2015 Colorado Ice season

{{Short description|Sports season}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox NFL team season | logo = | team = Colorado Ice | teamcolor = | year = 2015 | record = 6–8 | division_place = | conference_place =3rd | league_place = | coach = Heron O'Neal | general_manager = Collins Sanders | owner = Tom Wigley | stadium = Budweiser Events Center 5290 Arena Circle Loveland, Colorado 80538 | playoffs = ''did not qualify'' | previous = 2014 | next = 2016 }}

The '''2015 Colorado Ice season''' was the team's ninth season as a professional indoor football franchise and seventh in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of ten teams that competed in the IFL for the 2015 season, the Fort Collins-based Colorado Ice were members of the Intense Conference.

Founded in 2007 as part of United Indoor Football, the Colorado Ice became charter members of the IFL when the UIF merged with the Intense Football League before the 2009 season. In their third season under head coach Heron O'Neal, the team played their home games at the Budweiser Events Center in Loveland, Colorado.

The Colorado Icicles dance team was led by director Rehannon Crumb.

==Schedule== '''Key''': {{legend2|#CCFFCC|Win|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFFFCC|Tie|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFCCCC|Loss|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#CCCCCC|Bye|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{Clear}}

===Regular season=== ''All start times are local time'' {| class="wikitable" |- ! rowspan="2" width="40" | Week ! rowspan="2" width="80" | Day ! rowspan="2" width="90" | Date ! rowspan="2" width="60" | Kickoff ! rowspan="2" width="200" | Opponent ! colspan="2" width="200" | Results ! rowspan="2" width="200" | Location |- ! width="140" | Score ! width="60" | Record |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" ! 1 | Sunday | March 1 | 3:00pm | Wichita Falls Nighthawks | '''W''' 37–13<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.coloradoan.com/story/sports/2015/03/01/colorado-ice-dominate-first-game-season/24234777/ |title=Colorado Ice dominate first game of the season |date=March 1, 2015 |publisher=Fort Collins Coloradoan |work=www.coloradoan.com |accessdate=April 15, 2015}}</ref> | 1–0 | Budweiser Events Center |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" ! 2 | colSpan=7 | BYE |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFCCCC" ! 3 | Sunday | March 15 | 3:00pm | Sioux Falls Storm | '''L''' 40–59<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.reporterherald.com/sports/local/ci_27718717/colorado-ice-make-too-many-mistakes-loss-sioux |title=Colorado Ice make too many mistakes in loss to Sioux Falls |author=Cris Tiller |date=March 15, 2015 |publisher=Reporter-Herald |work=www.reporterherald.com |accessdate=April 15, 2015}}</ref> | 1–1 | Budweiser Events Center |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" ! 4 | colSpan=7 | BYE |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFCCCC" ! 5 | Saturday | March 28 | 8:05pm | at Cedar Rapids Titans | '''L''' 29–39<ref>{{cite web |title=Colorado Ice make too many mistakes in loss to Sioux Falls |url=http://www.reporterherald.com/sports/local/ci_27718717/colorado-ice-make-too-many-mistakes-loss-sioux|date=March 15, 2015 |publisher=Reporter-Herald |work=www.reporterherald.com |accessdate=April 15, 2015}}</ref> | 1–2 | U.S. Cellular Center |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" ! 6 | Friday | April 3 | 7:15pm | at Billings Wolves | '''W''' 69–34<ref>{{cite web |url=http://billingsgazette.com/sports/football/professional/arena/former-coach-o-neal-turns-tables-on-wolves-at-metra/article_94440f31-bcf1-52aa-a2d0-de1b32ea12e4.html |title=Former coach O'Neal turns tables on Wolves at Metra |author=Ryan Minch |date=April 3, 2015 |publisher=Billings Gazette |work=www.billingsgazette.com |accessdate=April 15, 2015}}</ref> | 2–2 | Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFCCCC" ! 