2017 Green Bay Blizzard season

The 2017 Green Bay Blizzard season was the team's fifteenth season as a professional indoor football franchise and eighth in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of ten teams that competed in the IFL for the 2017 season, the Blizzard were members of the United Conference.

2017 Green Bay Blizzard season
Head coach	Chris Williams
Owner	Larry Treankler Kathy Treankler
Home field	Resch Center
Results
Record	3–13
Conference place	4th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

Led by head coach Chris Williams, the Blizzard played their home games at the Resch Center in the Green Bay suburb of Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin.

Staff

2017 Green Bay Blizzard staff
	Front Office Co-Owner – Larry Treankler Co-Owner – Kathy Treankler Director of Sales – Ryan Hopson Director of Communications – Kaitlyn Fitzgerald Head Coach Head Coach/ Offensive Coordinator – Chris Williams			Offensive coaches Offensive Line Coach Run Game Coordinator – Chuck Miller Offensive Assistant – M. D. Lovelace Running backs coach – John Willie Jackson Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Bryant Grove Defensive line coach/Recruiting Coordinator – Mike Haar Linebackers coach – Norm Killian Defensive backs coach – Diamond Weaver Defensive Coach Corey Roberson

Schedule

Key:   Win   Tie   Loss   Bye

Regular season

[1] All start times are local time

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location	Attendance
					Score	Record
1	Friday	February 17	7:05pm	at Cedar Rapids Titans	W 46–13[2]	1–0	U.S. Cellular Center	3,176
2	Thursday	February 23	9:00pm	at Spokane Empire	L 31–34[3]	1–1	Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
3	BYE
4	Sunday	March 12	3:05pm	Iowa Barnstormers	L 30-49[4]	1-2	Resch Center	4,409
5	Sunday	March 19	3:05pm	at Cedar Rapids Titans	W 34-28[5]	2-2	U.S. Cellular Center	2,874
6	Sunday	March 26	3:05pm	Arizona Rattlers	L 29–30[6]	2–3	Resch Center
7	Saturday	April 1	7:05	Cedar Rapids Titans	L 37–41	2–4	Resch Center
8	Saturday	April 8	7:05pm	at Iowa Barnstormers	L 26–27	2–5	Wells Fargo Arena	6,028
9	Saturday	April 15	7:05pm	at Sioux Falls Storm	L 33–55	2–6	Denny Sanford Premier Center
10	Saturday	April 22	7:05pm	Sioux Falls Storm	L 49–56[7]	2–7	Resch Center
11	Saturday	April 29	8:05pm	at Arizona Rattlers	L 29–64	2–8	Talking Stick Resort Arena
12	Saturday	May 6	7:05pm	Iowa Barnstormers	L 34–41	2–9	Resch Center
13	Saturday	May 13	7:05pm	Sioux Falls Storm	L 24–44	2–10	Resch Center	2,314
14	Saturday	May 20	7:05pm	at Nebraska Danger	L 25–41	2–11	Eihusen Arena
15	Friday	May 26	7:05pm	at Iowa Barnstormers	L 12–64	2–12	Wells Fargo Arena	8,377
16	Saturday	June 3	7:05pm	Wichita Falls Nighthawks	L 37–44	2–13	Resch Center	2,377
17	Saturday	June 10	7:05pm	Salt Lake Screaming Eagles	W 37–34	3–13	Resch Center	4,657
18	BYE

Standings

2017 United Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	CON	GB	STK
y - Sioux Falls Storm	14	2	0	.875	769	467	9–2	—	W3
x - Iowa Barnstormers	13	3	0	.813	702	580	8–3	1.0	L1
Wichita Falls Nighthawks	12	4	0	.750	832	745	6–2	2.0	L1
Green Bay Blizzard	3	13	0	.188	513	665	2–9	11.5	W1
Cedar Rapids Titans	1	15	0	.063	494	780	1–10	13.0	L10

Roster

2017 Green Bay Blizzard roster
Quarterbacks  4 Greg McGhee Running backs 21 Darryan Ragsdale Wide receivers 17 Jack Bramswig 15 Dorian Buford  5 DeAndre Brown  1 Jereme Jones 12 Andre McDonald 86 Marquel Willis		Offensive linemen 74 Justin Bell 50 Will Dancy 55 Max Westphal 77 Kenneth Woodget Defensive linemen  9 Giovani Francois 99 Cory Grissom 70 Pat McNeil 42 Karmiah Yates		Linebackers 34 Robert Metz Defensive backs  2 Manny Asprilla  8 Jarred Evans 13 Tyrell Pearson 18 Keith Reynolds 10 J. D. Roussel  7 Kenny Veal Special teams 19 Jeff Budzein		Reserve lists -- Patrick Arinze RB (IR) 16 Matt Behrendt QB (IR)  6 Derek Brim DB (IR) 69 Isaac Harris III OL (IR) -- Leon Hill OL (Did Not Report) 22 Cortez Johnson DB (IR-DFR) 14 Jerome Junior DB (IR) -- Chris Malott WR (IR)  4 Karl Mickelsen LB (IR)  5 Jasen Oden Jr. RB (IR) -- Quentin Parks DL (IR) -- Sean Watson DL (IR) 97 Michael Wyche DL (Exempt) Rookies in italics Roster updated June 7, 2017 24 Active, 13 Inactive

References

1. "Schedule". Green Bay Blizzard. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
2. "Blizzard roll to season-opening win". www.greenbaypressgazette.com. USA Today. February 17, 2017. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
3. Josh Horton (February 23, 2017). "Rusty Empire edge Green Bay 34-31 in season opener". www.spokesman.com. The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
4. "Blizzard lose home opener". www.greenbaypressgazette.com. USA Today. March 12, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
5. "Blizzard come back for road win". www.greenbaypressgazette.com. USA Today. March 19, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
6. "Blizzard upended by Rattlers". www.greenbaypressgazette.com. USA Today. March 26, 2017. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
7. "Blizzard lose fifth straight game". www.greenbaypressgazette.com. USA Today. April 22, 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2017.

External links

• Green Bay Blizzard official statistics