2017 Nebraska Danger season

{{short description|Indoor Football League team season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox NFL team season

| logo =

| team = Nebraska Danger

| teamcolor =

| uniform =

| year = 2017

| record = 9-7

| conference place = 2nd

| coach = Hurtis Chinn

| general manager =

| owner = Charlie Bosselman
Laurie Bosselman
Brandi Bosselman

| stadium = Eihusen Arena

| playoffs = Lost Intense Conference Championship 36–62 (Rattlers)

}}

The 2017 Nebraska Danger season was the seventh season for the Nebraska Danger as a professional indoor football franchise and their seventh in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of ten teams that competed in the IFL for the 2017 season, the Nebraska Danger were members of the Intense Conference. For the first time ever, the team played their home games under head coach Hurtis Chinn who took over for Mike Davis.{{cite web |url=http://www.1011now.com/content/sports/Chinn-set-for-new-challenge-with-Danger-413637213.html |title=Chinn set for new challenge with Danger |date=February 13, 2017 |publisher=Gray Digital Media |work=www.1011now.com |accessdate=March 13, 2017}} The Danger played in the Eihusen Arena at the Heartland Events Center in Grand Island, Nebraska.

Staff

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| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | Front office

  • Owner / president - Charlie Bosselman
  • Owner – Laurie Bosselman
  • Owner – Brandi Bosselman
  • COO - Brian Fausch
  • Director of marketing - Stephanie King
  • Sales - Gus Patsios

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Head coach

  • Head coach – Hurtis Chinn

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

  • Defensive coordinator – Pig Brown
  • Defensive linemen - Adrian Davis

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams coordinator – Adrian Davis

Schedule

Key:

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=Regular season=

All start times are local time

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

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

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

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

! rowspan="2" width="200" | Opponent

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

! rowspan="2" width="230" | Location

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

width="140" | Score

! width="60" | Record

align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"

! 1

| Thursday

| February 16

| 7:00pm

| at Salt Lake Screaming Eagles

| W 78–47{{cite web |url=http://www.theindependent.com/sports/danger/danger-pulls-away-from-screaming-eagles/article_e730d106-f4d8-11e6-b740-135a4a4238a5.html |title=Danger pulls away from Screaming Eagles |date=February 17, 2017 |publisher=BH Media Group, Inc |work=www.theindependent.com |accessdate=February 17, 2017}}

| 1-0

| Maverik Center

| 8,191

align="center" bgcolor="#FFCCCC"

! 2

| Saturday

| February 25

| 7:05pm

| Wichita Falls Nighthawks

| L 48-65{{cite web |url=http://www.theindependent.com/sports/danger/nighthawks-pull-away-from-danger/article_ab60974e-fbde-11e6-b811-13cfe0888110.html |title=Nighthawks pull away from Danger |author=Bob Hamar |date=February 25, 2017 |publisher=BH Media Group, Inc |work=www.theindependent.com |accessdate=February 28, 2017}}

| 1-1

| Eihusen Arena

|

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! 3

| Sunday

| March 5

| 4:00pm

| at Colorado Crush

| W 54-36{{cite web |url=http://www.theindependent.com/sports/danger/danger-downs-crush---on-the-road/article_2290e262-021d-11e7-acd7-f7800c2cf4bd.html |title=Danger downs Crush 54-36 on the road |date=March 5, 2017 |publisher=BH Media Group, Inc. |accessdate=March 6, 2017}}

| 2-1

| Budweiser Events Center

|

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! 4

| Saturday

| March 11

| 7:05pm

| Sioux Falls Storm

| L 28-42{{cite web |url=http://www.theindependent.com/sports/danger/storm-rallies-past-danger/article_53d68db0-06e4-11e7-9785-df5b5f4e237b.html |title=Storm rallies past Danger |author=Bob Hamar |date=March 11, 2017 |publisher=BH Media Group, Inc. |accessdate=March 13, 2017}}

| 2-2

| Eihusen Arena

|

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! 5

| colSpan=8 | BYE

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! 6

| Saturday

| March 25

| 7:05pm

| Colorado Crush

| W 55–23{{cite web |url=http://www.theindependent.com/sports/danger/fast-start-helps-danger-pick-up-first-home-win/article_7d79ca70-11dd-11e7-95bc-2bf0b9cb2527.html |title=Fast start helps Danger pick up first home win |author=Bob Hamar |date=March 25, 2017 |publisher=BH Media Group, Inc. |accessdate=March 27, 2017}}

| 3–2

| Eihusen Arena

|

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! 7

| Saturday

| April 1

| 9:00pm

| at Spokane Empire

| W 42–36{{cite web |url=http://www.theindependent.com/sports/local_sports/danger-holds-off-empire/article_76ac4710-1762-11e7-9377-43bae843f6b3.html |title=Danger holds off Empire |date=April 2, 2017 |publisher=BH Media Group, Inc. |accessdate=April 3, 2017}}

