2016 Central Penn Capitals season

2016 Central Penn Capitals season
OwnerIsaac Carn
General managerMilton Creary
Head coachRick Marsilio (resigned on April 20, 1–3 record)
Andre Coles (interim)
Home fieldPennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center
Results
Record4–4
Division place4th
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 2016 Central Penn Capitals season was the fourth season for the American indoor football franchise, and their fourth in the American Indoor Football. On October 14, 2015, it was announced that the Capitals were moving to Harrisburg and renaming themselves the Central Penn Capitals.[1]

Schedule

Key:   Win   Tie   Loss   Bye

Exhibition

All start times are local to home team

Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location
Score Record
11 Saturday May 7 4:00pm Connecticut Chiefs Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center

Regular season

All start times are local to home team

Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location
Score Record
1 BYE
2 BYE
3 Saturday March 12 7:05pm Lehigh Valley Steelhawks L 27–44[2] 0–1 Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center
4 BYE
5 BYE
6 Saturday April 2 7:05pm Philadelphia Yellow Jackets L 36–40 0–2 Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center
7 Saturday April 9 7:05pm Triangle Torch W 74–43 1–2 Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center
8 Saturday April 16 7:05pm at Philadelphia Yellow Jackets L 26–79 1–3 Class of 1923 Arena
9 Sunday April 24 7:05pm at Triangle Torch L 41–47 1–4 Dorton Arena
10 Saturday April 30 7:05pm at Lehigh Valley Steelhawks W 65–56[3] 2–4 PPL Center
11 BYE
12 Saturday May 14 7:05pm Winston Wildcats Cancelled Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center
12 Saturday May 14 7:05pm Maryland Eagles W 67–0 3–4 Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center
13 Saturday May 21 7:05pm at Lehigh Valley Steelhawks W 37–29[4] 4–4 PPL Center
14 BYE

Standings

2016 AIF Northern standings
Team W L PCT
y – West Michigan Ironmen 6 1 .857
x – River City Raiders 6 1 .857
x – Lehigh Valley Steelhawks 6 2 .750
Philadelphia Yellow Jackets 4 3 .571
Central Penn Capitals 4 4 .500
Chicago Blitz 3 3 .500
Triangle Torch 3 4 .429
Winston Wildcats 3 5 .375
Maryland Eagles 0 2 .000
Northern Kentucky Nightmare 0 5 .000

Playoffs

All start times are local to home team

Round Day Date Kickoff Opponent Score Location
Div. Semifinals Saturday June 4 7:05pm at West Michigan Ironmen Cancelled L. C. Walker Arena

When initially announced, the Capitals were set to play the Northern Division's first-seeded West Michigan Ironmen. On May 30, the Capitals were replaced with the Southern Division's third-seeded Myrtle Beach Freedom and the Capitals were held out of the playoffs altogether.

Roster

2016 Central Penn Capitals roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

  • Currently vacant

Wide receivers

  • -- Kelvin Irving
  • -- Raymond Mack
  • -- Brian Richards
Offensive linemen
  • Currently vacant

Defensive linemen

  • -- Michael Bibbs
  • -- Kiem LeGrant
Linebackers
  • -- Kevin Cuffee
  •  8 Jermaine Thaxton

Defensive backs

  • -- Mark Grandville
  • -- John Kennedy II
  • -- Travis Proctor
  • -- Armar Watson

Kickers

  • -- Drew Newcomer
Injured reserve
  • currently vacant

Refused to report

  • -- Terrill Barnes WR (DNR)
  • -- Bakari Brown WR (DNR)
  • -- Jeff Joyle WR (DNR)
  • -- Collin Nelson DB (DNR)
  • -- Jared Sampson DL (DNR)
  • -- Quinn Way WR (DNR)


Exempt list

  • -- Tanner Melson DL (Exempt)


  • Rookies in italics
  • Roster updated May 25, 2016
  • 12 Active, 8 Inactive

References

  1. ^ "Capitals relocate to Dauphin County and the Farm Show Complex & Expo Center and will be renamed the Central Pa Capitals". American Indoor Football. October 14, 2015. Archived from the original on October 18, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  2. ^ "Steelhawks Soar over Defending Champs". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. March 13, 2016. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  3. ^ Keith Groller (April 30, 2016). "Lehigh Valley Steelhawks lose first game of the season; fall 65-56 to Central Penn Capitals at PPL Center". www.mcall.com. Allentown Morning Call. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  4. ^ Keith Groller (May 23, 2016). "Lehighton has memorable Saturday at PPL Center, but Steelhawks don't". www.mcall.com. Allentown Morning Call. Retrieved May 23, 2016.