2017 Jacksonville Sharks season

The 2017 Jacksonville Sharks season was the eighth season for the professional indoor football franchise and first in the National Arena League (NAL). The Sharks were one of eight teams that competed in the NAL for its inaugural 2017 season

2017 Jacksonville Sharks season
OwnerJeff Bouchy
Steve Curran
Diva Nagula, D.O.
Kevin Wezniak
Rob Storm
Jason Green
Larry Payne
Head coachMark Stoute (fired week 10; 8–0 record)
Siaha Burley (3–1 record)
Home fieldJacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
Results
Record11–1
Conference place1st
Playoff finishWon NAL Semifinals 43–32 (Steel)
Won NAL Championship 27–21 (Columbus)

The Sharks played their home games at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena. Led by head coach Mark Stoute, the Sharks went undefeated through eight games and then Stoute was fired.[1] Siaha Burley was immediately hired as his replacement after serving as the offensive coordinator of the Arena Football League's Cleveland Gladiators.[2]

Standings
2017 National Arena League standings
W L PCT PF PA GB STK
z - Jacksonville Sharks 111.917697299—L1
y - Lehigh Valley Steelhawks 91.9006103491.0W7
x - Columbus Lions 93.7506894122.0W6
x - Monterrey Steel 74.6364783643.5W1
High Country Grizzlies 37.3004494847.0L4
Georgia Firebirds 29.1823725768.5L5
Dayton Wolfpack 07.0001254788.5L7
Corpus Christi Rage 09.0001666249.5L9

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 W 71–6 9–0 American Bank Center
12 Saturday June 3 7:00pm Dayton Wolfpack W 77–32 10–0 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
13 Saturday June 10 7:00pm High Country Grizzlies W 66–18 11–0 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
14 Saturday June 17 7:00pm Monterrey Steel L 37–44 11–1 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena

Postseason
Round Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location
Score Record
First Round Saturday June 24 7:00pm Monterrey Steel W 43–32 1–0 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
Championship Monday July 10 7:00pm Columbus Lions W 27–21 2–0 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena

Roster
2017 Jacksonville Sharks roster
Quarterbacks
  • 17 Damien Fleming

Running backs

Wide receivers

  •  3 Darryl Thompson
  •  5 Emughedi Umodu
 Offensive linemen
  • 72 Cornelius Lewis

Defensive linemen

  • 18 Keith Bowers
  • 99 Damien Jacobs
  • 44 Dale Pierson
  • 55 Skyler Skersick
 Linebackers
  • 42 Ray Hodgson

Defensive backs

  • 21 Jabari Gorman
  • 14 Terry Johnson
  •  9 Peter Tulloch

Kickers

  • 12 Nick Belcher
 Reserve lists
  • 81 Will Dukes WR (Suspended)
  • 14 Daniel Farley QB (Exempt)
  • 33 Montavis Mack OL (IR)
  •  2 Marvin Ross DB (Exempt)
  •  9 Schon Thomas DB (IR)
  •  9 Marquel Wade WR (IR)

Rookies in italics
Roster updated July 5, 2017
25 Active, 9 Inactive

References
  1. "STOUTE OUT AS HEAD COACH". Jacksonville Sharks. May 23, 2017.
  2. "SIAHA BURLEY NAMED SHARKS HEAD COACH". Jacksonville Sharks. May 23, 2017.
  3. "2016 National Arena League schedule". National Arena League. Archived from the original on December 14, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
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