The
2016
File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...
West Michigan Ironmen
The West Michigan Ironmen are a professional indoor football team based in Muskegon, Michigan (and representing the larger region which also includes Grand Rapids and Holland), the Ironmen play their home games at Mercy Health Arena. The team jo ...
season was the franchise's inaugural season and the city of Muskegon's first indoor football season since the
West Michigan ThunderHawks folded following the 2009 season.
The Ironmen won their first-ever season game against the
Northern Kentucky
Northern Kentucky is the third-largest metropolitan area in the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky after Louisville and Lexington, and its cities and towns serve as the de facto "south side" communities of Cincinnati, Ohio. The three main counties ...
65–27 on March 20. Head coach Tyrese Lynk led the Ironmen to a 6–1 record and birth in the 2016 AIF Championship Game where they lost 32–74 to the
Columbus Lions
The Columbus Lions are a professional indoor football team based in Columbus, Georgia and are a member of the American Indoor Football Alliance. The were a founding member of the National Arena League (NAL) for the 2017 season. The Lions were f ...
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Coaching staff
Schedule
Key:
Preseason
''All start times are local to home team''
Regular season
''All start times are local to home team''
Standings
Playoffs
''All start times are local to home team''
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When initially announced, the Ironmen were set to play the Northern Division's fourth-seeded Central Penn Capitals
The Central Penn Capitals (formerly the York Capitals) were a professional indoor American football, indoor football team based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The Capitals played as members of American Indoor Football (AIF) from 2013 to 2016. The c ...
. On May 30, the Capitals were replaced with the Southern Division's third-seeded Myrtle Beach Freedom
The Myrtle Beach Freedom were a professional indoor football team based in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and played their home games at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center. They were a member of American Indoor Football for one season until the le ...
.
Roster
References
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2016 American Indoor Football season
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West Michigan Ironmen