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Sarasota Thunder

Field	Value
name	Sarasota Thunder
logo	SarasotaThunder.PNG
founded	2013
folded	2013
city	Sarasota, Florida
at the Robarts Arena
colors	Red, Orange, and White

coach	Greg Walls
owner	Dale Taylor
Jeff Eberly
league	Ultimate Indoor Football League (2013)
playoff_appearances	0

at the Robarts Arena

Jeff Eberly

Huntington Hammer (2011-2012) Sarasota Thunder (2013)
Robarts Arena (2013)

The Sarasota Thunder were a professional indoor football team based in Sarasota, Florida. They played in the Ultimate Indoor Football League (UIFL) for part of the 2013 season before folding. The Thunder initially announced Robarts Arena as their home venue, though they played all their games on the road.

Franchise history

In August 2012, the Sarasota Thunder was announced as the third 2013 expansion team of the Ultimate Indoor Football League. This was the second attempt to bring an indoor football team to Sarasota, the first being the Florida Scorpions of the National Indoor Football League. The team announced they would play their home games at Robarts Arena. In September 2012, the Thunder named Greg Walls the franchise's first head coach.

Before the season, however, the league took over control of the Thunder and shifted them to an all-travel schedule, with no home games in Sarasota. The team played very poorly, generally losing in blowouts. Their performance caused disruption through the league, as their host teams had difficulty drawing fans to such lopsided games. On May 9, the Florida Tarpons – whose owners also owned the UIFL – announced the Thunder had forfeited a scheduled game against them; the league subsequently folded the team.

Head coaches

Name	Term	Regular season	Playoffs	Awards	W	L	T	Win%	W	L
Greg Walls	2013	0	3	0		0	0

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	2013	Totals	0	3	0	All-time regular season record (2013)	0	3	0	All-time regular season and postseason record (2013)
2013	UIFL			6th	0	3	0
	0		0		-	All-time postseason record (2013)

References

Dennis Maffezzoli. (August 12, 2012). "FOOTBALL: Sarasota Thunder coming in 2013". HT Preps.
(August 12, 2012). "Pro football: UIFL adds expansion franchise in Sarasota for 2013". Naples Daily News.
(August 14, 2012). "Indoor football: Sarasota team coming in 2013". Bradenton Herald.
Dennis Maffezzoli. (September 13, 2012). "Sarasota indoor football team names Walls head coach". Herald Tribune.
Maffezzoli, Dennis. (February 5, 2013). "Sarasota Thunder have seven games - all on the road". Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
Milligan, Del. (May 21, 2013). "Raiders Reassessing Future in Lakeland". [[The Ledger]].
(May 29, 2013). "UIFL, Tarpons swimming in murky waters".

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