title: 2016 Columbus Lions season
text: # 2016 Columbus Lions season
  
  The 2016 Columbus Lions season was the tenth season for the indoor football franchise, and their first in 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 | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE |
  | 4 | Sunday | March 20 | 4:00pm | Georgia Firebirds | W 86–0 | 1–0 | Columbus Civic Center |
  | 5 | Saturday | March 26 | 7:05pm | at Central Florida Jaguars | W 90–42 | 2–0 | Lakeland Center |
  | 6 | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE |
  | 7 | Saturday | April 9 | 7:05pm | Atlanta Vultures | W 65–8 | 3–0 | Columbus Civic Center |
  | 8 | Saturday | April 16 | 7:05pm | Myrtle Beach Freedom | W 65–15 | 4–0 | Columbus Civic Center |
  | 9 | Saturday | April 23 | 7:05pm | Florida Tarpons | W 68–54 | 5–0 | Columbus Civic Center |
  | 10 | Saturday | April 30 | 7:05pm | at Georgia Firebirds | W 73–18 | 6–0 | Albany Civic Center |
  | 11 | Saturday | May 7 | 7:05pm | Savannah Steam | W 100–21 | 7–0 | Columbus Civic Center |
  | 12 | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE |
  | 13 | Monday | May 23 | 7:05pm | at Myrtle Beach Freedom | W 52–15 | 8–0 | Myrtle Beach Convention Center |
  | 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 | Score | Location |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Div. Semifinals | Saturday | June 4 | 5:05pm | New Mexico Stars | W 49–37 | Columbus Civic Center |
  | Div. Championship | Saturday | June 11 | 7:05pm | Florida Tarpons | W 79–66 | Columbus Civic Center |
  | AIF Championship | Saturday | June 18 | 7:00pm | West Michigan Ironmen | W 72–34 | Columbus Civic Center |
  