Fayetteville Mustangs | |
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Current season | |
Established 2022 Play in Fayetteville, North Carolina fayettevillemustangs.com | |
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National Arena League (2023) | |
Current uniform | |
Personnel | |
Owner(s) | Dr. Robert Twaddell Jack Smith |
Head coach | Charles Gunnings |
Team history | |
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Championships | |
League championships (0) | |
Conference championships (0) | |
Division championships (0) | |
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The Fayetteville Mustangs were a professional indoor football team based in Fayetteville, North Carolina, playing their home games at Crown Coliseum. The Mustangs began play as members of the National Arena League in 2023.
On August 24, 2022, the National Arena League announced the Fayetteville Mustangs as an expansion franchise for the upcoming 2023 National Arena League season [1] However, the team withdrew from their inaugural season after playing eight games due to financial difficulties with hopes to return in 2024. [2] [3]
The original schedule was changed following the removal of the Albany Empire on June 15. However, the Mustangs also withdrew from the season on June 26 without playing any of the revised schedule.
Original schedule | |||||||||
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Week | Day | Date | Opponent | Results | Location | ||||
Score | Record | ||||||||
1 | Saturday | April 8 | at Orlando Predators | W 68–43 | 1–0 | Amway Center | |||
2 | Bye | ||||||||
3 | Sunday | April 23 | Jacksonville Sharks | L 53–73 | 1–1 | Crown Coliseum | |||
4 | Saturday | April 29 | at West Texas Warbirds | W 50–18 | 2–1 | Ector County Coliseum | |||
5 | Sunday | May 7 | San Antonio Gunslingers | L 27–40 | 2–2 | Crown Coliseum | |||
6 | Bye | ||||||||
7 | Friday | May 19 | Carolina Cobras | L 34–72 | 2–3 | Crown Coliseum | |||
8 | Saturday | May 27 | at Albany Empire | W 49-27 | 3–3 | MVP Arena | |||
9 | Saturday | June 3 | at Carolina Cobras | W 70–41 | 4–3 | Greensboro Coliseum | |||
10 | Saturday | June 10 | at Jacksonville Sharks | L 35–63 | 4–4 | VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena | |||
11 | Bye | ||||||||
12 | Saturday | June 24 | West Texas Warbirds | Crown Coliseum | |||||
13 | Saturday | July 1 | at Albany Empire | MVP Arena | |||||
14 | Saturday | June 15 | Carolina Cobras | Crown Coliseum | |||||
15 | Saturday | July 15 | Orlando Predators | Crown Coliseum | |||||
16 | Saturday | July 22 | at San Antonio Gunslingers | Freeman Coliseum | |||||
17 | Saturday | July 29 | Albany Empire | Crown Coliseum |
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