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
Owner	Jeff Bouchy Steve Curran Diva Nagula, D.O. Kevin Wezniak Rob Storm Jason Green Larry Payne
Head coach	Mark Stoute (fired week 10; 8–0 record) Siaha Burley (3–1 record)
Home field	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
Results
Record	11–1
Conference place	1st
Playoff finish	Won NAL Semifinals 43–32 (Steel) Won NAL Championship 27–21 (Columbus)
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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
view talk edit	W	L	PCT	PF	PA	GB	STK
z – Jacksonville Sharks	11	1	.917	697	299	—	L1
y – Lehigh Valley Steelhawks	9	1	.900	610	349	1.0	W7
x – Columbus Lions	9	3	.750	689	412	2.0	W6
x – Monterrey Steel	7	4	.636	478	364	3.5	W1
High Country Grizzlies	3	7	.300	449	484	7.0	L4
Georgia Firebirds	2	9	.182	372	576	8.5	L5
Dayton Wolfpack	0	7	.000	125	478	8.5	L7
Corpus Christi Rage	0	9	.000	166	624	9.5	L9

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  2 Jason Boltus 17 Damien Fleming Running backs 39 Derrick Ross Wide receivers  6 Thyron Lewis  3 Darryl Thompson  5 Emughedi Umodu 15 Maurice Williams 10 Devin Wilson		Offensive linemen 98 A. J. Harmon 72 Cornelius Lewis 93 Moqut Ruffins Defensive linemen 18 Keith Bowers 99 Damien Jacobs 95 Bryson Kelly 44 Dale Pierson 56 Jeremiah Price 55 Skyler Skersick		Linebackers 42 Ray Hodgson 11 Charles Hunt Defensive backs 21 Jabari Gorman 14 Terry Johnson  7 Erick McIntosh  1 Micheaux Robinson  9 Peter Tulloch Kickers 12 Nick Belcher		Reserve lists 81 Will Dukes WR (Susp.) 14 Daniel Farley QB (Exempt)  4 Tommy Grady QB (IR) 81 Joe Hills WR (Exempt)  5 David Hyland DB (Susp.) 33 Montavis Mack OL (IR)  2 Marvin Ross DB (Exempt)  9 Schon Thomas DB (IR)  9 Marquel Wade WR (IR) Rookies in italics Roster Archived 2017-07-17 at the Wayback Machine updated July 5, 2017 25 Active, 9 Inactive

References

1. "STOUTE OUT AS HEAD COACH". Jacksonville Sharks. May 23, 2017. Archived from the original on July 31, 2017. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
2. "SIAHA BURLEY NAMED SHARKS HEAD COACH". Jacksonville Sharks. May 23, 2017. Archived from the original on July 31, 2017. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
3. "2016 National Arena League schedule". National Arena League. Archived from the original on December 14, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.