# 2016 Wichita Falls Nighthawks season

The 2016 Wichita Falls Nighthawks season was the second season for the professional indoor football franchise and second in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of ten teams that competed in the IFL for the 2016 season, the Nighthawks were members of the United Conference.
Led by head coach Billy Back, the Nighthawks played their home games at the Kay Yeager Coliseum in Wichita Falls, Texas.

## Schedule

Key:  Win  Tie  Loss  Bye

### Pre-season

| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | Location |
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Record | Location |
| 1 | Monday | February 22 | 7:05pm | Texas Stealth | W 101-30 | 1-0 | Kay Yeager Coliseum |

### Regular season

All start times are local time
| 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 | Saturday | February 27 | 9:00pm | at Spokane Empire | L 65-66 | 0-1 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena |
| 3 | Friday | March 4 | 7:05pm | Colorado Crush | W 65-45 | 1-1 | Kay Yeager Coliseum |
| 4 | Friday | March 11 | 7:05pm | Iowa Barnstormers | W 74-47 | 2-1 | Kay Yeager Coliseum |
| 5 | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE |
| 6 | Friday | March 25 | 7:05pm | at Nebraska Danger | W 64-55 | 3-1 | Eihusen Arena |
| 7 | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE |
| 8 | Saturday | April 9 | 7:05pm | Tri-Cities Fever | W 44-35 | 4-1 | Kay Yeager Coliseum |
| 9 | Saturday | April 16 | 7:05pm | at Sioux Falls Storm | L 44-71 | 4-2 | Denny Sanford Premier Center |
| 10 | Friday | April 22 | 7:05pm | Cedar Rapids Titans | W 61-57 | 5-2 | Kay Yeager Coliseum |
| 11 | Friday | April 29 | 8:30pm | at Colorado Crush | L 47-60 | 5-3 | Budweiser Events Center |
| 12 | Friday | May 6 | 7:05pm | Sioux Falls Storm | L 58-66 | 5-4 | Kay Yeager Coliseum |
| 13 | Saturday | May 14 | 8:00pm | at Colorado Crush | W 65-61 | 6-4 | Budweiser Events Center |
| 14 | Saturday | May 21 | 7:05pm | Nebraska Danger | W 62-48 | 7-4 | Kay Yeager Coliseum |
| 15 | Friday | May 27 | 7:05pm | at Nebraska Danger | W 44-20 | 8-4 | Eihusen Arena |
| 16 | Saturday | June 4 | 7:05pm | Green Bay Blizzard | W 81-40 | 9-4 | Kay Yeager Coliseum |
| 17 | Saturday | June 11 | 7:05pm | Colorado Crush | L 56-61 | 9-5 | Kay Yeager Coliseum |
| 18 | Saturday | June 18 | 7:05pm | at Iowa Barnstormers | W 73-54 | 10-5 | Wells Fargo Arena |
| 19 | Saturday | June 25 | 7:05pm | at Green Bay Blizzard | W 98-75 | 11-5 | Resch Center |

#### Standings

2016 United Conference :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | GB | STK |
| y–Sioux Falls Storm | 15 | 1 | 0 | .938 | 951 | 720 | -- | W11 |
| x–Cedar Rapids Titans | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 781 | 628 | 3.0 | W7 |
| x–Wichita Falls Nighthawks | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 1001 | 861 | 4.0 | W2 |
| Green Bay Blizzard | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 682 | 932 | 10.0 | L1 |
| Iowa Barnstormers | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 737 | 838 | 11.0 | L7 |

### Postseason

| Round | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | Location |
| Round | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Record | Location |
| Wild Card | Saturday | July 9 | 7:05pm | at Cedar Rapids Titans | L 36-66 | 0-1 | U.S. Cellular Center |