Central Florida Jaguars | |
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Established 2015 Folded 2017 Played in Bartow, Florida at the Bartow Park CentralFloridaJags.com | |
League/conference affiliations | |
American Indoor Football (2016) Elite Indoor Football Conference (2017) | |
Current uniform | |
Team colors | Black, Vegas gold, teal, white |
Personnel | |
Owner(s) | Neva Green |
General manager | Dave Douberly |
Team history | |
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Championships | |
League championships (0) | |
Conference championships (0) | |
Division championships (0) | |
Home arena(s) | |
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The Central Florida Jaguars, commonly known as the Jags, were a professional indoor football team based in Lakeland, Florida. [1]
The Jags were the third indoor football team to call Lakeland home; the first team was the Lakeland Thunderbolts which played in the National Indoor Football League from 2005 until 2006 and later the American Indoor Football Association in 2007 (where they won the AIFA Championship Bowl that year before folding). After that, the Lakeland Raiders would play in the Ultimate Indoor Football League from 2012 until 2013, after which they would later join X-League Indoor Football and change their name to the Florida Marine Raiders, playing in the 2014 and 2015 seasons before the league's folding [2]
The Jaguars joined American Indoor Football (AIF) before the beginning of the 2016 season and played their home games at the Lakeland Center. Their logo and colors were somewhat similar to the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars. Following the 2016 season, the AIF ceased operations, leaving the Jaguars without a league. In October 2016, they became the charter member of the Elite Indoor Football Conference for the 2017 season. [3] However, with the instability of the new league, they were removed from their home arena in 2017. All Elite Indoor Football Conference games were then announced to be played outdoors at Bartow Park in Bartow, Florida. The league and the Jags appear to have ceased operations during the 2017 season and all websites have lapsed.
Central Florida Jaguars roster | ||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
| Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
| Linebackers
Defensive backs
Kickers
| Injured reserve
Exempt list
rookies in italics | |||
Central Florida Jaguars staff | ||||||
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Front office
| Head coach
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League Champions | Conference Champions | Division Champions | Playoff Berth | League Leader |
Season | League | Division | Regular season | Postseason results | |||
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Finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | ||||
2016 | AIF | Southern | 6th | 2 | 6 | 0 |
Name | Term | Regular season | Playoffs | Awards | ||||
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W | L | T | Win% | W | L | |||
Ronnie Ghent | 2016 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | — | — |
2016 Central Florida Jaguars season | |
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Owner | Neva Green |
General manager | Robert Howe |
Head coach | Ronnie Ghent |
Home field | Lakeland Center 701 West Lime Street Lakeland, FL 33815 |
Results | |
Record | 2–6 |
Division place | 6th |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Key: Win Tie Loss Bye
All start times are local to home team
Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | |
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Score | Record | ||||||
1 | Saturday | April 16 | 7:05pm | South Carolina Ravens | W 69–0 | Lakeland Center | |
2 | Saturday | May 21 | 7:05pm | Osceola Ravens | W 58–18 | Lakeland Center | |
3 | Saturday | May 28 | 7:05pm | Palm Beach Phantoms | Cancelled [4] | Lakeland Center |
All start times are local to home team
Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | |
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Score | Record | ||||||
1 | BYE | ||||||
2 | BYE | ||||||
3 | Saturday | March 12 | 7:05pm | Florida Tarpons | L 34–84 [5] | 0–1 | Lakeland Center |
4 | BYE | ||||||
5 | Sunday | March 26 | 7:05pm | Columbus Lions | L 42–90 [6] | 0–2 | Lakeland Center |
6 | Saturday | April 2 | 7:05pm | Myrtle Beach Freedom | L 34–47 [7] | 0–3 | Lakeland Center |
7 | Sunday | April 10 | 7:05pm | at Florida Tarpons | L 22–65 | 0–4 | Germain Arena |
8 | BYE | ||||||
9 | Saturday | April 23 | 7:05pm | at Savannah Steam | W 44–35 | 1–4 | Savannah Civic Center |
10 | Saturday | April 30 | 7:05pm | Florida Tarpons | L 25–81 [8] | 1–5 | Lakeland Center |
11 | Saturday | May 7 | 7:05pm | at Atlanta Vultures | W 2–0 (by forfeit) | 2–5 | Georgia International Convention Center |
12 | Sunday | May 15 | 7:05pm | at Florida Tarpons | L 16–81 [9] | 2–6 | Germain Arena |
13 | BYE | ||||||
14 | BYE |
Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | PF (Avg.) | PA (Avg.) | STK | ||
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Columbus Lions | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 599 | 174 | 74.9 | 21.8 | W8 | ||
Florida Tarpons | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 489 | 202 | 61.1 | 25.3 | W4 | ||
Myrtle Beach Freedom | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 259 | 307 | 32.4 | 38.4 | L1 | ||
Savannah Steam | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 264 | 336 | 33.0 | 42.0 | L1 | ||
Georgia Firebirds | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 236 | 350 | 29.5 | 43.8 | L2 | ||
Central Florida Jaguars | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 219 | 483 | 27.4 | 60.4 | L1 | ||
Atlanta Vultures | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | 67 | 141 | 11.2 | 23.5 | L5 |
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