2016 Arizona Rattlers season

Indoor football season January 2025 Arizona Rattlers 2016 13–3 1st National Ron Shurts Kevin Guy Kevin Guy Talking Stick Resort Arena Won National Conference Semifinals 84–40 (Steel)Won National Conference Championship 82–41 (Gladiators)Lost ArenaBowl XXIX 42–56 (Soul) Rattlers seasons The 2016 Arizona Rattlers season was the twenty-fourth season for the arena football franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Kevin Guy and played their home games at Talking Stick Resort Arena. They moved to the Indoor Football League after the season. Standings Rattlers Schedule Regular season The 2016 regular season schedule was released on December 10, 2015.http://www.arenafootball.com/sports/a-footbl/spec-rel/121015aaa.html Arena Football League Announces 2016 Schedule arenafootball.com December 10, 2015 March 4, 2016 December 14, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151214205619/http://www.arenafootball.com/sports/a-footbl/spec-rel/121015aaa.html usurped Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance Report Score Record 1 Friday April 1 10:00 p.m. EDT at Portland Steel W 80–28 1–0 Moda Center 6,782 http://www.arenafootball.com/sports/a-footbl/spec-rel/040216aaa.html Steel Suffer First Loss of the Season to Rattlers - ARENAFOOTBALL.COM 2016-04-14 2016-04-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20160406045757/http://www.arenafootball.com/sports/a-footbl/spec-rel/040216aaa.html usurped 2 Saturday April 9 11:00 p.m. EDT at Los Angeles KISS W 69–28 2–0 Honda Center 6,427 http://www.arenafootball.com/sports/a-footbl/spec-rel/041016aab.html LA KISS Suffer First Loss of the Season to the Arizona Rattlers - ARENAFOOTBALL.COM 2016-04-15 2016-04-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20160414043022/http://www.arenafootball.com/sports/a-footbl/spec-rel/041016aab.html usurped 3 Saturday April 16 9:00 p.m. EDT Tampa Bay Storm W 60–27 3–0 Talking Stick Resort Arena 14,872 http://www.arenafootball.com/sports/a-footbl/spec-rel/041616aaj.html Storm Falls in Arizona, Lose to Rattlers 60-27 - ARENAFOOTBALL.COM 2016-04-19 2016-04-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20160420135146/http://www.arenafootball.com/sports/a-footbl/spec-rel/041616aaj.html usurped 4 Saturday April 23 7:00 p.m. EDT at Jacksonville Sharks W 75–68 (OT) 4–0 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena 8,354 http://www.arenafootball.com/sports/a-footbl/spec-rel/042416aaa.html Rattlers Defeat the Sharks in Overtime, 75-68 - ARENAFOOTBALL.COM 2016-04-24 2016-04-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20160427080636/http://www.arenafootball.com/sports/a-footbl/spec-rel/042416aaa.html usurped 5 Saturday April 30 9:00 p.m. EDT Portland Steel W 68–21 5–0 Talking Stick Resort Arena 11,510 http://www.arenafootball.com/sports/a-footbl/spec-rel/050116aaa.html Portland Steel Lose to Arizona Rattlers, 68-21 - ARENAFOOTBALL.COM 2016-05-01 2016-05-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20160503011206/http://www.arenafootball.com/sports/a-footbl/spec-rel/050116aaa.html usurped 6 Saturday May 7 7:30 p.m. EDT at Orlando Predators L 59–77 5–1 Amway Center 10,512 http://www.arenafootball.com/sports/a-footbl/spec-rel/050716aaf.html Predators Knock Off Arizona Rattlers to Remain Undefeated - ARENAFOOTBALL.COM 2016-05-08 2016-06-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20160602073338/http://www.arenafootball.com/sports/a-footbl/spec-rel/050716aaf.html usurped 7 