7 | Saturday | April 11 | 7:05pm | at Sioux Falls Storm | '''L''' 41–70<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.argusleader.com/story/sports/minor-league/storm/2015/04/12/storm-warm-late-roll-past-colorado/25663655/ |title=Storm warm up late, roll past Colorado |author=Mick Garry |date=April 12, 2015 |publisher=The Argus Leader |work=www.argusleader.com |accessdate=April 15, 2015}}</ref> | 2–3 | Denny Sanford PREMIER Center |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFCCCC" ! 8 | Saturday | April 18 | 7:00pm | Wichita Falls Nighthawks | '''L''' 54–66<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.timesrecordnews.com/sports/nighthawks-hold-off-ice-for-first-road-win_68432778 |title=Nighthawks hold off Ice for first road win |date=April 18, 2015 |publisher=Journal Media Group |work=www.timesrecordnews.com |accessdate=April 20, 2015}}</ref> | 2–4 | Budweiser Events Center |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFCCCC" ! 9 | Saturday | April 25 | 7:00pm | at Wichita Falls Nighthawks | '''L''' 44–51<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.coloradoan.com/story/sports/professional/2015/04/25/colorado-ice-lose-final-seconds/26395977/ |title=Colorado Ice lose in final seconds |author=Kevin Lytle |date=April 25, 2015 |publisher=Fort Collins Coloradoan |work=www.coloradoan.com |accessdate=April 15, 2015}}</ref> | 2–5 | Kay Yeager Coliseum |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFCCCC" ! 10 | Saturday | May 2 | 7:05pm | at Tri-Cities Fever | '''L''' 34–41 | 2–6 | Toyota Center |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" ! 11 | Saturday | May 9 | 7:00pm | Bemidji Axemen | '''W''' 37–27<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/sports/3742746-indoor-football-axemen-cant-hold-lead-colorado-lose-37-27 |title=INDOOR FOOTBALL: Axemen can't hold lead in Colorado, lose 37-27 |author=Jack Hittinger |date=May 11, 2015 |publisher=The Bemidji Pioneer |work=www.bemidjipioneer.com |accessdate=May 12, 2015}}</ref> | 3–6 | Sanford Center |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFCCCC" ! 12 | Saturday | May 16 | 7:00pm | Tri-Cities Fever | '''L''' 36–52<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2015/05/16/3564341/whitehead-pierce-key-in-fevers.html?rh=1 |title=Whitehead, Pierce key in Fever's 52-36 win in Colorado |date=May 16, 2015 |publisher=Tri-City Herald |work=www.tri-cityherald.com |accessdate=May 18, 2015 }}{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> | 3–7 | Budweiser Events Center |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFCCCC" ! 13 | Saturday | May 23 | 7:00pm | at Nebraska Danger | '''L''' 57–67<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theindependent.com/sports/danger-hold-on-to-outlast-ice/article_9385803c-01ce-11e5-8529-f757237211be.html |title=Danger hold on to outlast Ice, 67-57 |author=Bob Gonderinger |date=May 23, 2015 |publisher=The Grand Island Independent |work=www.theindepedent.com |accessdate=May 29, 2015}}</ref> | 3–8 | Eihusen Arena |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" ! 14 | Friday | May 29 | 7:30pm | Nebraska Danger | '''W''' 53–36<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theindependent.com/sports/danger-falls-to-ice/article_c44122de-0689-11e5-a98c-5b4247a4bd48.html |title=Danger falls to Ice, 53-36 |date=May 30, 2015 |publisher=The Grand Island Independent |work=www.theindepedent.com |accessdate=June 1, 2015}}</ref> | 4–8 | Budweiser Events Center |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" ! 15 | Saturday | June 6 | 7:00pm | Billings Wolves | '''W''' 67–62<ref>{{cite web |url=http://billingsgazette.com/sports/football/professional/arena/colorado-rallies-past-billings-wolves/article_87ff1d5d-bd1b-5a8b-a4b6-9125cf8cf720.html |title=Colorado rallies past Billings Wolves |date=June 6, 2015 |publisher=Billings Gazette |work=www.billingsgazette.com |accessdate=June 8, 2015}}</ref> | 5–8 | Budweiser Events Center |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" ! 16 | Saturday | June 13 | 7:00pm | at Wichita Falls Nighthawks | '''W''' 60–50<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.timesrecordnews.com/sports/nighthawks-fall-in-season-finale_76953002 |title=Nighthawks fall in season finale |date=June 13, 2015 |author=Donny Victory |publisher=Journal Media Group |work=www.timesrecordnews.com |accessdate=June 15, 2015}}</ref> | 6–8 | Kay Yeager Coliseum |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" ! 17 | colSpan=7 | BYE |}

