2016 Colorado Crush season

2016 Colorado Crush season
Owner	Tom Wigley
General manager	Heron O'Neal
Head coach	Heron O'Neal
Home field	Budweiser Events Center 5290 Arena Circle Loveland, Colorado 80538
Results
Record	4–12
Conference place	4th
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 2016 Colorado Crush season was the tenth season for the professional indoor football franchise and eighth in the Indoor Football League (IFL). It was the first season of the franchise being labeled the Crush after playing the previous nine seasons under the Ice moniker. One of ten teams that competed in the IFL for the 2016 season, the Crush were members of the Intense Conference.

Led by head coach Heron O'Neal, the Crush played their home games at the Budweiser Events Center in Loveland, Colorado.

Schedule

Key:   Win   Tie   Loss   Bye

Regular season

All start times are local time

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location
					Score	Record
1	Saturday	February 20	8:00pm	Iowa Barnstormers	L 50–56[1]	0–1	Budweiser Events Center
2	Sunday	February 28	4:00pm	Billings Wolves	L 30–47[2]	0–2	Budweiser Events Center
3	Friday	March 4	7:05pm	at Wichita Falls Nighthawks	L 45–65[3]	0–3	Kay Yeager Coliseum
4	BYE
5	Sunday	March 20	4:00pm	Sioux Falls Storm	L 55–58[4]	0–4	Budweiser Events Center
6	BYE
7	Friday	April 1	9:00pm	at Tri-Cities Fever	L 34–37[5]	0–5	Toyota Center
8	Saturday	April 9	8:30pm	at Spokane Empire	L 72–97[6]	0–6	Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
9	Friday	April 15	7:05pm	Tri-Cities Fever	L 31–39[7]	0–7	Budweiser Events Center
10	Sunday	April 24	4:00pm	at Billings Wolves	L 61–64[8]	0–8	Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark
11	Friday	April 29	8:30pm	Wichita Falls Nighthawks	W 60–47	1–8	Budweiser Events Center
12	Saturday	May 7	7:05pm	at Iowa Barnstormers	W 93–56[9]	2–8	Wells Fargo Arena
13	Saturday	May 14	8:00pm	Wichita Falls Nighthawks	L 61–65	2–9	Budweiser Events Center
14	Saturday	May 21	8:05pm	at Billings Wolves	L 39–49[10]	2–10	Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark
15	Friday	May 27	8:30pm	Spokane Empire	L 44–55[11]	2–11	Budweiser Events Center
16	Saturday	June 4	7:05pm	at Sioux Falls Storm	L 59–72[12]	2–12	Denny Sanford Premier Center
17	Saturday	June 11	7:05pm	at Wichita Falls Nighthawks	W 61–56[13]	3–12	Kay Yeager Coliseum
18	Saturday	June 18	8:00pm	Nebraska Danger	W 54–51 (OT)[14]	4–12	Budweiser Events Center
19	BYE

Standings

2016 Intense Conference
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	GB	STK
y-Spokane Empire	12	4	0	.750	815	709	--	L2
x-Billings Wolves	8	8	0	.500	643	647	4.0	W2
x-Nebraska Danger	6	10	0	.375	765	794	6.0	W1
Colorado Crush	4	12	0	.250	849	914	8.0	W2
Tri-Cities Fever	3	13	0	.188	577	758	9.0	L9

Roster

2016 Colorado Crush roster
Quarterbacks 19 Damien Fleming Running backs  5 Josh Ford Wide receivers  8 Kyle Kaiser  1 Jermaine Jones  7 Demarius Washington 12 Alex Wheat 15 Doug Williams		Offensive linemen 75 James Atoe 78 Kenneth Maryon 66 Scott Stuller 55 Bill Vavau Defensive linemen 92 Braylon Broughton 33 Tevin Davis 97 J. D. Griggs 99 Khalid Wilson 90 Armonti Yharbrough		Linebackers 58 Austin Jacques 10 Jake Johnson Defensive backs  6 Dominique Bridges  3 Daniel Masifilo 24 Carl Miles, Jr. 28 Quinton Richardson 21 L. J. Stroman  2 Rashard Smith Kickers 20 Spencer Groner		Reserve lists  4 Breon Allen RB (DNR) 90 Derrick Billups DL (IR)  5 Louis Covington DB (IR)  1 Darnell Evans DB (IR) 58 Nai Fotu LB (IR)  3 Evan Frierson LB (IR) 97 David Gilbert DL (DNR) -- Michael Howell OL (IR) -- Kamalie Matthews OL (Exempt) -- Jerome McGee WR (IR)  9 Brandon Mitchell QB (IR) -- Dante Moses OL (DNR)  9 Corey Sample DB (IR) -- Jesse Somsei OL (Exempt) Rookies in italics Roster updated June 16, 2016 25 Active, 14 Inactive → More rosters

References

1. "Barnstormers defeat Colorado Crush to open 2016 season". www.desmoinesregister.com. The Des Moines Register. February 21, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
2. "Wolves beat Colorado Crush 47-30". www.billingsgazette.com. Billings Gazette. February 28, 2016. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
3. Jonathan Hull (March 5, 2016). "McCullum guides Nighthawks past Colorado". www.timesrecordnews.com. Wichita Falls Times Record News. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
4. "Storm Survives Clash with Crush". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. March 21, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
5. Jeff Morrow (April 1, 2016). "Fever eke out 37-34 Indoor Football League victory over Crush". www.tri-cityherald.com. Tri-City Herald. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
6. Jim Meehan (April 9, 2016). "Empire set franchise scoring record in 97-72 win". www.spokesman.com. The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
7. "Fever rally to beat Crush 39-31 in Indoor Football League contest". www.tri-cityherald.com. Tri-City Herald. April 16, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
8. Ryan Minch (April 24, 2016). "Billings Wolves score dramatic 64-61 victory over Colorado Crush". www.billingsgazette.com. Billings Gazette. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
9. "Iowa Scene: I-Cubs' rally comes up short; Colorado crushes Barnstormers". www.desmoinesregister.com. The Des Moines Register. May 7, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
10. Jeff Bersch (May 21, 2016). "Cory Murphy steps in at QB, rushes for 6 TDs in Billings Wolves' win over Colorado Crush". www.billingsgazette.com. Billings Gazette. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
11. "Empire defeat Colorado to move closer to hosting conference title game". www.spokesman.com. The Spokesman-Review. May 27, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
12. Mick Garry (June 4, 2016). "Storm overcome shaky performance to claim ninth straight win". www.billingsgazette.com. Billings Gazette. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
13. Donny Victory (June 12, 2016). "Crush upset Nighthawks". www.timesrecordnews.com. Wichita Falls Times Record News. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
14. Bob Hamar (June 18, 2016). "Danger fall, but are still playoff bound". www.theindependent.com. The Grand Island Independent. Retrieved June 20, 2016.