2015 Amarillo Venom season

Last updated
2015 Amarillo Venom season
OwnerStephanie Tucker
General managerStephanie Tucker
Head coachJulian Reese
Home field Amarillo Civic Center
Results
Record7-5
League place4th
Playoff finishLost semi-finals (SC Bandits) 52-83

The 2015 Amarillo Venom season was the team's twelfth season as a professional indoor football franchise, sixth as the "Amarillo Venom", and first as a member of Champions Indoor Football (CIF). The Venom were led by head coach Julian Reese. The defensive coordinator was Daniel Snyder, receivers coach was John King, assistant coach was Barrett Allen, wide receivers coach was Craig Fulton, special teams coach was Donna Welch, and the trainer was Nathan Johnson.

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The Venom were the 2013 champions of the Lone Star Football League, just one season before it merged with the Champions Professional Indoor Football League and several other teams to form Champions Indoor Football. [1] The Venom were one of nine teams in the CIF for the 2015 season. The Venom played their home games at the Amarillo Civic Center in Amarillo, Texas. [2]

Season summary

The Venom's announced schedule for the 2015 season was disrupted when the New Mexico Stars abruptly postponed their entry into the league on February 21, just one week before the season began. [3] [4] On March 3, the Albuquerque-based Duke City Gladiators were announced as a late entry into the league, partially replacing the Stars in the CIF schedule with a plan to play 11 games in 2015. [5] The Gladiators' schedule has them visiting the Venom once in April and hosting the Venom once in May, just as the Stars were supposed to, but replaces the originally scheduled March 14 road game against New Mexico with a home game against the Dodge City Law. [6] [7]

The Venom hosted a number of themed nights and special events at and before home games during the season. [8] Education Night on April 25 offered family packs of 4 tickets for $20 plus a free youth-sized replica Venom jersey for the first 500 children. [8] [9] On May 2, the tea, held both a "Head to Toe Expo" offering makeup and fashion tips and a "Mother/Daughter Football Clinic" where coaches answered questions, offered insights, and had participants run plays on the field to better understand the game. [10]

Awards and honors

Each week of the regular season, the CIF names league-wide Players of the Week in offensive, defensive, and special teams categories. For Week 2, the CIF named quarterback Nate Davis as the Offensive Player of the Week. [11] For Week 7, the CIF named defensive linesman Silvio Diaz as the Defensive Player of the Week and kicker Jacob Felton as the Special Teams Player of the Week. [12] [13] For Week 10, the CIF named linebacker Blake Adams as the Defensive Player of the Week and kicker Jacob Felton as the Special Teams Player of the Week. [14]

Schedule

Key:   Win  Tie  Loss   Bye

Regular season

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocation [6]
ScoreRecord
1SaturdayMarch 77:05pmat Dodge City Law W 68–63 [15] [16] 1–0 United Wireless Arena [17] [18]
2 BYE
3SaturdayMarch 217:05pm Wichita Force L 30–43 [19] 1–1 Amarillo Civic Center [20]
4SaturdayMarch 287:05pmat San Angelo Bandits W 50–32 [21] [22] 2–1 Foster Communications Coliseum [23] [24]
5SaturdayApril 47:05pmat Texas Revolution L 27–51 [25] [26] [27] 2–2 Allen Event Center [28] [29]
6SaturdayApril 117:05pm San Angelo Bandits W 62–40 [30] 3–2 Amarillo Civic Center [31] [32]
7SaturdayApril 186:05pmat Duke City Gladiators 1L 38–45 [33] [34] 3–3 Tingley Coliseum [35] [36]
8SaturdayApril 257:05pm Dodge City Law 1W 44–43 [37] [38] 4–3 Amarillo Civic Center [8]
9SaturdayMay 27:00pm Texas Revolution W 55–45 [39] [40] [41] 5–3 Amarillo Civic Center [42] [43] [44]
10 BYE
11SaturdayMay 167:05pm Duke City Gladiators 1W 89–86 (4OT) [45] 6–3 Amarillo Civic Center [46] [47]
12SaturdayMay 237:05pm Texas Revolution L 61–64 [48] 6–4 Amarillo Civic Center [49] [50]
13SaturdayMay 307:05pmat Sioux City Bandits L 58–79 [51] [52] [53] 6–5 Tyson Events Center [54] [55]
14SaturdayJune 67:05pm San Angelo Bandits W 65–7 [56] [57] 7–5 Amarillo Civic Center [58] [59]

1 Rescheduled after the New Mexico Stars withdrew from the league on February 22, 2015. [3] [4] [5]

Post-season

RoundDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocation
ScoreRecord
Semi-finalSaturdayJune 137:05pmat Sioux City Bandits L 52–830–1 Tyson Events Center [57] [60] [61]

Roster

2015 Amarillo Venom roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Kickers

Injured Reserve
  • currently vacant

Exempt List

  • currently vacant

rookies in italics
Roster updated March 31, 2015
25 Active, 0 Inactive

Standings

2015 Champions Indoor Football
WLPCTPFPA
z-Sioux City Bandits 93.750697536
y-Texas Revolution 84.667638475
x-Wichita Force 84.667553536
x-Amarillo Venom 75.583647598
Dodge City Law 75.583635578
Salina Bombers 65.545538483
Duke City Gladiators 44.500403389
San Angelo Bandits 110.091388627
Omaha Beef 111.083395672

x = clinched playoffs, y = clinched home playoffs, z = clinched top seed

Playoffs

Semifinals Champions Bowl I
      
3 Wichita 27
2Texas39
2 Texas 61
1Sioux City76
4 Amarillo 52
1Sioux City83

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