The 2016 New Mexico Stars season was the fourth season for the indoor football franchise, and their first in American Indoor Football (AIF).
2016 New Mexico Stars season | |
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Owner | Tracy Duran Crystal Duran |
General manager | Tracy Duran |
Head coach | Carlos Cavanaugh (fired on April 3, 1-0 record) John Fourcade (interim) |
Home field | Santa Ana Star Center 3001 Civic Centre Drive Santa Ana, NM 87144 |
Results | |
Record | 6-1 |
Division place | 1st |
Playoff finish | Lost Southern Semifinals (Lions) 37-49 |
On June 16, 2015, the Stars announced that they would be returning to football in 2016, playing the X-League Indoor Football. The team also announced that Carlos Cavanaugh was named the teams' new head coach.[1] However, on October 1, 2015, the X-League folded, and the Stars joined American Indoor Football.[2] On April 3, 2016, John Fourcade was named the head coach of the Stars.[3]
Schedule edit
Key: Win Tie Loss Bye
Exhibition edit
All start times are local to home team
Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | |
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Score | Record | ||||||
5 | Saturday | March 26 | 7:05pm | at West Texas Renegades | Cancelled | NYTEX Sports Centre | |
7 | Saturday | April 9 | 7:05pm | West Texas Renegades | Cancelled | Santa Ana Star Center | |
8 | Saturday | April 16 | 7:05pm | at Colorado Charge | Cancelled | Magness Arena | |
10 | Saturday | April 30 | 5:00pm | Colorado Charge | Cancelled | Santa Ana Star Center | |
10 | Saturday | April 30 | 5:00pm | Austin Cobras | Cancelled | Santa Ana Star Center | |
11 | Saturday | May 7 | 6:00pm | Texas Stealth | Cancelled | Santa Ana Star Center | |
13 | Saturday | May 21 | 5:00pm | Colorado Charge | Cancelled | Santa Ana Star Center | |
13 | Saturday | May 21 | 6:00pm | Dallas Silverbacks | Cancelled | Santa Ana Star Center | |
14 | Monday | May 30 | 7:05pm | at Colorado Charge | Cancelled | Magness Arena |
Regular season edit
All start times are local to home team
Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | |
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Score | Record | ||||||
1 | BYE | ||||||
2 | BYE | ||||||
3 | Friday | March 11 | 7:05pm | Steel City Manace | W 34–14 | 1–0 | Santa Ana Star Center |
4 | BYE | ||||||
5 | BYE | ||||||
6 | Monday | April 4 | 7:05pm | at Corpus Christi Fury | L 53-59 | 1-1 | American Bank Center |
Cancelled | |||||||
Cancelled | |||||||
7 | Saturday | April 9 | 7:05pm | Steel City Manace[4] | W 47-2 | 2-1 | Santa Ana Star Center |
8 | BYE | ||||||
Cancelled | |||||||
10 | Saturday | April 30 | 5:00pm | Capital City Warriors[5] | W 90-6 | 3-1 | Santa Ana Star Center |
Cancelled | |||||||
11 | Saturday | May 7 | 6:00pm | New Mexico Outlaws | W 80-12 | 4-1 | Santa Ana Star Center |
Cancelled | |||||||
12 | Sunday | May 15 | 11:30pm | Quad-City Roadrunners | W 91-6 | 5-1 | Santa Ana Star Center |
13 | Saturday | May 21 | 6:00pm | Capital City Warriors | W 102-6 | 6-1 | Santa Ana Star Center |
14 | BYE |
Standings edit
Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | PF (Avg.) | PA (Avg.) | STK | ||
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New Mexico Stars | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 497 | 105 | 71.0 | 15.0 | W5 | ||
Corpus Christi Fury | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 168 | 112 | 56.0 | 37.3 | L1 | ||
Steel City Menace | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 16 | 81 | 8.0 | 40.5 | L2 |
Playoffs edit
All start times are local to home team
Round | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Location |
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Div. Semifinals | Saturday | June 4 | 5:05pm | at Columbus Lions | L 37-49[6] | Columbus Civic Center |
Roster edit
2016 New Mexico Stars roster | ||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
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Offensive linemen
Defensive Lineman
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Kickers
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Injured reserve
Exempt list
rookies in italics |
References edit
- ^ Bob Christ (June 16, 2015). "Stars announce change in places for 2016". www.abqjournal.com. Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
- ^ "AIF to Add West Division". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. October 1, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
- ^ Bob Christ (April 3, 2016). "Indoor football: Stars take a trip with a new coach". www.abqjournal.com. Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ^ a b c Bob Christ (April 9, 2016). "Stars go to Plan D to find opponent". www.abqjournal.com. Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ^ "Indoor football: Gladiators hit the road to face Mesquite". Albuquerque Journal. May 6, 2016.
- ^ Dana Barker (June 5, 2016). "Lions overcome slow start to win playoff opener over Stars". www.ledger-enquirer.com. Ledger-Enquirer. Retrieved June 6, 2016.