The 2016 Wichita Falls Nighthawks season was the second season for the professional indoor football franchise and second in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of ten teams that competed in the IFL for the 2016 season, the Nighthawks were members of the United Conference.
Led by head coach Billy Back, the Nighthawks played their home games at the Kay Yeager Coliseum in Wichita Falls, Texas.
Schedule Key:
Pre-season Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Score Record 1 Monday February 22 7:05pm Texas Stealth W 101-30 1-0 Kay Yeager Coliseum
Regular season All start times are local time Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Score Record 1 BYE 2 Saturday February 27 9:00pm at Spokane Empire L 65-66 0-1 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena 3 Friday March 4 7:05pm Colorado Crush W 65-45 1-1 Kay Yeager Coliseum 4 Friday March 11 7:05pm Iowa Barnstormers W 74-47 2-1 Kay Yeager Coliseum 5 BYE 6 Friday March 25 7:05pm at Nebraska Danger W 64-55 3-1 Eihusen Arena 7 BYE 8 Saturday April 9 7:05pm Tri-Cities Fever W 44-35 4-1 Kay Yeager Coliseum 9 Saturday April 16 7:05pm at Sioux Falls Storm L 44-71 4-2 Denny Sanford Premier Center 10 Friday April 22 7:05pm Cedar Rapids Titans W 61-57 5-2 Kay Yeager Coliseum 11 Friday April 29 8:30pm at Colorado Crush L 47-60 5-3 Budweiser Events Center 12 Friday May 6 7:05pm Sioux Falls Storm L 58-66 5-4 Kay Yeager Coliseum 13 Saturday May 14 8:00pm at Colorado Crush W 65-61 6-4 Budweiser Events Center 14 Saturday May 21 7:05pm Nebraska Danger W 62-48 7-4 Kay Yeager Coliseum 15 Friday May 27 7:05pm at Nebraska Danger W 44-20 8-4 Eihusen Arena 16 Saturday June 4 7:05pm Green Bay Blizzard W 81-40 9-4 Kay Yeager Coliseum 17 Saturday June 11 7:05pm Colorado Crush L 56-61 9-5 Kay Yeager Coliseum 18 Saturday June 18 7:05pm at Iowa Barnstormers W 73-54 10-5 Wells Fargo Arena 19 Saturday June 25 7:05pm at Green Bay Blizzard W 98-75 11-5 Resch Center
Standings
Postseason Round Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Score Record Wild Card Saturday July 9 7:05pm at Cedar Rapids Titans L 36-66 0-1 U.S. Cellular Center
Roster 2016 Wichita Falls Nighthawks roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen Linebackers
Defensive backs
Kickers Injured reserve
Transfer
Refused to report Currently vacant
Rookies in italics Roster updated June 28, 2016 25 Active, 8 Inactive
References