The 2017 Georgia Firebirds season was the second season for the professional indoor football franchise and first in the National Arena League (NAL). The Firebirds were one of eight teams that competed in the NAL for its inaugural 2017 season
Led by head coach Antwone Savage, the Firebirds played their home games at the Albany Civic Center. In May 2017, the league apparently took over operations of the Firebirds for the remainder of the season. As a result, the league cancelled the Firebirds' away game at the Corpus Christi Rage (another team the league was operating) as a cost-cutting measure.
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 Score Record 1 Saturday March 18 7:00pm High Country Grizzlies L 29–62 0–1 Albany Civic Center 2 Saturday March 25 7:00pm at Jacksonville Sharks L 26–55 0–2 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena 3 Sunday April 2 7:00pm at Columbus Lions L 50–63 0–3 Columbus Civic Center 4 Saturday April 8 7:00pm Corpus Christi Rage W 76–26 1–3 Albany Civic Center 5 Saturday April 15 7:00pm at Lehigh Valley Steelhawks L 31–56 1–4 PPL Center 6 BYE 7 Saturday April 29 7:00pm Dayton Wolfpack W 35–32 2–4 Albany Civic Center 8 Sunday May 7 3:30pm at High Country Grizzlies L 31–47 2–5 George M. Holmes Convocation Center 9 BYE 10 Saturday May 20 7:00pm at Corpus Christi RageCancelled American Bank Center 11 Saturday May 27 7:05pm Monterrey Steel L 26–68 2–6 Albany Civic Center 12 Monday June 5 7:00pm at Monterrey Steel L 8–66 2–7 Arena Monterrey 13 Saturday June 10 7:00pm Lehigh Valley Steelhawks L 26–51 2–8 Albany Civic Center 14 Saturday June 17 7:00pm Columbus Lions L 34–50 2–9 Albany Civic Center
Roster 2017 Georgia Firebirds roster Quarterbacks
Fullbacks
Wide receivers Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams Reserve lists
Rookies in italics Roster updated June 17, 2017 25 Active, 10 Inactive
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