2016 Cedar Rapids Titans season

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.

2016 Cedar Rapids Titans season
Owner	Chris Kokalis Bob Sullivan David Bradley Kenneth Moninski
General manager	Chris Kokalis
Head coach	Mark Stoute
Home field	U.S. Cellular Center 370 1st Avenue NE Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
Results
Record	12-4
Conference place	2nd
Playoff finish	Won United Conference Wild Card 66-36 (Nighthawks) Lost United Conference Championship 28-54 (Storm)
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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
view talk edit	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 20 Venric Mark 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 93 Xzavie Jackson 10 Edward Mosley 90 Richard Posey 56 Jeremiah Price 97 Terrance Woodard		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 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.

External links

• Cedar Rapids Titans official website
• Cedar Rapids Titans official statistics 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
• Cedar Rapids Titans at The Gazette