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2017 Wichita Falls Nighthawks season

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

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

{{Infobox NFL team season

| logo =

| team = Wichita Falls Nighthawks

| teamcolor =

| year = 2017

| record = 12–4

| conference place = 3rd

| coach = Billy Back

| general manager =

| owner = Drew Carnes

| stadium = Kay Yeager Coliseum

| playoffs = Did not qualify

}}

The {{IFL Year|2017}} Wichita Falls Nighthawks season was the third and final season for the professional indoor football franchise and second in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of ten teams that compete in the IFL for the 2017 season, the Nighthawks were members of the United Conference.

Led by head coach Billy Back, the Nighthawks played their home games at the Kay Yeager Coliseum in Wichita Falls, Texas.

Staff

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

  • Owner – Drew Carnes

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Head coach - Billy Back

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive assistant – Rudy Hawkins
  • Offensive line coach – Brian Schmidt

Defensive coaches

  • Defensive coordinator – Ernie Cooke
  • Defensive line coach – Brian Schmidt

Schedule

Key:

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{{legend2|#FFFFCC|Tie|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{legend2|#FFCCCC|Loss|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{legend2|#CCCCCC|Bye|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

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=Regular season=

{{cite web |url=http://goifl.com/sports/fball/2016-17/schedule?teamId=lkxmlhlibview75p |title=2017 Schedule : Wichita Falls Nighthawks |work=Indoor Football League |accessdate=February 18, 2017 |archive-date=February 19, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170219112403/http://goifl.com/sports/fball/2016-17/schedule?teamId=lkxmlhlibview75p |url-status=dead }}

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="200" | Location

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

width="140" | Score

! width="60" | Record

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! 1

| Saturday

| February 18

| 7:05pm

| Iowa Barnstormers

| W 68–53{{cite web |url=http://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/sports/2017/02/18/nighthawks-control-iowa-opener/98086618/ |title=Nighthawks control Iowa in opener |author=Donny Victory |date=February 18, 2017 |publisher=Times Record News |work=www.timesrecordnews.com |accessdate=February 20, 2017}}

| 1–0

| Kay Yeager Coliseum

| 3,353

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! 2

| Saturday

| February 25

| 7:05pm

| at Nebraska Danger

| W 65-48{{cite web |url=http://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/sports/2017/02/25/nighthawks-move-2-0-road-win/98410494/ |title=Nighthawks move to 2-0 with road win |date=February 25, 2017 |publisher=Times Record News |work=www.timesrecordnews.com |accessdate=February 28, 2017}}

| 2-0

| Eihusen Arena

|

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! 3

| Friday

| March 3

| 7:05pm

| Spokane Empire

| W 57-56 {{small|(2OT)}}{{cite web |url=http://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/sports/2017/03/04/nighthawks-stop-spokane-2ots/98693636/ |title=Nighthawks stop Spokane in 2OTs |author=Donny Victory |date=March 3, 2017 |publisher=Times Record News |work=www.timesrecordnews.com |accessdate=March 6, 2017}}

| 3-0

| Kay Yeager Coliseum

|

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! 4

| Saturday

| March 11

| 7:05pm

| at Cedar Rapids Titans

| W 42-23{{cite web |url=http://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/sports/2017/03/11/nighthawks-stay-perfect-42-23-road-victory/99069458/ |title=Nighthawks stay perfect with 42-23 road victory |date=March 11, 2017 |publisher=Times Record News |work=www.timesrecordnews.com |accessdate=March 13, 2017}}

| 4-0

| U.S. Cellular Center

| 3,484

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! 5

|colSpan=8 | BYE

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! 6

| Saturday

| March 25

| 7:05pm

| at Sioux Falls Storm

| L 21–55

| 4–1

| Denny Sanford Premier Center

|

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! 7

| Saturday

| April 1

| 7:00pm

| at Arizona Rattlers

| W 60–53{{cite web |url=http://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/sports/2017/04/02/nighthawks-score-late-grab-road-win/99929402/ |title=Nighthawks score late to grab road win |date=April 2, 2017 |publisher=Times Record News |work=www.timesrecordnews.com |accessdate=April 3, 2017}}

| 5–1

| Talking Stick Resort Arena

| 10,879

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! 8

| Saturday

| April 8

| 7:05pm

| Salt Lake Screaming Eagles

| W 39–33

| 6–1

| Kay Yeager Coliseum

|

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! 9

| Friday

| April 14

| 7:05pm

| Cedar Rapids Titans

| W 81–52

| 7–1

| Kay Yeager Coliseum

|

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! 10

| Friday

| April 21

| 7:05pm

| at Colorado Crush

| L 73–77

| 7–2

| Budweiser Events Center

|

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! 11

| Saturday

| April 29

| 7:05pm

| Sioux Falls Storm

| W 44–36

| 8–2

| Kay Yeager Coliseum

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! 12

| Friday

| May 5

| 7:05pm

| Nebraska Danger

| W 57–40

| 9–2

| Kay Yeager Coliseum

|

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! 13

| colSpan=78 | BYE

align="center" bgcolor="#FFCCCC"

