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For the minor league baseball team that operated in the Southeastern League from 1928-1950, see Pensacola Fliers.
Pensacola Flyers
Pensacola Civic Center
Pensacola, Florida
Capacity8,150
OwnerDan and Lynn Broadway[1]
Head CoachJimmy Graham
LeagueEastern Indoor Soccer League

The Pensacola Flyers were an American professional

Tupelo Coliseum in Tupelo, Mississippi, as the Tupelo Hound Dogs then relocated to Pensacola during the offseason.[3][1][4][5][6][7]

During their existence, the Flyers/Hound Dogs played a total of 52 games, winning 22, including one via shootout, and losing 30, including one via shootout. They scored a total of 675 goals and allowed a total of 732 goals and notched 66 total standings points out of a possible 156 points.[6] (The EISL awarded 3 points for a win, 2 for a shootout win, 1 for a shootout loss, and 0 for a loss in regulation.)

The team suspended operations after the 1998 season, as did the Huntsville Fire, ultimately leading to the official collapse of the league in December 1998.[8][9]

History

1997 season

1997 Tupelo Hound Dogs logo[10]

The Tupelo Hound Dogs finished fifth overall in the seven-team league. Under the direction of head coach Jimmy Graham,[10] they finished with a record of 12 wins (including 1 shootout win) and 12 losses for 35 points.[6][11] The team was last in the league in attendance with an average of about 1,000 fans per game.[12][13]

1998 season

The Pensacola Flyers finished sixth overall in the seven-team league, ahead of only the Savannah Rug Ratz. They finished the season with a record of 10 wins and 18 losses (including 1 shootout loss) for 31 points.[6] The Flyers averaged 2,164 fans per game, fifth-best in the EISL where the average league game saw 2,733 fans in attendance.[9][14]

Oleg Baleev was named EISL Rookie of the Year for the 1998 season.[15] Pensacola Flyers forward Brad Snyder was named to the 1998 EISL All-League Third Team. Players receiving All-League Honorable Mentions included midfielders Oleg Baleev and Diego Maradona.[16]

Former players

References

  1. ^
    Tallahassee, FL: Eastern Indoor Soccer League. February 4, 1998. Archived from the original
    on February 20, 1999. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  2. Tupelo, MS
    : Journal, Inc. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  3. Tupelo, MS
    : Journal, Inc. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  4. Cape Girardeau, MO: Rust Communications
    . Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  5. Tupelo, MS
    : Journal, Inc. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  6. ^ a b c d Litterer, David. "Eastern Indoor Soccer League". USA Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on March 3, 2009. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  7. Savannah, GA: Morris Communications. Archived from the original
    on October 2, 1999. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  8. Biloxi, MS: Knight Ridder
    . p. C1.
  9. ^
    Savannah, GA: Morris Communications. Archived from the original
    on May 10, 2003. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  10. ^
    Tupelo, MS
    : Journal, Inc. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  11. ^ Crossley, Andy (September 26, 2013). "1997 Tupelo Hound Dogs". Fun While It Lasted. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  12. Tupelo, MS
    : Journal, Inc. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  13. Tupelo, MS
    : Journal, Inc. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  14. ^ "Daily Report Through Games of 08/16/98". Eastern Indoor Soccer League. August 24, 1998. Archived from the original on October 6, 1999. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  15. Tallahassee, FL: Eastern Indoor Soccer League. August 12, 1998. Archived from the original
    on February 19, 1999. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  16. Tallahassee, FL: Eastern Indoor Soccer League. August 19, 1998. Archived from the original
    on February 20, 1999. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  17. Professional Arena Soccer League
    . October 31, 2008. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  18. Jones County Junior College
    . Retrieved February 24, 2015.

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