Post by Monika on Dec 5, 2019 17:31:23 GMT -8
Overview
The following is the 2020 schedule for the Arizona Rattlers.
Entering their fourth Indoor Football League season, the Rattlers will try and to get back to the United Bowl. They won it all in their inaugural IFL season and last year made a return trip when they hosted the Sioux Falls Storm at Gila River Arena in nearby Glendale. Arizona finished with a perfect 14-0 mark last season and advanced to the United Bowl with a 62-45 win over the Nebraska Danger. Their bid for a perfect season was, however, stifled by Sioux Falls when the Storm edged the Rattlers 56-53 to claim the title for the seventh time in 10 years.
Prior to their entry into the IFL, the Rattlers spent 24 years as members of the Arena Football League. over that time, they won five ArenaBowls, including three straight from 2012 to 2014. They reached the playoffs in 21 of those 24 seasons, including their last eight seasons in the AFL.
Arizona begins its 2020 campaign with a trip to Illinois to face the Quad City Steamwheelers. The Rattlers then has a four-game home stand, mixed in with its first two bye weeks. They have two three-game road trips, prior to closing out the season at home against the league's two expansion teams, the Tucson Sugar Skulls and the San Diego Strike Force. They play those teams four times each. The Rattlers do not face the Bismarck Bucks, Cedar Rapids River Kings, Green Bay Blizzard, nor the San Diego Strike Force this season.
Each IFL team plays 14 games (seven home and seven away), and has three bye weeks. The Rattlers byes come in Weeks 1,2 and 12. They open their season with a pair of games on the road; including a March 21st date at the Quad City Steamwheelers at Moline, Illinois. Their home opener doesn't come until a Sunday matinee against the in-state rival Tucson Sugar Skulls, which they play three times this season. The Rattlers do not have more than a single game at home at a time, alternating home-and-away games after their two games out of state to begin the season. The Rattlers play their home games at Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona. Kevin Guy is the Rattlers' head coach.
All Rattlers games will be broadcast locally on the radio and will be available for streaming through those stations. SCtoC will provide links in its previews of the games, as well as recaps of each IFL game. Broadcast information for each game is forthcoming and will be updated on this page when available.
Below is the Rattlers' 2019 schedule. Home games are noted in bold teal. Times and dates are subject to change. All times are pacific. Click on the final score for the boxscore and Recap for SCtoC's original recap of this game.
Overview prepared by @Nevadanut
Schedule
MARCH
Week 1 -- Bye
Week 2 -- Bye
Week 3 -- Sat., March 21 - at Quad City Steamwheelers, 5:05 p.m.
Week 4 -- Sat., March 28 - at Oakland Panthers, 6:05 p.m.
APRIL
Week 5 -- Sun., April 3 - Tucson Sugar Skulls, 3:05 p.m.
Week 6 -- Sat., April 11 - at Iowa Barnstormers, 5:05 p.m.
Week 7 -- Sat., April 18 - Frisco Fighters, 6:06 p.m.
Week 8 -- Sun., April 26 - at Sioux Falls Storm, 1:05 p.m.
MAY
Week 9 -- Sat., May 2 - Spokane Shock, 6:05 p.m.
Week 10 -- Sat., May 9 - at Tucson Sugar Skulls, 6:06 p.m.
Week 11 -- Sat., May 16 - Tucson Sugar Skulls, 6:05 p.m.
Week 12 -- Bye
Week 13 -- Sat., May 30 - Quad City Steamwheelers, 6:05 p.m.
JUNE
Week 14 -- Sat., June 6 - at Duke City Gladiators, 5:05 p.m.
Week 15 -- Sat., June 13 - Oakland Panthers, 6:05 p.m.
Week 16 -- Sat., June 20 - at Spokane Shock, 7:05 p.m.
Week 17 -- Sat., June 27 - Duke City Gladiators, 6:05 p.m.
IFL TEAM VENUES
Arizona Rattlers - Gila River Arena; Glendale, Arizona
Bismarck Bucks - Bismarck Event Center; Bismarck, North Dakota
Cedar Rapids River Kings - U.S. Cellular Center; Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Duke City Gladiators - Tingley Coliseum; Albuquerque, New Mexico
Frisco Fighters - Comerica Center; Frisco, Texas
Green Bay Blizzard - Resch Center; Green Bay, Wisconsin
Iowa Barnstormers- Wells Fargo Arena; Des Moines, Iowa
Oakland Panthers- Oakland Arena; Oakland, California
Quad City Steamwheelers - TaxSlayer Center; Moline, Illinois
San Diego Strike Force - Pechanga Arena San Diego; San Diego, California
Sioux Falls Storm - Denny Sanford Premier Center; Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Spokane Shock - Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena; Spokane, Washington
Tucson Sugar Skulls - Tucson Convention Center; Tucson, Arizona
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