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2016 Cedar Rapids Titans season
OwnerChris Kokalis
Bob Sullivan
David Bradley
Kenneth Moninski
General managerChris Kokalis
Head coachMark Stoute
Home fieldU.S. Cellular Center
370 1st Avenue NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
Results
Record12-4
Conference place2nd
Playoff finishWon United Conference Wild Card 66-36 (Nighthawks)
Lost United Conference Championship 28-54 (Storm)

The 2016 Cedar Rapids Titans season was the team's fifth season as a professional indoor football franchise and fifth in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of ten teams that competed in the IFL for the 2016 season, the Titans were members of the United Conference.

Led by head coach Mark Stoute, the Titans played their home games at the U.S. Cellular Center in downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Schedule

Key:   Win   Tie   Loss   Bye

Pre-season

Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location
Score Record
1 Friday February 12 7:05pm Iowa Barnstormers L 50-59 0-1 U.S. Cellular Center

Regular season

All start times are local time

Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location
Score Record
1 Saturday February 20 7:05pm Green Bay Blizzard W 39-15[1] 1-0 U.S. Cellular Center
2 Friday February 26 7:05pm at Sioux Falls Storm L 45-54[2] 1-1 Denny Sanford Premier Center
3 Friday March 4 7:05pm Nebraska Danger L 71-78[3] 1-2 U.S. Cellular Center
4 Friday March 11 9:05pm at Tri-Cities Fever W 39-34[4] 2-2 Toyota Center
5 BYE
6 Saturday March 26 7:05pm Sioux Falls Storm W 60-57[5] 3-2 U.S. Cellular Center
7 Saturday April 2 7:05pm Green Bay Blizzard W 70-40[6] 4-2 U.S. Cellular Center
8 Friday April 9 7:05pm at Sioux Falls Storm L 49-62[7] 4-3 Denny Sanford Premier Center
9 Saturday April 16 7:05pm Nebraska Danger W 51-50[8] 5-3 U.S. Cellular Center
10 Friday April 22 7:05pm at Wichita Falls Nighthawks L 57-61[9] 5-4 Kay Yeager Coliseum
11 Saturday April 30 8:05pm at Billings Wolves W 38-31[10] 6-4 Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark
12 Saturday May 7 7:05pm Tri-Cities Fever W 58-17[11] 7-4 U.S. Cellular Center
13 Friday May 13 7:05pm at Green Bay Blizzard W 36-12[12] 8-4 Resch Center
14 Saturday May 21 7:05pm Iowa Barnstormers W 46-33[13] 9-4 U.S. Cellular Center
15 BYE
16 Saturday June 4 7:05pm at Iowa Barnstormers W 46-23[14] 10-4 Wells Fargo Arena
17 Saturday June 11 7:05pm Billings Wolves W 28-20[15] 11-4 U.S. Cellular Center
18 BYE
19 Saturday June 25 7:05pm at Iowa Barnstormers W 48-41[16] 12-4 Wells Fargo Arena

Standings

2016 United Conference
W L T PCT PF PA GB STK
y–Sioux Falls Storm 15 1 0 .938 951 720 -- W11
x–Cedar Rapids Titans 12 4 0 .750 781 628 3.0 W7
x–Wichita Falls Nighthawks 11 5 0 .688 1001 861 4.0 W2
Green Bay Blizzard 5 11 0 .313 682 932 10.0 L1
Iowa Barnstormers 4 12 0 .250 737 838 11.0 L7

Postseason

Round Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location
Score Record
Wild Card Saturday July 9 7:05pm Wichita Falls Nighthawks W 66-36[17] 1-0 U.S. Cellular Center
United Conference Championship Saturday July 16 7:05pm at Sioux Falls Storm L 28-54 1-1 Denny Sanford Premier Center

Roster

2016 Cedar Rapids Titans roster
Quarterbacks
  • 13 Michael Eubank
  •  6 Dylan Favre

Running backs

Wide receivers

  •  1 Ryan Balentine
  • 14 Lemans Casimier
  •  5 Jared Elmore
  • 15 Dawan Scott
  •  3 Charles Watkins
Offensive linemen
  • 78 DeShawn Byrd
  • 75 Terrence Clark
  • 98 A. J. Harmon
  • 67 Sosaia Vaitai

