2017 Jacksonville Sharks season

2017 Jacksonville Sharks season
2017 Jacksonville Sharks season
Owner	Jeff Bouchy; Steve Curran; Diva Nagula, D.O.; Kevin Wezniak; Rob Storm; Jason Green; Larry Payne
Head coach	Mark Stoute (fired week 10; 8–0 record) ; Siaha Burley (3–1 record)
Home field	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
Results
Record	11–1
Conference place	1st
Playoff finish	Won NAL Semifinals 43–32 (Steel); Won NAL Championship 27–21 (Columbus)
	← 2016; Jacksonville Sharks seasons; 2018 →;

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

The Sharks played their home games at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena. Led by head coach Mark Stoute, the Sharks went undefeated through eight games and then Stoute was fired.^[1] Siaha Burley was immediately hired as his replacement after serving as the offensive coordinator of the Arena Football League's Cleveland Gladiators.^[2]

Standings

2017 National Arena League standings
view talk edit	W	L	PCT	PF	PA	GB	STK
z – Jacksonville Sharks	11	1	.917	697	299	—	L1
y – Lehigh Valley Steelhawks	9	1	.900	610	349	1.0	W7
x – Columbus Lions	9	3	.750	689	412	2.0	W6
x – Monterrey Steel	7	4	.636	478	364	3.5	W1
High Country Grizzlies	3	7	.300	449	484	7.0	L4
Georgia Firebirds	2	9	.182	372	576	8.5	L5
Dayton Wolfpack	0	7	.000	125	478	8.5	L7
Corpus Christi Rage	0	9	.000	166	624	9.5	L9

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^[3]

Key: Win Tie Loss Bye

All start times are local time

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location
Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	Location
1	Friday	March 17	7:00pm	at Columbus Lions	W 56–41	1–0	Columbus Civic Center
2	Saturday	March 25	7:00pm	Georgia Firebirds	W 55–26	2–0	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
3	Saturday	April 1	7:00pm	Lehigh Valley Steelhawks	W 57–43	3–0	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
4	Sunday	April 9	7:00pm	at High Country Grizzlies	W 68–21	4–0	George M. Holmes Convocation Center
5	BYE
6	Monday	April 24	7:00pm	at Monterrey Steel	W 60–21	5–0	Arena Monterrey
7	Saturday	April 29	7:00pm	Columbus Lions	W 37–28	6–0	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
8	Saturday	May 6	7:00pm	Corpus Christi Rage	W 71–6	7–0	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
9	BYE
10	Saturday	May 20	7:00pm	Monterrey Steel	W 42–13	8–0	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
11	Sunday	May 28	7:00pm	at Corpus Christi Rage	W 71–6	9–0	American Bank Center
12	Saturday	June 3	7:00pm	Dayton Wolfpack	W 77–32	10–0	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
13	Saturday	June 10	7:00pm	High Country Grizzlies	W 66–18	11–0	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
14	Saturday	June 17	7:00pm	Monterrey Steel	L 37–44	11–1	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena

Postseason

Round	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location
Round	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	Location
First Round	Saturday	June 24	7:00pm	Monterrey Steel	W 43–32	1–0	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
Championship	Monday	July 10	7:00pm	Columbus Lions	W 27–21	2–0	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena

Roster

2017 Jacksonville Sharks roster

Quarterbacks

2 Jason Boltus

17 Damien Fleming

Running backs

39 Derrick Ross

Wide receivers

6 Thyron Lewis

3 Darryl Thompson

5 Emughedi Umodu

15 Maurice Williams

10 Devin Wilson

Offensive linemen

98 A. J. Harmon

72 Cornelius Lewis

93 Moqut Ruffins

Defensive linemen

18 Keith Bowers

99 Damien Jacobs

95 Bryson Kelly

44 Dale Pierson

56 Jeremiah Price

55 Skyler Skersick

Linebackers

42 Ray Hodgson

11 Charles Hunt

Defensive backs

21 Jabari Gorman

14 Terry Johnson

7 Erick McIntosh

1 Micheaux Robinson

9 Peter Tulloch

Kickers

12 Nick Belcher

Reserve lists

81 Will Dukes WR (Susp.)

14 Daniel Farley QB (Exempt)

4 Tommy Grady QB (IR)

81 Joe Hills WR (Exempt)

5 David Hyland DB (Susp.)

33 Montavis Mack OL (IR)

2 Marvin Ross DB (Exempt)

9 Schon Thomas DB (IR)

9 Marquel Wade WR (IR)

Rookies in italics
Roster Archived 2017-07-17 at the Wayback Machine updated July 5, 2017
25 Active, 9 Inactive

References

^ "STOUTE OUT AS HEAD COACH". Jacksonville Sharks. May 23, 2017. Archived from the original on July 31, 2017. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
^ "SIAHA BURLEY NAMED SHARKS HEAD COACH". Jacksonville Sharks. May 23, 2017. Archived from the original on July 31, 2017. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
^ "2016 National Arena League schedule". National Arena League. Archived from the original on December 14, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.

[1] "STOUTE OUT AS HEAD COACH". Jacksonville Sharks. May 23, 2017. Archived from the original on July 31, 2017. Retrieved May 23, 2017.

[2] "SIAHA BURLEY NAMED SHARKS HEAD COACH". Jacksonville Sharks. May 23, 2017. Archived from the original on July 31, 2017. Retrieved May 23, 2017.

[3] "2016 National Arena League schedule". National Arena League. Archived from the original on December 14, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.

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