Rio Grande Valley Magic

Rio Grande Valley Magic
	Established 2010; Folded 2012; Played in Hidalgo, Texas ; at the State Farm Arena
Rio Grande Valley Magic helmet	Rio Grande Valley Magic logo
Helmet	Logo
League/conference affiliations
	Southern Indoor Football League (2011); Lone Star Football League (2012)
Team colors	Royal Blue, Sky Blue, Silver;
Personnel
Owner(s)	Chad Dittman; Joe Kramer
Head coach	Schuyler Anderson
Team history
	Rio Grande Valley Magic (2011–2012);
Championships
	League championships (0);
	Conference championships (0);
	Division championships (0);
Playoff appearances (2)
	2011, 2012
Home arena(s)
	State Farm Arena (2011-2012);

Last updated February 18, 2019

The Rio Grande Valley Magic were a professional indoor football team based in Hidalgo, Texas. The Magic were charter members of the Lone Star Football League (LSFL) in 2012, after playing as an expansion team in the Southern Indoor Football League (SIFL) in 2011. The Magic played their home games at the State Farm Arena.

Indoor American football is a variation of American football played at ice hockey-sized indoor arenas. While varying in details from league to league, the rules of indoor football are designed to allow for play in a smaller arena. It is a distinct discipline and not be confused with traditional American football played in large domed stadiums, as is done by some teams at the college and professional levels.

Hidalgo is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. The population was 11,198 at the 2010 census, and in 2016 the estimated population was 13,831.

The Lone Star Football League (LSFL) was a regional professional indoor football league that played three seasons from 2012 to 2014. All of the LSFL's charter teams were based in the state of Texas, with five teams coming from the Southern Indoor Football League, three from the Indoor Football League, plus one expansion team. The LSFL played three seasons to completion before merging with the Champions Professional Indoor Football League in August 2014 to form Champions Indoor Football.

History

In July 2010, team owner Chad Dittman announced that he would be bringing a expansion team of the Southern Indoor Football League (SIFL) to Rio Grande Valley.^[1] On August 19, 2010, Dittman announced the team's nickname would be the Magic and that the team would be coached by former NFL quarterback, John Fourcade.^[2]

An expansion team is a new team in a sports league, usually from a city that has not hosted a team in that league before, formed with the intention of satisfying the demand for a local team from a population in a new area. Sporting leagues also hope that the expansion of their competition will grow the popularity of the sport generally. The term is most commonly used in reference to the North American major professional sports leagues but is applied to sports leagues in other countries with a closed franchise system of league membership. The term comes from the expansion of the sport into new areas. That sometimes results in the payment of an expansion fee to the league by the new team and an expansion draft to populate the new roster.

The Southern Indoor Football League (SIFL) was an indoor football league based in the Southern and Eastern United States. The most recent incarnation of the league was a consolidation of an earlier league of the same name that was formed by Thom Hager along with Dan Blum, Robert Winfrey and Dan Ryan in 2009 and the American Indoor Football Association, which traces its roots to the founding of the Atlantic Indoor Football League in 2005. The SIFL broke up into three regional leagues after the 2011 season.

John Charles Fourcade, Jr. is a former professional American football quarterback in the National Football League for the New Orleans Saints and recent head coach of the New Mexico Stars of American Indoor Football. Fourcade was the most valuable player of the 1982 Senior Bowl after passing for 115 yards and running for 33 yards and two touchdowns. He had gained 6,713 yards at Ole Miss from 1978–1981, breaking the career record of Archie Manning.

Head coaches

Name	Term	Regular season				Playoffs		Awards
Name	Term	W	L	T	Win%	W	L	Awards
John Fourcade	2011	6	6	0	.500	0	1
Schuyler Anderson	2012	6	6	0	.500	1	1

Season-by-season results

League Champions	Conference Champions	Division Champions	Wild Card Berth	League Leader

Season	Team	League	Conference	Division	Regular season				Postseason results
Season	Team	League	Conference	Division	Finish	Wins	Losses	Ties	Postseason results
2011	2011	SIFL	Western	Southwest	3rd	6	6	0	Lost Wild Card 62–65 (Houston)
2012	2012	LSFL			3rd	6	6	0	Won Semifinal 50–47 (Laredo) Lost Lone Star Bowl I 40–62 (Amarillo)
Totals						12	12	0	All-time regular season record (2011–2012)
						1	2	-	All-time postseason record (2011–2012)
						13	14	0	All-time regular season and postseason record (2011–2012)

Players

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References

↑ David Hinojosa (July 29, 2010). "Indoor football officially returns to RGV". www.themonitor.com. The Monitor. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
↑ Brian Sandalow (August 20, 2010). "Former NFL QB Fourcade to lead newly-named Magic". www.themonitor.com. The Monitor. Retrieved July 15, 2014.

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[1] David Hinojosa (July 29, 2010). "Indoor football officially returns to RGV". www.themonitor.com. The Monitor. Retrieved July 15, 2014.

[2] Brian Sandalow (August 20, 2010). "Former NFL QB Fourcade to lead newly-named Magic". www.themonitor.com. The Monitor. Retrieved July 15, 2014.

v t e Southern Indoor Football League
Teams	Abilene Ruff Riders Alabama Hammers Albany Panthers Augusta Colts Augusta Mavericks Austin Turfcats Carolina Speed Columbus Lions Corpus Christi Hammerheads Erie Explosion Fayetteville Force Florida Kings Greenville Force Harrisburg Stampede Houma Conquerors Houston Lightning Houston Stallions Lafayette Wildcatters Laredo Rattlesnakes Louisiana Swashbucklers Mobile Bay Tarpons Richmond Raiders Rio Grande Valley Magic Texas Hurricanes Trenton Steel
Arenas	American Bank Center Bojangles' Coliseum Cajundome Columbus Civic Center Cumberland County Crown Coliseum Erie Insurance Arena Gray Civic Center Mitchell Center Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center Richard E. Berry Educational Support Center Richmond Coliseum State Farm Arena Sudduth Coliseum Sun National Bank Center Taylor County Expo Center Von Braun Center
Seasons	2009 2010 2011

v t e Lone Star Football League
Teams	Amarillo Venom New Mexico Stars Rio Grande Valley Sol San Angelo Bandits West Texas Wildcatters
Venues	Amarillo Civic Center (Amarillo) Ector County Coliseum (West Texas) Foster Communications Coliseum (San Angelo) Santa Ana Star Center (New Mexico) State Farm Arena (Rio Grande Valley)