Fayetteville Mustangs

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Fayetteville Mustangs
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Established 2022
Folded 2023
Played in Fayetteville, North Carolina
at the Crown Coliseum
fayettevillemustangs.com
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League/conference affiliations
National Arena League (2023)
Current uniform
Personnel
Owner(s)Dr. Robert Twaddell
Jack Smith
Head coachCharles Gunnings
Team history
  • Fayetteville Mustangs (2023)
Championships
League championships (0)
Conference championships (0)
Division championships (0)
Home arena(s)

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]

2023 regular season

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
WeekDayDateOpponentResultsLocation
ScoreRecord
1SaturdayApril 8at Orlando Predators W 68–431–0 Amway Center
2Bye
3SundayApril 23 Jacksonville Sharks L 53–731–1 Crown Coliseum
4SaturdayApril 29at West Texas Warbirds W 50–182–1 Ector County Coliseum
5SundayMay 7 San Antonio Gunslingers L 27–402–2Crown Coliseum
6Bye
7FridayMay 19 Carolina Cobras L 34–722–3Crown Coliseum
8SaturdayMay 27at Albany Empire W 49-273–3 MVP Arena
9SaturdayJune 3at Carolina CobrasW 70–414–3 Greensboro Coliseum
10SaturdayJune 10at Jacksonville SharksL 35–634–4 VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
11Bye
12SaturdayJune 24West Texas WarbirdsCrown Coliseum
13SaturdayJuly 1at Albany EmpireMVP Arena
14SaturdayJune 15Carolina CobrasCrown Coliseum
15SaturdayJuly 15Orlando PredatorsCrown Coliseum
16SaturdayJuly 22at San Antonio Gunslingers Freeman Coliseum
17SaturdayJuly 29Albany EmpireCrown Coliseum

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References

  1. "New arena football team coming to Fayetteville". August 24, 2022.
  2. "LEAGUE UPDATES REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE FOR 2023 SEASON". NAL. June 26, 2023.
  3. "A MESSAGE TO OUR LOYAL FAYETTEVILLE MUSTANGS FANS". Fayetteville Mustangs. June 26, 2023. Archived from the original on June 27, 2023.