# 2017 Arizona Rattlers season

The 2017 Arizona Rattlers season was the twenty-fifth season for the professional indoor football franchise and first in the Indoor Football League (IFL). The Rattlers were one of ten teams that competed in the IFL for the 2017 season, the Rattlers were members of the Intense Conference.
Led by head coach Kevin Guy, the Rattlers played their home games at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona.

## Schedule

Key:  Win  Tie  Loss  Bye

### Regular season

All start times are local time
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | Location | Attendance |
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Record | Location | Attendance |
| 1 | Friday | February 17 | 7:05pm | at Sioux Falls Storm | L 29–40 | 0–1 | Denny Sanford Premier Center | 8,963 |
| 2 | Sunday | February 26 | 4:00 PM | Iowa Barnstormers | L 47–51 | 0–2 | Talking Stick Resort Arena | 11,438 |
| 3 | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE |
| 4 | Saturday | March 11 | 6:00 PM | Colorado Crush | W 71–27 | 1–2 | Talking Stick Resort Arena | 14,962 |
| 5 | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE |
| 6 | Sunday | March 26 | 3:05 PM | at Green Bay Blizzard | W 30–29 | 2–2 | Resch Center | |
| 7 | Saturday | April 1 | 6:00 PM | Wichita Falls Nighthawks | L 53–60 | 2–3 | Talking Stick Resort Arena | 10,879 |
| 8 | Friday | April 7 | 7:05 PM | at Nebraska Danger | W 39–36 | 3–3 | Eihusen Arena | |
| 9 | Friday | April 14 | 7:00 PM | at Salt Lake Screaming Eagles | W 73–60 | 4–3 | Maverik Center | 3,785 |
| 10 | Saturday | April 22 | 7:00 PM | Spokane Empire | L 51–60 | 4–4 | Talking Stick Resort Arena | 12,275 |
| 11 | Saturday | April 29 | 7:05 PM | Green Bay Blizzard | W 64–29 | 5–4 | Talking Stick Resort Arena | |
| 12 | Friday | May 5 | 6:05 PM | at Cedar Rapids Titans | W 34–32 | 6–4 | U.S. Cellular Center | 2,612 |
| 13 | Friday | May 12 | 7:00 PM | at Spokane Empire | W 49–35 | 7–4 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena | |
| 14 | Saturday | May 20 | 7:00 PM | Salt Lake Screaming Eagles | W 63–33 | 8-4 | Talking Stick Resort Arena | |
| 15 | Sunday | May 28 | 4:00 PM | Nebraska Danger | W 43–33 | 9–4 | Talking Stick Resort Arena | 11,384 |
| 16 | Saturday | June 3 | 7:00 PM | at Spokane Empire | W 33–16 | 10–4 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena | |
| 17 | Sunday | June 11 | 3:00 PM | Cedar Rapids Titans | W 56–25 | 11–4 | Talking Stick Resort Arena | 13,251 |
| 18 | Friday | June 16 | 6:00 PM | at Colorado Crush | W 47–44 (OT) | 12–4 | Budweiser Events Center | |

#### Standings

2017 Intense Conference :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | CON | GB | STK |
| y - Arizona Rattlers | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 782 | 610 | 8–1 | — | W8 |
| x - Nebraska Danger | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 717 | 660 | 5–2 | 3.0 | W1 |
| Spokane Empire | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 654 | 677 | 7–5 | 4.0 | L3 |
| Salt Lake Screaming Eagles | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 675 | 762 | 4–8 | 7.0 | W1 |
| Colorado Crush | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 629 | 821 | 2–10 | 8.0 | L4 |

### Postseason

| Round | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | Location |
| Round | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Record | Location |
| United Conference Championship | Saturday | June 24 | 7:05pm | Nebraska Danger | W 62–36 | 1–0 | Talking Stick Resort Arena |
| 2017 United Bowl | Saturday | July 8 | 7:05pm | at Sioux Falls Storm | W 50–41 | 2–0 | Denny Sanford Premier Center |