Arizona Hotshots
Arizona Hotshots | |
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Established 2018 Folded 2019 Played in | |
League/conference affiliations | |
Alliance of American Football (2019)
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Current uniform | |
Team colors | Green, Orange and Yellow |
Personnel | |
President | Scott Brubaker |
General manager | Phil Savage |
Head coach | Rick Neuheisel |
Team history | |
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Championships | |
League championships (0) | |
Conference championships (0) | |
Division championships (0) | |
Home arena(s) | |
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The Arizona Hotshots were a professional
On April 2, 2019, the league's football operations were reportedly suspended,[2][3] and on April 4 the league allowed players to leave their contracts to sign with NFL teams.[4] The league filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on April 17, 2019.[5] At the time of the bankruptcy, the Hotshots owed over $1.2 million to Arizona State University for leasing Sun Devil Stadium.[6]
History
Rick Neuheisel was announced as the head coach of the Arizona Hotshots by the Alliance of American Football on May 18, 2018. The team was slated to play at
Phoenix's name and logo were revealed on September 25, 2018, as the Arizona Hotshots along with the other three western teams.
On October 11, 2018, the team named
In January 2019, the Hotshots held their preseason camp in San Antonio.
Personnel
Staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
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Allocation pool
The Hotshots owned the rights to players from designated schools:[17]
Colleges |
The Hotshots also had rights to players unaffiliated with one of the designated schools, but who were most recently affiliated with professional teams: National Football League (NFL) Canadian Football League (CFL)
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Players not affiliated with any of the designated teams could sign with any AAF team.
Final roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
Rights list
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2019 season
2019 Arizona Hotshots season | |
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General manager | Sun Devil Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 5–3 |
League place | 1st (tie), Western Conference |
Final standings
Eastern Conference | |||||||||
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Club | W–L | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | DIFF | SOS | SOV | STK |
(x) – Orlando Apollos | 7–1 | .875 | 5–0 | 236 | 136 | 100 | .406 | .375 | W2 |
(x) – Birmingham Iron | 5–3 | .625 | 3–2 | 165 | 133 | 32 | .406 | .300 | W1 |
(e) – Memphis Express | 2–6 | .250 | 1–4 | 152 | 194 | -42 | .578 | .500 | L1 |
(e) – Atlanta Legends | 2–6 | .250 | 1–4 | 88 | 213 | -125 | .609 | .438 | L3 |
Western Conference | |||||||||
Club | W–L | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | DIFF | SOS | SOV | STK |
San Antonio Commanders | 5–3 | .625 | 3–2 | 158 | 154 | 4 | .516 | .450 | L1 |
Arizona Hotshots | 5–3 | .625 | 3–2 | 186 | 144 | 42 | .469 | .500 | W3 |
San Diego Fleet | 3–5 | .375 | 2–3 | 158 | 161 | -3 | .469 | .417 | L3 |
Salt Lake Stallions | 3–5 | .375 | 2–3 | 135 | 143 | -8 | .547 | .417 | W1 |
(x)–clinched playoff berth; (e)–eliminated from playoff contention |
Schedule
Preseason
Week | Day | Date | Opponent | Results | Location | |
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Score | Record | |||||
– | Monday | January 28 | at Birmingham Iron |
W 37–17 | Alamodome |
Regular season
All times local to Tempe, as Arizona does not use daylight saving time. Arizona's year-round MST is equivalent to PDT after March 9.
Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | TV | Opponent | Results | Location | |
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1 | Sunday | February 10 | 6:00 p.m. | NFLN | Salt Lake Stallions
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W 38–22 | 1–0 | Sun Devil Stadium
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2 | Saturday | February 16 | 6:00 p.m. | NFLN | at Memphis Express
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W 20–18 | 2–0 | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
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3 | Saturday | February 23 | 1:00 p.m. | B/R Live
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at Salt Lake Stallions
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L 15–23 | 2–1 | Rice–Eccles Stadium |
4 | Sunday | March 3 | 6:00 p.m. | NFLN | Atlanta Legends
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L 11–14 | 2–2 | Sun Devil Stadium |
5 | Sunday | March 10 | 5:00 p.m. | NFLN | San Antonio Commanders
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L 25–29 | 2–3 | Sun Devil Stadium |
6 | Saturday | March 16 | 5:00 p.m. | NFLN | at Orlando Apollos
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W 22–17 | 3–3 | Spectrum Stadium
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7 | Sunday | March 24 | 1:00 p.m. | CBSSN | San Diego Fleet
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W 32–15 | 4–3 | Sun Devil Stadium |
8 | Sunday | March 31 | 5:00 p.m. | NFLN | at San Antonio Commanders
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W 23–6 | 5–3 | Alamodome |
9 | Sunday | April 7 | 5:00 p.m. | NFLN | Birmingham Iron
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Not played | Sun Devil Stadium | |
10 | Sunday | April 14 | 5:00 p.m. | NFLN | at San Diego Fleet
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SDCCU Stadium
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Game summaries
Week 1: Salt Lake
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Stallions | 0 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 22 |
Hotshots | 8 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 38 |
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- Date: February 10
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. MT
- Game attendance: 11,751
- Referee: James Carter[19]
- TV announcers (NFL Network): Dan Hellie, Marvin Lewis, Maurice Jones-Drew
- NoExtraPoints AAF
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Week 2: at Memphis
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Hotshots | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 20 |
Express | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 18 |
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- Date: February 16
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. MT
- Game attendance: 11,980
- Referee: Reggie Smith[20]
- TV announcers (NFL Network): Dan Hellie, Brian Billick, Mike Smith
- NoExtraPoints AAF
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Week 3: at Salt Lake
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Hotshots | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
Stallions | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 23 |
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- Date: February 23
- Game time: 1:00 p.m.
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Week 4: Atlanta
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Legends | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 14 |
Hotshots | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 11 |
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- Date: March 3
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. MT
- Game weather: Partly cloudy • Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C) • Wind: 5–10 mph
- Game attendance: 8,865
- Referee: Jeff Heaser[22]
- TV announcers (NFL Network): Andrew Siciliano, Marvin Lewis, Shaun O'Hara
- NoExtraPoints AAF
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Week 5: San Antonio
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Commanders | 14 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 29 |
Hotshots | 0 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 25 |
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- Date: March 10
- Game time: 5:00 p.m. MST/PDT
- Game attendance: 9,351
- Referee: Brandon Cruse[23]
- TV announcers (NFL Network): Matt "Money" Smith, Marvin Lewis
- NoExtraPoints AAF
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Week 6: at Orlando
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Hotshots | 3 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 22 |
Apollos | 6 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 17 |
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- Date: March 16
- Game time: 5:00 p.m. MST/PDT
- Game attendance: 18,358
- Referee: Tra Blake[24]
- TV announcers (NFL Network): Dan Hellie, Shaun O'Hara, Jason Fisher
- NoExtraPoints AAF
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In an upset, the Hotshots beat the Apollos to ruin their chances at a perfect season. (They fall to 5–1) With the win, they improve to 3–3.
Week 7: San Diego
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Fleet | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
Hotshots | 9 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 32 |
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- Date: March 24
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. MST/PDT
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: 2–4 mph
- Game attendance: 9,760
- Referee: Reggie Smith[25]
- TV announcers (CBS Sports Network): Ben Holden, Adam Archuleta, Melanie Collins
- NoExtraPoints AAF
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Week 8: at San Antonio
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Hotshots | 6 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 23 |
Commanders | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
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- Date: March 31
- Game time: 5:00 p.m. MST/PDT
- Game weather: Indoors
- Game attendance: 23,504
- Referee: Tra Blake[26]
- TV announcers (NFL Network): Matt "Money" Smith, Marvin Lewis
- NoExtraPoints AAF
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Media
In addition to league-wide television coverage through
References
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Further reading
- Goodykoontz, Bill (April 3, 2019). "Failed AAF's only real memory involves ex-ASU quarterback Mike Bercovici". The Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. Retrieved April 3, 2019.