! 14

| Saturday

| May 20

| 7:05pm

| Iowa Barnstormers

| L 47–50

| 9–3

| Kay Yeager Coliseum

|

align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"

! 15

| Saturday

| May 27

| 7:05pm

| at Sioux Falls Storm

| W 36–21

| 10–3

| Denny Sanford Premier Center

|

align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"

! 16

| Saturday

| June 3

| 7:05pm

| at Green Bay Blizzard

| W 44–37

| 11–3

| Resch Center

| 2,377

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! 17

| Saturday

| June 10

| 7:05pm

| Colorado Crush

| W 54–52

| 12–3

| Kay Yeager Coliseum

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! 18

| Saturday

| June 17

| 7:05pm

| at Nebraska Danger

| L 44–59

| 12–4

| Eihusen Arena

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==Standings==

{{2017 IFL United Conference standings|team=Nighthawks}}

Roster

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colspan="7" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Wichita Falls Nighthawks|border=2|year=2017}}; text-align:center;"| 2017 Wichita Falls Nighthawks roster
style="font-size: 95%;vertical-align:top;" | Quarterbacks

{{NFLplayer| 1|Charles McCullum|link=no}}

Running backs

{{NFLplayer| 3|Tyler Williams|link=no}}

Wide receivers

{{NFLplayer|16|Zachary Ducker|link=no}}

{{NFLplayer| 7|Troy Evans|d=wide receiver|link=no}}

{{NFLplayer|13|Tyrell Goodman|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer| 4|Jordan Jolly|link=no}}

{{NFLplayer| 6|Josh Stewart|d=American football}}

{{NFLplayer| 8|Demarius Washington|link=no}}

| style="width: 25px;" |

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

{{NFLplayer|94|Jarve Dean|link=no}}

{{NFLplayer|90|Antonio Foster|link=no}}

{{NFLplayer|91|Clint Marsh|link=no}}

{{NFLplayer|95|Damien Parris|link=no}}

{{NFLplayer

-|Nathaniel Ryan|link=no}}

{{NFLplayer|95|Tino Tuilata|link=no}}

Defensive linemen

{{NFLplayer|18|Kewan Alford|link=no}}

{{NFLplayer|17|Demetrius Hill|link=no}}

{{NFLplayer|23|Chris Martin|link=no}}

{{NFLplayer|52|Nmesoma Okafor|link=no|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|52|Toni Pulu|d=American football|link=no}}

{{NFLplayer|77|Walter Thomas|d=American football|link=no}}

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

{{NFLplayer|15|Robert Haynes|link=no}}

Defensive backs

{{NFLplayer| 2|Michael Carter|d=indoor Football|link=no}}

{{NFLplayer|20|Neiko Conway|link=no}}

{{NFLplayer|21|Michael Green|d=defensive back|link=no}}

{{NFLplayer|11|Tony Grimes|link=no}}

{{NFLplayer| 9|Norris Wrenn III|link=no}}

Special teams

{{NFLplayer|12|Rockne Belmonte|link=no}}

| style="width: 25px;" |

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

{{NFLplayer|11|Phillip Barnett|WR|Exempt}}

{{NFLplayer

-|Joe Craig|d=Canadian football|WR|link=no|Exempt}}

{{NFLplayer|19|Dyron Dye|link=no|DL|IR}}

{{NFLplayer

-|JaJuan Harley|link=no|DB|Exempt}}

{{NFLplayer|10|Tyron Laughinghouse|link=no|WR|IR}}

{{NFLplayer| 5|Chris Parks|d=American football|link=no|DB|IR-DFR}}

{{NFLplayer| 6|Angelo Pease|link=no|RB|IR}}

Practice squad

  • currently vacant

rookies in italics

[https://www.wfnighthawks.com/roster Roster] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831094418/https://www.wfnighthawks.com/roster |date=2017-08-31 }} updated June 6, 2017

27 Active, 7 Inactive

References

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External links

  • [http://www.goiflstats.com/sports/fball/2016-17/teams/wichitafallsnighthawks Wichita Falls Nighthawks official statistics]

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