Central Florida Jaguars

Last updated
Central Florida Jaguars
Established 2015
Folded 2017
Played in Bartow, Florida
at the Bartow Park
CentralFloridaJags.com
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League/conference affiliations
American Indoor Football (2016)
Elite Indoor Football Conference (2017)
Current uniform
Team colorsBlack, Vegas gold, teal, white
    
Personnel
Owner(s)Neva Green
General managerDave Douberly
Team history
  • Central Florida Jaguars (2016–2017)
Championships
League championships (0)
Conference championships (0)
Division championships (0)
Home arena(s)

The Central Florida Jaguars, commonly known as the Jags, were a professional indoor football team based in Lakeland, Florida. [1]

Contents

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]

History

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.

Final AIF roster

Central Florida Jaguars roster
Quarterbacks
  • 19Timothy Evans

Running backs

  • 22Dexter Legette

Wide receivers

  •  7Preston Bailey
  • 14Jarred Haggins
  • 84Ricky Hunt
  •  8Bryant Lavender
  • 15Prentice Quince
  • 11Eddie Ramos
  •  3Dennis Rowe
Offensive linemen
  • 50Ryan Crottie
  • 75Jason Kelly
  • 53Christopher Lewis
  • 29Justin Reagan
  • 52Wendell Williams

Defensive linemen

  • 90Lucas Melo
  • 95John Brown
  • 96Samuel Chester
  • 92Xavier Melton
  • 99Kendrick Stewart
  • 51Corey Swanson
Linebackers
  • 55Nicholas Dorobiala
  • --Will Lucas

Defensive backs

  • 25LaBrian Adams
  • 17David Crommer
  • 21Kareem Givens
  • 20Brandon Green
  • 13Sa'Quan Hicks
  •  2Michael Knight
  • 10Cody Ward

Kickers

  • 12Jesse Cortez
Injured reserve
  • currently vacant

Exempt list

  • currently vacant

rookies in italics
Roster Archived 2016-02-22 at the Wayback Machine updated April 28, 2016
28 Active, 0 Inactive

Staff

Central Florida Jaguars staff
Front office
  • Owner – Neva Green
  • General manager – Dave Douberly
  • Director of sales & marketing – Mike Saladrigas
  • Director of operations – Ronnie Ghent
  • Director of scouting & personnel – Leo Etrienne
  • Director of merchandising – George Crottie
 

Head coach

  • Head coach – Myqual Spann

Statistics and records

Season-by-season results

League ChampionsConference ChampionsDivision ChampionsPlayoff BerthLeague Leader
Season League Division Regular season Postseason results
FinishWinsLossesTies
2016 AIF Southern6th260

Head coaches' records

NameTermRegular seasonPlayoffsAwards
WLTWin%WL
Ronnie Ghent 2016260.250——

2016 season

2016 Central Florida Jaguars season
OwnerNeva Green
General managerRobert Howe
Head coach Ronnie Ghent
Home field Lakeland Center
701 West Lime Street
Lakeland, FL 33815
Results
Record2–6
Division place6th
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Central Florida Jaguars

Key:   Win  Tie  Loss   Bye

Exhibition

All start times are local to home team

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocation
ScoreRecord
1SaturdayApril 167:05pmSouth Carolina RavensW 69–0 Lakeland Center
2SaturdayMay 217:05pmOsceola RavensW 58–18 Lakeland Center
3SaturdayMay 287:05pmPalm Beach PhantomsCancelled [4] Lakeland Center

Regular season

All start times are local to home team

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocation
ScoreRecord
1 BYE
2 BYE
3SaturdayMarch 127:05pm Florida Tarpons L 34–84 [5] 0–1 Lakeland Center
4 BYE
5SundayMarch 267:05pm Columbus Lions L 42–90 [6] 0–2 Lakeland Center
6SaturdayApril 27:05pm Myrtle Beach Freedom L 34–47 [7] 0–3 Lakeland Center
7SundayApril 107:05pmat Florida Tarpons L 22–650–4 Germain Arena
8 BYE
9SaturdayApril 237:05pmat Savannah Steam W 44–351–4 Savannah Civic Center
10SaturdayApril 307:05pm Florida Tarpons L 25–81 [8] 1–5 Lakeland Center
11SaturdayMay 77:05pmat Atlanta Vultures W 2–0 (by forfeit)2–5 Georgia International Convention Center
12SundayMay 157:05pmat Florida Tarpons L 16–81 [9] 2–6 Germain Arena
13 BYE
14 BYE

Standings

2016 AIF Southern standings
TeamWLTPCTPFPAPF (Avg.)PA (Avg.)STK
Columbus Lions 8001.00059917474.921.8W8
Florida Tarpons 710.87548920261.125.3W4
Myrtle Beach Freedom 440.50025930732.438.4L1
Savannah Steam 350.37526433633.042.0L1
Georgia Firebirds 350.37523635029.543.8L2
Central Florida Jaguars 260.25021948327.460.4L1
Atlanta Vultures 150.1676714111.223.5L5

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References

  1. ↑ "The AIF Comes to Central Florida for the 2016 Season". American Indoor Football. August 12, 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-10-03. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  2. ↑ Fredericksen, Brady (August 31, 2015). "New Lakeland team hopes to find success in 2016". TheLedger.com. The Ledger . Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Jags announce membership in EIFC". Elite Indoor Football Conference. Archived from the original on 2017-06-28. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Central Florida Jags end season after cancelling final game". www.theledger.com. The Lakeland Ledger. May 25, 2016. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
  5. ↑ James Bennett Jr. (March 12, 2016). "Jags routed by Tarpons in inaugural game". www.theledger.com. The Lakeland Ledger. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  6. ↑ James Bennett Jr. (March 26, 2016). "Jags lost 90-42 to defending AIFL champions". www.theledger.com. The Lakeland Ledger. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  7. ↑ James Bennett Jr. (April 2, 2016). "Central Florida Jags fall 47-34 to Myrtle Beach Freedom". www.theledger.com. The Lakeland Ledger. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
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  9. ↑ "Indoor Football: Tarpons rout Jaguars". www.naplesnews.com. Naples Daily News. May 16, 2016. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
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