2017 Jacksonville Sharks season
| 2017 Jacksonville Sharks season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Jeff Bouchy Steve Curran Diva Nagula, D.O. Kevin Wezniak Rob Storm Jason Green Larry Payne |
| Head coach | Siaha Burley |
| Home field | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena 300 A. Philip Randolph Blvd. Jacksonville, FL 32202 |
| Results | |
| Record | 8–0 |
The 2017 Jacksonville Sharks season is the eighth season for the professional indoor football franchise and first in the National Arena League (NAL). The Sharks are one of eight teams that compete in the NAL for its inaugural 2017 season
Led by head coach Mark Stoute, the Sharks play their home games at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena. After going undefeated through eight games, Stoute was fired.[1] Siaha Burley was immediately hired as his replacement after serving as the offensive coordinator of the AFL's Cleveland Gladiators[2]
Standings
| 2017 National Arena League standings | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | GB | STK | |
| z – Jacksonville Sharks | 11 | 1 | .917 | 697 | 299 | — | L1 |
| y – Lehigh Valley Steelhawks | 9 | 1 | .900 | 610 | 349 | 1.0 | W7 |
| x – Columbus Lions | 9 | 3 | .750 | 689 | 412 | 2.0 | W6 |
| x – Monterrey Steel | 7 | 4 | .636 | 478 | 364 | 3.5 | W1 |
| High Country Grizzlies | 3 | 7 | .300 | 449 | 484 | 7.0 | L4 |
| Georgia Firebirds | 2 | 9 | .182 | 372 | 576 | 8.5 | L5 |
| Dayton Wolfpack | 0 | 7 | .000 | 125 | 478 | 8.5 | L7 |
| Corpus Christi Rage | 0 | 9 | .000 | 166 | 624 | 9.5 | L9 |
z – clinched home field advantage
y – clinched home playoff game
x – clinched playoff spot
Schedule
Regular season
The 2017 regular season schedule was released on December 9, 2016[3]
Key: Win Tie Loss Bye
All start times are local time
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | ||||||
| 1 | Friday | March 17 | 7:00pm | at Columbus Lions | W 56–41 | 1–0 | Columbus Civic Center |
| 2 | Saturday | March 25 | 7:00pm | Georgia Firebirds | W 55–26 | 2–0 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena |
| 3 | Saturday | April 1 | 7:00pm | Lehigh Valley Steelhawks | W 57–43 | 3–0 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena |
| 4 | Sunday | April 9 | 7:00pm | at High Country Grizzlies | W 68–21 | 4–0 | George M. Holmes Convocation Center |
| 5 | BYE | ||||||
| 6 | Monday | April 24 | 7:00pm | at Monterrey Steel | W 60–21 | 5–0 | Arena Monterrey |
| 7 | Saturday | April 29 | 7:00pm | Columbus Lions | W 37–28 | 6–0 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena |
| 8 | Saturday | May 6 | 7:00pm | Corpus Christi Rage | W 71–6 | 7–0 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena |
| 9 | BYE | ||||||
| 10 | Saturday | May 20 | 7:00pm | Monterrey Steel | W 42–13 | 8–0 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena |
| 11 | Sunday | May 28 | 7:00pm | at Corpus Christi Rage | American Bank Center | ||
| 12 | Saturday | June 3 | 7:00pm | Dayton Wolfpack | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | ||
| 13 | Saturday | June 10 | 7:00pm | High Country Grizzlies | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | ||
| 14 | Saturday | June 17 | 7:00pm | Monterrey Steel | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | ||
Roster
Template:Jacksonville Sharks roster
References
- ^ "STOUTE OUT AS HEAD COACH". Jacksonville Sharks. May 23, 2017.
- ^ "SIAHA BURLEY NAMED SHARKS HEAD COACH". Jacksonville Sharks. May 23, 2017.
- ^ "2016 National Arena League schedule". National Arena League. Retrieved December 9, 2016.