Alabama Hammers
Alabama Hammers | |
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Established 2010 Folded 2016 Played in Von Braun Civic Center | |
Mascot | Slammer the Hammer |
Personnel | |
Owner(s) | Southern Sports and Entertainment LLC (Jeff Knight, CEO) |
Chairman | Jeff Knight |
President | Joe Stroud |
Head coach | Scott Sharp |
Team history | |
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Championships | |
League championships (1) PIFL: 2013 | |
Conference championships (0) | |
Division championships (0) | |
Playoff appearances (1) | |
PIFL: 2013 | |
Home arena(s) | |
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The Alabama Hammers were a professional
Franchise history
2011
On November 5, 2010, it was announced that indoor football was to stay at the Von Braun Center in the form of the Alabama Hammers who would be playing in the Southern Indoor Football League (SIFL).[2] The nickname "Hammers" was chosen due to the state bird of Alabama being the yellowhammer.[3] On December 19, 2010, the Hammers announced that Marty Hammond, who had coached the Rio Grande Valley Dorados from 2006 to 2009, as their first ever head coach.[4] On March 19, 2011, the Hammers took the field for their first ever game as a franchise, losing 20–67 to the Columbus Lions.[5] The Hammers achieved the first victory in forfeit fashion, as the Mobile Bay Tarpons forfeited their April 29 game.[6] The Hammers finished the regular season with a 4–8 record, failing to qualify for the postseason.[7]
2012
Before the season began, the Hammers joined the
2013
For the 2013 season, the Hammers hired former Alabama Vipers coach Dean Cokinos to be their head coach.[8] The Hammers have achieved the level of success expected of coach Cokinos, who has a great winning percentage in lower level indoor football. They won their first championship when they won the PIFL title over the Richmond Raiders 70–44.[9]
2014
The Hammers did not return to their championship form in 2014, losing their first 4 games of the regular season. After the Hammers seemed to have righted the ship with 3-straight wins, they went on another 4-game losing streak. The Hammers finished the season 4–8, tied for 4th placed in the American Conference, failing to qualify for the playoffs.
2015
During the offseason, Cokinos took a job as the head coach of the
In 2015, the Hammers folded upon the league folding.[citation needed]
Players
Final roster
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Kickers
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Injured reserve
Exempt list
Suspension
Failure to report-exempt
Left squad
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Awards and honors
The following is a list of all Hammers players who won league awards:
Season | Player | Position | Award |
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2013 | Mico McSwain | WR | Most Valuable Player |
2013 | Mico McSwain | WR | Offensive Player of the Year |
2013 | Jake Trantin | LB | Defensive Rookie of the Year |
Head coaches
Name | Term | Regular season | Playoffs | Awards | ||||
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W | L | T | Win% | W | L | |||
Marty Hammond | 2011–2012 | 7 | 17 | 0 | .292 | 0 | 0 | |
Dean Cokinos | 2013–2014 | 13 | 10 | 0 | .565 | 2 | 0 | PIFL Coach of the Year (2013) |
Scott Sharp | 2015 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 0 | 0 |
Coaching staff
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Front office
Head coach
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
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Season-by-season results
League Champions | Conference Champions | Division Champions | Wild Card Berth | League Leader |
Season | Team | League
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Conference
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Division | Regular season
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Postseason results
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Finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | |||||||
2011[11] | 2011 | SIFL | Eastern | South | 3rd | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
2012[12] | 2012 | PIFL
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5th | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||||
2013 | 2013 | PIFL | 1st | 9 | 2 | 0 | Won PIFL Semifinals 61–46 vs. Albany Won PIFL Cup II 70–44 vs. Richmond | |||
2014 | 2014 | PIFL | American | 4th | 4 | 8 | 0 | |||
2015 | 2015 | PIFL | 6th | 5 | 7 | 0 | ||||
Totals | 25 | 34 | 0 | All-time regular season record | ||||||
2 | 0 | – | All-time postseason record | |||||||
27 | 34 | 0 | All-time regular season and postseason record |
References
- Huntsville, AL: Advance Publications. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
- ^ Bryant, Bill (November 4, 2010). "Indoor football to return to Von Braun Center next spring". The Huntsville Times. Archived from the original on October 4, 2012. Retrieved November 5, 2010.
- ^ Bill Bryant (November 13, 2010). "Hammers officially Huntsville's latest indoor football team". www.al.com. Alabama Media Group. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
- ^ Reggie Benson (December 19, 2010). "Alabama Hammers name Hammond head coach". www.al.com. Alabama Media Group. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
- ^ Bill Bryant (March 19, 2011). "Alabama Hammers routed by Columbus in SIFL opener". www.al.com. Alabama Media Group. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
- ^ "Former Viper QB Eakin Now a Hammer". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. April 27, 2011. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
- ^ "Hammers end 2011 SIFL season with loss at Albany". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. June 11, 2011. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
- ^ McCarter, Mark (October 4, 2012). "Dean Cokinos returning to Huntsville as head coach of Alabama Hammers' football team". The Huntsville Times. Archived from the original on February 1, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
- ^ "Alabama Hammers roll impressively to PIFL championship by dismantling Richmond (Updated) (Gallery)". 9 July 2013.
- ^ Daniel Boyette (January 27, 2015). "Scott Sharp makes preps-to-pros jump to become new Hammers coach". www.al.com. Alabama Media Group. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
- ^ "SIFL - 2011 Regular Season, Alabama Hammers". The Stat Guys.[dead link]
- ^ "PIFL - 2012 Regular Season, Alabama Hammers". The Stat Guys. Archived from the original on October 13, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2012.