2016 Colorado Crush season explained

The Colorado Crush season was the tenth season for the professional indoor football franchise and eighth in the Indoor Football League (IFL). It was the first season of the franchise being labeled the Crush after playing the previous nine seasons under the Ice moniker. One of ten teams that competed in the IFL for the 2016 season, the Crush were members of the Intense Conference.

Led by head coach Heron O'Neal, the Crush played their home games at the Budweiser Events Center in Loveland, Colorado.

Schedule

Key:

Regular season

All start times are local time

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location
					Score	Record
1	Saturday	February 20	8:00pm	Iowa Barnstormers	L 50–56[1]	0–1	Budweiser Events Center
2	Sunday	February 28	4:00pm	Billings Wolves	L 30–47[2]	0–2	Budweiser Events Center
3	Friday	March 4	7:05pm	at Wichita Falls Nighthawks	L 45–65[3]	0–3	Kay Yeager Coliseum
4	colSpan=7	BYE
5	Sunday	March 20	4:00pm	Sioux Falls Storm	L 55–58[4]	0–4	Budweiser Events Center
6	colSpan=7	BYE
7	Friday	April 1	9:00pm	at Tri-Cities Fever	L 34–37[5]	0–5	Toyota Center
8	Saturday	April 9	8:30pm	at Spokane Empire	L 72–97[6]	0–6	Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
9	Friday	April 15	7:05pm	Tri-Cities Fever	L 31–39[7]	0–7	Budweiser Events Center
10	Sunday	April 24	4:00pm	at Billings Wolves	L 61–64[8]	0–8	Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark
11	Friday	April 29	8:30pm	Wichita Falls Nighthawks	W 60–47	1–8	Budweiser Events Center
12	Saturday	May 7	7:05pm	at Iowa Barnstormers	W 93–56[9]	2–8	Wells Fargo Arena
13	Saturday	May 14	8:00pm	Wichita Falls Nighthawks	L 61–65	2–9	Budweiser Events Center
14	Saturday	May 21	8:05pm	at Billings Wolves	L 39–49[10]	2–10	Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark
15	Friday	May 27	8:30pm	Spokane Empire	L 44–55[11]	2–11	Budweiser Events Center
16	Saturday	June 4	7:05pm	at Sioux Falls Storm	L 59–72[12]	2–12	Denny Sanford Premier Center
17	Saturday	June 11	7:05pm	at Wichita Falls Nighthawks	W 61–56[13]	3–12	Kay Yeager Coliseum
18	Saturday	June 18	8:00pm	Nebraska Danger	W 54–51 (OT)[14]	4–12	Budweiser Events Center
19	colSpan=7	BYE

Standings

Notes and References

1. Web site: Barnstormers defeat Colorado Crush to open 2016 season . February 21, 2016 . The Des Moines Register . www.desmoinesregister.com . February 21, 2016.
2. Web site: Wolves beat Colorado Crush 47-30 . February 28, 2016 . Billings Gazette . www.billingsgazette.com . February 29, 2016.
3. Web site: McCullum guides Nighthawks past Colorado . Jonathan Hull . March 5, 2016 . Wichita Falls Times Record News . www.timesrecordnews.com . March 7, 2016.
4. Web site: Storm Survives Clash with Crush . March 21, 2016 . OurSports Central . www.oursportscentral.com . March 24, 2016.
5. Web site: Fever eke out 37-34 Indoor Football League victory over Crush . Jeff Morrow . April 1, 2016 . Tri-City Herald . www.tri-cityherald.com . April 5, 2016.
6. Web site: Empire set franchise scoring record in 97-72 win . Jim Meehan . April 9, 2016 . The Spokesman-Review . www.spokesman.com . April 13, 2016.
7. Web site: Fever rally to beat Crush 39-31 in Indoor Football League contest . April 16, 2016 . Tri-City Herald . www.tri-cityherald.com . April 18, 2016.
8. Web site: Billings Wolves score dramatic 64-61 victory over Colorado Crush . Ryan Minch . April 24, 2016 . Billings Gazette . www.billingsgazette.com . April 27, 2016.
9. Web site: Iowa Scene: I-Cubs’ rally comes up short; Colorado crushes Barnstormers . May 7, 2016 . The Des Moines Register . www.desmoinesregister.com . May 9, 2016.
10. Web site: Cory Murphy steps in at QB, rushes for 6 TDs in Billings Wolves' win over Colorado Crush . Jeff Bersch . May 21, 2016 . Billings Gazette . www.billingsgazette.com . May 23, 2016.
11. Web site: Empire defeat Colorado to move closer to hosting conference title game . May 27, 2016 . The Spokesman-Review . www.spokesman.com . June 1, 2016.
12. Web site: Storm overcome shaky performance to claim ninth straight win . Mick Garry . June 4, 2016 . Billings Gazette . www.billingsgazette.com . June 8, 2016.
13. Web site: Crush upset Nighthawks . Donny Victory . June 12, 2016 . Wichita Falls Times Record News . www.timesrecordnews.com . June 15, 2016.
14. Web site: Danger fall, but are still playoff bound . June 18, 2016 . Bob Hamar . The Grand Island Independent . www.theindependent.com . June 20, 2016.