Cumberland Cardinals
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The Cumberland Valley Cardinals are a semiprofessional outdoor football team from Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. They play in the North American Football League.
[edit] Brief Stint in the AIFL
After a reorganization of the American Indoor Football League that saw the departure of the Carolina Ghostriders and the Syracuse Soldiers, the Cardinals were asked to fill two holes in the schedule. In their first game against the nearby Johnstown Riverhawks, the Cardinals lost by a score of 68 to 0, billed as the first shutout in AIFL history, although, since it was an AIFL team against a non-AIFL team, that would not be a fair comparison. Their second game against league powerhouse Reading Express had a similar result, a 74-0 loss. As a result, the AIFL declared that all records set against the Cardinals and the Ghostchasers, a road team hastily established to fill the schedule of another road team, the Carolina Ghostriders, would be marked with an asterisk. The Cardinals were yanked from the schedule and replaced with other NAFL teams, including the Columbus Fire; while neither one won, at least they scored, which is more than can be said for the Cardinals.
[edit] References
- AIFL Score Summary: Riverhawks 68, Cardinals 0
- AIFL: Records set against Cardinals, Ghostchasers to be asterisked
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| Eastern Conference | North Division | East Division | |
| Baltimore Mariners | Carolina Speed | ||
| Canton Legends | Fayetteville Guard | ||
| Erie RiverRats | Florence Phantoms | ||
| Reading Express | Huntington Heroes | ||
| Western Conference | South Division | West Division | |
| Augusta Colts | Arizona Adrenaline | ||
| Columbus Lions | New Mexico Wildcats | ||
| Florida Stingrays | Utah Saints | ||
| Mississippi Mudcats | Wyoming Cavalry | ||
| Expansion Teams | Harrisburg | Rochester Raiders | |
| AIFA Championship Bowl | Indoor football | Arena football | |||
