Lakeland Thunderbolts
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| Lakeland Thunderbolts | |
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| Founded | 2005 |
| Arena | Lakeland Center |
| Based in | Lakeland, Florida |
| Colors | Black, gold, white |
| League | American Indoor Football Association |
| Head coach | Teddrick Keaton |
| President of Football Operations | |
The Lakeland Thunderbolts are a professional indoor football team. They are a member of the American Indoor Football Association. They play their home games at Lakeland Center.
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[edit] History
The Lakeland Thunderbolts began in 2005 as an expansion member of the National Indoor Football League, finishing their inaugural season with a 6-8 record and losing in the first round of playoffs to the Rome Renegades with a score of 53 to 7.
Lakeland's 2006 season ended with a 44-18 loss to the Fayetteville Guard, in Fayetteville, North Carolina, during the second round of the NIFL playoffs. The Thunderbolts finished the regular season fourth overall (third in the Atlantic Conference) with a 12-2 record.
After the 2006 season ended, the 'Bolts decided to move to the American Indoor Football Association. Perhaps the team's biggest victory so far is their 39-36 win over the defending champion Canton Legends on March 11, 2007, ending their 12-game winning streak dating back from the previous season (The previous team to defeat Canton was the Reading Express on April 23, 2007 at the Canton Memorial Civic Center by a score of 56-18)
[edit] Season-By-Season
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties
| Season | W | L | T | Finish | Playoff Results |
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| Lakeland Thunderbolts (NIFL) | |||||
| 2005 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 3rd Atlantic South | Lost AC Quarterfinal (Rome) |
| 2006 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1st Atlantic South | Won AC Quarterfinal (M. Maulers) Lost AC Semifinal (Fayetteville) |
| Lakeland Thunderbolts (AIFA) | |||||
| *2007 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3rd Southern | -- |
| Totals | 23 | 13 | 0 | (including playoffs) | |
* = Current Standing
[edit] 2007 Season Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Result |
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| February 17 | Mississippi Mudcats | Away | Lost 36-46 |
| February 25 | Florence Phantoms | Home | Won 69-25 |
| March 11 | Canton Legends | Home | Won 39-36 |
| March 16 | Baltimore Blackbirds | Home | Won 69-14 |
| March 23 | Florence Phantoms | Away | Won 54-18 |
| April 5 | Danville Demolition | Away | Won 71-6 |
| April 14 | Carolina Speed | Home | |
| April 20 | Tallahassee Titans | Away | |
| May 5 | Mississippi Mudcats | Home | |
| May 12 | Tallahassee Titans | Home | |
| May 19 | Montgomery Bears | Away | |
| May 25 | Carolina Speed | Away | |
| June 2 | Montgomery Bears | Home |
[edit] External links
| American Indoor Football Association (AIFA) | ||||||
| Northern Conference | Southern Conference | |||||
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| 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 | ||||||
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