The 2018 Green Bay Blizzard season was the team's sixteenth season as a professional indoor football franchise and ninth in the Indoor Football League (IFL). The Blizzard were one of six teams that competed in the IFL for the 2018 season.
| 2018 Green Bay Blizzard season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Larry Treankler Kathy Treankler |
| Head coach | Chris Williams (fired March 29) Corey Roberson (interim) |
| Home field | Resch Center 1901 South Oneida Street Green Bay, Wisconsin 54304 |
| Results | |
| Record | 2–12 |
| League place | 6th |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The Blizzard played their home games at the Resch Center in the Green Bay suburb of Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin. For the first five games, the team was coached by Chris Williams in his third season with the team. Williams was fired March 29 after going 0–5. Special teams and defensive coach Corey Roberson took over as the interim head coach.[1]
Standings
edit| 2018 Indoor Football League | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | GB | STK | ||
| y-Iowa Barnstormers | 11 | 3 | .786 | 648 | 493 | — | W1 | |
| x-Arizona Rattlers | 11 | 3 | .786 | 746 | 567 | — | W1 | |
| x-Sioux Falls Storm | 11 | 3 | .786 | 724 | 577 | — | W5 | |
| x-Nebraska Danger | 4 | 10 | .286 | 525 | 592 | 7 | L9 | |
| Cedar Rapids Titans | 3 | 11 | .214 | 543 | 733 | 8 | L1 | |
| Green Bay Blizzard | 2 | 12 | .143 | 421 | 645 | 9 | L4 | |
y - clinched regular season title
x - clinched playoff spot
Schedule
editKey: Win Tie Loss Bye
Regular season
editAll start times are local[2]
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | |||||||
| 1 | Sunday | February 25 | 3:05pm | Iowa Barnstormers | L 20–41[3] | 0–1 | Resch Center | 5,158[4] |
| 2 | Friday | March 2 | 7:05pm | at Cedar Rapids Titans | L 39–47[5] | 0–2 | U.S. Cellular Center | |
| 3 | Sunday | March 11 | 3:00pm | at Nebraska Danger | L 23–59 | 0–3 | Eihusen Arena | |
| 4 | Sunday | March 18 | 5:05pm | at Arizona Rattlers | L 31–37 | 0–4 | Talking Stick Resort Arena | |
| 5 | Saturday | March 24 | 7:05pm | Sioux Falls Storm | L 23–39 | 0–5 | Resch Center | 5,356[4] |
| 6 | BYE | |||||||
| 7 | BYE | |||||||
| 8 | Sunday | April 15 | 3:05pm | Cedar Rapids Titans | Indefinitely postponed[a] | Resch Center | — | |
| 9 | Saturday | April 21 | 8:05pm | at Arizona Rattlers | L 33–65 | 0–6 | Talking Stick Resort Arena | 13,825[4] |
| 10 | Saturday | April 28 | 7:05pm | at Iowa Barnstormers | L 25–46 | 0–7 | Wells Fargo Arena | 5,921[4] |
| 11 | Saturday | May 5 | 7:05pm | Nebraska Danger | W 47–25 | 1–7 | Resch Center | |
| 12 | Saturday | May 12 | 7:05pm | Arizona Rattlers | L 26–62 | 1–8 | Resch Center | |
| 13 | Friday | May 18 | 7:00pm | at Nebraska Danger | W 31–20 | 2–8 | Eihusen Arena | |
| 14 | Friday | May 25 | 7:05pm | at Iowa Barnstormers | L 14–41 | 2–9 | Wells Fargo Arena | |
| 15 | Friday | June 1 | 7:05pm | Sioux Falls Storm | L 21–60 | 2–10 | Resch Center | |
| 16 | Saturday | June 9 | 7:05pm | Cedar Rapids Titans | L 27–34 | 2–11 | Resch Center | |
| 17 | Saturday | June 16 | 7:05pm | at Sioux Falls Storm | L 61–69 OT | 2–12 | Denny Sanford Premier Center | |
- ^ Due to a severe blizzard, the game was postponed but not rescheduled[6]
Roster
edit| Green Bay Blizzard roster | ||||||
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Quarterbacks
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Offensive linemen
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Linebackers
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Reserve lists
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References
edit- ^ "Green Bay Names Interim Head Coach". IFL. April 3, 2018.
- ^ "Schedule". Green Bay Blizzard. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
- ^ Fox 11 Sports (February 25, 2018). "Blizzard drop season opener 41-20". WLUK-TV. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c d "2018 Stats". GoIFL.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2018. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
- ^ Douglas, Miles (March 2, 2018). "Jake Medlock, Cedar Rapids Titans topple Green Bay, 47-39". The Gazette. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
- ^ "Green Bay Blizzard Game Indefinitely Postponed". IFL. April 17, 2018. Archived from the original on May 1, 2018. Retrieved April 18, 2018.