2015 Lehigh Valley Steelhawks season

The 2015 Lehigh Valley Steelhawks season was the fifth season for the indoor football franchise, and their third in the Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL).

2015 Lehigh Valley Steelhawks season
Head coach	Chris Thompson
General manager	Michael Clark
Owner	Glenn W. Clark
Home field	PPL Center
Results
Record	6-5
League place	4th
Playoff finish	Lost Semi-Finals 41-69 (Lions)

In 2015, the Steelhawks announced that they would be moving to the newly constructed PPL Center.[1]

Schedule

Key:   Win   Tie   Loss   Bye

Regular season

All start times are local to home team

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location
					Score	Record
1	BYE
2	Sunday	March 29	2:00pm	at Erie Explosion	W 50-43[2]	1-0	Erie Insurance Arena
3	Friday	April 3	8:00pm	at Nashville Venom	L 28-55	1-1	Nashville Municipal Auditorium
4	Sunday	April 12	4:00pm	Marion Blue Racers	W 85-38[3]	2-1	PPL Center
5	Saturday	April 18	7:00pm	Erie Explosion	W 59-33[4]	3-1	PPL Center
6	Saturday	April 25	7:00pm	at Trenton Freedom	W 54-51[5]	4-1	Sun National Bank Center
7	Saturday	May 2	7:00pm	Columbus Lions	W 46-43[6]	5-1	PPL Center
8	Saturday	May 9	2:00pm	at Columbus Lions	L 35-45	5-2	Columbus Civic Center
9	Sunday	May 17	3:00pm	Alabama Hammers	W 50-31	6-2	PPL Center
10	BYE
11	Friday	May 29	7:00pm	Richmond Raiders	L 28-35	6-3	PPL Center
12	Saturday	June 6	7:00pm	Trenton Freedom	L 31-48	6-4	PPL Center
13	Saturday	June 13	8:00pm	at Alabama Hammers	L 39-41	6-5	Von Braun Center
14	BYE

Standings

2015 Professional Indoor Football League
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	PF (Avg.)	PA (Avg.)	STK
y-Columbus Lions	8	3	0	.727	611	509	55.5	46.3	L1
y-Richmond Raiders	8	4	0	.667	649	507	54.1	42.3	W6
x-Nashville Venom	7	4	0	.636	574	467	52.2	42.5	W2
x-Lehigh Valley Steelhawks	6	5	0	.545	515	460	46.8	41.8	L3
Trenton Freedom	6	6	0	.500	553	517	46.1	43.1	L2
Alabama Hammers	5	7	0	.417	555	645	46.3	53.7	W2
Erie Explosion	2	9	0	.182	404	664	36.7	60.4	L2

Postseason

Round	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location
					Score	Record
Semi-Finals	Saturday	June 27	7:00pm	at Columbus Lions	L 41-69	0-1	Columbus Civic Center

Roster

2015 Lehigh Valley Steelhawks roster
Quarterbacks  7 Shane McSweeney 11 Zach Zulli Running Backs 54 Chidozie Oparanozie Wide Receivers -- Terril Barnes  3 Jerrell Jones  5 Mack Ogletree  1 Brandon Renford  6 Darryl Thompson		Offensive Linemen 77 John Alvarez 97 Tahir Basil 75 Justin Bathurst 68 Jarve Dean 72 John Lavelle Defensive Linemen 22 Gerard Bryant 99 Rudy Cerami 92 Larry Ford 15 Amara Kamara 58 Christopher Mayes		Linebackers 12 Chris Alvarez 33 Paul Melicharek Defensive Backs 24 David Castillo  2 Jesse Cooper -- Orlando Fisher 21 Joe Powell 88 Tristan Simms  4 Stefaun Whitehead Kickers 13 Patrick Clarke		Injured Reserve Current vacant Exempt List -- Julius Gregory WR (Exempt) Failure to Report -- Mike Colee FB (Did Not Report) -- Allen Joyner OL (Did Not Report) -- Terrence Osborne DB (Did Not Report) Left Squad -- Johnathan Coleman WR (Left Squad) -- Jarrel Kelley WR (Left Squad) -- Rickey Roberts, Jr. WR (Left Squad) -- Scooter Rogers DB (Left Squad)  8 Drew Peterson DB (Left Squad) Suspension Currently vacant Rookies in italics Roster updated June 11, 2015 28 Active, 8 Inactive → More rosters

References

1. Greg Joyce (August 21, 2014). "Lehigh Valley Steelhawks announce three-year deal to play at PPL Center in Allentown". www.lehighvalleylive.com. Lehigh Valley Live. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
2. "Steelhawks Win in Explosive Finish". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. March 29, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
3. "Steelhawks Soar in Home Opener". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. April 13, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
4. Keith Groller (April 19, 2015). "Steelhawks use big second half to win again at PPL Center". www.mcall.com. The Morning Call. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
5. "Steelhawks Take Flight in Home Victory". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. April 20, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
6. Keith Groller (May 3, 2015). "Steelhawks win a thriller to gain sole possession of first place". www.mcall.com. The Morning Call. Retrieved May 12, 2015.