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2017 Sioux Falls Storm season
OwnerTodd Tryon
General managerTyler Pederson
Head coachKurtiss Riggs
Home fieldDenny Sanford Premier Center
Results
Record14–2
Conference place1st
Playoff finishWon United Conference Championship Game 66–32 (Barnstormers)
2017 United Bowl (Rattlers)

The 2017 Sioux Falls Storm season was the team's eighteenth season as a professional indoor football franchise and ninth in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of ten teams that competed in the IFL for the 2017 season, the Storm were members of the United Conference.

Led by head coach Kurtiss Riggs, the Storm played their home games at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Staff

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2017 Sioux Falls Storm staff
Front office
  • Owner – Todd Tryon
  • General manager – Tyler Pederson
  • Office manager / ticketing director / lightning girl & promo girl director – Allison Norgaard
  • Director of corporate sales – Jim Loria
  • Director of media relations – Kayley Shade
  • Director of gameday operations – Colin Neuroth
  • Accounting – Jennifer Quincey
  • Head of player control – Donnie Hilsenroth
  

Head coach - Kurtiss Riggs

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive line coach – Paul Keizer
  • Wide receivers / kick return coach – Blake Wilson

Defensive coaches

  • Defensive coordinator – Brian Hermanson
  • Defensive line coach – Jared Fredenburg
  • Defensive backs / special teams coach – Andre Fields
  • Assistant defensive line coach – Cory Johnsen

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 Attendance
Score Record
1 Friday February 17 7:05 PM Arizona Rattlers W 40–29[1] 1–0 Denny Sanford Premier Center 8,963
2 Saturday February 25 7:05 PM Cedar Rapids Titans W 51–26[2] 2–0 U.S. Cellular Center 3,211
3 BYE
4 Saturday March 11 7:05 PM at Nebraska Danger W 42–28[3] 3–0 Eihusen Arena 3,443
5 Monday March 20 6:05 PM Iowa Barnstormers W 70–13[4] 4–0 Denny Sanford Premier Center 5,246
6 Saturday March 25 7:05 PM Wichita Falls Nighthawks W 55–21 5–0 Denny Sanford Premier Center 8,195
7 BYE
8 Saturday April 8 7:05 PM at Cedar Rapids Titans W 46–21 6–0 U.S. Cellular Center
9 Saturday April 15 7:05 PM Green Bay Blizzard W 55–33 7–0 Denny Sanford Premier Center
10 Saturday April 22 7:05 PM at Green Bay Blizzard W 56–49 8–0 Resch Center 3,535
11 Saturday April 29 7:05 PM at Wichita Falls Nighthawks L 36–44 8–1 Kay Yeager Coliseum
12 Saturday May 6 7:05 PM Spokane Empire W 62–32 9–1 Denny Sanford Premier Center
13 Saturday May 13 7:05 PM at Green Bay Blizzard W 44–24 10–1 Resch Center 2,314
14 Saturday May 20 7:05 PM Cedar Rapids Titans W 54–20 11–1 Denny Sanford Premier Center
15 Sunday May 27 7:05 PM Wichita Falls Nighthawks L 21–36 11–2 Denny Sanford Premier Center
16 Saturday June 3 5:00 PM at Colorado Crush W 51–29 12–2 Budweiser Events Center
17 Saturday June 10 7:05 PM Nebraska Danger W 41–38 13–2 Denny Sanford Premier Center
18 Saturday June 17 7:05 PM at Iowa Barnstormers W 45–24 14–2 Wells Fargo Arena 8,638

Standings

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2017 United Conference
W L T PCT PF PA CON GB STK
y - Sioux Falls Storm 14 2 0 .875 769 467 9–2 — W3
x - Iowa Barnstormers 13 3 0 .813 702 580 8–3 1.0 L1
Wichita Falls Nighthawks 12 4 0 .750 832 745 6–2 2.0 L1
Green Bay Blizzard 3 13 0 .188 513 665 2–9 11.5 W1
Cedar Rapids Titans 1 15 0 .063 494 780 1–10 13.0 L10

Postseason

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Round Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location
Score Record
United Conference Championship Saturday June 24 7:05pm Iowa Barnstormers W 66–32 1–0 Denny Sanford Premier Center
2017 United Bowl Saturday July 8 7:05pm Arizona Rattlers L 41–50 1–1 Denny Sanford Premier Center

Roster

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2017 Sioux Falls Storm roster
Quarterbacks
  •  8 Lorenzo Brown


Running backs

  • 22 Rolandan Finch


Wide receivers

  • 13 Melvin German III
  • 11 Judd Harrold
  • 11 Eric Shufford


 Offensive linemen
  • 71 Kyle Bryant
  • 75 Jabari Buckley
  • 69 Rashaud Mungro


Defensive linemen

  • 16 Cory Henry
  • 56 Nicholas Richardson
  • 95 Ino Vitale


 Linebackers


Defensive backs

  •  4 J'Vontez Blackmon
  • 12 Matt Hermanson
  •  2 Rashard Smith
  • 24 Carlton Watkins


Special teams

  • 19 Justin Syrovatka


 Reserve lists
  • -- Sheldon Augustine WR (IR)
  • 16 Julian Gener LB (DNR)
  • -- Anthony White DL (DNR)
  • -- Damon Williams DL (DNR)
  • -- Tay Willis WR (DNR)


rookies in italics
Roster updated June 15, 2017
25 Active, 6 Inactive

References

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  1. ^ Mick Garry (February 17, 2017). "Rocky start, smooth finish for Storm". Argus Leader. Gannett Company, Inc. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  2. ^ Douglas Miles (February 25, 2017). "Cedar Rapids Titans now 0-2 after 51-26 drubbing by Sioux Falls". www.thegazette.com. The Gazette. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  3. ^ "Storm Shake Off Slow Start To Win At Nebraska". www.kdlt.com. KDLT. March 12, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  4. ^ "Storm Roll to 70-13 Win Over Iowa". www.ksfy.com. Gray Digital Media. March 20, 2017. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
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