2016 Triangle Torch season

{{Infobox NFL team season

| logo =

| team = Triangle Torch

| year = 2016

| record = 3–4

| division_place = 7th

| coach = Josh Resignalo

| general manager = George Sutphen

| owner = George Sutphen

| stadium = Dorton Arena
1025 Blue Ridge Road
Raleigh, NC 27607

| no_prevseason = true

| playoffs = did not qualify

}}

The 2016 Triangle Torch season was the first season for the American indoor football franchise, and their first in American Indoor Football.{{cite web|url=http://triangletorchproindoorfootball.com/news/59-aif-in-raleigh-nc-begins-today-as-new-team-has-been-awarded-to-raleigh-nc.html |title=AIF in Raleigh NC begins today as new team has been awarded to Raleigh, NC. |publisher=Triangle Torch |date=August 12, 2015 |accessdate=August 12, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150822131456/http://triangletorchproindoorfootball.com/news/59-aif-in-raleigh-nc-begins-today-as-new-team-has-been-awarded-to-raleigh-nc.html |archivedate=August 22, 2015 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/aif-comes-to-raliegh/n-5031120 |title=AIF Comes to Raleigh |date=August 12, 2016 |publisher=OurSports Central |work=www.oursportscentral.com |accessdate=March 21, 2016}}

Schedule

Key:

=Regular season=

All start times are local to home team

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rowspan="2" width="40" \| Week ! rowspan="2" width="80" \| Day ! rowspan="2" width="90" \| Date ! rowspan="2" width="60" \| Kickoff ! rowspan="2" width="190" \| Opponent ! colspan="2" width="200" \| Results ! rowspan="2" width="315" \| Location
width="140" \| Score ! width="60" \| Record
align="center" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" ! 1 \| colSpan=7 \| BYE
align="center" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" ! 2 \| colSpan=7 \| BYE
align="center" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" ! 3 \| colSpan=7 \| BYE
align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" ! 4 \| Sunday \| March 20 \| 4:05pm \| Winston Wildcats \| W 53–33{{cite web \|url=http://www.technicianonline.com/sports/article_3718b46e-efd9-11e5-a177-030504c42223.html \|title=Triangle Torch offers unorthodox entertainment \|author=Christian Candeloro \|date=March 21, 2016 \|publisher=Technician \|work=www.technicianonline.com \|accessdate=April 18, 2016}} \| 1–0 \| Dorton Arena
align="center" bgcolor="#FFCCCC" ! 5 \| Friday \| March 25 \| 7:05pm \| Lehigh Valley Steelhawks \| L 30-66 \| 1–1 \| Dorton Arena
align="center" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" ! 6 \| colSpan=7 \| BYE
align="center" bgcolor="#FFCCCC" ! 7 \| Saturday \| April 9 \| 7:05pm \| at Central Penn Capitals \| L 43-74 \| 1-2 \| Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center
align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" ! 8 \| Saturday \| April 16 \| 7:05pm \| at Winston Wildcats \| W 58-12 \| 2-2 \| LJVM Coliseum Annex
align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" ! 9 \| Sunday \| April 24 \| 4:05pm \| Central Penn Capitals \| W 47-41{{cite web \|url=http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/community/durham-news/dn-sports/article75148727.html \|title=Triangle carries a Torch for football \|date=May 2, 2016 \|publisher=The News & Observer \|work=www.newsobserver.com \|accessdate=May 10, 2016}} \| 3-2 \| Dorton Arena
align="center" ! {{strikethrough\|10}} \| {{strikethrough\|Saturday}} \| {{strikethrough\|April 30}} \| {{strikethrough\|7:05pm}} \| {{strikethrough\|at Philadelphia Yellow Jackets}} \| Rescheduled for May 28 \| \| {{strikethrough\|Class of 1923 Arena}}
align="center" bgcolor="#FFCCCC" ! 11 \| Sunday \| May 8 \| 4:05pm \| Philadelphia Yellow Jackets \| L 42-59 \| 3-3 \| Dorton Arena
align="center" bgcolor="#FFCCCC" ! 12 \| Saturday \| May 14 \| 7:05pm \| at Lehigh Valley Steelhawks \| L 19-68{{cite web \|url=http://www.mcall.com/sports/football/mc-steelhawks-gamer-0515-20160515-story.html \|title=Steelhawks clinch fifth straight playoff berth; extinguish the Torch 68-19 at PPL Center \|author=Keith Groller \|date=May 15, 2016 \|publisher=Allentown Morning Call \|work=www.mcall.com \|accessdate=May 16, 2016 }}{{Dead link\|date=April 2019 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }} \| 3-4 \| PPL Center
align="center" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" ! 13 \| colSpan=7 \| BYE
align="center" ! {{strikethrough\|14}} \| {{strikethrough\|Saturday}} \| {{strikethrough\|May 28}} \| {{strikethrough\|7:05pm}} \| {{strikethrough\|at Philadelphia Yellow Jackets}} \| Cancelled \| \| {{strikethrough\|Class of 1923 Arena Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center}}

