2017 High Country Grizzlies season
The 2017 High Country Grizzlies season was the franchise's inaugural season as a professional indoor football franchise; they are an expansion team of the National Arena League. The Grizzlies were one of eight teams that competed in the NAL for its inaugural 2017 season.
| 2017 High Country Grizzlies season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Don Thompson Bryan Bouboulis |
| Head coach | Josh Resignalo |
| Home field | George M. Holmes Convocation Center |
| Results | |
| Record | 3–7 |
| Conference place | 5th |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Led by head coach Josh Resignalo, the Grizzlies play their home games at the George M. Holmes Convocation Center on the campus of Appalachian State University.
Standings
| 2017 National Arena League standings | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | GB | STK | |
| z – Jacksonville Sharks | 11 | 1 | .917 | 697 | 299 | — | L1 |
| y – Lehigh Valley Steelhawks | 9 | 1 | .900 | 610 | 349 | 1.0 | W7 |
| x – Columbus Lions | 9 | 3 | .750 | 689 | 412 | 2.0 | W6 |
| x – Monterrey Steel | 7 | 4 | .636 | 478 | 364 | 3.5 | W1 |
| High Country Grizzlies | 3 | 7 | .300 | 449 | 484 | 7.0 | L4 |
| Georgia Firebirds | 2 | 9 | .182 | 372 | 576 | 8.5 | L5 |
| Dayton Wolfpack | 0 | 7 | .000 | 125 | 478 | 8.5 | L7 |
| Corpus Christi Rage | 0 | 9 | .000 | 166 | 624 | 9.5 | L9 |
z – clinched home field advantage
y – clinched home playoff game
x – clinched playoff spot
Schedule
Regular season
The 2017 regular season schedule was released on December 9, 2016[1]
Key: Win Tie Loss Bye
All start times are local time
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | ||||||
| 1 | Saturday | March 18 | 7:00pm | at Georgia Firebirds | W 62–29 | 1–0 | Albany Civic Center |
| 2 | Saturday | March 25 | 7:00pm | Lehigh Valley Steelhawks | L 42–48 | 1–1 | George M. Holmes Convocation Center |
| 3 | Saturday | April 1 | 7:00pm | Dayton Wolfpack | W 94–6 | 2–1 | George M. Holmes Convocation Center |
| 4 | Sunday | April 9 | 7:00pm | Jacksonville Sharks | L 21–68 | 2–2 | George M. Holmes Convocation Center |
| 5 | BYE | ||||||
| 6 | Saturday | April 22 | 7:00pm | at Columbus Lions | L 44–57 | 2–3 | Columbus Civic Center |
| 7 | BYE | ||||||
| 8 | Sunday | May 7 | 7:00pm | Georgia Firebirds | W 47–31 | 3–3 | George M. Holmes Convocation Center |
| 9 | Monday | May 15 | 7:05pm | at Dayton Wolfpack | Cancelled[lower-alpha 1] | ||
| 10 | Saturday | May 20 | 7:00pm | Lehigh Valley Steelhawks | L 28–56 | 3–4 | George M. Holmes Convocation Center |
| 11 | Saturday | May 27 | 7:00pm | Columbus Lions | L 41–56 | 3–5 | George M. Holmes Convocation Center |
| 12 | Saturday | June 3 | 7:00pm | at Lehigh Valley Steelhawks | L 52–67 | 3–6 | PPL Center |
| 13 | Saturday | June 10 | 7:00pm | at Jacksonville Sharks | L 18–66 | 3–7 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena |
| 14 | Friday | June 16 | 7:00pm | at Corpus Christi Rage | Cancelled[lower-alpha 2] | American Bank Center | |
- Dayton Wolfpack folded due to not having a home arena; replaced by a travel only team based out of Atlanta
- Game cancelled by the Rage as the team suspended operations the week prior.
Roster
| 2017 High Country Grizzlies roster | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
Rookies in italics | |||
References
- "2016 National Arena League schedule". National Arena League. Archived from the original on December 14, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.