# 2016 Jacksonville Sharks season

The 2016 Jacksonville Sharks season was the seventh season for the franchise in the Arena Football League (AFL). The team was coached by Les Moss for the first fourteen games of the season before he was fired and replaced by interim head coach Bob Landsee. The Sharks played their home games at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena.

## Standings

2016 American Conference standingsviewtalkedit :
| Team | Overall | Overall | Overall | Points | Points | Points | Records | Records |
| Team | W | L | PCT | PF | PA | CON | Home | Away |
| x-Philadelphia Soul | 13 | 3 | .813 | 983 | 776 | 5–1 | 7–1 | 6–2 |
| Orlando Predators | 12 | 4 | .750 | 893 | 781 | 5–3 | 6–2 | 6–2 |
| Jacksonville Sharks | 7 | 9 | .438 | 829 | 774 | 5–3 | 3–5 | 4–4 |
| Tampa Bay Storm | 2 | 14 | .125 | 568 | 868 | 0–8 | 2–6 | 0–8 |

## Schedule
### Regular season

The 2016 regular season schedule was released on December 10, 2015
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | Location | Attendance | Report |
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Record | Location | Attendance | Report |
| 1 | Saturday | April 2 | 9:00 p.m. EDT | at Los Angeles KISS | L 39–64 | 0–1 | Honda Center | 6,805 | |
| 2 | Monday | April 11 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Philadelphia Soul | W 59–41 | 1–1 | Wells Fargo Center | 8,550 | |
| 3 | Monday | April 18 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | Orlando Predators | L 56–63 | 1–2 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | 7,835 | |
| 4 | Saturday | April 23 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | Arizona Rattlers | L 68–75 (OT) | 1–3 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | 8,354 | |
| 5 | Sunday | May 1 | 2:00 p.m. EDT | at Tampa Bay Storm | W 33–27 | 2–3 | Amalie Arena | 8,438 | |
| 6 | Friday | May 6 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Cleveland Gladiators | L 40–41 | 2–4 | Quicken Loans Arena | 8,056 | |
| 7 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 8 | Saturday | May 21 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | Portland Steel | W 65–34 | 3–4 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | 10,208 | |
| 9 | Friday | May 27 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | at Orlando Predators | W 59–56 | 4–4 | Amway Center | 10,651 | |
| 10 | Saturday | June 4 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | Philadelphia Soul | L 42–56 | 4–5 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | 10,985 | |
| 11 | Saturday | June 11 | 5:00 p.m. EDT | at Tampa Bay Storm | W 67–34 | 5–5 | Amalie Arena | 8,418 | |
| 12 | Saturday | June 18 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | Orlando Predators | L 34–44 | 5–6 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | 9,835 | |
| 13 | Saturday | June 25 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | Cleveland Gladiators | L 47–48 | 5–7 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | 10,645 | |
| 14 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 15 | Saturday | July 9 | 9:30 p.m. EDT | at Arizona Rattlers | L 67–69 | 5–8 | Talking Stick Resort Arena | 11,874 | |
| 16 | Saturday | July 16 | 10:00 p.m. EDT | at Portland Steel | L 53–55 | 5–9 | Moda Center | 4,793 | |
| 17 | Saturday | July 23 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | Los Angeles KISS | W 46–32 | 6–9 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | 11,840 | |
| 18 | Saturday | July 30 | 5:00 p.m. EDT | Tampa Bay Storm | W 54–35 | 7–9 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | 10,324 | |

### Playoffs

| Round | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | Attendance | Report |
| AC Semifinals | Saturday | August 6 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Orlando Predators | W 69–68 (OT) | Amway Center | 12,171 | |
| AC Championship | Sunday | August 14 | 6:00 p.m. EDT | at Philadelphia Soul | L 50–55 | PPL Center | 4,721 | |