# 2016 West Michigan Ironmen season

The 2016 West Michigan Ironmen 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 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.

## Schedule

Key:  Win  Tie  Loss  Bye

### Preseason

All start times are local to home team
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | Location |
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Record | Location |
| 1 | Sunday | March 6 | 3:05pm | Atlanta Vultures | W 63–29 | 1–0 | L. C. Walker Arena |

### Regular season

All start times are local to home team
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | Location |
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Record | Location |
| 1 | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE |
| 2 | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE |
| 3 | Sunday | March 13 | 3:05pm | at River City Raiders | L 68–75 | 0–1 | Family Arena |
| 4 | Sunday | March 20 | 7:05pm | Northern Kentucky Nightmare | W 65–37 | 1–1 | L. C. Walker Arena |
| 5 | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE |
| 6 | Saturday | April 2 | 7:00pm | Chicago Blitz | W 34–30 | 2–1 | L. C. Walker Arena |
| 7 | Saturday | April 9 | 7:05pm | River City Raiders | W 69–49 | 3–1 | L. C. Walker Arena |
| 8 | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE |
| 9 | Saturday | April 23 | 7:05pm | Cincinnati Bulldogs | W 73–6 | 4–1 | L. C. Walker Arena |
| 10 | Saturday | April 30 | 7:00pm | Northern Kentucky Nightmare | W 55–27 | 5–1 | L. C. Walker Arena |
| 11 | Saturday | May 7 | 7:05pm | Cincinnati Bulldogs | W 107–0 | 6–1 | L. C. Walker Arena |
| 12 | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE |
| 13 | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE |
| 14 | Saturday | May 28 | 7:00pm | at Chicago Blitz | Cancelled | | Odeum Expo Center |

### Standings

2016 AIF Northern standingsviewtalkedit :
| Team | W | L | PCT |
| y – West Michigan Ironmen | 6 | 1 | .857 |
| x – River City Raiders | 6 | 1 | .857 |
| x – Lehigh Valley Steelhawks | 6 | 2 | .750 |
| Philadelphia Yellow Jackets | 4 | 3 | .571 |
| Central Penn Capitals | 4 | 4 | .500 |
| Chicago Blitz | 3 | 3 | .500 |
| Triangle Torch | 3 | 4 | .429 |
| Winston Wildcats | 3 | 5 | .375 |
| Maryland Eagles | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Northern Kentucky Nightmare | 0 | 5 | .000 |

### Playoffs

All start times are local to home team
| Round | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Location |
| Div. Semifinals | Saturday | June 4 | 7:05pm | Myrtle Beach Freedom* | W 78–37 | L. C. Walker Arena |
| Div. Championship | Saturday | June 11 | 8:00pm | Lehigh Valley Steelhawks | W 42–35 | L. C. Walker Arena |
| AIF Championship Game | Saturday | June 18 | 7:00pm | at Columbus Lions | L 32–74 | Columbus Civic Center |
* — When initially announced, the Ironmen were set to play the Northern Division's fourth-seeded Central Penn Capitals. On May 30, the Capitals were replaced with the Southern Division's third-seeded Myrtle Beach Freedom.