Defensive backs - Andre Whyte Assistant defensive backs – Kerim Uzun Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Mert Pala Assistant special teams – Assistant coaches Coaching assistant – Strength and conditioning Head strength and conditioning – Assistant strength and conditioning –

Notes[]

^ All games can also be watched live on ELF Gamepass

References[]

^ @ELF_Official (October 20, 2021). "Rams appoint Val Gunn as head coach for 2022" (Tweet). Retrieved 2021-12-09 – via Twitter.
^ "The international presence grows stronger at the AFCA convention". AmericanFootballInternational.com. January 13, 2022. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
^ @IstanbulRams (November 2, 2021). "Zach Blair will be starring for the Istanbul Rams defense in 2022" (Tweet). Retrieved 2021-12-09 – via Twitter.
^ @IstanbulRams (November 22, 2021). "Thank you to all players who attended the ELF combine!" (Tweet). Retrieved 2021-12-09 – via Twitter.
^ https://www.instagram.com/istanbul_rams/?hl=tr

[5] All games can also be watched live on ELF Gamepass

[1] @ELF_Official (October 20, 2021). "Rams appoint Val Gunn as head coach for 2022" (Tweet). Retrieved 2021-12-09 – via Twitter.

[2] "The international presence grows stronger at the AFCA convention". AmericanFootballInternational.com. January 13, 2022. Retrieved February 6, 2022.

[3] @IstanbulRams (November 2, 2021). "Zach Blair will be starring for the Istanbul Rams defense in 2022" (Tweet). Retrieved 2021-12-09 – via Twitter.

[4] @IstanbulRams (November 22, 2021). "Thank you to all players who attended the ELF combine!" (Tweet). Retrieved 2021-12-09 – via Twitter.

[6] ttps://www.instagram.com/istanbul_rams/?hl=tr

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[A]

[5]