The Wichita Falls Nighthawks season was the third and final season for the professional indoor football franchise and second in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of ten teams that compete in the IFL for the 2017 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.
Staff 2017 Wichita Falls Nighthawks staff Front office Owner – Drew Carnes Head coach - Billy Back
Offensive coaches Offensive assistant – Rudy Hawkins Offensive line coach – Brian Schmidt
Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Ernie Cooke Defensive line coach – Brian Schmidt
Schedule Key:
Regular season
All start times are local time Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance Score Record 1 Saturday February 18 7:05pm Iowa Barnstormers W 68–53 1–0 Kay Yeager Coliseum 3,353 2 Saturday February 25 7:05pm at Nebraska Danger W 65-48 2-0 Eihusen Arena 3 Friday March 3 7:05pm Spokane Empire W 57-56 3-0 Kay Yeager Coliseum 4 Saturday March 11 7:05pm at Cedar Rapids Titans W 42-23 4-0 U.S. Cellular Center 3,484 5 BYE 6 Saturday March 25 7:05pm at Sioux Falls Storm L 21–55 4–1 Denny Sanford Premier Center 7 Saturday April 1 7:00pm at Arizona Rattlers W 60–53 5–1 Talking Stick Resort Arena 10,879 8 Saturday April 8 7:05pm Salt Lake Screaming Eagles W 39–33 6–1 Kay Yeager Coliseum 9 Friday April 14 7:05pm Cedar Rapids Titans W 81–52 7–1 Kay Yeager Coliseum 10 Friday April 21 7:05pm at Colorado Crush L 73–77 7–2 Budweiser Events Center 11 Saturday April 29 7:05pm Sioux Falls Storm W 44–36 8–2 Kay Yeager Coliseum 12 Friday May 5 7:05pm Nebraska Danger W 57–40 9–2 Kay Yeager Coliseum 13 BYE 14 Saturday May 20 7:05pm Iowa Barnstormers L 47–50 9–3 Kay Yeager Coliseum 15 Saturday May 27 7:05pm at Sioux Falls Storm W 36–21 10–3 Denny Sanford Premier Center 16 Saturday June 3 7:05pm at Green Bay Blizzard W 44–37 11–3 Resch Center 2,377 17 Saturday June 10 7:05pm Colorado Crush W 54–52 12–3 Kay Yeager Coliseum 18 Saturday June 17 7:05pm at Nebraska Danger L 44–59 12–4 Eihusen Arena
Standings
Roster 2017 Wichita Falls Nighthawks roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams Reserve lists
Practice squad currently vacant
rookies in italics Roster updated June 6, 2017 27 Active, 7 Inactive
References
External links Wichita Falls Nighthawks official statistics