Michigan Admirals

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**Michigan Admirals**
Year founded: 2002
City	Flint, Michigan
Team Colors	Scarlett and Silver
Head Coach	Donald Mathews
Local Radio	Flagship station WKUF 94.3 FM in Flint & online at Audio Sports Online
League/Conference affiliations
North American Football League (2002-Present)
Team history
Michigan Admirals (2002-present)
League titles
League Championships (0)
Conference Championships (1)
Regional Championships (1)
Division Championships (1)
Home field
Russ Reynolds Field 1020 W Coldwater Rd. Flint, Michigan Capacity: 1,500 Field Surface: Grass

The Michigan Admirals are a minor league football team located in Flint, Michigan. The Admirals currently play in the North American Football League.

[edit] Team History

The Admirals began their history at Hamady Field in the summer of 2002 as members of the North American Football League, moved to Russ Reynolds Field at Flint Beecher High School and have been playing ever since.

In 2003, the Ads had one of the toughest defenses in the region, but they didn't get very far after an early playoff elimination.

The following season, the Admirals got better, but still could not get very far in the playoffs.

Seeing the need for restructuring, the 2005 campaign saw a dramatic change for the Admirals. The team was almost completely dismantled and rebuilt. The regular season was average, but they surprised everyone in the playoffs winning the NAFL2 regional (over McHenry County Gladiators 20-14 in Algonquin, Illinois) and northern conference championships (over the Dakota Lawdawgs 26-0 in Salem, South Dakota), and were one game away from the NAFL2 Championship Game in Orlando, FL falling to defending NAFL2 champion Maryland Marauders 10-0 in Landover, Maryland on a muddy field. After the season, Admirals Wide Receiver and double All-American Justin McHugh was signed to a professional contract with the Florence Phantoms in the American Indoor Football League.

[edit] Webcasting

In 2004, the team became the first Michigan minor league team to webcast their games, tape delaying them on Live 365. In 2005, the team began broadcasting their games and a coaches show (both firsts) on terrestrial radio, on Kettering University's WKUF 94.3, which they continue to do today. The Admirals are one of the few minor league football teams in the country to have such an agreement. In addition, their games are webcasted live.

The Admirals are now the 2006 NAFL Eastern Lakes Division Champs!