Friday May 14 6:30 p.m. EDT at Philadelphia Soul L 58–65 5–2 Wells Fargo Center 8,580 http://www.arenafootball.com/sports/a-footbl/spec-rel/051416aag.html Soul Shake Rattlers 65-58 - ARENAFOOTBALL.COM 2016-05-21 2016-05-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20160522224606/http://www.arenafootball.com/sports/a-footbl/spec-rel/051416aag.html usurped 8 Saturday May 21 9:00 p.m. EDT Los Angeles KISS W 47–34 6–2 Talking Stick Resort Arena 14,519 http://www.arenafootball.com/sports/a-footbl/spec-rel/052216aac.html Rattlers Defense Rocks the KISS, 47-34 - ARENAFOOTBALL.COM 2016-05-22 2016-05-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20160529045544/http://www.arenafootball.com/sports/a-footbl/spec-rel/052216aac.html usurped 9 Sunday May 29 2:00 p.m. EDT at Tampa Bay Storm L 56–63 6–3 Amalie Arena 8,298 http://www.arenafootball.com/sports/a-footbl/spec-rel/052916aah.html Tampa Bay Storm Defeats Arizona Rattlers, 63-56 - ARENAFOOTBALL.COM 2016-05-29 2016-06-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20160618224705/http://www.arenafootball.com/sports/a-footbl/spec-rel/052916aah.html usurped 10 Friday June 3 7:00 p.m. EDT at Cleveland Gladiators W 77–62 7–3 Quicken Loans Arena 11,797 11 Saturday June 11 9:00 p.m. EDT Portland Steel W 76–49 8–3 Talking Stick Resort Arena 14,401 12 Friday June 17 10:00 p.m. EDT Philadelphia Soul W 80–63 9–3 Talking Stick Resort Arena 11,067 13 Sunday June 26 6:00 p.m. EDT at Los Angeles KISS W 64–49 10–3 Honda Center 7,090 14 Bye 15 Saturday July 9 9:30 p.m. EDT Jacksonville Sharks W 69–67 11–3 Talking Stick Resort Arena 11,874 16 Monday July 18 9:30 p.m. EDT Orlando Predators W 62–45 12–3 Talking Stick Resort Arena 9,628 17 Sunday July 24 9:00 p.m. EDT Cleveland Gladiators W 68–20 13–3 Talking Stick Resort Arena 12,823 18 Bye Playoffs Round Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance Report NC Semifinals Saturday August 6 10:00 p.m.EDT Portland Steel W 84–40 Talking Stick Resort Arena 13,192 NC Championship Saturday August 13 9:00 p.m.EDT Cleveland Gladiators W 82–41 Talking Stick Resort Arena 15,103 ArenaBowl XXIX Friday August 26 7:00 p.m.EDT Philadelphia SoulL 42–56 Gila River Arena 13,390 Roster 2016 Arizona Rattlers roster Quarterbacks 8 Shane Boyd 10 Nick Davila Fullbacks 9 Mykel Benson Wide receivers 88 Anthony Amos 12 Dan Buckner -- Julius Gregory 2 Maurice Purify -- Antonio Vaughan 1 Rod Windsor Offensive linemen 75 Hayworth Hicks 70 Jordan Mudge 72 Dionte Savage 52 Michael Simons Defensive linemen 32 Damien Borel 17 Rodney Fritz 96 Dimetrio Tyson 93 Luis Vasquez Linebackers 94 Tyre Glasper Defensive backs 11 Arkeith Brown 16 Keiron Jones 20 Jeremy Kellem 3 K. J. Morten 14 Al Phillips Kickers -- Nich Pertuit 5 Kenny Spencer Injured reserve 24 Allen Chapman DB 81 Chase Deadder WR 23 Antonio Dennard DB 77 Anttaj Hawthorne DL 97 Leon Mackey DL 55 Lamar Mady OL 13 Joe Matthews WR 31 Chris McAllister DL 15 Kerry Reed WR -- Deuce Robinson DL 5 Markus Smith DB 4 Alex Zendejas K League suspension 19 Marquis Floyd DB -- Sam Meredith DL Other league exempt -- A. J. Cruz DB -- Derek Dennis OL -- Michael Huey OL -- Mike McAdoo DL Refused to report -- Ikponmwosa Igbinosun DL -- Alfred McCullough OL Inactive reserve 6 Cliff Dukes DL 68 Keith Williams DL Recallable reassignment Currently vacant Rookies in italicsRoster updated August 12, 2016 25 Active, 22 Inactive References 30em Arizona Rattlers Category:Arizona Rattlers seasons Arizona Rattlers Category:2010s in Phoenix, Arizona