2015 Duke City Gladiators season

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2015 Duke City Gladiators season
OwnerDuke City Gladiators, Inc.
General manager Matt Caward
Head coach Dominic Bramante
Home stadium Tingley Coliseum
300 San Pedro Drive NE
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87108
Results
Record4–4
League place7th
Playoffsdid not qualify

The 2015 Duke City Gladiators season was the team's first season as a professional indoor football franchise, first as the "Duke City Gladiators", and first as a member of Champions Indoor Football (CIF). The Venom were led by head coach Dominic Bramante. One of nine teams in the CIF for the 2015 season, the Gladiators played their home games at Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque, New Mexico. [1]

Contents

Season summary

The CIF'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. [2] [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 was a mix of league games and non-league games because of prior scheduling maneuvers and arena availability. [6] [5]

Although hastily assembled, the Gladiators were able to pick up many key personnel from the unexpected temporary shutdown of the New Mexico Stars. This experience allowed them to amass a 5–4 record during their unexpectedly shortened debut season. Originally scheduled for just 9 league games, the Gladiators' final home game was won by forfeit after the Sailna Bombers were ejected from the CIF on May 28. Of their four losses, only the season opener against the Texas Revolution was a blowout. The other three losses were by just 4 points, 3 points, and 5 points, respectively. Duke City also played a pair of non-league exhibition games, winning both. [7]

Off-field moves

The team opened training camp on March 15. [8] Their first indoor practice session was March 24. [9] Regular season promotions included Hispanic Heritage Night on March 28 and Public Service Day on April 26. [10]

The team averaged about 1,000 fans per home game with a peak of 1,200 during the home season finale on April 26. [7]

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 12, the CIF named quarterback Kasey Peters as the Offensive Player of the Week. [11] For Week 13, the CIF named defensive back Jayson Serda as the Defensive Player of the Week. [12]

Schedule

Key:   Win  Tie  Loss   Bye

Regular season

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocation [6] Attendance
ScoreRecord
1FridayMarch 207:00pmat Texas Revolution L 16–56 [13] [14] 0–1 Allen Event Center [15] [16] 3,403
2SaturdayMarch 286:05pmAll Friends Team/Mexico1,2W 27–13 [17] — Tingley Coliseum [18] [8] [10] [19] 800 estimated
3SaturdayApril 46:05pm San Angelo Bandits W 51–34 [20] [21] 1–1 Tingley Coliseum [22] 1,500
4SaturdayApril 116:05pm Dodge City Law L 43–47 [23] [24] [25] 1–2 Tingley Coliseum [26] 1,004
5SaturdayApril 186:05pm Amarillo Venom W 45–38 [27] [28] 2–2 Tingley Coliseum [29] [30] 1,014
6SundayApril 264:05pmTexas Stealth (NAIFL)1W 76–12 [31] — Tingley Coliseum 1,194
7SaturdayMay 27:05pmat San Angelo Bandits W 64–61 [32] 3–2 Foster Communications Coliseum [33] NA
8 BYE
9SaturdayMay 167:05pmat Amarillo Venom L 86–89 (4OT) [34] 3–3 Amarillo Civic Center [35] [36] NA
10MondayMay 257:00pmat San Angelo Bandits W 47–10 [37] 4–3 Foster Communications Coliseum [38] NA
11FridayMay 297:00pmat Texas Revolution L 49–54 [39] [40] [41] 4–4 Allen Event Center [42] [43] 4,381
12SaturdayJune 66:05pm Salina Bombers FORFEIT45–4 Santa Ana Star Center 3

1 Exhibition game against non-league opponent.
2 Won by forfeit; game ended by officials after fight just before halftime. [17] [44]
3 Duke City alternate home site as Tingley Coliseum was unavailable in June [38]
4 Game cancelled after Salina Bombers ejected from league on May 28, 2015. [45] [46] [47]

Roster

2015 Duke City Gladiators roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

  •  4Landrick Brody
  • 15Seth Smith

Wide receivers

  •  8Roland Bruno
  • 21 James Cleveland
  • --Terrance Compton
  • 10Dexter Manley
  •  1Emmanuel McPhearson
Offensive linemen
  • 95Gerald Blockmon
  • --Lamar Bratton
  • 77Calvin McDowney
  • 52Charles Stevens

Defensive linemen

  • 90Aaron Davis
  • 12John Fernandez
  • 42Braxton Magalogo
  • 95Randy Salmon
  • 35John Sloan
Linebackers
  •  3Chris Hernandez
  • 33Malcolm Proctor

Defensive backs

Kickers

  • 11Ezequiel Arevalo
Injured reserve
  • Currently vacant

Transfer list

  • Currently vacant

Refuse to report

  • Currently vacant

Roster updated April 1, 2015
24 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

References

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