2015 ASI Panthers season

The 2015 ASI Panthers season was the first season for the American Indoor Football (AIF) franchise, and their first and only season in the AIF.

2015 ASI Panthers season
OwnerBill Mattis
General managerWill Mattis
Head coachBernie Nowotarski
Home fieldSantander Arena
700 Penn Street
Reading, PA 19602
Results
Record5-3
Conference place4th
Playoff finishLost AIF Semifinals (Capitals) 58-68

On October 10, 2014, American Indoor Football (AIF) announced that the ASI Panthers would be joining the league as part 2015 expansion.[1] The Panthers were officially announced as a 2015 expansion team of the AIF in November, 2014.[2][3]

Regular season

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Schedule

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Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site
Final score Team record
1 March 20 TBA at Saginaw Sting W 35-29[4] 1-0 Dow Event Center
2 March 28 5:00pm at York Capitals L 32-50[5] 1-1 York City Ice Arena
3 April 4 TBA Buffalo Lightning W 53-13[6] 2-1 Santander Arena
4 April 12 TBA York Capitals L 34-48 2-2 Santander Arena
5 April 19 TBA Cleveland Saints W 73-6[7] 3-2 Santander Arena
6 April 25 7:00 p.m. at Erie Explosion (interleague) L 26-50 3-2 Erie Insurance Arena
7 May 3 TBA Savannah Steam W 46-6[8] 4-2 Santander Arena
8 Bye
9 May 17 TBA York Capitals L 20-54[9] 4-3 Santander Arena
10 May 23 TBA at Buffalo Lightning W 60-12[10] 5-3 Cattaraugus Community Center

Standings

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Team W L T PCT PF PA PF (Avg.) PA (Avg.) STK
y-York Capitals 8 0 0 1.000 394 164 49.3 20.5 W8
x-Saginaw Sting 6 2 0 .750 402 217 57.4 31.0 W6
x-Chicago Blitz 6 2 0 .750 318 187 45.4 26.7 W2
x-ASI Panthers 5 3 0 .625 356 218 44.5 18.2 W1
Savannah Steam 5 2 0 .714 232 131 33.2 18.7 W2
Atlanta Sharks 1 2 0 .333 46 112 15.3 37.3 L2
Buffalo Lightning 1 7 0 .125 184 471 23.0 58.9 L4
Maryland Eagles 0 3 0 .000 44 120 14.7 40.0 L3
Cleveland Saints 0 8 0 .000 128 424 16.0 53.0 L8

Postseason

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Round Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site
Final score Team record
AIF Semifinals May 30 7:00 PM at York Capitals L 58-68[11] 0-1 York City Ice Arena

Roster

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2015 ASI Panthers roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Kickers

Injured Reserve
  • currently vacant

Exempt List

  • currently vacant

Practice squad

  • currently vacant

rookies in italics
Roster updated April 15, 2015
28 Active, 0 Inactive

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References

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  1. ^ "ASI Panthers to Join AIF". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. October 10, 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
  2. ^ Terry Bickhart (November 19, 2014). "Indoor football returning to Reading". www.readingeagle.com. Reading Eagle. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
  3. ^ Brian Rippey (December 4, 2014). "Panthers owner predicts success for Reading's new indoor football team". www.readingeagle.com. Reading Eagle. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
  4. ^ Cory Butzin (March 20, 2015). "Reading 35, Saginaw 29: Sting struggle offensively in season-opening loss to Panthers". www.mlive.com. MLive Media Group. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  5. ^ Colin Snyder (March 29, 2015). "York Capitals win season opener behind Nemeth's five first-half TD passes". www.ydr.com. The York Daily Record. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  6. ^ Brian Rippey (April 5, 2015). "ASI Panthers enjoy successful home debut". www.readingeagle.com. The Reading Eagle. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
  7. ^ Brian Rippey (April 20, 2015). "Panthers rock and roll over Cleveland". www.readingeagle.com. The Reading Eagle. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  8. ^ Brian Rippey (May 4, 2015). "Defense leads ASI Panthers to win over Steam". www.readingeagle.com. The Reading Eagle. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
  9. ^ Brian Rippey (May 18, 2015). "Former Express player stars as York rolls past Panthers". www.readingeagle.com. The Reading Eagle. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
  10. ^ "Panthers beat Buffalo in finale". www.readingeagle.com. The Reading Eagle. May 24, 2015. Retrieved May 28, 2015.[permanent dead link]
  11. ^ Eric Thomas (May 31, 2015). "Late surge puts York Capitals in AIF title game". www.ydr.com. The York Daily Record. Archived from the original on 2015-06-02. Retrieved June 1, 2015.