| 4–2

| Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena

|

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! 8

| Friday

| April 7

| 7:05pm

| Arizona Rattlers

| L 36–39

| 4–3

| Eihusen Arena

|

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! 9

| Saturday

| April 15

| 7:05pm

| at Iowa Barnstormers

| L 14–48

| 4–4

| Wells Fargo Arena

| 5,683

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! 10

| Saturday

| April 22

| 7:05pm

| Salt Lake Screaming Eagles

| W 49–30

| 5–4

| Eihusen Arena

|

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! 11

| Friday

| April 28

| 7:05pm

| Cedar Rapids Titans

| W 50–38

| 6–4

| Eihusen Arena

|

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! 12

| Friday

| May 5

| 7:05pm

| at Wichita Falls Nighthawks

| L 40–57

| 6–5

| Kay Yeager Coliseum

|

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! 13

|colSpan=8 | BYE

align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"

! 14

| Saturday

| May 20

| 7:0pm

| Green Bay Blizzard

| W 41–25

| 7–5

| Eihusen Arena

|

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! 15

| Sunday

| May 28

| 7:00pm

| at Arizona Rattlers

| L 33–43

| 7–6

| Talking Stick Resort Arena

| 11,384

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! 16

| Saturday

| June 3

| 7:05pm

| at Cedar Rapids Titans

| W 52–46 {{small|(OT)}}

| 8–6

| U.S. Cellular Center

| 2,192

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! 17

| Saturday

| June 10

| 7:05pm

| at Sioux Falls Storm

| L 38–41

| 8–7

| Denny Sanford Premier Center

|

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! 18

| Saturday

| June 17

| 7:05pm

| Wichita Falls Nighthawks

| W 59–44

| 9–7

| Eihusen Arena

|

==Standings==

{{2017 IFL Intense Conference standings|team=Danger}}

=Postseason=

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rowspan="2" width="280" | Round

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

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

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

! rowspan="2" width="180" | Opponent

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

! rowspan="2" width="250" | Location

width="140" | Score

! width="60" | Record

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! Intense Conference Championship

| Saturday

| July 24

| 7:05pm

| at Arizona Rattlers

| L 36-62

| 0-1

| Talking Stick Resort Arena

Roster

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colspan="7" style="background:#001431; border:2px solid #4A9A31; color:white; text-align:center;"| 2017 Nebraska Danger roster
style="font-size: 95%;vertical-align:top;" | Quarterbacks

{{NFLplayer|10|Patrick McCain|link=no}}

{{NFLplayer|17|Drew Powell|d=American football}}

Running backs

{{NFLplayer| 2|Rob Brown|link=no}}

Wide receivers

{{NFLplayer|15|Jarred Haggins|link=no|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer| 1|Carl Sims|link=no}}

{{NFLplayer| 6|Dimitri Stimphil|link=no}}

{{NFLplayer| 4|Eric Thomas|d=wide receiver|link=no}}

| style="width: 25px;" |

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

{{NFLplayer|65|Lawrence Martin IV|link=no}}

{{NFLplayer|72|Darius Savage|link=no}}

{{NFLplayer|71|Mike Trice|link=no}}

{{NFLplayer|78|Trevin Wallace|link=no}}

Defensive linemen

{{NFLplayer|93|Maurice Chavis|link=no}}

{{NFLplayer|43|Herbert Gonzalez|link=no}}

{{NFLplayer|11|Xzavie Jackson}}

{{NFLplayer|99|Colton Miles-Nash|link=no}}

{{NFLplayer| 8|Eze Obiora|link=no}}

| style="width: 25px;" |

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

{{NFLplayer|45|Kendrick Causey|link=no}}

{{NFLplayer|44|Nikolas Sierra|link=no}}

Defensive backs

{{NFLplayer| 7|Robert Brown|d=defensive back|link=no}}

{{NFLplayer|17|Omar Cook|d=American football}}

{{NFLplayer| 5|Courtney Hall|link=no}}

{{NFLplayer| 9|Jamar Love}}

{{NFLplayer| 5|Demetruce McNeal|link=no}}

{{NFLplayer|13|Trey Wafford|link=no}}

Special teams

{{NFLplayer|25|Josh Gable|link=no}}

| style="width: 25px;" |

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

{{NFLplayer| 2|Lyle McCombs|link=no|RB|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|20|James Ward|link=no|RB|IR}}

[http://www.dangerfootball.com/team/index.php Roster] updated June 20, 2017

25 Active, 4 Inactive

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References

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