2017 Lehigh Valley Steelhawks season

The 2017 Lehigh Valley Steelhawks season was the seventh season for the professional indoor football franchise and first in the National Arena League (NAL). The Steelhawks were one of eight teams that competed in the NAL for its inaugural 2017 season

2017 Lehigh Valley Steelhawks season
Head coachChris Thompson
OwnerGlenn Clark
Home fieldPPL Center
Results
Record9–1
Conference place2nd
Playoff finishLost NAL Semifinals 50–52 (Lions)

Led by head coach Chris Thompson, the Steelhawks played their home games at the PPL Center.

Standings
2017 National Arena League standings
W L PCT PF PA GB STK
z - Jacksonville Sharks 111.917697299—L1
y - Lehigh Valley Steelhawks 91.9006103491.0W7
x - Columbus Lions 93.7506894122.0W6
x - Monterrey Steel 74.6364783643.5W1
High Country Grizzlies 37.3004494847.0L4
Georgia Firebirds 29.1823725768.5L5
Dayton Wolfpack 07.0001254788.5L7
Corpus Christi Rage 09.0001666249.5L9

z - clinched home field advantage

y - clinched home playoff game

x - clinched playoff spot

Schedule

Regular season

The 2017 regular season schedule was released on December 9, 2016[1]

Key:   Win   Tie   Loss   Bye

All start times are local time

Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location
Score Record
1 Sunday March 19 4:00pm Dayton Wolfpack W 66–25 1–0 PPL Center
2 Saturday March 25 7:00pm at High Country Grizzlies W 48–42 2–0 George M. Holmes Convocation Center
3 Saturday April 1 7:00pm at Jacksonville Sharks L 43–57 2–1 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
4 Sunday April 9 7:00pm Columbus Lions W 60–54 3–1 PPL Center
5 Saturday April 15 7:00pm Georgia Firebirds W 56–31 4–1 PPL Center
6 BYE
7 Saturday April 29 7:00pm Corpus Christi Rage W 95–28 5–1 PPL Center
8 Saturday May 6 7:00pm Dayton Wolfpack W 68–6 6–1 PPL Center
9 BYE
10 Saturday May 20 7:00pm at High Country Grizzlies W 56–28 7–1 George M. Holmes Convocation Center
11 Monday May 29 7:05pm at Dayton Wolfpack Cancelled[lower-alpha 1]
12 Saturday June 3 7:00pm High Country Grizzlies W 67–52 8–1 PPL Center
13 Saturday June 10 7:00pm at Georgia Firebirds W 51–26 9–1 Albany Civic Center
14 Monday June 19 7:05pm at Dayton Wolfpack Cancelled[lower-alpha 1]
  1. Dayton Wolfpack folded due to not having a home arena; replaced by a travel only team based out of Atlanta

Post-season
Round Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location
Score Record
First Round Friday June 23 7:30pm Columbus Lions L 50–52 0–1 PPL Center

Roster
2017 Lehigh Valley Steelhawks roster
Quarterbacks
  •  6 Ray Wagner

Fullbacks

  • 22 Wyeaz Bradley

Wide receivers

  •  1 Brandon Renford
  •  3 Warren Oliver
  •  5 Matt Tralli
 Offensive linemen
  • -- Orlando Colon
  • -- Andrew Edouard
  • 75 Curtis Nealer
  • 72 Bret Piekarski

Defensive linemen

  • 92 Joshua Bradley
  • 58 Thomas Dover
  • 33 Dante Holmes
  • 15 Tim Hume
  • 99 Shawn Lockett
  • 97 Edmon McClam
 Linebackers
  • 12 Chris Alvarez
  • 54 Joe Koonce

Defensive backs

  • -- Derek Brim
  • 24 Rodney Hall Jr.
  • 21 Dom Joseph
  •  2 Eddy Umeh

Special teams

  • 10 Spencer Hotaling
 Reserve lists
  • -- Eric Ducksworth DL (Did Not Report)
  • -- Dashawn Johnson OL (Exempt)
  • 33 Rustin Mayorga FB (IR)
  • -- Reggie McMillan DB (Suspended)
  • -- Lenroy Neysmith DB/LB (Did Not Report)
  • -- David Osei OL (Exempt)
  • -- Jakeem Polk WR/DB (Did Not Report)
  • 11 Franklin Williams WR (Suspended)
  •  7 Jerrell Young WR (Did Not Report)

Rookies in italics
Roster updated March 13, 2017
24 Active, 9 Inactive

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References
  1. "2016 National Arena League schedule". National Arena League. Archived from the original on December 14, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
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