# 2024 Arizona Rattlers season

The 2024 season was the Arizona Rattlers' seventh in the Indoor Football League (IFL), their 31st overall, and their 15th under head coach Kevin Guy.

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
| 1 | March 16 | at Northern Arizona Wranglers | W 51–40 | 1–0 | Findlay Toyota Center | Recap |
| 2 | March 24 | Vegas Knight Hawks | L 43–45 | 1–1 | Desert Diamond Arena | Recap |
| 3 | March 31 | at Bay Area Panthers | L 41–47 | 1–2 | SAP Center | Recap |
| 4 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 5 | April 14 | San Diego Strike Force | L 45–55 | 1–3 | Desert Diamond Arena | Recap |
| 6 | April 20 | at Iowa Barnstormers | W 49–47 | 2–3 | Wells Fargo Arena | Recap |
| 7 | April 28 | Jacksonville Sharks | W 55–35 | 3–3 | Desert Diamond Arena | Recap |
| 8 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 9 | May 11 | at Tucson Sugar Skulls | W 38–32 | 4–3 | Tucson Arena | Recap |
| 10 | May 18 | Bay Area Panthers | L 52–68 | 4–4 | Desert Diamond Arena | Recap |
| 11 | May 25 | Duke City Gladiators | W 55–53 | 5–4 | Desert Diamond Arena | Recap |
| 12 | June 1 | at Jacksonville Sharks | W 62–41 | 6–4 | VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena | Recap |
| 13 | June 8 | at San Diego Strike Force | W 47–46 | 7–4 | Frontwave Arena | Recap |
| 14 | June 15 | Northern Arizona Wranglers | W 56–49 | 8–4 | Desert Diamond Arena | Recap |
| 15 | June 22 | at Vegas Knight Hawks | L 50–55 | 8–5 | Lee's Family Forum | Recap |
| 16 | June 29 | Iowa Barnstormers | W 55–26 | 9–5 | Desert Diamond Arena | Recap |
| 17 | July 7 | Tucson Sugar Skulls | W 44–37 | 10–5 | Desert Diamond Arena | Recap |
| 18 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 19 | July 20 | at San Antonio Gunslingers | W 41–34 | 11–5 | Freeman Coliseum | Recap |
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

### Standings

Western Conference :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| $^{(1)}$ Bay Area Panthers | 13 | 3 | .813 | 12–3 | 665 | 563 | W2 |
| $^{(2)}$ Vegas Knight Hawks | 11 | 5 | .688 | 9–4 | 830 | 680 | W2 |
| $^{(3)}$ Arizona Rattlers | 11 | 5 | .688 | 7–5 | 784 | 710 | W3 |
| $^{(4)}$ San Diego Strike Force | 10 | 6 | .625 | 9–5 | 710 | 649 | L1 |
| Northern Arizona Wranglers | 9 | 7 | .563 | 8–7 | 770 | 792 | L2 |
| San Antonio Gunslingers | 8 | 8 | .500 | 4–6 | 830 | 847 | L1 |
| Duke City Gladiators | 3 | 13 | .188 | 3–11 | 625 | 740 | W1 |
| Tucson Sugar Skulls | 2 | 14 | .125 | 2–13 | 565 | 723 | L9 |

## Postseason
### Schedule

| Round | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
| Western Conference Quarterfinals | July 27 | at Vegas Knight Hawks (2) | W 39–38 | 1–0 | Lee's Family Forum | Recap |
| Western Conference Championship | August 5 | vs. San Diego Strike Force (4) | W 58–23 | 2–0 | Desert Diamond Arena | Recap |
| 2024 IFL National Championship | August 17 | vs. Massachusetts Pirates (E3) | W 53–16 | 3–0 | Lee's Family Forum | Recap |

### Game summaries
#### Quarterfinals: at (2) Vegas Knight Hawks

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rattlers | 6 | 14 | 0 | 19 | 39 |
| Knight Hawks | 7 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 38 |
at Lee's Family Forum, Henderson, Nevada
* Date: July 27, 2024
* Game time: 7:05 p.m.
* Game weather: None (indoor arena)
* Game attendance: 4,063
* Referee: Reed Brotherton
* TV: Stadium
Game information :
First quarter
ARI – Corey Reed Jr. 5-yard run (Dawson Evitts kick no good), 10:13. Rattlers 6–0. Drive: 7 plays, 30 yards, 4:47.
VEG – C. J. Windham 15-yard pass from Ja'Rome Johnson (Kevin Macias kick), 6:36. Knight Hawks 7–6. Drive: 5 plays, 35 yards, 3:37.
Second quarter
VEG – Ja'Rome Johnson 1-yard run (Kevin Macias kick), 13:19. Knight Hawks 14–6. Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 3:16.
ARI – Glen Gibbons Jr. 49-yard kick return (Dawson Evitts kick no good), 12:20. Knight Hawks 14–12.
VEG – Ja'Rome Johnson 14-yard run (Kevin Macias kick), 6:13. Knight Hawks 21–12. Drive: 8 plays, 31 yards, 5:47.
ARI – Nih-Jer Jackson 4-yard pass from Dalton Sneed (Dalton Sneed–Shannon Brooks pass), 2:33. Knight Hawks 21–20. Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 2:57.
VEG – Quentin Randolph 7-yard pass from Ja'Rome Johnson (Kevin Macias kick), 0:04. Knight Hawks 28–20. Drive: 7 plays, 12 yards, 1:21.
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
ARI – Dalton Sneed – 16/25, 149 yds, TD
VEG – Ja'Rome Johnson – 7/11, 104 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
ARI – Dalton Sneed – 6 att, 24 yds, 2 TD
VEG – Ja'Rome Johnson – 15 att, 54 yds, 2 TD
Top receivers
ARI – Jamal Miles – 7 rec, 75 yds
VEG – Quentin Randolph – 5 rec, 64 yds, TD :

#### Western Conference Championship: vs. (4) San Diego Strike Force

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Strike Force | 0 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 23 |
| Rattlers | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 58 |
at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, Arizona
* Date: August 5, 2024
* Game time: 7:05 p.m.
* Game weather: None (indoor arena)
* Game attendance: 7,042
* Referee: To Drzazgowski
* TV: Stadium
Game information :
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers :

#### 2024 IFL National Championship: vs. (E3) Massachusetts Pirates

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Pirates | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| Rattlers | 8 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 53 |
at Lee's Family Forum, Henderson, Nevada
* Date: August 17, 2024
* Game time: 7:05 p.m.
* Game weather: None (indoor arena)
* Game attendance: 1,977
* Referee: Abram Anaya
* TV announcers (CBS Sports Network): Floyd Simmons (play-by-play), Kurtiss Riggs (analyst)
Game information :
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers :