2016 Portland Steel season

2016 Portland Steel season
2016 Portland Steel season
Owner	Arena Football League
Head coach	Ron James
Home field	Moda Center
Results
Record	3–13
Conference place	4th National
Playoff finish	Lost National Conference Semifinals 40-84 (Rattlers)
	← 2015; Portland Steel seasons;

The 2016 Portland Steel season was the third and final season for the arena football franchise in the Arena Football League (AFL). The team was coached by Ron James and played their home games at the Moda Center.

Standings

2016 National Conference standings view talk edit
Team	Overall			Points			Record
Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA	CON	Home	Away
x-Arizona Rattlers	13	3	.813	1,068	766	8–0	8–0	5–3
Los Angeles Kiss	7	9	.438	736	748	4–4	5–4	2–5
Cleveland Gladiators	7	9	.438	826	934	2–4	4–4	3–5
Portland Steel	3	13	.188	670	926	1–7	3–4	0–9

The 2016 regular season schedule was released on December 10, 2015.^[1]

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location	Attendance	Report
Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	Location	Attendance	Report
1	Friday	April 1	10:00 p.m. EDT	Arizona Rattlers	L 28–80	0–1	Moda Center	6,782	^[2]
2	Saturday	April 9	7:30 p.m. EDT	at Orlando Predators	L 50–53	0–2	Amway Center	10,732	^[3]
3	Sunday	April 17	4:00 p.m. EDT	at Philadelphia Soul	L 32–70	0–3	Wells Fargo Center	8,782	^[4]
4	Bye
5	Saturday	April 30	9:00 p.m. EDT	at Arizona Rattlers	L 21–68	0–4	Talking Stick Resort Arena	11,510	^[5]
6	Monday	May 9	10:00 p.m. EDT	at Los Angeles KISS	L 27–66	0–5	Honda Center	9,235	^[6]
7	Friday	May 13	7:00 p.m. EDT	at Cleveland Gladiators	L 48–55 (OT)	0–6	Quicken Loans Arena	6,733	^[7]
8	Saturday	May 21	7:30 p.m. EDT	at Jacksonville Sharks	L 34–65	0–7	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena	10,208	^[8]
9	Saturday	May 28	10:00 p.m. EDT	at Los Angeles KISS	L 42–54	0–8	Honda Center	7,150	^[9]
10	Monday	June 6	10:00 p.m. EDT	Tampa Bay Storm	W 68–35	1–8	Moda Center	5,136
11	Saturday	June 11	9:00 p.m. EDT	at Arizona Rattlers	L 49–76	1–9	Talking Stick Resort Arena	14,401
12	Monday	June 20	10:00 p.m. EDT	Cleveland Gladiators	L 49–58	1–10	Moda Center	4,516
13	Monday	June 27	10:00 p.m. EDT	Philadelphia Soul	L 38–59	1–11	Moda Center	4,468
14	Bye
15	Saturday	July 9	10:00 p.m. EDT	Orlando Predators	L 41–47	1–12	Moda Center	4,458
16	Saturday	July 16	10:00 p.m. EDT	Jacksonville Sharks	W 55–53	2–12	Moda Center	4,793
17	Saturday	July 23	5:00 p.m. EDT	at Tampa Bay Storm	L 40–41	2–13	Amalie Arena	8,958
18	Monday	August 1	10:00 p.m. EDT	Los Angeles KISS	W 48–46	3–13	Moda Center	5,236

Round	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results	Location	Attendance	Report
NC Semifinals	Saturday	August 6	10:00 p.m. EDT	at Arizona Rattlers	L 40–84	Talking Stick Resort Arena	13,192

2016 Portland Steel roster

Quarterbacks

Fullbacks

Wide receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Kickers

Injured reserve

Other league exempt

League suspension

Inactive reserve

Team suspension

Refused to report

Recallable reassignment

Rookies in italics
Roster updated August 4, 2016
24 Active, 25 Inactive

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