Peoria Rough Riders
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| Peoria Rough Riders | |
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| Founded | 1999 |
| Arena | Carver Arena |
| Based in | Peoria, Illinois |
| Colors | Black, Gold, Silver |
| League | None |
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| President of Football Operations | |
The Peoria Rough Riders were a professional arena football team. They were a charter member of the UIF. They played their home games at Carver Arena. They began as the Peoria Pirates of the Indoor Football League in 1999. They were IFL runner-ups in 1999 and won the IFL championship in 2000 before their original league folded and the franchise moved over to af2. After the move, the Pirates managed to win Arena Cup III over the Florida Firecats, but couldn't repeat their performance the following year. After losing ArenaCup V to the Firecats, the franchise moved to the UIF and became the Peoria Rough Riders. However, this success had not translated with their move to the UIF.
Before changing team name (along with their move to the UIF), their operating name was appropriately the Mutineers.
On September 15, 2006, the Rough Riders officially folded. The owners of hockey's Peoria Rivermen plan to put an af2 franchise in Peoria for 2008. [1]
[edit] Season-By-Season
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties
| Season | W | L | T | Finish | Playoff Results |
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| Peoria Pirates (IFL) | |||||
| 1999 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1st EC Northern | Wom Semifinal (Dayton) Lost Gold Cup I (Green Bay) |
| 2000 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1st EC Northern | Won Round 1 (Madison) Won Semifinal (Steel Valley) Won Gold Cup II (Bismarck) |
| Peoria Pirates (af2) | |||||
| 2001 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 5th NC Midwestern | -- |
| 2002 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1st NC Midwestern | Won NC Round 1 (Wichita) Won NC Semifinal (San Diego) Won NC Championship (Birmingham) Won ArenaCup III (Florida) |
| 2003 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 3rd NC Midwestern | -- |
| 2004 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3rd NC Midwestern | Won NC Round 1 (Oklahoma City) Won NC Semifinal (Bakersfield) Won NC Championship (Tulsa) Lost ArenaCup V (Florida) |
| Peoria Rough Riders (UIF) | |||||
| 2005 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 3rd Midwest | -- |
| 2006 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3rd Central | -- |
| Totals | 74 | 59 | 0 | (including playoffs) | |
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