==Standings== {{2015 IFL Intense Conference standings|team=Ice}}

==Roster== {| class="toccolours" style="text-align: left;" |- ! colspan="7" style="background:#00204F; border:2px solid #67AEE2; color:white; text-align:center;"| '''2015 Colorado Ice roster''' |- | style="font-size: 95%;vertical-align:top;" | '''Quarterbacks''' {{playern|2|''Matt Behrendt''}} {{playern|10|Jake Johnson}} {{playern|9|''Brandon Mitchell''}}

'''Running backs''' {{playern|21|Rodney Scott}}

'''Wide receivers''' {{playern|7|Marcus Jackson}} {{playern|8|Kyle Kaiser}} {{playern|88|Quintin Payton}} {{playern|12|Roy Roundtree}} {{playern|22|Rashard Smith}}

| style="width: 25px;" | | style="font-size: 95%;vertical-align:top;" | '''Offensive linemen''' {{playern|58|Marcus Cuellar}} {{playern|78|Walter Stuller}} {{playern|92|Meili Valele}}

'''Defensive linemen''' {{playern|97|Jesse Dickson}} {{playern|99|J. D. Griggs}} {{playern|54|Jason Jones}} {{playern|95|Avalisi Lapuahu}} {{playern|--|Tim McGill}} {{playern|--|Alec Petrocelli}} {{playern|55|Bill Vavau}}

| style="width: 25px;" | | style="font-size: 95%;vertical-align:top;" | '''Linebackers''' {{playern|4|Stephen Franklin}}

'''Defensive backs''' {{playern|3|Justin Blake}} {{playern|10|Louis Covington}} {{playern|1|Darnell Evans}} {{playern|24|Carl Miles Jr.}} {{playern|28|Quinton Richardson}} {{playern|20|Corey Sample}}

'''Kickers''' {{playern|19|Christopher Diaz}}

| style="width: 25px;" | | style="font-size: 95%;vertical-align:top;" | '''Injured reserve''' {{playern|75|Jacolby Ashworth}} OL {{playern|33|Timote Fotu}} LB {{playern|99|Curtis Porter DL}} {{playern|10|Chris Slaughter WR}}

'''Exempt list''' {{playern|21|Danny Mason LB}}

'''Refused to report''' {{playern|66|Eric Pike OL}}

''Rookies in italics'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20150622195402/http://thecoloradoice.com/2015-roster/ Roster] updated June 4, 2015 27 Active, 6 Inactive

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==References== {{Reflist|2|}}

==External links== *[http://www.goiflstats.com/sports/fball/2014-15/teams/coloradoice Colorado Ice official statistics] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219172251/http://www.goiflstats.com/sports/fball/2014-15/teams/coloradoice |date=2015-02-19 }} *[http://www.reporterherald.com/sports/colorado-ice Colorado Ice] at ''Loveland Reporter-Herald'' *[http://localsearch.coloradoan.com/sp?aff=1100&skin=&keywords=%22colorado%20ice%22 Colorado Ice]{{dead link|date=January 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} at ''Fort Collins Coloradoan''

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