2016 Florida Tarpons season
# 2016 Florida Tarpons season

The 2016 Florida Tarpons season was the fifth season for the American indoor football franchise, and their first in American Indoor Football.

On October 7, 2015, the Tarpons announced that they were joining American Indoor Football.

## Schedule

Key:  Win  Tie  Loss  Bye

### Regular season

All start times are local to home team

| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | Location |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Record | Location |
| 1 | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE |
| 2 | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE |
| 3 | Saturday | March 12 | 7:05pm | at Central Florida Jaguars | W 84–34 | 1–0 | Lakeland Center |
| 4 | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE |
| 5 | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE |
| 6 | Sunday | April 3 | 7:05pm | at Atlanta Vultures | W 2-0 (forfeit) | 2-0 | Georgia International Convention Center |
| 7 | Sunday | April 10 | 7:05pm | Central Florida Jaguars | W 65-22 | 3-0 | Germain Arena |
| 8 | Sunday | April 17 | 7:05pm | Georgia Firebirds | W 52-31 | 4-0 | Germain Arena |
| 9 | Saturday | April 23 | 7:05pm | at Columbus Lions | L 54-68 | 4-1 | Columbus Civic Center |
| 10 | Saturday | April 30 | 7:05pm | at Central Florida Jaguars | W 81-25 | 5-1 | Lakeland Center |
| 11 | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE |
| 12 | Sunday | May 15 | 7:05pm | Central Florida Jaguars | W 81-16 | 6-1 | Germain Arena |
| 13 | Sunday | May 22 | 7:05pm | Savannah Steam | W 70-6 | 7-1 | Germain Arena |
| 14 | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE |

### Standings

2016 AIF Southern standingsviewtalkedit :

| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | PF (Avg.) | PA (Avg.) | STK |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Columbus Lions | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 599 | 174 | 74.9 | 21.8 | W8 |
| Florida Tarpons | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 489 | 202 | 61.1 | 25.3 | W4 |
| Myrtle Beach Freedom | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 259 | 307 | 32.4 | 38.4 | L1 |
| Savannah Steam | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 264 | 336 | 33.0 | 42.0 | L1 |
| Georgia Firebirds | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 236 | 350 | 29.5 | 43.8 | L2 |
| Central Florida Jaguars | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 219 | 483 | 27.4 | 60.4 | L1 |
| Atlanta Vultures | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | 67 | 141 | 11.2 | 23.5 | L5 |

### Playoffs

All start times are local to home team

| Round | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | Location |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Round | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Record | Location |
| Div. Semifinals | Thursday | June 2 | 7:05pm | Savannah Steam* | W 71-20 | 1-0 | Germain Arena |
| Div. Championship | Saturday | June 11 | 7:05pm | at Columbus Lions | L 66-79 | 1-1 | Columbus Civic Center |

* — When initially announced, the Tarpons were set to play the Southern Division's third-seeded Myrtle Beach Freedom. On May 30, the Freedom replaced the Northern Division's fourth-seeded Central Penn Capitals against the West Michigan Ironmen. The Freedom's former position was replaced by the Southern Division's fourth-seed, the Savannah Steam.
