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Richmond Raiders
Professional indoor football team in Richmond, Virginia
Professional indoor football team in Richmond, Virginia
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Richmond Raiders |
| logo | RichmondRaiders.PNG |
| founded | 2008 |
| folded | 2015 |
| city | Richmond, Virginia |
| at the Richmond Coliseum | |
| colors | Blue, Black, Silver, White |
| coach | James Fuller |
| owner | Richmond Raiders, LLC |
| (Mike & Elizabeth Fraizer) | |
| cheerleaders | Lady Raiders |
| mascot | Risky the Horse |
| no_div_champs | 1 |
| no_playoff_appearances | 3 |
at the Richmond Coliseum
(Mike & Elizabeth Fraizer) American Indoor Football Association (2010)
- Eastern Division (2010) Southern Indoor Football League (2011)
- Eastern Conference (2011)
- Mid-Atlantic Division (2011) Professional Indoor Football League (2012–2015)
- American Conference (2014)
- Richmond Raiders (2010–2015)
- SIFL Mid-Atlantic: (2011)
- PIFL: 2012, 2013, 2015
- Richmond Coliseum (2010–2015)
The Richmond Raiders were a professional indoor football team located in Richmond, Virginia the Richmond Coliseum as their home arena. The Raiders began play in the 2010 as an expansion team of the American Indoor Football Association (AIFA). The Raiders moved to the Southern Indoor Football League (SIFL) when the Eastern Division of the AIFA merged with the SIFL in the winter of 2010, beginning SIFL play in the 2011 season. After just a single season in the SIFL the Raiders, along with four other members of the SIFL, became the charter members of the Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL). The team was then a member the PIFL from 2012 to 2015.
History
Main article: 2010 Richmond Raiders season
In July, 2009, the American Indoor Football Association announced that they would be expanding into Richmond, Virginia. After a month-long name-the-team contest, the Richmond franchise announced that it would be nicknamed the Raiders on August 5, 2009. On October 12, 2009, the Raiders officially unveiled their new logo.
The Raiders' first game was the 2010 AIFA Kickoff Classic; on January 23, 2010, where they played an exhibition game against the AIFA All-Stars at the Richmond Coliseum.
On May 5, 2010, defensive coordinator Charles Gunnings replaced Mike Siani as the head coach, as Siani resigned.
Main article: 2011 Richmond Raiders season
Chris Simpson became the head coach of the Raiders for the 2011 season, coming over from the Baltimore Mariners on September 13, 2010. Even more change came about for the 2011 season, as the AIFA announced an merger with the Southern Indoor Football League (SIFL). In February, 2011, Simpson resigned before opening day, as he "relocated to Texas to pursue family business opportunities". He was replaced by James Fuller, who was the interim head coach for the Arena Football League's Dallas Vigilantes in 2010.
Former Richmond Revolution head coach Steve Criswell signed with the Raiders as a senior consultant for the 2011 season. Criswell brought several former Revolution players along, including QB Bryan Randall and DL Lawrence Lewis.
Main article: 2012 Richmond Raiders season
The 2012 season saw the Raiders move to the just formed Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL).
Main article: 2013 Richmond Raiders season
Main article: 2014 Richmond Raiders season
Main article: 2015 Richmond Raiders season
After starting the season with a 2-4 record, the Raiders rallied to win their final six games to clinch the #2 seed in the PIFL playoffs. After a 54-35 victory over the Nashville Venom in the opening round of the PIFL playoffs, the Raiders advanced to PIFL IV against the Columbus Lions. The Raiders were defeated 38-64.
After the 2015 season, and due to turmoil in the lower levels of indoor football, the Raiders announced that they would take the 2016 season off, as there was no league within reasonable geographic distance that the team's ownership felt comfortable joining. In summer 2016, the ownership announced that Raiders would not be returning and they would continue to focus on their sports performance training business.
Notable players
See :Category:Richmond Raiders players
Awards and honors
The following is a list of all Raiders players who won league awards:
Head coaches
Season-by-season results
| League Champions | Conference Champions | Division Champions | Wild Card Berth | League Leader |
|---|
| Season | Team | League | Conference | Division | Regular season | Postseason results | Finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | Totals | 42 | 32 | 0 | All-time regular season record (2010–2015) | 45 | 35 | 0 | All-time regular season and postseason record (2010–2015) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | AIFA | Eastern | 5th | 6 | 8 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | SIFL | Eastern | Mid-Atlantic | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | PIFL | 1st | 10 | 2 | 0 | Won Semifinals (Louisiana) 56-50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lost PIFL Cup I (Albany) 56-60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | PIFL | 3rd | 7 | 5 | 0 | Won Semifinals (Lehigh Valley) 44-40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lost PIFL Cup II (Alabama) 44-70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | PIFL | American | 3rd | 5 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | PIFL | 2nd | 8 | 4 | 0 | Won Semifinals (Nashville) 54-35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lost PIFL Cup IV (Columbus) 38-64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 3 | - | All-time postseason record (2010–2015) |
References
References
- (August 5, 2009). "Raiders chosen as name for Richmond's AIFA team". BH Media Group Holdings, Inc..
- (October 12, 2009). "Richmond Raiders unveil team logo". OurSports Central.com.
- (January 22, 2010). "AIFA Kickoff Classic Set For Richmond Saturday Night". OurSports Central.
- (May 5, 2010). "Richmond Raiders change coaches". BH Media Group Holdings, Inc..
- Time Pearrell. (May 6, 2010). "Gunnings replaces Siani as Raiders' coach". BH Media Group Holdings, Inc..
- Matthew Felan. (November 10, 2010). "Raiders Join Southern Indoor Football League". Richmond Coliseum.
- "AFL Veteran Takes Over For Promising 2011 Season".
- (September 29, 2011). "Raiders join PIFL for 2012". Richmond Times-Dispatch.
- Laura Fien. (June 29, 2015). "Strong start spurs Raiders to semifinal win". Richmond Times-Dispatch.
- Justin Ferguson. (July 6, 2015). "Columbus Lions feast on Richmond Raiders again, claim indoor football title with 64-38 win". Richmond Times-Dispatch.
- Elizabeth and Mike Fraizer. (September 8, 2015). "A MESSAGE FROM THE RICHMOND RAIDERS MANAGEMENT". Richmond Raiders.
- (July 15, 2015). "Raiders QB Jonathan Bane wins PIFL Offensive Player of the Year". Richmond Times-Dispatch.
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