Nashville Venom

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Nashville Venom
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Founded2013
Folded2015
Team history
  • Nashville Venom (2014–2015)
Based in Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee
Home arena
CheerleadersSnake Charmers
MascotFreddie Fangs
League Professional Indoor Football League (2014–2015)
  • American Conference (2014)
ColorsGreen, Silver, Black, White
    
Personnel
Head coachBilly Back
General managerBilly Back
OwnersJeff Knight
Terry Burns
Championships
League titles (1)
  • 2014
Conference titles (1)
  • 2014
Playoff appearances (2)
  • 2014, 2015

The Nashville Venom were a professional indoor football team, one of eight franchises of the Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL). [1] Based in Nashville, Tennessee, the Venom were members of the American Conference. The team began play in 2014 as an expansion team. The team played at Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, which opened in 1962.

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The Venom were the second indoor/arena football team to call Nashville home, and the first since the Arena Football League's Nashville Kats (1997–2001 and 2005–07).

After two seasons and the folding of the PIFL, the Venom ceased operations in 2015.

Franchise history

2014

In November, 2012, it was announced that the Venom would be the eighth and final expansion team of the Professional Indoor Football League for the 2014 season. [2] A few days after being introduced it was announced by Managing Partner Jeff Knight that Billy Back would be the first coach in Venom history. [3] The Venom began their inaugural season on March 29, 2014, in Huntsville, Alabama against the Alabama Hammers. Their first home game was on April 5, against the Harrisburg Stampede. [4] The Venom finished the regular season 10-2, the best record in the league, and won the American Conference regular season title. Their nine All-PIFL selected players were the most of any team. [5] In the American Conference Championship Game, the Venom defeated the Columbus Lions 44-39 to advance to PIFL Cup III. [6] On July 12, 2014, the Venom won their first PIFL Cup Championship, defeating the Lehigh Valley Steelhawks 64-43. [7]

2015

Following the 2015 PIFL season, the league folded and the franchise folded soon afterward.

Players of note

Awards and honors

The following is a list of all Venom players who have won league awards:

SeasonPlayerPositionAward
2014 Phillip Barnett WR Offensive Player of the Year

All-League players

The following Venom players have been named to All-League Teams:

Head coaches

NameTermRegular seasonPlayoffsAwards
WLTWin%WL
Billy Back2014–20151760.73921PIFL Coach of the Year (2014)

Season-by-season results

League ChampionsConference ChampionsDivision ChampionsWild Card BerthLeague Leader
Season Team League Conference Division Regular season Postseason results
FinishWinsLossesTies
2014 2014 PIFLAmerican1st1020Won American Conference Championship 44–39 vs. Columbus
Won PIFL Cup III 64–34 vs. Lehigh Valley
2015 2015 PIFL3rd740Lost Semi-Finals 35–54 vs. Richmond
Totals1760All-time regular season record (2014–2015)
21—All-time postseason record (2014–2015)
1970All-time regular season and postseason record (2014–2015)

References

  1. ↑ Hester, Matthew. "PIFL Sinks Their Fangs Into Nashville." Archived 2013-11-11 at the Wayback Machine Professional Indoor Football League. November 11, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
  2. ↑ J. R. Lind (November 9, 2013). "Indoor football set to return to Nashville". www.nashvillepost.com. SouthComm Inc. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  3. ↑ Audra Martin (November 12, 2013). "Indoor football returns to Nashville". www.wkrn.com. WorldNow and WKRN. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  4. ↑ "2014 Regular Season Schedule." Archived 2014-12-11 at the Wayback Machine Nashville Venom. 2013. Retrieved on November 11, 2013.
  5. ↑ "2014 All-PIFL Teams Announced". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. July 7, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
  6. ↑ Lauren Moore. "Nashville Venom advance to PIFL title game". www.tennessean.com. The Tennessean. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  7. ↑ Lauren Moore (July 13, 2014). "Nashville Venom win first indoor football title". www.tennessean.com. The Tennessean. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
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