Chattahoochee Valley Vipers

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Chattahoochee Valley Vipers
Founded2006
Folded2006
Team history
  • Chattahoochee Valley Vipers (2006)
Based in Columbus, Georgia
at the Columbus Civic Center
Home arena
League American Indoor Football League (2006)
ColorsYellow, red, black, white
    
Personnel
OwnersSteven Roddy and Dwayne Robinson

The Chattahoochee Valley Vipers (or the Valley Vipers for short) were a professional indoor football team based out of Columbus, Georgia. Founded by Brian Schwelling of Acworth, Georgia (former owner of the Johnstown Riverhawks), they were a 2006 expansion member of the American Indoor Football League. Schwelling sold the team to Steven Roddy of Atlanta and Dwayne Robinson of Bermuda who operated the expansion franchise. They played their home games at the Columbus Civic Center.

They held the distinction of winning the closest game in AIFL history. In Week One, they defeated the Daytona Beach Thunder, 48–46, which was the closest game. One week later, they topped that, defeating the Rome Renegades, 40–39. Other than that, they ended the regular season at 8-6 and the SC's fourth seed. They later fell to the eventual Southern Conference champion Rome Renegades 64–39.

On August 9, 2006, Columbus City Manager Isaiah Hugley announced the city's termination of the Vipers' lease on the Columbus Civic Center, ending their sole year in Columbus, Georgia. [1]

Statistics

Season records
SeasonWLTFinishPlayoff results
20068604th SouthernLost SC Round 1 (Rome)
Totals870(including playoffs)

References

  1. "Ledger-Enquirer | 08/09/2006 | Vipers get the boot". Archived from the original on August 29, 2006. Retrieved August 11, 2006.