2016 New Mexico Stars season
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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Head coach | Carlos Cavanaugh (fired on April 3, 1-0 record) John Fourcade (interim) |
General manager | Tracy Duran |
Owner | Tracy Duran Crystal Duran |
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
Key: Win Tie Loss Bye
Exhibition
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
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
2016 AIF Western Standings | |||||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | PF (Avg.) | PA (Avg.) | STK | ||
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
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
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
- 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.
- 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.