Vegas Knight Hawks

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Vegas Knight Hawks
Vegas Knight Hawks Logo.svg
Founded2021
Team history
  • Vegas Knight Hawks (2022–present)
Based in Henderson, Nevada
at Lee's Family Forum
Home arena
MascotRisk
League Indoor Football League (2022–present)
ColorsBlack, red, gold, and white
    
Personnel
Head coachMike Davis
Owner Bill Foley
Championships
League titles (1)
Conference titles (1)
Playoff appearances (2)
Website KnightHawksFootball.com
AmericanFootball current event.svg  Current season

The Vegas Knight Hawks are a professional indoor football team based in the Las Vegas metropolitan area that competes in the Indoor Football League (IFL). The Knight Hawks began play in 2022 at Lee's Family Forum. The franchise is owned by Bill Foley, the owner of the Vegas Golden Knights. [1]

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The Knight Hawks are the fourth football team to play in the Las Vegas metropolitan area following the arrival of the National Football League's Las Vegas Raiders, the XFL Las Vegas Outlaws, and the Canadian Football League's Las Vegas Posse, as well as being the fourth arena/indoor football team to play in Vegas following the defunct Las Vegas Sting, Las Vegas Gladiators, and Las Vegas Outlaws, all from the Arena Football League.

History

In May 2021, the Indoor Football League (IFL) announced that Bill Foley, owner of the National Hockey League's Vegas Golden Knights, and Chuck Brennan, the founder and CEO of the then-Dollar Loan Center (now Lee's Family Forum), had purchased an IFL franchise to compete at the new Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, Nevada. [2] The Dollar Loan Center was built to be the home of the Golden Knights' American Hockey League affiliate, the Henderson Silver Knights, with an expected completion in early 2022. [3] On August 23, 2021, the team announced their name and logo, as well as introducing former Nebraska Danger head coach Mike Davis as the team's first head coach. [1]

In Davis’ 3rd season as head coach, the Knighthawks achieved their 1st winning season, as well as clinched their 1st appearance in the Indoor Football League Playoffs, where they would fall in the 1st round to the Arizona Rattlers. The following season, the Knighthawks would again achieve a winning season, however in the playoffs, the Knighthawks would go all the way, achieving their 1st ever playoff win in the 1st round against the Bay Area Panthers, winning the Western Conference Championship against the San Diego Strike Force, before ultimately winning the IFL National Championship for the 1st time in franchise history over the Green Bay Blizzard on August 23, 2025.

Season-by-season results

League championsConference championsPlayoff berthLeague leader
Season League Conference Regular season Postseason results
FinishWinsLosses
2022 IFL Western5th610
2023 IFL Western6th510
2024 IFL Western2nd115Lost First round (Arizona) 38–39
2025 IFL Western4th106Won League Championship (Green Bay) 64-61
Totals3231All-time regular season record
31All-time postseason record
3531All-time regular season and postseason record

Head coaches

Note: Statistics are correct as of the 2025 Indoor Football League season.

NameSeasonRegular seasonPlayoffsAwards
WLTWin%WL
Mike Davis20226100.37500
20235100.33300
20241150.68801
20251060.62530IFL Champions

Notable players

See Category:Vegas Knight Hawks players

References

  1. 1 2 "The Vegas Knight Hawks Are The Newest Franchise In The IFL". Our Sports Central. August 23, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Vegas Golden Knights buy Indoor Football League expansion franchise". KSNV-TV . May 11, 2021.
  3. ↑ "AHL Silver Knights to end 2021-22 schedule in new home". Las Vegas Review-Journal . July 23, 2021.
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