Wheeling Wildcats
Wheeling Wildcats | |
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Established 2008 Folded 2009 Played in Wheeling, West Virginia at the WesBanco Arena | |
League/conference affiliations | |
Continental Indoor Football League (2009)
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Current uniform | |
Team colors | Orange, purple, white |
Cheerleaders | Kittens |
Personnel | |
President | Dave Bender |
Head coach | Shawn Liotta (2009) |
Team history | |
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Championships | |
League championships (0) | |
Conference championships (0) | |
Division championships (0) | |
Home arena(s) | |
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The Wheeling Wildcats were a professional
Franchise history
In March 2008, it was announced that indoor football would be returning to Wheeling, West Virginia.
The Wildcats inaugural season began with a 55−47 road loss to the
Schedule
Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Game site | |||
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Final score | Team record | |||||||
1 | Bye | |||||||
2 | March 13 | 7:30 P.M. EDT | at Marion Mayhem | L 47-55 | 0-1 | Veterans Memorial Coliseum
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3 | Bye | |||||||
4 | March 28 | 7:30 P.M. EDT | Fort Wayne Freedom | L 34-49 | 0-2 | WesBanco Arena | ||
5 | April 4 | 7:30 P.M. EDT | Chicago Slaughter | L 59-67 | 0-3 | WesBanco Arena | ||
6 | April 11 | 7:30 P.M. EDT | at Milwaukee Bonecrushers | L 32-34 | 0-4 | U.S. Cellular Arena
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7 | April 19 | 7:30 P.M. EDT | Miami Valley Silverbacks | W 52-28 | 1-4 | WesBanco Arena | ||
8 | April 25 | 7:30 P.M. EDT | Marion Mayhem | L 57-61 | 1-5 | WesBanco Arena | ||
9 | May 2 | 7:30 P.M. EDT | at Chicago Slaughter | L 38-61 | 1-6 | Sears Centre
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10 | May 9 | 7:30 P.M. EDT | Miami Valley Silverbacks | W 33-13 | 2-6 | WesBanco Arena | ||
11 | May 16 | 7:30 P.M. EDT | at Marion Mayhem | L 24-54 | 2-7 | Veterans Memorial Coliseum
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12 | May 23 | 7:30 P.M. EDT | Rock River Raptors | L 34-46 | 2-8 | WesBanco Arena | ||
13 | May 29 | 7:30 P.M. EDT | at Fort Wayne Freedom | L 42-82 | 2-9 | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum | ||
14 | June 6 | 7:30 P.M. EDT | Wisconsin Wolfpack | L 46-49 | 2-10 | WesBanco Arena |
2009 CIFL Standings
Team | Overall | Division | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||
East Division | |||||||||||
Marion Mayhem-y | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | |||
Fort Wayne Freedom-x | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .294 | |||
Wheeling Wildcats | 2 | 10 | 0 | .167 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | |||
Miami Valley Silverbacks | 0 | 10 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .000 | |||
West Division | |||||||||||
Chicago Slaughter-y | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |||
Wisconsin Wolfpack-x | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | |||
Rock River Raptors | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .167 | |||
Milwaukee Bonecrushers | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .167 |
Logos and uniforms
After deciding against using the Greyhounds name, and when "Ironmen" nickname (a nod to the city's former Continental Football League team) was unavailable,[1] a naming contest was announced. Out of 175 entries, the name Wildcats was chosen.[2]
Notable players
Roster
Wheeling Wildcats 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
Practice squad
rookies in italics |
Head coaches
Name | Term | Regular season | Playoffs | Awards | ||||
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W | L | T | Win% | W | L | |||
Shawn Liotta | 2009 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
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 | ||||||||
2009 | 2009 | CIFL | East | 3rd | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||||
Totals | 2 | 10 | 0 | All-time regular season record (2009) | |||||||
0 | 0 | - | All-time postseason record (2009) | ||||||||
2 | 10 | 0 | All-time regular season and postseason record (2009) |
Sources
- ^ a b c Mike Hughes (March 15, 2008). "Indoor Football Returning to Wheeling". The Intelligencer & Wheeling News-Register. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
- ^ a b c Mike Hughes (May 11, 2008). "New Team to be Called Wildcats". The Intelligencer & Wheeling News-Register. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
- ^ Mike Hughes (August 6, 2008). "The Big Cat". The Intelligencer & Wheeling News-Register. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
- ^ "Liotta resigns as 'Rats' coach". www.goerie.com. Go Erie. August 6, 2008. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
- ^ "Wheeling Wildcats Sign QB Rod Rutherford for 2009 Season". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. December 12, 2008. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
- ^ "Wheeling Wildcats Sign Former NFL DB/WR Robb Butler for 2009". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. December 21, 2008.
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(help) - ^ Mike Hughes (December 23, 2008). "Wildcats Add Butler to Roster". The Intelligencer & Wheeling News-Register. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
- ^ Mike Hughes (January 10, 2009). "Wildcats Add To Roster". The Intelligencer & Wheeling News-Register. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
- ^ Mike Hughes (December 24, 2008). "AFL Won't Be Part Of Wildcats". The Intelligencer & Wheeling News-Register. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
- ^ Tracy Watson (March 29, 2009). "Freedom score win in season's 1st road game". Journal Gazette. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
- ^ "Wildcats Fall to Chicago". The Intelligencer & Wheeling News-Register. April 5, 2009. Retrieved May 30, 2009.
- ^ Jay Taft (May 23, 2009). "N:\Juno - Product Realization - Metals\0-RFQ\INVUITY". Rockford Register Star. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
- ^ Stacy Clardie (May 30, 2009). "Defense steals show in Freedom's blowout of Wheeling". Journal Gazette. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
- ^ "Wheeling Wildcats Sign David Dinkins for 2009 Season". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. January 3, 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
- ^ "Erie Storm Announces Return Of QB Rutherford". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. January 28, 2010. Retrieved June 5, 2012.