2016 Triangle Torch season

The 2016 Triangle Torch season was the first season for the American indoor football franchise, and their first in American Indoor Football.^[1][2]

2016 Triangle Torch season
Owner	George Sutphen
General manager	George Sutphen
Head coach	Josh Resignalo
Home field	Dorton Arena 1025 Blue Ridge Road Raleigh, NC 27607
Results
Record	3–4
Division place	7th
Playoff finish	did not qualify
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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	BYE
3	BYE
4	Sunday	March 20	4:05pm	Winston Wildcats	W 53–33[3]	1–0	Dorton Arena
5	Friday	March 25	7:05pm	Lehigh Valley Steelhawks	L 30-66	1–1	Dorton Arena
6	BYE
7	Saturday	April 9	7:05pm	at Central Penn Capitals	L 43-74	1-2	Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center
8	Saturday	April 16	7:05pm	at Winston Wildcats	W 58-12	2-2	LJVM Coliseum Annex
9	Sunday	April 24	4:05pm	Central Penn Capitals	W 47-41[4]	3-2	Dorton Arena
10	Saturday	April 30	7:05pm	at Philadelphia Yellow Jackets	Rescheduled for May 28		Class of 1923 Arena
11	Sunday	May 8	4:05pm	Philadelphia Yellow Jackets	L 42-59	3-3	Dorton Arena
12	Saturday	May 14	7:05pm	at Lehigh Valley Steelhawks	L 19-68[5]	3-4	PPL Center
13	BYE
14	Saturday	May 28	7:05pm	at Philadelphia Yellow Jackets	Cancelled		Class of 1923 Arena Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center

Standings

2016 AIF Northern standings view talk edit
Team	W	L	PCT
y – West Michigan Ironmen	6	1	.857
x – River City Raiders	6	1	.857
x – Lehigh Valley Steelhawks	6	2	.750
Philadelphia Yellow Jackets	4	3	.571
Central Penn Capitals	4	4	.500
Chicago Blitz	3	3	.500
Triangle Torch	3	4	.429
Winston Wildcats	3	5	.375
Maryland Eagles	0	2	.000
Northern Kentucky Nightmare	0	5	.000

Roster

2016 Triangle Torch roster
Quarterbacks  7 Brian Harris 10 Garrett Sutphen Running backs 25 Anson Yarborough Wide receivers  1 Antonio Allen 12 Gerron Bryant -- Tony Dixon -- Frank James  8 Justin Kenyan 17 Chad Walcott		Offensive linemen 68 Ken Brown 50 Tobias Brown -- Anthony Harris -- R. J. Harvin -- Phillip Watson 77 Jataurus White 91 Jamaal Williams Defensive linemen 55 William Alderman 75 Dontre Brown 11 Stanley Porter		Linebackers 56 Preston Hines  5 Allen Lee  9 Brandon Sutton Defensive backs  6 Malik Cromartie  2 Keith Holliday  3 Jay Jackson 23 Dekota Marshall  4 John Robertson 21 Jacob Sykes 22 Stephen Virgil Kickers 18 T. C. Stevens		Injured reserve currently vacant Exempt list currently vacant Practice squad currently vacant rookies in italics Roster updated May 12, 2016 30 Active, 0 Inactive → More rosters

References

1. "AIF in Raleigh NC begins today as new team has been awarded to Raleigh, NC". Triangle Torch. August 12, 2015. Archived from the original on August 22, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
2. "AIF Comes to Raleigh". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. August 12, 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
3. Christian Candeloro (March 21, 2016). "Triangle Torch offers unorthodox entertainment". www.technicianonline.com. Technician. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
4. "Triangle carries a Torch for football". www.newsobserver.com. The News & Observer. May 2, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
5. Keith Groller (May 15, 2016). "Steelhawks clinch fifth straight playoff berth; extinguish the Torch 68-19 at PPL Center". www.mcall.com. Allentown Morning Call. Retrieved May 16, 2016.^{[permanent dead link‍]}