2016 Chicago Blitz season

2016 Chicago Blitz season
Head coach	Mike Oliver
General manager	Michael Dortch
Owner	Mike Oliver
Home field	Odeum Expo Center 1033 North Villa Avenue Villa Park, IL 60181
Results
Record	3-3
Division place	6th
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 2016 Chicago Blitz season was the third season for the American Indoor Football franchise, and their second season in the AIF. On May 25, the Blitz cancelled its last scheduled road game and announced that the team was for sale.

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	Sunday	March 13	7:00pm	Northern Kentucky Nightmare	W 33-22	1-0	Odeum Expo Center
4	BYE
5	BYE
6	Saturday	April 2	7:00pm	at West Michigan Ironmen	L 30-34[1]	1-1	L. C. Walker Arena
7	Saturday	April 9	7:00pm	Northern Kentucky Nightmare	W 36-24	2-1	Odeum Expo Center
8	BYE
9	Saturday	April 23	7:05pm	at River City Raiders	L 34-47	2-2	Family Arena
10	BYE
11	Saturday	May 7	7:00pm	Memphis X-Sounds	W 73-6	3-2	Odeum Expo Center
12	Saturday	May 14	7:05pm	River City Raiders	L 31-37	3-3	Odeum Expo Center
13	BYE
14	Saturday	May 28	7:00pm	West Michigan Ironmen	Cancelled		Odeum Expo Center

Standings

2016 AIF Northern Standings
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	PF (Avg.)	PA (Avg.)	STK
West Michigan Ironmen	6	1	0	.857	471	224	67.3	32.0	W6
River City Raiders	6	1	0	.857	398	235	56.9	33.6	W3
Lehigh Valley Steelhawks	6	2	0	.750	430	237	53.8	29.6	L1
Philadelphia Yellow Jackets	4	3	0	.571	266	169	38.0	24.0	L2
Central Penn Capitals	4	4	0	.500	373	338	46.6	42.3	W3
Chicago Blitz	3	3	0	.500	237	170	39.5	28.3	L1
Triangle Torch	3	4	0	.429	292	359	41.7	51.3	L2
Winston Wildcats	3	5	0	.375	139	300	17.4	37.5	W3
Maryland Eagles	0	2	0	.000	19	116	9.5	58.0	L2
Northern Kentucky Nightmare	0	5	0	.000	116	236	23.2	47.2	L5

Roster

2016 Chicago Blitz roster
Quarterbacks  9 Andre Locke Running Backs 17 Keenan Miller 30 Lloyd Morgan Wide Receivers 11 David Brown -- Brian Miles  3 Bryan Pascascio 12 Jermel Smith  6 James Walton		Offensive Linemen 56 Anthony Bullock 66 Darius Crosby 55 Tim Mueller 57 Nick Torresso 77 Baptiste Williams Defensive Linemen  5 Karl Grant 18 Ramon Lacey  8 Deandre Mosley 90 Ryan O'Neil 96 Evan Van Klei 66 Marquis Walton		Linebackers  1 Greg Barksdale 13 Zo Hood 44 Shannon Winesberry Defensive Backs 14 Jorrick Calvin 21 Deshon Conley  7 Darius Jones  4 Brandon Onuselogu 28 Robert Riley 12 Leo Watkins 24 Keith Woodson Kickers 19 Igor Materic		Injured Reserve  2 Demetrius Jones QB Exempt List 93 Tyrone Saunders DL Practice Squad Currently vacant Rookies in italics Roster updated May 12, 2016 30 Active, 2 Inactive → More rosters

References

1. Mark Opfermann (April 2, 2016). "Late kickoff return for TD a game-winner for West Michigan Ironmen". www.mlive.com. MLive Media Group. Retrieved April 5, 2016.