Kansas City Phantoms

Kansas City Phantoms

Founded	2016
Team history	Kansas City Phantoms (2017–2018)
Based in	Silverstein Eye Centers Arena in Independence, Missouri
Home arena	Silverstein Eye Centers Arena (2017–2018)
League	Champions Indoor Football (2017–2018) North Conference (2017–2018)
Colors	Navy, gold, azure, white
Personnel
Head coach	Meadow Lemon
General manager	Meadow Lemon
Owners	Dr. Ken Vehec Antonio Hori
Chairman	Antonio Hori
Website	www.kcphantoms.com
Current season

The Kansas City Phantoms were a professional indoor American football team based in Independence, Missouri. The Phantoms competed in Champions Indoor Football (CIF) as a member of the league's North Conference. The team was founded in 2016 by Dr. Ken Vehec and Antonio Hori. The Phantoms joined the CIF as an expansion team in 2017. The Phantoms played their home games at the Silverstein Eye Centers Arena for both seasons.

History

On October 17, 2016, the Phantoms were announced as an expansion member of Champions Indoor Football. ^[1] On October 26, 2016, former indoor football quarterback, Chris Coffin was named the head coach of the Phantoms. ^[2] The Phantoms finished their first season 4–8. On August 10, 2017, the Phantoms announced that Coffin would not return as the head coach.

For the 2018 season, the Phantoms hired Meadow Lemon as head coach. The team finished 3–9 and again failed to make the playoffs. The team was not listed as a member of the CIF when the 2019 schedule was released. ^[3]

Statistics

Season-by-season results

As of the 2018 season:

League Champions

Conference Champions

Division Champions

Playoff berth

League leader

Season	League	Conference	Division	Regular season				Postseason results
				Finish	Wins	Losses	Ties
2017	CIF	North		6th	4	8	—
2018	CIF	North		6th	3	9	—
Totals					7	17	0	All-time regular season record (2017–2018)
					0	0	—	All-time postseason record (2017–2018)
					7	17	0	All-time regular season and postseason record (2017–2018)

Head coaches' records

As of the 2018 CIF season:

Name	Term	Regular season				Playoffs		Awards
		W	L	T	Win%	W	L
Chris Coffin	2017	4	8	0	.333	0	0
Meadow Lemon	2018	3	9	0	.250	0	0

Notable players

See Category:Kansas City Phantoms players

References

1. Bill Althaus (October 17, 2017). "SEC Arena to be home to new Kansas City Phantoms indoor football team". www.examiner.net. GateHouse Media, LLC. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
2. "Former Salina QB Named Head Coach of the Kansas City Phantoms". www.salinapost.com. Salina Post. October 26, 2016. Archived from the original on September 15, 2017. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
3. "CIF Publishes 2019 Schedule Featuring 2 Conferences". GoCIF.net. October 30, 2018.

External links

• Official site