Fayetteville Guard
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| Fayetteville Guard | |
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[[Image:|center|150px|Fayetteville Guard logo]] |
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| Founded | 2003 |
| League | NIFL (2003-2007) AIFA (2008-present) |
| Team History | Myrtle Beach Stingrays 2003-2004 Carolina Rays 2004 Fayetteville Guard 2005-present |
| Arena | Cumberland County Crown Coliseum |
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| Based in | Fayetteville, North Carolina |
| Team Colors | Black, green, gold |
| President | Richard King |
| Head Coach | Reggie Pinkney |
| Championships | 1 (2007 Unofficial Indoor) |
| Division Titles | 2 (2006, 2007 NIFL) |
| Dancers | Reveille |
| Mascot | Grid Iron Joe |
The Fayetteville Guard is a professional indoor football team. They were a member of the National Indoor Football League from 2003-2007, but will join the American Indoor Football Association in 2008. They play their home games at the Cumberland County Crown Coliseum. The team began play in 2003 as the Myrtle Beach Stingrays of the National Indoor Football League in the Myrtle Beach Convention Center, compiling a 6-8 record in their inaugural season.
At the beginning of the 2004 season, the NIFL pulled them out of Myrtle Beach, and the team almost folded. However, some local investors saved the team, playing as the Carolina Stingrays in the Florence Civic Center. They managed to finish 3-6 in their shortened season.
The following year, the team was purchased again and moved to Fayetteville to replace af2's Cape Fear Wildcats, who had moved to Albany, Georgia and are currently playing as the South Georgia Wildcats. The new team had originally been called the Fayetteville Heat, but later on changed their name to the Fayetteville Guard. The team started their season 0-5, but went 7-2 in their final nine regular season games, thus earning them a 7-7 record and a playoff berth. The team defeated the Dayton Warbirds in the first round, but lost to the Cincinnati Marshals in the divisional round.
The Guard did even better in 2006, posting a 13-1 record in the regular season, then defeating the Lakeland Thunderbolts and River City Rage en route to Indoor Bowl VI, where they would lose to the Billings Outlaws.
In August 2006, it was reported that the Guard were moving to the World Indoor Football League [1]. However, the Guard denied these rumors by announcing that they were staying in the NIFL in a press conference two months later.
During a May 7, 2007 conference call, a group of NIFL team owners led by Guard owner Richard King decided to take control of the troubled league [2]; a decision that was approved by NIFL director of football operations Cleveland Gary. The ten teams involved will finish out the season playing only against each other.
After a troubled NIFL season, the Guard played against the Wyoming Cavalry in the Indoor Football Championship Bowl, an unsanctioned championship game between the two conference leaders. They won the game 48-34. A day before the game, Guard owner Richard King announced they have decided to join the American Indoor Football Association.
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[edit] Season-by-Season
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties
| Season | W | L | T | Finish | Playoff results |
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| Myrtle Beach Stingrays (NIFL) | |||||
| 2003 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3rd Atlantic Southern | -- |
| Carolina Stingrays (NIFL) | |||||
| 2004 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3rd Atlantic Southern | -- |
| Fayetteville Guard (NIFL) | |||||
