ASI Panthers

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ASI Panthers
Established 2013
Folded 2016
Played in Santander Arena
in Reading, Pennsylvania
ASIPanthers.com
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League/conference affiliations
American Indoor Football (2015)
Supreme Indoor Football (2016)
Current uniform
Team colorsBlue, Black, White
   
Personnel
Owner(s)Bill Mattis
General managerWill Mattis
Head coachBill Mattis
Team history
  • ASI Panthers (2013–2016)
Championships
League championships (0)
Conference championships (0)
Division championships (0)
Playoff appearances (1)
  • AIF: 2015
Home arena(s)

The AllStarInc Panthers were a professional indoor football team based in Reading, Pennsylvania. They were members of American Indoor Football (AIF) for the 2015 season. The Panthers played their home games at Santander Arena in Reading.

Contents

History

The ASI Panthers had previously existed as a semi-independent indoor team; the Panthers were one of the teams in AllStarInc's "ASI Developmental Football League." [1] The team's 2014 schedule included games against the Erie Explosion and Baltimore Mariners. [2] [3]

On October 10, 2014, American Indoor Football (AIF) announced that the ASI Panthers would be joining the league as part 2015 expansion. [4] The Panthers were officially announced as a 2015 expansion team of the AIF in November 2014. [5] [6] The Panthers left AIF after the 2015 season and announced they would play an independent schedule. In January 2016, the Indoor Football Alliance (IFA) included the Panthers in their 2016 draft and listed them as a member. The IFA failed to launch that season and the Panthers played in the semi-pro, outdoor Minor League Football (MLF). The semi-pro team has since changed its name to the Penn Panthers.

Notable players

Roster

ASI Panthers roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

  • 32Markus McFolling

Wide receivers

  •  2Matthew Brown
  • 17Darryl Shine
  •  5Tyriq Smith
Offensive linemen
  • 69Raquale Burnett
  • 56Byron Pinkston
  • 66Darryl Pringle
  • 72Khamil Rangolam

Defensive linemen

  • 99Dyrell Porcha
Linebackers
  • 33Isaiah Fleming
  •  8Gary Onuekwusi

Defensive backs

  •  4Vaughn Carraway
  • 22Charles Faust
  •  8Brandon McElwee
  • 21Kwaheem Smith
  •  1Troy Still
  • 16Jamil Williams

Kickers

  • 15Jimmy Allen
Injured Reserve
  • currently vacant

Exempt List

  • currently vacant

Practice squad

  • currently vacant
  • rookies in italics
  • Roster updated January 18, 2016
  • 19 Active, 0 Inactive

Awards and honors

The following is a list of all ASI Panthers players who have won league Awards

SeasonPlayerPositionAward
2015 John Williams DB AIF Defensive MVP

All-League players

The following Panthers players have been named to All-League Teams:

Coaches of note

Head coaches

Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the 2015 American Indoor Football season.

NameTermRegular SeasonPlayoffsAwards
WLTWin%WL
Bernie Nowotarski2015530.62501

Coaching staff

ASI Panthers staff
Front office
  • Owner/CEO – Bill Mattis
  • General manager – Will Mattis
  • Assistant general manager – Tony Segura
  • Media relations – Mariana Boguski

Head coach

  • Head coach/offensive coordinator – Bernie Nowotarski
  • Associate head coach – Bill Mattis
 

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive assistant – Mike Carr
  • Offensive assistant – Jeff Anderton

Defensive coaches

  • Defensive coordinator – Le'Roy Kelly
  • Defensive assistant – Nick McCarthy

Special teams

  • Special teams coordinator – Erik Rockhold

Season-by-season results

League ChampionsConference ChampionsDivision ChampionsWild Card BerthLeague Leader
Season Team League Conference Division Regular season Postseason Results
FinishWinsLossesTies
2015 2015 AIF 4th530Lost AIF Semifinal (York) 58-68
Totals530All-time regular season record (2015)
01-All-time postseason record (2015)
540All-time regular season and postseason record (2015)

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.asidfl.com/#!about-us/c1cv8%5B%5D
  2. ↑ "Explosion expect test vs. Replacement team today".
  3. ↑ Schneider, Brian. 2014-03-20 preseason game against ASI Panthers. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
  4. ↑ "ASI Panthers to Join AIF". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. October 10, 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
  5. ↑ Terry Bickhart (November 19, 2014). "Indoor football returning to Reading". www.readingeagle.com. Reading Eagle. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
  6. ↑ Brian Rippey (December 4, 2014). "Panthers owner predicts success for Reading's new indoor football team". www.readingeagle.com. Reading Eagle. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
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