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rowspan="2" width="40" | Week

! rowspan="2" width="80" | Day

! rowspan="2" width="90" | Date

! rowspan="2" width="60" | Kickoff

! rowspan="2" width="190" | Opponent

! colspan="2" width="200" | Results

! rowspan="2" width="315" | Location

width="140" | Score

! width="60" | Record

align="center" bgcolor="#CCCCCC"

! 1

| colSpan=7 | BYE

align="center" bgcolor="#CCCCCC"

! 2

| colSpan=7 | BYE

align="center" bgcolor="#CCCCCC"

! 3

| colSpan=7 | BYE

align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"

! 4

| Sunday

| March 20

| 4:05pm

| Winston Wildcats

| W 53–33{{cite web |url=http://www.technicianonline.com/sports/article_3718b46e-efd9-11e5-a177-030504c42223.html |title=Triangle Torch offers unorthodox entertainment |author=Christian Candeloro |date=March 21, 2016 |publisher=Technician |work=www.technicianonline.com |accessdate=April 18, 2016}}

| 1–0

| Dorton Arena

align="center" bgcolor="#FFCCCC"

! 5

| Friday

| March 25

| 7:05pm

| Lehigh Valley Steelhawks

| L 30-66

| 1–1

| Dorton Arena

align="center" bgcolor="#CCCCCC"

! 6

| colSpan=7 | BYE

align="center" bgcolor="#FFCCCC"

! 7

| Saturday

| April 9

| 7:05pm

| at Central Penn Capitals

| L 43-74

| 1-2

| Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center

align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"

! 8

| Saturday

| April 16

| 7:05pm

| at Winston Wildcats

| W 58-12

| 2-2

| LJVM Coliseum Annex

align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"

! 9

| Sunday

| April 24

| 4:05pm

| Central Penn Capitals

| W 47-41{{cite web |url=http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/community/durham-news/dn-sports/article75148727.html |title=Triangle carries a Torch for football |date=May 2, 2016 |publisher=The News & Observer |work=www.newsobserver.com |accessdate=May 10, 2016}}

| 3-2

| Dorton Arena

align="center"

! {{strikethrough|10}}

| {{strikethrough|Saturday}}

| {{strikethrough|April 30}}

| {{strikethrough|7:05pm}}

| {{strikethrough|at Philadelphia Yellow Jackets}}

| Rescheduled for May 28

| {{strikethrough|Class of 1923 Arena}}

align="center" bgcolor="#FFCCCC"

! 11

| Sunday

| May 8

| 4:05pm

| Philadelphia Yellow Jackets

| L 42-59

| 3-3

| Dorton Arena

align="center" bgcolor="#FFCCCC"

