Fayetteville Guard
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Fayetteville Guard | |
Founded | 2003 |
Arena | Cumberland County Crown Coliseum |
Based in | Fayetteville, North Carolina |
Colors | Black, green, gold |
League | National Indoor Football League |
Head coach | Charles Gunnings |
The Fayetteville Guard is a professional indoor football team. They are a member of the National Indoor Football League, and 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 inagural 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.
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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) |
*2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2nd Atlantic Northern | -- |
Totals | 33 | 24 | 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] External links
The National Indoor Football League | |||
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Atlantic Conference | North Division | South Division | Florida Division |
Fayetteville Guard | Atlanta Thoroughbreds | Fort Myers Tarpons | |
Greensboro Revolution | Columbia Stingers | Miami Vice Squad | |
The Marshals | Green Cove Lions | Palm Beach Waves | |
Port St. Lucie Mustangs | |||
Sarasota Knights | |||
Pacific Conference | North Division | California Division | South Division |
Colorado Candoos | Los Angeles Lynx | Beaumont Drillers | |
Colorado Castle Rocks | Pomona Cool Riders | Fort Worth Sixers | |
Denver Aviators | San Bernardino Bucking Bulls | San Antonio Steers | |
Pueblo Pistols | San Diego Shockwave | ||
Wyoming Cavalry | Tri-Valley Ranchers | ||
The Indoor Bowl | NIFL Mascots |