Canton Legends

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Canton Legends
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Founded 2005
Arena Canton Memorial Civic Center
Based in Canton, Ohio
Colors Brown, gold, tan, white
League American Indoor Football Association
Head coach Bobby Olive
President of Football Operations Bobby Olive
Official Dance Team Lady Legends
Mascot Slappy

The Canton Legends are a professional indoor football team based out of Canton, Ohio. They are a charter member of the American Indoor Football Association, which played their first season under the name Atlantic Indoor Football League, and their second season as the American Indoor Football League. They play their home games at Canton Memorial Civic Center. The team name is in reference to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, since Canton is where the building is located. Currently, they're the defending AIFA champions.

During their inaugural season, the Legends ended up at a mediocre 3-7, just beating the Raleigh Rebels for 4th Place in the league. Since the league only had six teams, everyone (including the Legends) made the playoffs. They won the opening round against the Rebels, but their season ended when they lost to the Erie Freeze in the semifinals.

On Saturday, May 6, 2006, the Legends won 54-41 against the Huntington Heroes on the road, but not without controversy. The Legends were in violation for having an illegal roster, for they added some players to their rosters illegally. At first the AIFL awarded the win to Huntington; later Canton got the win, but had to pay an $800 fine for its actions.[1]

Despite that little controversy, the Legends eventually managed to win the AIFL's ultimate title for 2006, beating the Rome Renegades 61-40.

The legends also hold an AIFA record for longest winning streak (12 games), beinnning on May 6, 2006 against the Huntington Heroes (the same Heroes game mentioned above) at Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse, and ending on March 11, 2007 with a 39-36 loss to the Lakeland Thunderbolts at the Lakeland Center.

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[edit] Season-by-season

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties

Season W L T Finish Playoff Results
Canton Legends (AIFL)
2005 3 7 0 4th League Lost League Semifinals (Erie)
2006 10 4 0 2nd Northern Won American Bowl II (Rome)
Canton Legends (AIFA)
*2007 4 2 0 2nd Northern --
Totals 21 14 0 (including playoffs)

* = Current Standing

[edit] Entire 2006 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Home/Away Result
February 25 Steubenville Stampede Home Win 66-33
March 3 Erie Freeze Away Lost 53-61
March 18 Reading Express Away Win 52-41
March 22 Johnstown Riverhawks Home Win 62-48
March 26 Syracuse Soldiers Away Win 58-39
April 1 Johnstown Riverhawks Away Lost 36-50
April 8 Miami Valley Silverbacks Away Lost 28-44
April 15 Steubenville Stampede Away Win 62-26
April 23 Reading Express Home Lost 18-56
May 6 Huntington Heroes Away Win 54-41
May 13 Syracuse Soldiers Home Win 88-41
May 20 Erie Freeze Home Win 50-27
May 27 Huntington Heroes Home Win 75-49
June 8 Miami Valley Silverbacks Home Win 50-28
June 17 Erie Freeze (Playoffs) Home Win 54-45
June 22 Reading Express (Playoffs) Away Win 44-24
July 3 Rome Renegades (A.B. II) Away Win 61-40

[edit] 2007 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Home/Away Result
February 2 Johnstown Riverhawks Away Won 60-46
February 9 Erie Freeze Home Won 43-26
February 17 Huntington Heroes Away Won 69-52
February 23 Pittsburgh RiverRats Home Won 45-11
March 11 Lakeland Thunderbolts Away Lost 36-39
March 23 Reading Express Home Lost 19-50
April 6 Baltimore Blackbirds Home
April 14 Reading Express Away
April 21 Erie Freeze Away
April 28 Pittsburgh RiverRats Away
May 6 Danville Demolition Home
May 18 Johnstown Riverhawks Home
May 24 Danville Demolition Away
June 1 Huntington Heroes Home

[edit] External links

American Indoor Football Association (AIFA)
Northern Conference Southern Conference
Canton Legends | Danville Demolition | Erie Freeze | Huntington Heroes | Johnstown Riverhawks | Pittsburgh RiverRats | Reading Express Baltimore Blackbirds | Carolina Speed | Florence Phantoms | Gulf Coast Raiders | Lakeland Thunderbolts | Mississippi Mudcats | Montgomery Bears | Tallahassee Titans
Defunct AIFL/AIFA teams: AIFL Ghostchasers | Binghamton Brigade/Brigadiers | Carolina Ghostriders | Carolina Sharks | Chattahoochee Valley Vipers | Syracuse Soldiers
Related articles: American Indoor Football Association | American Bowl | Arena football | Indoor football