2017 Wichita Falls Nighthawks season

The 2017 Wichita Falls Nighthawks season was the third and final season for the professional indoor football franchise and second in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of ten teams that compete in the IFL for the 2017 season, the Nighthawks were members of the United Conference.

2017 Wichita Falls Nighthawks season
OwnerDrew Carnes
Head coachBilly Back
Home fieldKay Yeager Coliseum
Results
Record12–4
Conference place3rd
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Led by head coach Billy Back, the Nighthawks played their home games at the Kay Yeager Coliseum in Wichita Falls, Texas.

Staff
2017 Wichita Falls Nighthawks staff
Front Office
  • Owner – Drew Carnes
  

Head coach - Billy Back

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive assistant – Rudy Hawkins
  • Offensive line coach – Brian Schmidt

Defensive coaches

  • Defensive coordinator – Ernie Cooke
  • Defensive line coach – Brian Schmidt

Schedule

Key:   Win   Tie   Loss   Bye

Regular season

[1] All start times are local time

Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance
Score Record
1 Saturday February 18 7:05pm Iowa Barnstormers W 68–53[2] 1–0 Kay Yeager Coliseum 3,353
2 Saturday February 25 7:05pm at Nebraska Danger W 65-48[3] 2-0 Eihusen Arena
3 Friday March 3 7:05pm Spokane Empire W 57-56 (2OT)[4] 3-0 Kay Yeager Coliseum
4 Saturday March 11 7:05pm at Cedar Rapids Titans W 42-23[5] 4-0 U.S. Cellular Center 3,484
5 BYE
6 Saturday March 25 7:05pm at Sioux Falls Storm L 21–55 4–1 Denny Sanford Premier Center
7 Saturday April 1 7:00pm at Arizona Rattlers W 60–53[6] 5–1 Talking Stick Resort Arena 10,879
8 Saturday April 8 7:05pm Salt Lake Screaming Eagles W 39–33 6–1 Kay Yeager Coliseum
9 Friday April 14 7:05pm Cedar Rapids Titans W 81–52 7–1 Kay Yeager Coliseum
10 Friday April 21 7:05pm at Colorado Crush L 73–77 7–2 Budweiser Events Center
11 Saturday April 29 7:05pm Sioux Falls Storm W 44–36 8–2 Kay Yeager Coliseum
12 Friday May 5 7:05pm Nebraska Danger W 57–40 9–2 Kay Yeager Coliseum
13 BYE
14 Saturday May 20 7:05pm Iowa Barnstormers L 47–50 9–3 Kay Yeager Coliseum
15 Saturday May 27 7:05pm at Sioux Falls Storm W 36–21 10–3 Denny Sanford Premier Center
16 Saturday June 3 7:05pm at Green Bay Blizzard W 44–37 11–3 Resch Center 2,377
17 Saturday June 10 7:05pm Colorado Crush W 54–52 12–3 Kay Yeager Coliseum
18 Saturday June 17 7:05pm at Nebraska Danger L 44–59 12–4 Eihusen Arena

Standings
2017 United Conference
W L T PCT PF PA CON GB STK
y - Sioux Falls Storm 1420.8757694679–2—W3
x - Iowa Barnstormers 1330.8137025808–31.0L1
Wichita Falls Nighthawks 1240.7508327456–22.0L1
Green Bay Blizzard 3130.1885136652–911.5W1
Cedar Rapids Titans 1150.0634947801–1013.0L10

Roster
2017 Wichita Falls Nighthawks roster
Quarterbacks
  •  1 Charles McCullum

Running backs

  •  3 Tyler Williams

Wide receivers

  • 16 Zachary Ducker
  •  7 Troy Evans
  • 13 Tyrell Goodman
  •  4 Jordan Jolly
  •  8 Demarius Washington
 Offensive linemen
  • 94 Jarve Dean
  • 90 Antonio Foster
  • 91 Clint Marsh
  • 95 Damien Parris
  • -- Nathaniel Ryan
  • 95 Tino Tuilata

Defensive linemen

  • 18 Kewan Alford
  • 17 Demetrius Hill
  • 23 Chris Martin
  • 52 Nmesoma Okafor
  • 52 Toni Pulu
  • 77 Walter Thomas
 Linebackers
  • 15 Robert Haynes

Defensive backs

  •  2 Michael Carter
  • 20 Neiko Conway
  • 21 Michael Green
  • 11 Tony Grimes
  •  9 Norris Wrenn III

Special teams

  • 12 Rockne Belmonte
 Reserve lists
  • -- Joe Craig WR (Exempt)
  • 19 Dyron Dye DL (IR)
  • -- JaJuan Harley DB (Exempt)
  • 10 Tyron Laughinghouse WR (IR)
  •  5 Chris Parks DB (IR-DFR)
  •  6 Angelo Pease RB (IR)

Practice squad

  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated June 6, 2017
27 Active, 7 Inactive

References
  1. "2017 Schedule : Wichita Falls Nighthawks". Indoor Football League. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  2. Donny Victory (February 18, 2017). "Nighthawks control Iowa in opener". www.timesrecordnews.com. Times Record News. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
  3. "Nighthawks move to 2-0 with road win". www.timesrecordnews.com. Times Record News. February 25, 2017. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  4. Donny Victory (March 3, 2017). "Nighthawks stop Spokane in 2OTs". www.timesrecordnews.com. Times Record News. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
  5. "Nighthawks stay perfect with 42-23 road victory". www.timesrecordnews.com. Times Record News. March 11, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  6. "Nighthawks score late to grab road win". www.timesrecordnews.com. Times Record News. April 2, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
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