The 2017 Columbus Lions season was the eleventh season for the professional indoor football franchise and first in the National Arena League (NAL). The Lions were one of eight teams that competed in the NAL for its inaugural 2017 season.
Led by head coach Jason Gibson, the Lions played their home games at the Columbus Civic Center.
Standings
Schedule
Regular season The 2017 regular season schedule was released on December 9, 2016
Key:
All start times are local time Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance Score Record 1 Friday March 17 7:00pm Jacksonville Sharks L 41–56 0–1 Columbus Civic Center2,456 2 Sunday March 26 7:00pm at Corpus Christi Rage W 85–18 1–1 American Bank Center536 3 Sunday April 2 7:00pm Georgia Firebirds W 63–50 2–1 Columbus Civic Center2,017 4 Sunday April 9 7:00pm at Lehigh Valley Steelhawks L 54–60 2–2 PPL Center 5 BYE 6 Saturday April 22 7:00pm High Country Grizzlies W 57–44 3–2 Columbus Civic Center2,551 7 Saturday April 29 7:00pm at Jacksonville Sharks L 28–37 3–3 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena7,103 8 Saturday May 6 7:00pm Monterrey Steel W 48–18 4–3 Columbus Civic Center2,425 9 BYE 10 Saturday May 20 7:00pm Dayton Wolfpack W 77–0 5–3 Columbus Civic Center6,425 11 Saturday May 27 7:00pm at High Country Grizzlies W 56–41 6–3 George M. Holmes Convocation Center 12 Saturday June 3 7:00pm Corpus Christi Rage W 81–12 7–3 Columbus Civic Center2,735 13 Monday June 12 7:00pm at Monterrey Steel W 49–42 8–3 Arena Monterrey3,000 14 Saturday June 17 7:00pm at Georgia Firebirds W 50–34 9–3 Albany Civic Center
Post-season RoundDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocation AttendanceScoreRecordFirst RoundFridayJune 237:30pmat Lehigh Valley Steelhawks W 52–501–0PPL CenterChampionshipMondayJuly 107:00pmat Jacksonville Sharks L 21–27 1–1Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
Roster 2017 Columbus Lions roster Quarterbacks
Running backs Currently vacant
Wide receivers Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams Reserve lists
Rookies in italics Roster updated July 5, 2017 24 Active, 4 Inactive
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