Mississippi Pride

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Mississippi Pride
RFL Mississippi Pride helmet.png
Founded1998
Folded1999
League Regional Football League
Based in Jackson, Mississippi
Stadium Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
OwnerWayne Van [1]
Head coachJohnny Plummer

The Mississippi Pride were a professional American football team that played during the 1999 season as part of the Regional Football League. They played their home games at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Mississippi. [2]

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The team was announced as one of the league's charter members on November 12, 1998. [3] For their lone season, former Mississippi State Bulldogs assistant coach Johnny Plummer served as head coach. [4]

Although the team was scheduled to play a 12-game regular season, [5] poor attendance and sagging revenues would prove too much for the new league. In the shortened regular season, the Pride had a 4–4 record. In the postseason, the Pride were seeded third in the four-team playoff bracket, and lost to the second seed, the Houston Outlaws. Pride starter Stewart Patridge was named the all-RFL quarterback. [6] After the season, the team and league ceased operation.

1999 season schedule

DateOpponentSiteW/LScoreAttnd.Ref.
April 17 Shreveport Knights AwayL12–402,866 [7]
April 24 Houston Outlaws HomeL5–283,000 [8]
May 2 New Orleans Thunder AwayW30–144,000 [9]
May 8 Ohio Cannon HomeW20–173,500 [10]
May 15 Mobile Admirals AwayL13–36 [11]
May 22Shreveport KnightsHomeW35–104,800 [12]
May 29Mobile AdmiralsHomeW28–206,500 [13]
June 5Dagger-14-plain.pngNew Orleans ThunderHomeL7–122,700 [14]
Playoffs
June 12Houston OutlawsAwayL3–27 [15]

Dagger-14-plain.png The June 5 game was originally scheduled for June 6 in Toledo against the Ohio Thunder. [16]

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References

  1. ↑ McCloskey, John (April 18, 1999). "Knights Report". The Times . Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 50. Retrieved January 30, 2019– via newspapers.com.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. ↑ "Beginning of the Knights' Reign". The Times . Shreveport, Louisiana. April 17, 1999. p. 28. Retrieved January 26, 2019– via newspapers.com.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. ↑ "League". Remember the RFL. Retrieved January 25, 2019– via Google Sites.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  4. ↑ "Patridge gets his shot at pro football". The Greenwood Commonwealth . Greenwood, Mississippi. February 25, 1999. p. 7. Retrieved January 26, 2019– via newspapers.com.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  5. ↑ "Mississippi Pride 1999 Schedule". Hattiesburg American . Hattiesburg, Mississippi. March 29, 1999. p. 1. Retrieved January 26, 2019– via newspapers.com.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  6. ↑ "Eight Pride players make All-RFL team". The Clarion-Ledger . Jackson, Mississippi. June 25, 1999. p. 31. Retrieved January 23, 2019– via newspapers.com.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  7. ↑ McCloskey, John (April 18, 1999). "Knights blow out Pride in opener". The Times . Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 45. Retrieved January 24, 2019– via newspapers.com.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  8. ↑ Goolsby, Henry (April 25, 1999). "Outlaws victimize error-prone Pride 28-5". The Clarion-Ledger . Jackson, Mississippi. p. 35. Retrieved January 26, 2019– via newspapers.com.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  9. ↑ "Pride pounces on Thunder for 1st RFL victory". The Clarion-Ledger . Jackson, Mississippi. May 3, 1999. p. 17. Retrieved January 25, 2019– via newspapers.com.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  10. ↑ Goolsby, Henry (May 9, 1999). "Pride overcomes 10-point deficit to edge Cannon". The Clarion-Ledger . Jackson, Mississippi. p. 31. Retrieved January 26, 2019– via newspapers.com.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  11. ↑ "Interception helps Admirals stay afloat against Price 36-13". The Clarion-Ledger . Jackson, Mississippi. May 16, 1999. p. 33. Retrieved January 26, 2019– via newspapers.com.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  12. ↑ Goolsby, Henry (May 23, 1999). "Patridge, Ashley prove unstoppable; Pride turns tables on Knights 35-10". The Clarion-Ledger . Jackson, Mississippi. p. 23. Retrieved January 24, 2019– via newspapers.com.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  13. ↑ Goolsby, Henry (May 30, 1999). "Pride uses Patridge's pinpoint passing to sink Admirals". The Clarion-Ledger . Jackson, Mississippi. p. 2D. Retrieved January 26, 2019– via newspapers.com.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  14. ↑ Goolsby, Henry (June 6, 1999). "Thunder rumbles past Pride". The Clarion-Ledger . Jackson, Mississippi. p. 27. Retrieved January 26, 2019– via newspapers.com.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  15. ↑ Goolsby, Henry (June 15, 1999). "Curry: Pay woes contributed to Pride's losses". The Clarion-Ledger . Jackson, Mississippi. p. 23. Retrieved January 26, 2019– via newspapers.com.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  16. ↑ Goolsby, Henry (June 9, 1999). "Pride relishes change to apprehend Outlaws". The Clarion-Ledger . Jackson, Mississippi. p. 23. Retrieved January 23, 2019– via newspapers.com.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

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