Ontario Warriors

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Ontario Warriors
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Founded2011
League American Indoor Football
Team historyOntario Warriors (2012)
Based in Ontario, California
Arena Citizens Business Bank Arena
ColorsBlack, Red, Silver, White
    
OwnerAmerican Indoor Football
PresidentTom Mitchell
Head coachKeith Evans
DancersThe VIXENS

The Ontario Warriors were a team in American Indoor Football that played in 2012. Based in Ontario, California, the Warriors played their home games at Citizens Business Bank Arena.

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The Warriors were the first men's indoor football team to play out of the city of Ontario, and the second in the Inland Empire, following the San Bernardino Bucking Bulls of the National Indoor Football League which played in 2007 before the team and league folded. [1] (The Warriors were also preceded by the Los Angeles Temptation, who relocated to the Inland Empire in fall 2011.)

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SeasonWLTFinishPlayoff results
2012700Won the Division

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References

  1. Segal, Shel (February 12, 2012). "Ontario Warriors will begin professional football competition next month; team president says: 'We guarantee we'll win the championship'". FontanaHeraldNews.com. Fontana Herald News. Retrieved February 15, 2012.