Northern Arizona Wranglers

Northern Arizona Wranglers
Current season
Established 2020;5 years ago (2020) Play in Prescott Valley, Arizona at the Findlay Toyota Center NAZWranglers.com
League/conference affiliations
Indoor Football League (2021–present) Western Conference (2022–present)
Current uniform
Team colors	Red, royal blue, midnight blue, white, grey
Nicknames	NAZ
Mascot	Whiskie
Personnel
Owner(s)	Dragon Sports LLC
President	Fred DePalma
Head coach	Ron James
Team history
Northern Arizona Wranglers (2021–present)
Championships
League championships (1) 2022
Conference championships (1) 2022
Division championships (0)
Playoff appearances (2)
2022, 2023
Home arena(s)
Findlay Toyota Center (2021–present)

The Northern Arizona Wranglers are a professional indoor football team based in Prescott Valley, Arizona, that competes in the Indoor Football League (IFL). The team plays its home games at the Findlay Toyota Center. The Wranglers began play in the 2021 season.

History

On August 25, 2020, the Indoor Football League (IFL) held a press conference at the Findlay Toyota Center to announce a new expansion team in Prescott Valley. The team is the third IFL franchise in the state of Arizona, along with the Arizona Rattlers and Tucson Sugar Skulls, for the 2021 season. ^[1] They will be the third indoor football team to play in Prescott Valley. The Arizona Adrenaline played in the American Indoor Football Association before that in 2008 and also played in the IFL in 2011. The Arizona Outlaws played in the AIF in 2012.

The team hired Dominic Bramante as the inaugural head coach after previously serving in the same role with the Duke City Gladiators, winning the Champions Indoor Football title in 2018 and 2019. ^[2] On October 6, 2020, the team name was announced as the Northern Arizona Wranglers. ^[3]

Former Jacksonville Sharks and Iowa Barnstormers head coach Les Moss was named the head coach for the 2022 season. ^[4]

The Wranglers won their first IFL National Championship in 2022, defeating the Quad City Steamwheelers 47–45.

On July 2, 2024, assistant coach David Moran died after he collapsed during the team's prior game against the San Diego Strike Force. ^[5] The team held a memorial before their following home game against the Vegas Knight Hawks.

Current roster

Northern Arizona Wranglers roster

Quarterbacks 12 Joshua Jones 15 Dillon Sterling-Cole Running backs Wide receivers  9 Gene Coleman II 28 David Elder 11 John Maldonado  7 Arsiah McCorker 14 Tosin Oyekanmi  3 Deshon Stoudmire  5 Kobay White

Offensive linemen 91 Dallas Holliday 77 Jean Marcellus 50 Jahlil Mathis-Ellis 55 Somadina Okezie-Okeke 66 Delvin Salter 74 Chris Simon Defensive linemen  0 Wallce Cowins 10 Dajor Davenport 42 Ellison Jordan 54 Tramond Lofton 99 William Martin 52 Mason Newton

Linebackers 21 Kalen Hicks Defensive backs  6 Travion Banks  4 Gurvan Hall Jr. 23 Kevin Hyde 26 Shamar Moreland  8 Malik Sonnier 22 Lummie Young IV Special teams 24 Axel Perez

Reserve lists Currently vacant Rookies in italics Roster updated June 26, 2024 29 Active, 0 Inactive

Statistics

Season-by-season results

League champions

Conference champions

Playoff berth

League leader

Season	League	Conference	Regular season				Postseason results
			Finish	Wins	Losses	Ties
2021	IFL		11th	1	13	0
2022	IFL	Western	2nd	12	4	0	Won first round (Tucson) 49–30 Won semifinal (Arizona) 52–51 Won IFL National Championship (Quad City) 47–45
2023	IFL	Western	4th	7	8	0	Won first round (Arizona) 62–53 Lost semifinal (Bay Area) 46–68
2024	IFL	Western	5th	9	7	0
Totals				29	32	0	All-time regular season record (2021–2023)
				4	1	—	All-time postseason record (2021–2023)
				33	33	0	All-time regular season and postseason record (2021–2023)

References

1. "WELCOME PRESCOTT VALLEY". League website. August 26, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
2. "Prescott Valley Indoor Football League team names Dominic Bramante head coach". Arizona Daily Sun . September 10, 2020.
3. Cook, Doug (October 6, 2020). "Prescott Valley IFL club to be named Northern Arizona Wranglers". The Daily Courier .
4. "Northern Arizona Wranglers Name Les Moss Head Coach". OurSports Central. October 5, 2021.
5. Coppola, Chris. "Northern Arizona Wranglers assistant coach Dave Moran dies after collapsing". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved July 14, 2024.

External links

• Official website