Corpus Christi Rage

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Corpus Christi Rage
Established 2016
Folded 2017
Played in Corpus Christi, Texas
at the American Bank Center
CCRage.com
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League/conference affiliations
National Arena League (2017)
Current uniform
Team colorsBlack, Red, White
   
Personnel
Owner(s)Eric Smith
PresidentEric Smith
General managerLeonard Harris
Head coachSteven Fillmore
Team history
  • Corpus Christi Rage (2017)
Championships
League championships (0)
Conference championships (0)
Division championships (0)
Home arena(s)

The Corpus Christi Rage was a professional indoor football team and a charter member of the National Arena League (NAL) that began play in its inaugural 2017 season. Based in Corpus Christi, Texas, the Rage played their home games at the American Bank Center.

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The Rage were the third arena/indoor football team to call Corpus Christi home, following the Corpus Christi Hammerheads/Fury, which played in eight different leagues from 2004 until 2016, and the Corpus Christi Sharks, which played in the af2 from 2007 until 2009.

History

On October 17, 2016, the Rage announced they had joined the new Arena Developmental League (which then became the National Arena League) in an introductory press conference, with their logo and color scheme unveiled that day. [1] The Rage were owned by Corpus Christi-area businessman Eric Dee Smith, who is an Army veteran and a former corrections officer, with Leonard Harris serving as the team's general manager. The ADL officially confirmed the Rage's membership on October 28. [2]

After the team's fourth game of their inaugural 2017 season, the Rage's operations were apparently taken over by the league from owner Eric Smith. [3] Afterwards, the Rage had two home games cancelled during the season by the league: the first being the May 20 game against the Georgia Firebirds, which was cancelled as a cost-cutting measure as the league had also taken control of the Firebirds franchise the week before, [4] and their final June 16 game against the High Country Grizzlies as both teams had already been eliminated from playoff contention. [5] Neither game was considered a forfeit; they were simply erased from the league schedules as a no contest. The Rage folded during the last week of the season.

Statistics and records

Season-by-season results

League ChampionsConference ChampionsDivision ChampionsPlayoff BerthLeague Leader
Season Team League Conference Division Regular season Postseason results
FinishWinsLossesTies
2017 2017 NAL 8th090

Head coach

NameTermRegular seasonPlayoffsAwards
WLTWin%WL
Steven Fillmore 2017 090.000——

2017 roster

2017 Corpus Christi Rage roster
Quarterbacks
  • 11 Kyle Cool
  • 12 Jake Jablonski

Fullbacks

  • 35Earnest Thomas

Wide receivers

  • 14Derick Fleming
  • 12 Arvin Jackson
  •  2 J. J. McGee
  •  7 Ed Victorian
Offensive linemen
  • --Sedrick Flowers
  • 65Fred Gaines
  • 60Xavier Ruben

Defensive linemen

  • 19Roland Bordelon
  • 21Anthony Gonzales
  • 56Travis Stephens
  • 99 Armonti Yharbrough
Linebackers
  • 10 Thornton Chandler

Defensive backs

  • 20Champ Glory
  • 13Rush Imhotep
  • 30Jamal Marshall
  •  5 Keith Marshall

Special teams

  • 17 Jimmy Allen
Reserve lists
  •  9 DeAndre Fillmore LB (Exempt)
  • -- Larry Mbayu DL (Exempt)
  • 18 Darryl Simon LB (Suspended)
  • --Isaiah Taylor WR (IR Tooltip Injured reserve) Injury icon 2.svg
  • -- Johnny Thomas WR (Suspended)
  • --Steve Weingarten QB (IR Tooltip Injured reserve) Injury icon 2.svg
  • -- Wes Worthen DB (Suspended)
  • -- George Williams FB/OL/DL (Suspended)

Rookies in italics
Roster updated May 26, 2017
20 Active, 8 Inactive

Coaching staff

Corpus Christi Rage staff
Front office
  • Majority owner and president – Eric Dee Smith
  • Executive vice president of football operations – Bennie King
  • Minority owner and general manager – Leonard Harris
 

Head coach

  • Head coach – Steven Fillmore

Assistant coaches

  • Assistant coach and director of football personnel – Gerald Dockery

2017 season

2017 Corpus Christi Rage season
OwnerEric Smith
Head coachSteven Filmore
Home field American Bank Center
Results
Record0–9
Conference place8th
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Corpus Christi Rage

Schedule

Key:   Win  Tie  Loss   Bye

All start times are local time

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocation
ScoreRecord
1MondayMarch 206:00pmat Monterrey Steel L 12–550–1 Arena Monterrey
2SundayMarch 266:00pm Columbus Lions L 18–850–2 American Bank Center
3MondayApril 36:00pmat Monterrey SteelL 28–570–3Arena Monterrey
4SaturdayApril 87:00pmat Georgia Firebirds L 26–760–4 Albany Civic Center
5SundayApril 167:00pmat Dayton Wolfpack Cancelled [lower-alpha 1]
6 BYE
7SaturdayApril 297:00pmat Lehigh Valley Steelhawks L 28–950–5 PPL Center
8SaturdayMay 67:00pmat Jacksonville Sharks L 6–710–6 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
9MondayMay 156:00pmMonterrey SteelL 30–330–7American Bank Center
10SaturdayMay 206:00pmGeorgia FirebirdsCancelled [lower-alpha 2] American Bank Center
11SundayMay 286:00pmJacksonville SharksL 6–710–8American Bank Center
12SaturdayJune 37:00pmat Columbus LionsL 12–810–9 Columbus Civic Center
13 BYE
14FridayJune 166:00pm High Country Grizzlies Cancelled [lower-alpha 3] American Bank Center
  1. ↑ Dayton Wolfpack folded due to not having a home arena; replaced by a travel only team based out of Atlanta
  2. ↑ Game cancelled by the Firebirds due to not wanting to travel to Corpus Christi
  3. ↑ Game cancelled by the Rage as the team suspended operations the week prior.

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References

  1. ↑ "Ceremony held for new Corpus Christi Rage arena football team". KIII-TV. October 17, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  2. ↑ "League to Welcome Corpus Christi Rage for 2017 Play". Arena Developmental League. October 28, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  3. ↑ "WEEKLY SPORTS LEAGUE & FRANCHISE REPORT". OurSports Central. April 10, 2017.
  4. ↑ "WEEKLY SPORTS LEAGUE & FRANCHISE REPORT". OurSports Central. May 22, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Another indoor football team bites the dust, Rage calls it quits after going 0-9". KRIS-TV. June 15, 2017. Archived from the original on July 22, 2017. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
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