2017 Tampa Bay Storm season
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Arena Football League team season
| 2017 Tampa Bay Storm season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Jeffrey Vinik |
| Head coach | Ron James |
| Home stadium | Amalie Arena |
| Results | |
| Record | 10–4 |
| League place | 2nd |
| Playoffs | Won Semifinals 73–59 (Gladiators) Lost ArenaBowl XXX 40–44 (Soul) |
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The 2017 Tampa Bay Storm season was the 30th and final season for the franchise in the Arena Football League, and their 26th while in Tampa Bay. The Storm played at Amalie Arena.
Staff
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Front office
- Owner/Chairman – Jeffrey Vinik
- President – Derrick Brooks
- Chief operating officer – Steve Griggs
- AFL board member – Elmer Straub
Coaches
- Head coach – Ron James
- Assistant head coach - Doug Kay
- Defensive coordinator – Doug Kay
- Offensive coordinator – Shane Stafford
- Defensive line/linebackers – Austin Wilson
- Special teams coach – Gary Gussman
Roster
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Quarterbacks
Fullbacks
- currently vacant
Wide receivers
- 11 LaMark Brown
- 81 Joe Hills
- 15 Justin Hilton
- 17 Kendrick Ings
- 10 Michael Lindsey
- 72 Leonardo Bates
- 68 Ryan Cave
- 66 Cornelius Lewis
- 50 Raymond McNeil
- 60 Jeremiah Warren
Defensive linemen
- 91 Antron Dillon
- 90 Monte Lewis
- 99 Jordan Miller
- 93 Kendall Montgomery
- 42 Meshak Williams
Defensive backs
Kickers
- 18 Mark Lewis
- -- Xavier Boyce WR (IR)
- 21 Jabari Gorman DB (IR)
- -- Rick-J Hill DB (IR)
- -- Byron Isom OL (IR)
- 2 Dallas Jackson DB (IR)
- 49 Max Nacewicz DL (IR)
- -- Ben Ossai OL (IR)
- 55 Dominie Pittman DL (IR)
- 85 Caesar Rayford DL (IR)
- 1 Cortez Stubbs DB (IR)
- -- Isaiah Tuiasosopo OL (IR)
Inactive reserve
- currently vacant
League suspension
- 26 Emanuel Cook DB (Susp.)
- -- Devonte Danzey OL (Susp.)
- -- Cornelius Dixon OL (Susp.)
- -- Justin Edison DL (Susp.)
- -- Adam Kennedy QB (Susp.)
- 5 Greg Reid DB (Susp.)
- 26 Anthony Shutt DB (Susp.)
Other league exempt
- currently vacant
Inactive reserve
- currently vacant
Refuse to report
- 69 Miles Mason OL (DNR)
- -- Jesse Somsel OL (DNR)
Recallable reassignment
- 3 Paul Stephens DB
Rookies in itlatics
Roster updated August 14, 2017
24 Active, 21 Inactive
Schedule
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Regular season
[edit ]The 2017 regular season schedule was released on January 5, 2017.[1]
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | Attendance | Report | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | ||||||||
| 1 | Saturday | April 8 | 7:00 PM EDT | at Cleveland Gladiators | W 46–40 | 1–0 | Quicken Loans Arena | 12,865 | [2] |
| 2 | Saturday | April 15 | 7:00 PM EDT | Philadelphia Soul | L 52–56 | 1–1 | Amalie Arena | 9,071 | [3] |
| 3 | Saturday | April 22 | 7:00 PM EDT | Cleveland Gladiators | W 62–61 | 2–1 | Amalie Arena | 9,119 | [4] |
| 4 | Bye | ||||||||
| 5 | Sunday | May 7 | 1:00 PM EDT | at Baltimore Brigade | W 62–55 | 3–1 | Royal Farms Arena | 5,915 | [5] |
| 6 | Saturday | May 13 | 7:00 PM EDT | at Washington Valor | W 41–33 | 4–1 | Verizon Center | 8,420 | [6] |
| 7 | Saturday | May 20 | 7:00 PM EDT | Washington Valor | W 53–47 | 5–1 | Amalie Arena | 9,275 | [7] |
| 8 | Bye | ||||||||
| 9 | Saturday | June 3 | 7:00 PM EDT | Baltimore Brigade | W 47–35 | 6–1 | Amalie Arena | 9,880 | [8] |
| 10 | Saturday | June 10 | 7:00 PM EDT | Washington Valor | W 58–57 | 7–1 | Amalie Arena | 9,856 | [9] |
| 11 | Saturday | June 17 | 7:00 PM EDT | at Philadelphia Soul | L 41–62 | 7–2 | Wells Fargo Center | 9,081 | [10] |
| 12 | Bye | ||||||||
