Pittsburgh RiverRats
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| Founded | 2007 |
| Arena | Rostraver Ice Garden |
| Practice Facility | Court Time Sports Center |
| Based in | Rostraver Township, Pennsylvania |
| Colors | blue, gold, navy |
| League | American Indoor Football Association |
| Head coach | Shawn Liotta |
The Pittsburgh RiverRats are an American Indoor Football Association team scheduled to begin play in 2007. The team will play its home games at the Rostraver Ice Garden in Rostraver Township, Pennsylvania.
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[edit] History
The Pittsburgh RiverRats are an indoor football franchise affiliated with the American Indoor Football Association (the AIFA). The RiverRats will play their 2007 home games at the Ice Gardens Arena in Belle Vernon, PA.
The RiverRats played their first game on February 3, 2007 on the road in Tupelo, MS but lost 54-34 to the Mississippi Mudcats. Their first home game was on February 18, 2007 which they lost 35-28 to the Reading Express.
Pittsburgh won its first home game by beating the Danville Demolition 47-21 on March 4, 2007, and then won its first away game by beating Danville a second time, on March 9, 2007, by a score of 34-29.
The majority owner of the Pittsburgh RiverRats organization is Jeff Hauser, a Long Island (NY) native with local ties to the Mon Valley and a 1987 graduate of the Katz Graduate School of Business at the University of Pittsburgh.
On August 20, 2006, the RiverRats signed quarterback David Dinkins, formerly of the Erie Freeze of the AIFA, and designated him as the team's franchise player for the 2007 season.
[edit] Season-by-season
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties
| Season | W | L | T | Finish | Playoff Results |
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| *2007 | 3 | 4 | 0 | T-4th Northern | -- |
* = Current Standing
[edit] 2007 Season Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Result |
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| February 3 | Mississippi Mudcats | Away | Lost 34-54 |
| February 18 | Reading Express | Home | Lost 28-35 |
| February 23 | Canton Legends | Away | Lost 11-45 |
| March 4 | Danville Demolition | Home | Won 47-21 |
| March 9 | Danville Demolition | Away | Won 34-29 |
| March 17 | Johnstown Riverhawks | Away | Lost 13-43 |
| March 30 | Johnstown Riverhawks | Home | Won 47-42 |
| April 14 | Florence Phantoms | Home | |
| April 21 | Huntington Heroes | Away | |
| April 28 | Canton Legends | Home | |
| May 6 | Reading Express | Away | |
| May 12 | Erie Freeze | Away | |
| May 19 | Erie Freeze | Home | |
| May 25 | Huntington Heroes | 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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