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.[1] The Danger played in the Eihusen Arena at the Heartland Events Center in Grand Island, Nebraska.
2017 Nebraska Danger season | |
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Owner | Charlie Bosselman Laurie Bosselman Brandi Bosselman |
Head coach | Hurtis Chinn |
Home field | Eihusen Arena |
Results | |
Record | 9-7 |
Conference place | 2nd |
Playoff finish | Lost Intense Conference Championship 36–62 (Rattlers) |
Staff
edit2017 Nebraska Danger staff | ||||||
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Front office
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Head coach
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
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Schedule
editKey: Win Tie Loss Bye
Regular season
editAll start times are local time
Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | Attendance | |
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Score | Record | |||||||
1 | Thursday | February 16 | 7:00pm | at Salt Lake Screaming Eagles | W 78–47[2] | 1-0 | Maverik Center | 8,191 |
2 | Saturday | February 25 | 7:05pm | Wichita Falls Nighthawks | L 48-65[3] | 1-1 | Eihusen Arena | |
3 | Sunday | March 5 | 4:00pm | at Colorado Crush | W 54-36[4] | 2-1 | Budweiser Events Center | |
4 | Saturday | March 11 | 7:05pm | Sioux Falls Storm | L 28-42[5] | 2-2 | Eihusen Arena | |
5 | BYE | |||||||
6 | Saturday | March 25 | 7:05pm | Colorado Crush | W 55–23[6] | 3–2 | Eihusen Arena | |
7 | Saturday | April 1 | 9:00pm | at Spokane Empire | W 42–36[7] | 4–2 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena | |
8 | Friday | April 7 | 7:05pm | Arizona Rattlers | L 36–39 | 4–3 | Eihusen Arena | |
9 | Saturday | April 15 | 7:05pm | at Iowa Barnstormers | L 14–48 | 4–4 | Wells Fargo Arena | 5,683 |
10 | Saturday | April 22 | 7:05pm | Salt Lake Screaming Eagles | W 49–30 | 5–4 | Eihusen Arena | |
11 | Friday | April 28 | 7:05pm | Cedar Rapids Titans | W 50–38 | 6–4 | Eihusen Arena | |
12 | Friday | May 5 | 7:05pm | at Wichita Falls Nighthawks | L 40–57 | 6–5 | Kay Yeager Coliseum | |
13 | BYE | |||||||
14 | Saturday | May 20 | 7:0pm | Green Bay Blizzard | W 41–25 | 7–5 | Eihusen Arena | |
15 | Sunday | May 28 | 7:00pm | at Arizona Rattlers | L 33–43 | 7–6 | Talking Stick Resort Arena | 11,384 |
16 | Saturday | June 3 | 7:05pm | at Cedar Rapids Titans | W 52–46 (OT) | 8–6 | U.S. Cellular Center | 2,192 |
17 | Saturday | June 10 | 7:05pm | at Sioux Falls Storm | L 38–41 | 8–7 | Denny Sanford Premier Center | |
18 | Saturday | June 17 | 7:05pm | Wichita Falls Nighthawks | W 59–44 | 9–7 | Eihusen Arena |
Standings
edit2017 Intense Conference | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | CON | GB | STK | |
y - Arizona Rattlers | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 782 | 610 | 8–1 | — | W8 |
x - Nebraska Danger | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 717 | 660 | 5–2 | 3.0 | W1 |
Spokane Empire | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 654 | 677 | 7–5 | 4.0 | L3 |
Salt Lake Screaming Eagles | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 675 | 762 | 4–8 | 7.0 | W1 |
Colorado Crush | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 629 | 821 | 2–10 | 8.0 | L4 |
Postseason
editRound | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | |
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Score | Record | ||||||
Intense Conference Championship | Saturday | July 24 | 7:05pm | at Arizona Rattlers | L 36-62 | 0-1 | Talking Stick Resort Arena |
Roster
edit2017 Nebraska Danger roster | ||||||
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Quarterbacks
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Offensive linemen
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Linebackers
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Reserve lists
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References
edit- ^ "Chinn set for new challenge with Danger". www.1011now.com. Gray Digital Media. February 13, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- ^ "Danger pulls away from Screaming Eagles". www.theindependent.com. BH Media Group, Inc. February 17, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
- ^ Bob Hamar (February 25, 2017). "Nighthawks pull away from Danger". www.theindependent.com. BH Media Group, Inc. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
- ^ "Danger downs Crush 54-36 on the road". BH Media Group, Inc. March 5, 2017. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
- ^ Bob Hamar (March 11, 2017). "Storm rallies past Danger". BH Media Group, Inc. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- ^ Bob Hamar (March 25, 2017). "Fast start helps Danger pick up first home win". BH Media Group, Inc. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ^ "Danger holds off Empire". BH Media Group, Inc. April 2, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2017.