! 12

| Saturday

| May 14

| 7:05pm

| at Lehigh Valley Steelhawks

| L 19-68{{cite web |url=http://www.mcall.com/sports/football/mc-steelhawks-gamer-0515-20160515-story.html |title=Steelhawks clinch fifth straight playoff berth; extinguish the Torch 68-19 at PPL Center |author=Keith Groller |date=May 15, 2016 |publisher=Allentown Morning Call |work=www.mcall.com |accessdate=May 16, 2016 }}{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

| 3-4

| PPL Center

align="center" bgcolor="#CCCCCC"

! 13

| colSpan=7 | BYE

align="center"

! {{strikethrough|14}}

| {{strikethrough|Saturday}}

| {{strikethrough|May 28}}

| {{strikethrough|7:05pm}}

| {{strikethrough|at Philadelphia Yellow Jackets}}

| Cancelled

| {{strikethrough|Class of 1923 Arena
Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center}}

=Standings=

Roster

class="toccolours" style="text-align: left;"
colspan="7" style="background:#000000; border:2px solid #E41937; color:#FFD51E; text-align:center;"\| 2016 Triangle Torch roster
style="font-size: 95%;vertical-align:top;" \| Quarterbacks {{playern\|7\|Brian Harris}} {{playern\|10\|Garrett Sutphen}} Running backs {{playern\|25\|Anson Yarborough}} Wide receivers {{playern\|1\|Antonio Allen}} {{playern\|12\|Gerron Bryant}} {{playern
-\|Tony Dixon}} {{playern
-\|Frank James}} {{playern\|8\|Justin Kenyan}} {{playern\|17\|Chad Walcott}} \| style="width: 25px;" \| \| style="font-size: 95%;vertical-align:top;" \| Offensive linemen {{playern\|68\|Ken Brown}} {{playern\|50\|Tobias Brown}} {{playern
-\|Anthony Harris}} {{playern
-\|R. J. Harvin}} {{playern
-\|Phillip Watson}} {{playern\|77\|Jataurus White}} {{playern\|91\|Jamaal Williams}} Defensive linemen {{playern\|55\|William Alderman}} {{playern\|75\|Dontre Brown}} {{playern\|11\|Stanley Porter}} \| style="width: 25px;" \| \| style="font-size: 95%;vertical-align:top;" \| Linebackers {{playern\|56\|Preston Hines}} {{playern\|5\|Allen Lee}} {{playern\|9\|Brandon Sutton}} Defensive backs {{playern\|6\|Malik Cromartie}} {{playern\|2\|Keith Holliday}} {{playern\|3\|Jay Jackson}} {{playern\|23\|Dekota Marshall}} {{playern\|4\|John Robertson}} {{playern\|21\|Jacob Sykes}} {{playern\|22\|Stephen Virgil}} Kickers {{playern\|18\|T. C. Stevens}} \| style="width: 25px;" \| \| style="font-size: 95%;vertical-align:top;" \| Injured reserve currently vacant Exempt list currently vacant Practice squad currently vacant {{ubl\|rookies in italics \|[http://triangletorchproindoorfootball.com/team/roster.html Roster] updated May 12, 2016 \|30 Active, 0 Inactive }} → More rosters

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colspan="7" style="background:#000000; border:2px solid #E41937; color:#FFD51E; text-align:center;"| 2016 Triangle Torch roster

style="font-size: 95%;vertical-align:top;" | Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

{{playern

-|Tony Dixon}}

{{playern

-|Frank James}}

| style="width: 25px;" |

| style="font-size: 95%;vertical-align:top;" | Offensive linemen

{{playern

-|Anthony Harris}}

{{playern

-|R. J. Harvin}}

{{playern

-|Phillip Watson}}

Defensive linemen

| style="width: 25px;" |

| style="font-size: 95%;vertical-align:top;" | Linebackers

Defensive backs

Kickers

| style="width: 25px;" |

| style="font-size: 95%;vertical-align:top;" | Injured reserve

currently vacant

Exempt list

currently vacant

Practice squad

currently vacant

{{ubl|rookies in italics

|[http://triangletorchproindoorfootball.com/team/roster.html Roster] updated May 12, 2016

|30 Active, 0 Inactive

}}

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References

Triangle Torch

Category:American football in North Carolina