2018 Nebraska Danger season

2018 Nebraska Danger season
Owner	Charlie Bosselman Laurie Bosselman Brandi Bosselman
Head coach	Mark Stoute (fired May 20) Adam Shackleford/Pig Brown (interim co-coaches)
Home field	Eihusen Arena
Results
Record	4–10
League place	4th
Playoff finish	Lost IFL Semifinal 17–48 (Barnstormers)

The 2018 Nebraska Danger season was the eighth season for the Nebraska Danger as a professional indoor football franchise and their eighth in the Indoor Football League (IFL). They were one of six teams that competed in the IFL for the 2018 season. The Danger played in the Eihusen Arena at the Heartland Events Center in Grand Island, Nebraska.

The Danger were led by head coach Mark Stoute in his first season with the Danger but was released on May 20 after losing six straight games. He was replaced for the rest of the season by coordinators Adam Shackleford and Pig Brown as co-coaches.[1]

Despite losing their final nine games, the Dangers still made the four-team playoff and lost to the Iowa Barnstormers 48–17 in the league semifinal. After the season was complete, interim co-coach Pig Brown was promoted to the full-time head coach.[2]

Standings

2018 Indoor Football League
view talk edit	W	L	PCT	PF	PA	GB	STK
y-Iowa Barnstormers	11	3	.786	648	493	—	W1
x-Arizona Rattlers	11	3	.786	746	567	—	W1
x-Sioux Falls Storm	11	3	.786	724	577	—	W5
x-Nebraska Danger	4	10	.286	525	592	7	L9
Cedar Rapids Titans	3	11	.214	543	733	8	L1
Green Bay Blizzard	2	12	.143	421	645	9	L4

y - clinched regular season title

x - clinched playoff spot

Schedule

Key:   Win   Tie   Loss   Bye

Regular season

All start times are local time[3]

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location	Attendance
					Score	Record
1	Friday	February 23	2:30pm	Cedar Rapids Titans	W 44–31[4]	1–0	Eihusen Arena
2	BYE
3	Sunday	March 11	3:00pm	Green Bay Blizzard	W 59–23	2–0	Eihusen Arena
4	Monday	March 19	7:05pm	at Cedar Rapids Titans	W 50–41	3–0	U.S. Cellular Center
5	Saturday	March 24	8:05pm	at Arizona Rattlers	L 49–62	3–1	Talking Stick Resort Arena	9,763[5]
6	Friday	March 30	7:00pm	Iowa Barnstormers	W 43–32	4–1	Eihusen Arena
7	Saturday	April 7	7:00pm	Sioux Falls Storm	L 37–45	4–2	Eihusen Arena
8	Saturday	April 14	7:05pm	at Iowa Barnstormers	L 25–41	4–3	Wells Fargo Arena
9	BYE
10	Friday	April 27	7:00pm	Sioux Falls Storm	L 48–62	4–4	Eihusen Arena
11	Saturday	May 5	7:05pm	at Green Bay Blizzard	L 25–47	4–5	Resch Center
12	Saturday	May 12	7:05pm	at Sioux Falls Storm	L 36–40	4–6	Denny Sanford Premier Center
13	Friday	May 18	7:00pm	Green Bay Blizzard	L 20–31	4–7	Eihusen Arena
14	Sunday	May 27	5:05pm	at Arizona Rattlers	L 40–45	4–8	Talking Stick Resort Arena
15	Saturday	June 2	7:05pm	at Cedar Rapids Titans	L 26–33	4–9	U.S. Cellular Center
16	BYE
17	Saturday	June 16	7:00pm	Arizona Rattlers	L 23–59	4–10	Eihusen Arena

Postseason

Round	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Location
Semifinal	Friday	June 22	7:05pm	at Iowa Barnstormers	L 17–48	Wells Fargo Arena

Roster

Nebraska Danger roster
Quarterbacks 10 Greg Hankerson Running backs  6 Angelo Pease 21 Korey Ringer Wide receivers  5 Gregory Dent Jr.  9 Kenzel Doe 88 Jarred Haggins  4 Eric Thomas		Offensive linemen 65 Mason Butler 72 Devonte McClain 76 Drake Miller 76 Torian White Defensive linemen 43 Davion Belk 56 Darrien Howard 93 Xzavie Jackson 56 Phillip Lewis 91 Denzell Perine		Linebackers 24 Nakevion Leslie 44 Myke Tavarres Defensive backs  2 Najee Bright 26 Cornelius Brown 15 Jamaal Burgess 17 Rahman Kamara  8 Darion Monroe Special teams 22 Brad Hatfield K		Reserve lists  1 Nick Brassell WR (IR-DFR) 43 Tavita Faaiu DL (DNR)  7 Damien Fleming QB (IR) -- Darrin Reaves RB (IR) -- Michael Thornton RB (IR) 71 Palmer White OL (DNR) Roster updated May 10, 2018 24 Active, 6 Inactive Archived August 21, 2014, at the Wayback Machine→ More rosters

Staff

Nebraska Danger staff
	Front office Owner / president – Charlie Bosselman Owner – Laurie Bosselman Owner – Brandi Bosselman COO – Brian Fausch Director of marketing – Stephanie King Sales – Gus Patsios			Head coach Head coach – Vacant Offensive coaches Associate head coach - Adam Shackleford (interim co-coach) Offensive linemen – Kyle Moore-Brown Quarterbacks coach – Jameel Sewell Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Pig Brown (interim co-coach) Defensive linemen – Adrian Davis Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Adrian Davis

References

1. "Nebraska Danger fires head coach Mark Stoute". KHGI-TV. May 20, 2018.
2. "Danger names new head coach". KHGI-TV. July 2, 2018.
3. "Game Schedule". Nebraska Danger. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
4. Hamar, Bob (February 23, 2018). "Danger opens with win over Titans". The Grand Island Independent. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
5. "2018 Stats". GoIFL.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2018. Retrieved March 8, 2018.

External links

• Nebraska Danger official website