2015 Wichita Falls Nighthawks season

The 2015 Wichita Falls Nighthawks season was the team's first season as a professional indoor football franchise as an expansion team of the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of ten teams competing in the IFL for the 2015 season, the Wichita Falls, Texas-based Nighthawks are members of the Intense Conference.

2015 Wichita Falls Nighthawks season
OwnerDrew Carnes
Head coachJames Kerwin
Home fieldKay Yeager Coliseum
1000 5th Street
Wichita Falls, Texas 76301
Results
Record4-10
Conference place5th
Playoff finishdid not qualify

Schedule

Key:   Win   Tie   Loss   Bye

Regular season

All start times are local time

Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location
Score Record
1 Sunday March 1 3:00pm at Colorado Ice L 13-37[1] 0-1 Budweiser Events Center
2 Saturday March 7 7:00pm at Nebraska Danger L 30-45[2] 0-2 Eihusen Arena
3 Saturday March 14 7:00pm Nebraska Danger L 26-36[3] 0-3 Kay Yeager Coliseum
4 BYE
5 Saturday March 28 7:00pm Tri-Cities Fever L 48-58[4] 0-4 Kay Yeager Coliseum
6 Saturday April 4 7:00pm Bemidji Axemen W 58-27[5] 1-4 Kay Yeager Coliseum
7 BYE
8 Saturday April 18 7:00pm at Colorado Ice W 66-54[6] 2-4 Budweiser Events Center
9 Saturday April 25 7:00pm Colorado Ice W 51-44[7] 3-4 Kay Yeager Coliseum
10 Saturday May 2 7:00pm Cedar Rapids Titans L 40-63[8] 3-5 Kay Yeager Coliseum
11 Saturday May 9 8:05pm at Cedar Rapids Titans W 38-34[9] 4-5 U.S. Cellular Center
12 Saturday May 16 6:00pm at Green Bay Blizzard L 36-37[10] 4-6 Resch Center
13 Saturday May 23 7:00pm Green Bay Blizzard L 31-41[11] 4-7 Kay Yeager Coliseum
14 Saturday May 30 7:05pm at Iowa Barnstormers L 25-29[12] 4-8 Wells Fargo Arena
15 Saturday June 6 7:00pm at Nebraska Danger L 34-50[13] 4-9 Eihusen Arena
16 Saturday June 13 7:00pm Colorado Ice L 50-60[14] 4-10 Kay Yeager Coliseum
17 BYE

Roster
2015 Wichita Falls Nighthawks roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

  • 18 Preston Brown

Wide Receivers

  •  1 Jerome McGee
  • 88 Jimmy Pipkin
  • 44 Jo-Jo Sawyer
 Offensive Linemen
  • 78 Larry Banks
  • 69 Clint Marsh
  • -- Zion Pyatt
  • -- Shadow Stokes

Defensive Linemen

  • -- Mack Lafeale
  • 95 Terrance Lloyd
  • 99 Rickey Simpson
  • 97 Tino Tuilata
 Linebackers
  • 47 Solomon Randle

Defensive Backs

  • 24 James Ackel
  • 38 Neiko Conway
  • 21 Danny Jackson
  • 23 Jestin Love
  • 33 Deanté Purvis
  •  5 DeMarkus Washington
  • 17 Mark Watley

Kickers

  • 40 Ali Mourtada
 Injury Reserve
  • 55 Billy Harrison DL (IR)
  • 28 Ed Wesley RB (IR)
  • 89 Lenard Williams DL (IR)

Transfer

  • -- Josh Francis LB (Exempt)

Refused to Report

  • -- Donovan Bonner LB (Did Not Report)
  • 12 J. J. Hayes WR (Did Not Report)
  • 23 Elisha Olabode DB (Did Not Report)
  • -- Rolandis Woodland WR (Did Not Report)

Rookies in italics
Roster updated June 4, 2015
22 Active, 8 Inactive

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Standings
2015 Intense Conference
W L T PCT PF PA GB STK
y-Nebraska Danger 1040.714739636--L1
x-Tri-Cities Fever 860.5716486552.0W1
Colorado Ice 680.4296586664.0W3
Billings Wolves 590.3576386635.0W1
Wichita Falls Nighthawks 4100.2865466156.0L5

References
  1. "Penalties doom Nighthawks in loss". www.timesrecordnews.com. Journal Media Group. March 2, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  2. "Danger pull away from Nighthawks". www.timesrecordnews.com. Journal Media Group. March 7, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  3. Jonathan Hull (March 14, 2015). "Nighthawks falter in fourth quarter". www.timesrecordnews.com. Journal Media Group. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  4. Jonathan Hull (March 28, 2015). "Nighthawks still winless after 58-48 setback". www.timesrecordnews.com. Journal Media Group. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  5. Jonathan Hull (April 4, 2015). "Nighthawks pick up first victory". www.timesrecordnews.com. Journal Media Group. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  6. "Nighthawks hold off Ice for first road win". www.timesrecordnews.com. Journal Media Group. April 18, 2015. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
  7. Jonathan Hull (April 25, 2015). "Nighthawks nab third straight victory". www.timesrecordnews.com. Journal Media Group. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  8. Donny Victory (May 2, 2015). "Nighthawks can't catch up with Titans". www.timesrecordnews.com. Journal Media Group. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  9. "Nighthawks get revenge against Cedar Rapids". www.timesrecordnews.com. Journal Media Group. May 9, 2015. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  10. Jonathan Hull (May 16, 2015). "Nighthawks done in by last-second FG". www.timesrecordnews.com. Journal Media Group. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  11. Jonathan Hull (May 23, 2015). "Nighthawks iced by Blizzard". www.timesrecordnews.com. Journal Media Group. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
  12. "Nighthawks drop third straight". www.timesrecordnews.com. Journal Media Group. May 30, 2015. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  13. "Nighthawks drop fourth straight". www.timesrecordnews.com. Journal Media Group. June 6, 2015. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
  14. Donny Victory (June 13, 2015). "Nighthawks fall in season finale". www.timesrecordnews.com. Journal Media Group. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
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