| 2005 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3rd Atlantic Central | Won AC Quarterfinal (Dayton) Lost AC Divisional (Cincinnati) |
| 2006 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1st Atlantic Central | Won AC Semifinal (Lakeland) Won AC Championship (River City) Lost Indoor Bowl VI (Billings) |
| Fayetteville Guard (NIFL/Independent) | |||||
| 2007 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1st Atlantic | Won Indoor Football Championship Bowl (Wyoming) |
| Fayetteville Guard (AIFA) | |||||
| *2008 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4th EC Eastern | -- |
| Totals | 48 | 31 | 0 | (including playoffs) | |
* = Current Standing
[edit] 2005
| Date | Opponent | Result | Att. | Record | |
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| Regular Season | |||||
| March 26 | at River City | L, 46-43 | 3,892 | 0-1 | |
| April 2 | Odessa | L, 52-46 | 2,991 | 0-2 | |
| April 9 | at Cincinnati | L, 57-54 | 4,208 | 0-3 | |
| April 16 | Rome | L, 60-57 | 2,828 | 0-4 | |
| April 23 | at Montgomery | L, 35-20 | 3,965 | 0-5 | |
| April 30 | Montgomery | W, 64-21 | N/A | 1-5 | |
| May 8 | at Rome | L, 48-45 (OT) | 1,250 | 1-6 | |
| May 13 | at Kissimmee | W, 47-34 | 1,102 | 2-6 | |
| May 21 | River City | W, 60-51 | N/A | 3-6 | |
| May 28 | Cincinnati | W, 48-34 | 1,634 | 4-6 | |
| June 4 | Kissimmee | W, 55-14 | 2,600 | 5-6 | |
| June 11 | Daytona Beach | W, 41-37 | 4,012 | 6-6 | |
| June 18 | at SW Louisiana | L, 53-38 | 4,012 | 6-7 | |
| June 25 | Miami | W, 62-2 | 3,012 | 7-7 | |
| First Round | |||||
| July 9 | Dayton | W, 78-63 | 2,180 | 8-7 | |
| Divisional Round | |||||
| July 16 | Cincinnati | L, 70-69 | 3,443 | 8-8 | |
[edit] 2006
| Date | Opponent | Result | Att. | Record | |
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| Regular Season | |||||
| March 25 | at Montgomery | W, 44-7 | 2,144 | 1-0 | |
| April 1 | at Osceola | W, 58-55 | 1,897 | 2-0 | |
| April 9 | at Florida | W, 44-41 | N/A | 3-0 | |
| April 14 | at Greensboro | W, 45-26 | 3,218 | 4-0 | |
| April 22 | Osceola | W, 54-51 | 3,200 | 5-0 | |
| April 29 | at Lakeland | L, 60-41 | 2,697 | 5-1 | |
| May 4 | at Charleston | W, 62-44 | 1,800 | 6-1 | |
| May 13 | Cincinnati | W, 70-26 | 2,097 | 7-1 | |
| May 20 | Palm Beach | W, 59-20 | 2,000 | 8-1 | |
| May 27 | Palm Beach | W, 70-0 | 4,185 | 9-1 | |
| June 3 | Tennessee | W, 78-14 | 2,645 | 10-1 | |
| June 10 | Greensboro | W, 58-40 | 1,563 | 11-1 | |
| June 17 | Charleston | W, 74-14 | 1,241 | 12-1 | |
| June 24 | Montgomery | W, 68-14 | 2,385 | 13-1 | |
| Divisional Round | |||||
| July 16 | Lakeland | W, 44-18 | 3,129 | 14-1 | |
| Conference Championship | |||||
| July 22 | at RiverCity | W, 72-70 (OT) | 3,223 | 15-1 | |
| Indoor Bowl VI | |||||
| July 28 | Billings | L, 59-44 | 7,934 | 15-2 | |
[edit] 2007
| Date | Opponent | Result | Record | ||
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| Regular Season | |||||
| March 31 | Columbia | W, 69-18 | 1-0 | ||
| April 14 | The Marshals | W, 77-14 | 2-0 | ||
| April 20 | at Greensboro | W, 60-28 | 3-0 | ||
| April 28 | at The Marshals | W, 59-28 | 4-0 | ||
| May 5 | Atlanta | W, 64-22 | 5-0 | ||
| May 26 | at Columbia | W, 34-24 | 6-0 | ||
| June 2 | Greensboro | W, 68-28 | 7-0 | ||
| June 9 | The Marshals | W, 91-6 | 8-0 | ||
| June 23 | Columbia | W, 108-0 | 9-0 | ||
| June 30 | at Greensboro | W, 63-24 | 10-0 | ||
| July 7 | Greensboro | W, 47-0 | 11-0 | ||
| Indoor Football Championship Bowl | |||||
| July 14 | Wyoming | W, 48-34 | 12-0 | ||
[edit] External links
| American Indoor Football Association | |||
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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 | ||
| AIFA Championship Bowl | Indoor football | Arena football | |||
