2018 Arizona Rattlers season

Owner| Ron Shurts
General manager| Kevin Guy
Head coach| Kevin Guy
Home field| Talking Stick Resort Arena
Results
Record| 11–3
League place| 2nd
Playoff finish| Lost semifinal

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The 2018 Arizona Rattlers season is the twenty-sixth season for the professional indoor football franchise and second in the Indoor Football League (IFL). Led by head coach Kevin Guy, the Rattlers play their home games at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona.

## Standings[edit]

2018 Indoor Football League

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| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | GB | STK
y-Iowa Barnstormers | 11 | 3 | .786 | 648 | 493 | — | W1
x-Arizona Rattlers | 11 | 3 | .786 | 746 | 567 | — | W1
x-Sioux Falls Storm | 11 | 3 | .786 | 724 | 577 | — | W5
x-Nebraska Danger | 4 | 10 | .286 | 525 | 592 | 7 | L9
Cedar Rapids Titans | 3 | 11 | .214 | 543 | 733 | 8 | L1
Green Bay Blizzard | 2 | 12 | .143 | 421 | 645 | 9 | L4

y \- clinched regular season title

x \- clinched playoff spot

## Schedule[edit]

### Regular season[edit]

Key:  Win Tie Loss Bye

Week  | Day  | Date  | Kickoff  | Opponent  | Results  | Location  | Attendance

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1  | Sunday  | February 25  | 3:05pm  | Sioux Falls Storm | W 39–33  | 1–0  | Talking Stick Resort Arena | 12,477[1]
2  | BYE
3  | Saturday  | March 10  | 6:05pm  | at Iowa Barnstormers | L 28–38  | 1–1  | Wells Fargo Arena | 5,874[1]
4  | Sunday  | March 18  | 3:05pm  | Green Bay Blizzard | W 37–31  | 2–1  | Talking Stick Resort Arena  |
5  | Saturday  | March 24  | 6:05pm  | Nebraska Danger | W 62–49  | 3–1  | Talking Stick Resort Arena  | 9,763[1]
6  | Saturday  | March 31  | 6:05pm  | Cedar Rapids Titans | W 54–19  | 4–1  | Talking Stick Resort Arena  | 11,155[1]
7  | BYE
8  | Monday  | April 16  | 6:05pm  | at Sioux Falls Storm  | W 48–40  | 5–1  | Denny Sanford Premier Center |
9  | Saturday  | April 21  | 6:05pm  | Green Bay Blizzard  | W 65–33  | 6–1  | Talking Stick Resort Arena  | 13,825[1]
10  | Saturday  | April 28  | 6:05pm  | Cedar Rapids Titans  | W 84–83  | 7–1  | Talking Stick Resort Arena  | 16,742[1]
11  | Saturday  | May 5  | 5:05pm  | at Cedar Rapids Titans  | W 57–42  | 8–1  | U.S. Cellular Center |
12  | Saturday  | May 12  | 5:05pm  | at Green Bay Blizzard  | W 62–26  | 9–1  | Resch Center |
13  | Sunday  | May 20  | 3:05pm  | Iowa Barnstormers  | L 68–69 OT  | 9–2  | Talking Stick Resort Arena  | 18,381[1]
14  | Sunday  | May 27  | 3:05pm  | Nebraska Danger  | W 45–40  | 10–2  | Talking Stick Resort Arena  |
15  | Saturday  | June 2  | 5:05pm  | at Iowa Barnstormers  | L 38–41  | 10–3  | Wells Fargo Arena  |
16  | BYE
17  | Saturday  | June 16  | 5:00pm  | at Nebraska Danger  | W 59–23  | 11–3  | Eihusen Arena |

### Postseason[edit]

Round  | Day  | Date  | Kickoff  | Opponent  | Score  | Location

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Semifinal  | Saturday  | June 23  | 7:05pm  | Sioux Falls Storm  | L 68–69 OT  | Talking Stick Resort Arena

## Staff[edit]

Arizona Rattlers staff

| Front office

* CEO / majority owner – Ron Shurts
* Team President – Kevin Guy
* General manager – Jeff Jarnigan
* Media Relations Manager – Brandon Duenas
* Digital Media Manager – David Koonce
* Activation and Marketing coordinator – Ethan Elasser
* Activation and Merchandise coordinator – Abby Bailliere
* Sidewinders Dancers Director – Shelby Underwood
* Equipment Manager - Dante Moses

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Coaches

* Head coach – Kevin Guy
* Offensive line coach – Kevin Ashak
* Defensive Line and Special Teams Coach – Jeff Jarnigan
* Head Assistant Coach – Siaha Burley

## Final roster[edit]

Arizona Rattlers roster

Quarterbacks

* 1 Verlon Reed
* 13 Jeff Ziemba

Running backs

* 32 Dylan Peebles
* 28 Shadrach Thornton

Wide receivers

* 5 Anthony Amos
* 17 Dezmon Epps
* 16 Jarrod Harrington
* 12 Anthony Jones Jr.
* 2 Jamal Miles
* 15 Dillion Winfrey

|  | Offensive linemen

* 50 Chris Boles
* 56 Steven Gurrola
* 94 Lamar Mady
* 64 Vernon Sainvil

Defensive linemen

* 95 Joshua Gordon
* 91 Justin Martin
* 31 Chris McAllister
* 97 Terrance Surratt

|  | Linebackers

* 30 Justin Shirk

Defensive backs

* 11 Arkeith Brown
* \-- Yogi Hale
* 4 Nathan Lindsey
* 8 Davontae Merriweather
* 24 Keith Trumps

Kickers

* 22 Sawyer Petre

|  | Reserve list

* 3 Allen Chapman DB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
* \-- Fahraad Johnson OL (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
* 45 Ryan Langford LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
* \-- Lene Maiava OL (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
* 14 Darrell Monroe RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
* 49 Edward Mosley DL (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
* \-- Mark Munson WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)

* Rookies in italics
* Roster updated May 17, 2018
* 25 Active, 7 Inactive

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## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d e f g "2018 Stats". GoIFL.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2018. Retrieved March 8, 2018.

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* Nebraska Danger
* Sioux Falls Storm

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2018 Indoor Football League season
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Arizona Rattlers

* Founded in 1992
* Based in Phoenix, Arizona

Franchise|

* Franchise
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Arenas|

* Footprint Center
* Gila River Arena

Head coaches|

* White
* Shell
* Nudo
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Playoff appearances (23)|

* 1993
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* 1995
* 1996
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* 1998
* 1999
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* 2006
* 2008
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Division championships (10)|

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* 2010
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* 2012
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* 2014
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ArenaBowl appearances (10)|

* VIII
* XI
* XVI
* XVII
* XVIII
* XXIV
* XXV
* XXVI
* XXVII
* XXIX

United Bowl appearances (1)|

* 2017

Retired numbers|

* 13
* 14
* 17

Hall of Fame members|

* Sherdrick Bonner
* Hunkie Cooper
* Randy Gatewood
* Bob McMillen
* Gene Nudo
* Danny White

League affiliations|

* Arena Football League (1992–2016)
* Indoor Football League (2017–present)

Seasons (28)

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2020s|

* ~~2020~~
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*[PCT]: Winning percentage
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