2016 Central Penn Capitals season

The 2016 Central Penn Capitals season was the fourth season for the American indoor football franchise, and their fourth in the American Indoor Football. On October 14, 2015, it was announced that the Capitals were moving to Harrisburg and renaming themselves the Central Penn Capitals.[1]

2016 Central Penn Capitals season
Owner	Isaac Carn
Head coach	Rick Marsilio (resigned on April 20, 1–3 record) Andre Coles (interim)
General manager	Donnie Parker
Home field	Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center
Results
Record	4–4
Division place	4th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

Schedule

Key:   Win   Tie   Loss   Bye

Exhibition

All start times are local to home team

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location
					Score	Record
11	Saturday	May 7	4:00pm	Connecticut Chiefs			Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center

Regular season

All start times are local to home team

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location
					Score	Record
1	BYE
2	BYE
3	Saturday	March 12	7:05pm	Lehigh Valley Steelhawks	L 27–44[2]	0–1	Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center
4	BYE
5	BYE
6	Saturday	April 2	7:05pm	Philadelphia Yellow Jackets	L 36–40	0–2	Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center
7	Saturday	April 9	7:05pm	Triangle Torch	W 74–43	1–2	Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center
8	Saturday	April 16	7:05pm	at Philadelphia Yellow Jackets	L 26–79	1–3	Class of 1923 Arena
9	Sunday	April 24	7:05pm	at Triangle Torch	L 41–47	1–4	Dorton Arena
10	Saturday	April 30	7:05pm	at Lehigh Valley Steelhawks	W 65–56[3]	2–4	PPL Center
11	BYE
12	Saturday	May 14	7:05pm	Winston Wildcats	Cancelled		Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center
12	Saturday	May 14	7:05pm	Maryland Eagles	W 67–0	3–4	Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center
13	Saturday	May 21	7:05pm	at Lehigh Valley Steelhawks	W 37–29[4]	4–4	PPL Center
14	BYE

Standings

2016 AIF Northern standings
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	PF (Avg.)	PA (Avg.)	STK
West Michigan Ironmen	6	1	0	.857	471	224	67.3	32.0	W6
River City Raiders	6	1	0	.857	398	235	56.9	33.6	W3
Lehigh Valley Steelhawks	6	2	0	.750	430	237	53.8	29.6	L1
Philadelphia Yellow Jackets	4	3	0	.571	266	169	38.0	24.0	L2
Central Penn Capitals	4	4	0	.500	373	338	46.6	42.3	W3
Chicago Blitz	3	3	0	.500	237	170	39.5	28.3	L1
Triangle Torch	3	4	0	.429	292	359	41.7	51.3	L2
Winston Wildcats	3	5	0	.375	139	300	17.4	37.5	W3
Maryland Eagles	0	2	0	.000	19	116	9.5	58.0	L2
Northern Kentucky Nightmare	0	5	0	.000	116	236	23.2	47.2	L5

Playoffs

All start times are local to home team

Round	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Location
Div. Semifinals	Saturday	June 4	7:05pm	at West Michigan Ironmen	Cancelled	L. C. Walker Arena

When initially announced, the Capitals were set to play the Northern Division's first-seeded West Michigan Ironmen. On May 30, the Capitals were replaced with the Southern Division's third-seeded Myrtle Beach Freedom and the Capitals were held out of the playoffs altogether.

Roster

2016 Central Penn Capitals roster
Quarterbacks -- Ray Wagner -- Isiah Williams Running backs Currently vacant Wide receivers -- Kelvin Irving -- Raymond Mack -- Brian Richards		Offensive linemen Currently vacant Defensive linemen -- Michael Bibbs		Linebackers -- Kevin Cuffee  8 Jermaine Thaxton Defensive backs -- Mark Grandville -- John Kennedy II -- Travis Proctor -- Armar Watson Kickers -- Drew Newcomer		Injured reserve currently vacant Refused to report -- Terrill Barnes WR (Did Not Report) -- Bakari Brown WR (Did Not Report) -- Jeff Joyle WR (Did Not Report) -- Eric Liles RB (Did Not Report) -- Collin Nelson DB (Did Not Report) -- Jared Sampson DL (Did Not Report) -- Quinn Way WR (Did Not Report) Exempt list -- Tanner Melson DL (Exempt) Rookies in italics Roster updated May 25, 2016 12 Active, 8 Inactive

References

1. "Capitals relocate to Dauphin County and the Farm Show Complex & Expo Center and will be renamed the Central Pa Capitals". American Indoor Football. October 14, 2015. Archived from the original on October 18, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
2. "Steelhawks Soar over Defending Champs". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. March 13, 2016. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
3. Keith Groller (April 30, 2016). "Lehigh Valley Steelhawks lose first game of the season; fall 65-56 to Central Penn Capitals at PPL Center". www.mcall.com. Allentown Morning Call. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
4. Keith Groller (May 23, 2016). "Lehighton has memorable Saturday at PPL Center, but Steelhawks don't". www.mcall.com. Allentown Morning Call. Retrieved May 23, 2016.