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2016 Colorado Crush season
OwnerTom Wigley
General managerHeron O'Neal
Head coachHeron O'Neal
Home fieldBudweiser Events Center
5290 Arena Circle
Loveland, Colorado 80538
Results
Record4–12
Conference place4th
Playoff finishdid 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

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Key:   Win   Tie   Loss   Bye

Regular season

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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

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2016 Intense Conference
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

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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

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References

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  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.
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