Osceola Ghostriders

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Osceola Ghostriders

Founded	2005
League	NIFL 2005-2007 WIFL 2007-present
Team History	Osceola Ghostriders 2005-present
Arena	Silver Spurs Arena
Based in	Kissimmee, Florida
Team Colors	Maroon, silver, black, and white
President of Football Operations	Marquette Smith
Head Coach	Marquette Smith
Championships	0
Division Titles	0
Dancers	Ghost Riderettes
Mascot	Rowdy

The Osceola Ghostriders are a professional indoor football team. They are a charter member of the World Indoor Football League. They play in Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee, Florida.

[edit] History

The Ghostriders started out as an expansion team known as the Kissimmee Kreatures of the National Indoor Football League in 2005 finishing their first season with a dismal .143 win percentage (2 wins, 12 losses). Before the next season, they were purchased by Leisure Bay Industries, a company located in Orlando. Initially the team was named the Osceola Outlaws. However, because there was already a team called the Billings Outlaws in the NIFL, a dispute ensued, and NIFL forced both teams to drop the name just prior to the start of the 2006 season. As a result, Osceola played the 2006 season as Osceola Football, and eventually, Billings was recognized as the Outlaws again. Osceola would end their final year in the NIFL at 8-6 and a playoff berth, but they would end up forfeiting to the Cincinnati Marshals.

Recently, Osceola announced they were joining the World Indoor Football League, and later that they would be called the Osceola Ghostriders. [1]

[edit] Season-By-Season

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

Season	W	L	T	Finish	Playoff Results
Kissimmee Kreatures (NIFL)
2005	2	12	0	3rd AC Southern	--
Osceola Football (NIFL)
2006	8	6	0	2nd AC Southern	Forfeited (Cincinnati)
Osceola Ghostriders (WIFL)
*2007	3	2	0	2nd League	--
Totals	13	21	0	(including playoffs)