Defensive linemen

Linebackers
  • 44 Nikolas Sierra

Defensive backs

  •  9 Timothy Bennett
  •  4 Devin Ghafoor
  • 11 Nathan Lindsey
  •  7 Kadeem Satchell
  • 24 Antoine Tharpe
  •  2 Arius Wright

Kickers

  • 12 Nicholas Belcher
Injured reserve
  • 20 Waymon James RB

Refused to report

  • -- Spencer Ohm QB
  • -- Henry Orelus OL
  • -- Nate Willis DB

Transfer list

  •  5 B. J. Lowery DB
  • -- Daniel Riley DL

Roster updated June 28, 2016
25 Active, 6 Inactive

References

  1. ^ Douglas Miles (February 20, 2016). "Charles Watkins finds more than a home with Cedar Rapids Titans". www.thegazette.com. The Cedar Rapids Gazette. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
  2. ^ "Storm slip past Cedar Rapids". www.billingsgazette.com. Billings Gazette. February 26, 2016. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  3. ^ Douglas Miles (March 4, 2016). "6 TD passes from Dylan Favre not enough to dig Cedar Rapids Titans out of Danger-ous hole". www.thegazette.com. The Cedar Rapids Gazette. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  4. ^ Jeff Morrow (March 11, 2016). "Fever stymied in fourth, fall to Titans 39-34". www.tri-cityherald.com. Tri-City Herald. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
  5. ^ Douglas Miles (March 27, 2016). "Jared Elmore catches 3 TD passes as the Cedar Rapids Titans edge Sioux Falls, 60-57". www.thegazette.com. The Cedar Rapids Gazette. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  6. ^ Douglas Miles (April 2, 2016). "Offense hums for Cedar Rapids Titans under first-year coordinator Dixie Wooten, 70-40". www.thegazette.com. The Cedar Rapids Gazette. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  7. ^ "Storm Get Redemption Against Titans". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. April 9, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  8. ^ Douglas Miles (April 16, 2016). "Ryan Balentine sticks to pass catching in Cedar Rapids Titans' victory over Nebraska". www.thegazette.com. The Cedar Rapids Gazette. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  9. ^ Donny Victory (April 22, 2016). "Nighthawks remain unbeaten at KYC after TD with 7 ticks left". www.timesrecordnews.com. Wichita Falls Times Record News. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  10. ^ Ryan Minch (April 30, 2016). "Billings Wolves fall 4 yards short in 38-31 loss to Cedar Rapids". www.billingsgazette.com. Billings Gazette. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  11. ^ Douglas Miles (May 7, 2016). "Cedar Rapids Titans dominant in all three phases of 58-17 win over Tri-Cities". www.thegazette.com. The Cedar Rapids Gazette. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  12. ^ "Favre tosses 3 touchdowns to beat Green Bay". www.thegazette.com. The Cedar Rapids Gazette. May 13, 2016. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
  13. ^ Douglas Miles (May 21, 2016). "It all starts up front for streaking Cedar Rapids Titans". www.thegazette.com. The Cedar Rapids Gazette. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
  14. ^ "Iowa Scene: Menace tie, Barnstormers lose fourth straight". www.desmoinesregister.com. The Des Moines Register. June 4, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
  15. ^ Douglas Miles (June 11, 2016). "C. R. Titans on the cusp of hosting IFL playoff game". www.thegazette.com. The Cedar Rapids Gazette. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  16. ^ "Iowa Scene: Menace win big again; Barnstormers, Cubs fall". www.desmoinesregister.com. The Des Moines Register. June 25, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  17. ^ Douglas Miles (July 9, 2016). "Dylan Favre totals 7 TDs for Cedar Rapids Titans in 66-36 playoff rout". www.thegazette.com. The Cedar Rapids Gazette. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
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