| 13 | Saturday | July 1 | 7:00 PM EDT | Washington Valor | W 55–51 | 8–2 | Amalie Arena | 9,913 | [11] |
| 14 | Saturday | July 8 | 7:00 PM EDT | at Cleveland Gladiators | L 39–41 | 8–3 | Quicken Loans Arena | 11,525 | [12] |
| 15 | Saturday | July 15 | 7:00 PM EDT | at Baltimore Brigade | W 69–56 | 9–3 | Royal Farms Arena | 5,153 | [13] |
| 16 | Saturday | July 22 | 7:00 PM EDT | Cleveland Gladiators | W 57–27 | 10–3 | Amalie Arena | 10,567 | [14] |
| 17 | Bye | ||||||||
| 18 | Saturday | August 5 | 7:00 PM EDT | at Philadelphia Soul | L 28–41 | 10–4 | Wells Fargo Center | 9,071 | [15] |
Playoffs
[edit ]| Round | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | Attendance | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFL Semifinals | Monday | August 14 | 7:00 PM EDT | Cleveland Gladiators | W 73–59 | Amalie Arena | 9,621 | [16] |
| ArenaBowl XXX | Saturday | August 26 | 7:00 PM EDT | at Philadelphia Soul | L 40–44 | Wells Fargo Center | 13,648 | [17] |
Standings
[edit ]| Team | Overall | Points | Records | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Away | GB | STK | |||
| (1)Philadelphia Soul | 13 | 1 | .929 | 817 | 590 | 7–0 | 6–1 | — | W3 | ||
| (2)Tampa Bay Storm | 10 | 4 | .714 | 710 | 662 | 6–1 | 4–3 | 3.0 | L1 | ||
| (3)Cleveland Gladiators | 5 | 9 | .357 | 696 | 715 | 3–4 | 2–5 | 8.0 | W1 | ||
| (4)Baltimore Brigade | 4 | 10 | .286 | 620 | 749 | 3–4 | 1–6 | 9.0 | L4 | ||
| Washington Valor | 3 | 11 | .214 | 565 | 692 | 2–5 | 1–6 | 10.0 | W1 | ||
(#) - playoff position secured
References
[edit ]- ^ "Arena Football League Announces 2017 Schedule". arenafootball.com. January 5, 2017. Archived from the original on March 31, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
- ^ "Tampa Bay Storm vs Cleveland Gladiators (Apr 8, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
- ^ "Philadelphia Soul vs Tampa Bay Storm (Apr 15, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
- ^ "Cleveland Gladiators vs Tampa Bay Storm (Apr 22, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. April 22, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
- ^ "Tampa Bay Storm vs Baltimore Brigade (May 7, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. May 7, 2017. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
- ^ "Tampa Bay Storm vs Washington Valor (May 13, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. May 13, 2017. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
- ^ "Washington Valor vs Tampa Bay Storm (May 20, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. May 20, 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
- ^ "Baltimore Brigade vs Tampa Bay Storm (June 3, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. June 3, 2017. Retrieved June 4, 2017.
- ^ "Washington Valor vs Tampa Bay Storm (June 10, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. June 10, 2017. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
- ^ "Tampa Bay Storm vs Philadelphia Soul (Jun 17, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
- ^ "Washington Valor vs Tampa Bay Storm (July 1, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
- ^ "Tampa Bay Storm vs Cleveland Gladiators (Jul 8, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
- ^ "Tampa Bay Storm vs Baltimore Brigade (Jul 15, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
- ^ "Tampa Bay Storm vs Cleveland Gladiators (Jul 22, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ^ "Tampa Bay Storm vs Philadelphia Soul (Aug 5, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
- ^ "Tampa Bay Storm vs Cleveland Gladiators (Aug 14, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
- ^ "Tampa Bay Storm vs Philadelphia Soul (Aug 26, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved August 27, 2017.