2015 Nebraska Danger season

2015 Nebraska Danger season
OwnerCharlie Bosselman
General managerMike McCoy
Head coachMike Davis
Home fieldEihusen Arena
700 East Stolley Park Rd.
Grand Island, NE 68801
Results
Record10-4
Conference place1st
Playoff finishWon Intense Conference Championship 86-43 (Fever)
Lost United Bowl 27-62 (Storm)

The 2015 Nebraska Danger season is the fifth season for the Nebraska Danger as a professional indoor football franchise and their fifth in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of ten teams competing in the IFL for the 2015 season, the Nebraska Danger are members of the Intense Conference. For the fifth consecutive year, the team played their home games under head coach Mike Davis in the Eihusen Arena at the Heartland Events Center in Grand Island, Nebraska.

Regular season

All start times are local time

Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location
Score Record
1 Sunday March 1 3:00pm at Green Bay Blizzard W 57-32[1] 1-0 Resch Center
2 Saturday March 7 7:00pm Wichita Falls Nighthawks W 45-30[2] 2-0 Eihusen Arena
3 Saturday March 14 7:00pm at Wichita Falls Nighthawks W 36-26[3] 3-0 Kay Yeager Coliseum
4 BYE
5 Friday March 27 7:00pm Iowa Barnstormers W 76-50[4] 4-0 Eihusen Arena
6 Friday April 3 7:05pm at Tri-Cities Fever L 59-67[5] 4-1 Toyota Center
7 Friday April 10 7:00pm Cedar Rapids Titans W 52-42[6] 5-1 Eihusen Arena
8 Saturday April 18 7:05pm at Iowa Barnstormers W 33-16[7] 6-1 Wells Fargo Arena
9 Friday April 24 7:00pm Bemidji Axemen W 74-55[8] 7-1 Eihusen Arena
10 Saturday May 2 7:00pm Billings Wolves W 64-61 (OT)[9] 8-1 Eihusen Arena
11 BYE
12 Saturday May 16 7:05pm at Sioux Falls Storm L 40-53[10] 8-2 Denny Sanford PREMIER Center
13 Saturday May 23 7:00pm Colorado Ice W 67-57[11] 9-2 Eihusen Arena
14 Friday May 29 7:30pm at Colorado Ice L 36-53[12] 9-3 Budweiser Events Center
15 Saturday June 6 7:00pm Wichita Falls Nighthawks W 50-34[13] 10-3 Eihusen Arena
16 Friday June 12 7:15pm at Billings Wolves L 50-60[14] 10-4 Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark
17 BYE

Standings

2015 Intense Conference
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

Postseason

Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location
Score Record
Intense Conference Championship Friday June 26 7:15pm Tri-Cities Fever W 86-43[15] 1-0 Eihusen Arena
United Bowl Saturday July 11 5:05pm at Sioux Falls Storm L 27-62[16] 1-1 Denny Sanford PREMIER Center

Roster

2015 Nebraska Danger roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

  • 23 Waymon James

Wide receivers

  • 85 Marcus Barnett
  •  7 Troy Evans
  • 11 Thomas Mayo
  • 15 Gavin Otte
  • 21 Marquel Wade
Offensive linemen
  • 65 Terrance Clark
  • 72 Darius Savage
  • 71 Mike Trice
  • 76 Trevis Turner

Defensive linemen

Linebackers
  • 13 Cornelius Brown

Defensive backs

Kickers

  • 22 Cody Thornton
Injured Reserve

Exempt List

  • currently vacant

Roster Archived 2014-08-21 at the Wayback Machine updated June 17, 2015
25 Active, 2 Inactive

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References

  1. ^ "Danger open with win at Green Bay". www.theindependent.com. The Grand Island Independent. March 1, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  2. ^ Terry Douglass (March 7, 2015). "Danger prevails over Wichita Falls in home opener". www.theindependent.com. The Grand Island Independent. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  3. ^ "Danger rallies for road win over Nighthawks". www.theindependent.com. The Grand Island Independent. March 14, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  4. ^ Bob Hamar (March 27, 2015). "Danger defense cranks iti up in win". www.theindependent.com. The Grand Island Independent. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  5. ^ "Danger falls to Tri-Cities, 67-59". www.theindependent.com. The Grand Island Independent. April 4, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  6. ^ Terry Douglass (April 10, 2015). "Familiar finish: Danger rallies to win". www.theindependent.com. The Grand Island Independent. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  7. ^ "Danger hold on to beat Barnstormers". www.theindependent.com. The Grand Island Independent. April 18, 2015. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
  8. ^ Terry Douglass (April 24, 2015). "Danger turns back Axemen". www.theindepedent.com. The Grand Island Independent. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  9. ^ Bob Hamar (May 2, 2015). "Danger wins in OT". www.theindepedent.com. The Grand Island Independent. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
  10. ^ "Sioux Falls defeats Danger 53-40". www.theindepedent.com. The Grand Island Independent. May 16, 2015. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  11. ^ Bob Gonderinger (May 23, 2015). "Danger hold on to outlast Ice, 67-57". www.theindepedent.com. The Grand Island Independent. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
  12. ^ "Danger falls to Ice, 53-36". www.theindepedent.com. The Grand Island Independent. May 30, 2015. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  13. ^ Bob Hamar (June 6, 2015). "Danger secure home playoff game with victory". www.theindepedent.com. The Grand Island Independent. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
  14. ^ Bob Hamar (June 14, 2015). "HAMAR:Danger still looking for IFL crown". www.theindepedent.com. The Grand Island Independent. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  15. ^ Dale Miller (June 27, 2015). "Danger blasts Fever in conference final". www.theindepedent.com. The Grand Island Independent. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
  16. ^ Bob Hamar (July 12, 2015). "Danger not good enough". www.theindepedent.com. The Grand Island Independent. Retrieved July 13, 2015.