Corpus Christi Rage

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

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.

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 Champions

Conference Champions

Division Champions

Playoff Berth

League Leader

Season	Team	League	Conference	Division	Regular season				Postseason results
					Finish	Wins	Losses	Ties
2017	2017	NAL			8th	0	9	0

Head coach

Name	Term	Regular season				Playoffs		Awards
		W	L	T	Win%	W	L
Steven Fillmore	2017	0	9	0	.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(Susp.) --Isaiah TaylorWR (IR) -- Johnny Thomas WR(Susp.) --Steve WeingartenQB (IR) -- Wes Worthen DB(Susp.) -- George Williams (Susp.) 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
Owner	Eric Smith
Head coach	Steven Filmore
Home field	American Bank Center
Results
Record	0–9
Conference place	8th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Corpus Christi Rage

Schedule

Key:   Win  Tie  Loss   Bye

All start times are local time

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location
					Score	Record
1	Monday	March 20	6:00pm	at Monterrey Steel	L 12–55	0–1	Arena Monterrey
2	Sunday	March 26	6:00pm	Columbus Lions	L 18–85	0–2	American Bank Center
3	Monday	April 3	6:00pm	at Monterrey Steel	L 28–57	0–3	Arena Monterrey
4	Saturday	April 8	7:00pm	at Georgia Firebirds	L 26–76	0–4	Albany Civic Center
5	Sunday	April 16	7:00pm	at Dayton Wolfpack	Cancelled [a]
6	BYE
7	Saturday	April 29	7:00pm	at Lehigh Valley Steelhawks	L 28–95	0–5	PPL Center
8	Saturday	May 6	7:00pm	at Jacksonville Sharks	L 6–71	0–6	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
9	Monday	May 15	6:00pm	Monterrey Steel	L 30–33	0–7	American Bank Center
10	Saturday	May 20	6:00pm	Georgia Firebirds	Cancelled [b]		American Bank Center
11	Sunday	May 28	6:00pm	Jacksonville Sharks	L 6–71	0–8	American Bank Center
12	Saturday	June 3	7:00pm	at Columbus Lions	L 12–81	0–9	Columbus Civic Center
13	BYE
14	Friday	June 16	6:00pm	High Country Grizzlies	Cancelled [c]		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.

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.

External links

• Corpus Christi Rage official website