2015 Columbus Lions season

The 2015 Columbus Lions season was the ninth season for the indoor football franchise and their fourth in the Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL). They won PIFL Cup IV over the Richmond Raiders.

2015 Columbus Lions season
Owner	John Hargrove Keith Norred Kike Seda Skip Seda Rich Jacobson
Head coach	Jason Gibson
General manager	Tanema Willock
Home field	Columbus Civic Center
Results
Record	8–3
League place	1st
Playoff finish	Won Semi-Finals 69–41 (Steelhawks) Won PIFL Cup IV 64–38 (Raiders)

Schedule

Key:   Win   Tie   Loss   Bye

Regular season

All start times are local to home team

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location
					Score	Record
1	BYE
2	Sunday	March 29	3:00pm	Richmond Raiders	W 52–50[1]	1–0	Columbus Civic Center
3	Saturday	April 4	7:00pm	at Trenton Freedom	W 70–60	2–0	Sun National Bank Center
4	Saturday	April 11	7:00pm	at Richmond Raiders	W 47–43[2]	3–0	Richmond Coliseum
5	Saturday	April 18	7:00pm	Nashville Venom	L 55–58	3–1	Columbus Civic Center
6	Saturday	April 25	7:00pm	Alabama Hammers	W 74–53	4–1	Columbus Civic Center
7	Saturday	May 2	7:00pm	at Lehigh Valley Steelhawks	L 43–46[3]	4–2	PPL Center
8	Saturday	May 9	7:00pm	Lehigh Valley Steelhawks	W 45–35	5–2	Columbus Civic Center
9	Sunday	May 17	3:00pm	at Nashville Venom	W 44–38	6–2	Nashville Municipal Auditorium
10	BYE
11	Saturday	May 30	7:00pm	Erie Explosion	W 81–26[4]	7–2	Columbus Civic Center
12	BYE
13	Saturday	June 13	7:00pm	Trenton Freedom	W 43–40	8–2	Columbus Civic Center
14	Saturday	June 20	8:00pm	at Alabama Hammers	L 57–60	8–3	Von Braun Center

Standings

2015 Professional Indoor Football League
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	PF (Avg.)	PA (Avg.)	STK
y-Columbus Lions	8	3	0	.727	611	509	55.5	46.3	L1
y-Richmond Raiders	8	4	0	.667	649	507	54.1	42.3	W6
x-Nashville Venom	7	4	0	.636	574	467	52.2	42.5	W2
x-Lehigh Valley Steelhawks	6	5	0	.545	515	460	46.8	41.8	L3
Trenton Freedom	6	6	0	.500	553	517	46.1	43.1	L2
Alabama Hammers	5	7	0	.417	555	645	46.3	53.7	W2
Erie Explosion	2	9	0	.182	404	664	36.7	60.4	L2

Postseason

Round	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location
					Score	Record
Semi-Finals	Saturday	June 27	7:00pm	Lehigh Valley Steelhawks	W 69–41	1–0	Columbus Civic Center
PIFL Cup IV	Monday	July 6	7:00pm	Richmond Raiders	W 64–38[5]	2–0	Columbus Civic Center

Roster

2015 Columbus Lions roster
Quarterbacks 12 Casey Kacz Running backs 24 Kendrick Perry Wide receivers 15 Dezmond Beverly 16 Darren Daniel 25 Terrence Ebagua  6 Jarmon Fortson  1 John Harris  8 Morrell Presley 18 Michael Reeve		Offensive linemen -- Martin Davis 50 Pat Lang 58 Dion Small 75 Brandon Thomas 55 Aaron Wheeler Defensive linemen 11 Tito Hannah  7 Damian Thornton 44 David Washington 10 Kendrick Washington 13 Jerry Willis		Linebackers  3 Robert Caldwell 34 Larry Edwards Defensive backs 20 Ed Burns  4 Damian Daniels  2 Roshawn Marshall 21 Chris Pickett 22 Marvin Ross Kickers 14 Lindsey Wolfe		Injured reserve  5 Antwon Young QB (IR) Failure to report -- Travis Cobb WR (Did Not Report) -- Kevin Fuller WR (Did Not Report) -- Roland Johnson DL (Did Not Report) AFL - exempt -- Darryl Cato-Bishop DL (Exempt) -- Dexter Davis Jr. DL (Exempt) CFL - exempt Currently vacant Suspended Currently vacant Practice squad Currently vacant Left squad -- Chris Davis WR (Left Squad) -- Dexter Moody DB (Left Squad) Rookies in italics Roster updated June 14, 2015 26 Active, 8 Inactive → More rosters

References

1. "Raids fall on late touchdown". www.richmond.com. Richmond Times-Dispatch. March 29, 2015. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
2. David M. Lawrence (March 29, 2015). "Richmond Raiders can't hold on to late lead, lose to Columbus". www.richmond.com. Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
3. Keith Groller (May 3, 2015). "Steelhawks win a thriller to gain sole possession of first place". www.mcall.com. The Morning Call. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
4. Joshua Fuller (May 30, 2015). "Lions score 81, roll over Explosion". www.ledger-enquirer.com. Ledger-Enquirer. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
5. Justin Ferguson (July 6, 2015). "Lions feast on Raiders again, claim PIFL title with 64-38 win". www.richmond.com. Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved July 7, 2015.