Quad City Raiders

Quad City Raiders
Founded 2011
League MidStates Football League
Based in Quad Cities
Colors Black, Silver, White
              
Owner(s) Mark Underwood, Marcus Lira
Head coach Todd Wheeler
Website http://www.qcraiders.com/

The Quad City Raiders are a member of the MidStates Football League and have reached the league playoff semifinals in each of the teams two seasons. Calling the Quad Cities home, the Raiders play their home games at the Austin E. Knowlton Outdoor Athletic Complex[1] on the campus of Augustana College (Illinois).

History

The Quad Cities area had a modern semi-professional/minor league football team starting in 2009 when the Quad City Stallions football team started operations.  In the three years of existence the Stallions played regional opponents and made it to the MidStates Football League championship game in 2010 where they lost to the Iowa Sharks.

In 2011, the Quad City Stallions football team ended operations and left an untapped market for football in the Quad Cities. Two board members and players from the Quad City Stallions organization created a new organization to better serve the Quad Cities. Mark Underwood & friends launched the Quad City Raiders with specific goals for their first five years of operation. With established partnerships with Davenport Parks and Recreation, Gilda's Club of the Quad Cities and the Scott County Family YMCA, the Raiders work to give back to the community throughout the year.

The Raiders keep approximately forty - fifty players. Being set-up as a not for profit organization there are no wages or salaries for any of the players, staff or coaches. With a coaching staff that boasts many years of experience at all levels of competitive football, the Raiders are positioning themselves to compete with the best teams in the nation.

The inaugural season for the Quad City Raiders kicked off in May 2012 on their home field of Ericson field on the beautiful campus of Augustana College. As a new team the first year was a success as the team went 6-4 in league play.[2]

Quad City Raider quarterback, Rob Jones, passes during a game versus the Midwest Titans (2013).

Head Coaches

Name Term Regular Season Playoffs
W L T Win% W L
Mark Underwood 2011–2014 18 16 0 .529 3 4
Todd Wheeler 2015-Current 16 12 0 .571 0 2

Current Staff

Team Staff
  • President – Mark Underwood
  • Vice-President – Marcus Lira
  • General Manager – Brent Klinkenberg
  • Team Photographer - Sean Flynn
  • Team Announcer - PIPES
   Current Coaching Staff
  • Head Coach – Todd Wheeler

Offense

  • Offensive Coordinator – Marcus Lira
  • Running Backs - DeAngelo Allison
  • Wide Receivers - Aaron Clinton

Defense

  • Defensive Coordinator – Cliff Neugent
  • Linebackers - Rico Gonzalez
  • Defensive Backs - Aaron Clinton

Special Teams

  • Special Teams Coordinator - Rico Gonzalez

Other Staff

  • Strength & Conditioning - T.J. Carr

Schedule/Results

2017
Date Opponent Home/Away Result
Jun 3 Chicago Falcons Away W 2-0
Jun 10 Oak Park Sharks Away W 68-0
Jun 17 Twin City Jets Home W 20-12
Jun 24 Chicago Mustangs Home W 74-0
Jul 8 Lincoln-Way Patriots Away L 20-47
Jul 15 Chicago Chaos Away L 11-19
Jul 22 Atomic Swarm Home W 2-0
Jul 29 Chi City Ducks Away L 27-32
Aug 5 Racine Raiders Home L 21-25
Playoffs
Aug 19 Chi City Ducks Away
Aug 26 TBD TBD
Sep 9 TBD TBD

References

  1. ↑ Web, Web. "FIELD". QCRAIDERS.COM. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  2. ↑ Web, Web. "ABOUT". QCRAIDERS.COM. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
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