Macon Steel

Last updated
Macon Steel
Established 2012
Folded 2012
Played in Macon Coliseum
in Macon, Georgia
Macon Steel logo MaconSteel.PNG
Macon Steel logo
League/conference affiliations
American Indoor Football (2012)
Team colorsBlue, red, silver, white, black
     
Personnel
Owner(s) American Indoor Football
President Max Jean-Gilles [ citation needed ]
Head coachErvin Bryson
Team history
  • Macon Steel (2012)
Championships
League championships (0)
Conference championships (0)
Division championships (0)
Home arena(s)

The Macon Steel was a professional indoor football team based in Macon, Georgia. The team played most of the 2012 season as a member of American Indoor Football. The Steel played its home games at the Macon Coliseum.

Contents

The Macon Steel folded on May 6, 2012, due to financial difficulties. At the time, then-Steel head coach Ervin Bryson announced he was going to form a new American Indoor Football team for Macon called the Macon Irons to start play in 2013, [1] but the team never came to fruition.

The Steel was the second arena/indoor football team to be based in Macon, following the af2's Macon Knights, which played from 2001 until 2006. [2] [3] Macon would not get another indoor football team until the Georgia Doom began play in 2018.

Season-by-season

Season records
SeasonWLTFinishPlayoff results
2012150T-5thDNQ

Regular season

GameOpponentResults
Final scoreTeam record
1 Carolina Force L 38–450–1
2at Cape Fear Heroes L 29–530–2
3 Cape Fear Heroes L 40–880–3
4at Maryland Reapers W 41–351–3
5at Cape Fear Heroes L 26–901–4
6 Carolina Force [lower-alpha 1] L 0–61–5
  1. This game was played by a replacement team called the Chattanooga Generals

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References

  1. "FORMER HEAD FOOTBALL COACH OF MACON STEEL HINTS AT NEW TEAM". WMGT-TV . May 8, 2012.
  2. Gaines, Jim (February 15, 2012). "Macon Steel indoor football team forging ahead". Macon.com. The Telegraph . Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  3. Warnke, Kyle (February 14, 2012). "Macon Welcomes Indoor Football Team". 41NBC.com. WMGT-TV. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved February 15, 2012.