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The Tennessee Valley Vipers are Huntsville, Alabama's Arena Football 2 franchise, holding home games at the Von Braun Center. The team existed from 2000 to 2004, and during that period was one of af2's most competitive teams. Owner and operator of the team was Art Clarkson. However, following the 2004 season the team left the af2 and migrated to the United Indoor Football league, changing their nickname to the Tennessee Valley Pythons. After legal threats from the AF2 for using the "snake" motif, the team changed its name again, this time to the Tennessee Valley Raptors. The Raptors, after an attendance decline in Huntsville, moved operations to Rockford, Illinois in 2005. Meanwhile, the af2 returned to Huntsville in 2006. The new team, originally owned by HSV Sports, LLC (who also owns the local hockey team, the Huntsville Havoc), was granted the rights to the Vipers name, trademarks, and history that had been vacated by the previous franchise. The team has since been sold to another local investor, though it is still operated in conjuction with HSV Sports, LLC.
[edit] Season-by-season
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties
| Season |
W |
L |
T |
Finish |
Playoff results |
| 2000 |
10 |
6 |
0 |
2nd AC |
Won Round 1 (Tulsa)
Won Semifinal (Augusta)
Lost ArenaCup I (Quad City) |
| 2001 |
14 |
2 |
0 |
1st NC South Central |
Won Round 1 (Tallahassee)
Lost NC Championship (Richmond) |
| 2002 |
13 |
3 |
0 |
1st NC South |
Lost NC Round 1 (Birmingham) |
| 2003 |
14 |
2 |
0 |
1st AC South |
Won AC Semifinal (Mohegan)
Lost AC Championship (Macon) |
| 2004 |
12 |
4 |
0 |
1st AC Mid-South |
Lost AC Semifinal (Florida) |
| 2005 |
played as Tennessee Valley Raptors (UIF) |
| 2006 |
3 |
13 |
0 |
6th AC South |
-- |
| 2007 |
7 |
9 |
0 |
4th NC South |
-- |
| *2008 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
2nd AC South |
-- |
| Totals |
83 |
47 |
0 |
(including playoffs) |
* = Current Standing
[edit] Roster
| # |
Name |
Position |
Height |
Weight |
College |
| 1 |
Demetrius Derico |
WR/DB |
5-10 |
190 |
Alabama State |
| 2 |
Agim Shabaj |
WR |
5-10 |
185 |
Michigan State |
| 3 |
Desmond Foster |
WR/DB |
5-9 |
190 |
Alabama State |
| 5 |
Troy Graham |
DB |
6-2 |
212 |
N.C. State |
| 6 |
Maurice Brown |
WR |
6-2 |
210 |
Iowa |
| 7 |
Travis Blanchard |
WR/DB |
5-11 |
182 |
Ole Miss |
| 8 |
Pedro Holiday |
WR/DB |
6-2 |
182 |
Middle Tennessee State |
| 9 |
Eric Scott |
OL/DL |
6-2 |
285 |
Southern Miss. |
| 11 |
Rajohn Myles |
FB/LB |
6-0 |
255 |
UAB |
| 12 |
Kevin Eakin |
QB |
6-0 |
225 |
Fordham |
| 14 |
Brent Dearmon |
QB |
6-1 |
210 |
Bethel |
| 16 |
Nick Hayes |
K |
6-0 |
215 |
UAB |
| 19 |
Gary Elliott |
WR/DB |
5-9 |
170 |
Midwestern State |
| 21 |
Alonzo Nix |
WR |
6-1 |
185 |
UT-Chattanooga |
| 30 |
Matt Webber |
FB/LB |
6-1 |
255 |
Murray State |
| 42 |
Rico Reese |
OL/DL |
6-2 |
252 |
Western Carolina |
| 44 |
Lance Ancar |
FB/OL |
6-1 |
305 |
North Alabama |
| 55 |
John Simmons |
OL/DL |
6-0 |
285 |
Delta State |
| 72 |
Calvin Ousby |
OL/DL |
6-5 |
320 |
Jackson State |
| 77 |
Willie Hall |
OL |
6-6 |
315 |
Middle Tennessee State |
| 85 |
Germayle Franklin |
OL/DL |
6-4 |
328 |
Middle Tennessee State |
| 90 |
Tommy Harrison |
FB/LB |
5-11 |
258 |
Tennessee Tech |
| 95 |
Benji McDowell |
OL/DL |
6-1 |
290 |
Lenoir-Rhyne |
| 99 |
Terrance Ford |
OL/DL |
6-3 |
320 |
Southern Miss |
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