Winston Wildcats

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Winston Wildcats
Established 2015
Play in the Piedmont Triad, North Carolina
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League/conference affiliations
Team colorsPurple, black, gray, white
    
MascotWildcat
CheerleadersLady Wildcats
Personnel
Team history
  • Winston Wildcats (2016–2018)
  • High Point Wildcats (2019)
  • Carolina Wildcats (2019)
Championships
League championships (0)
Conference championships (0)
Division championships (0)
Home arena(s)

The Winston Wildcats were an indoor football team based in Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina. The Wildcats joined the professional American Indoor Football (AIF) as an expansion team in 2015. Following the 2016 season, the AIF ceased operations, leaving the Wildcats without a league. The Wildcats have periodically played as an independent against various teams in the local market. When they were in the AIF, their home games were at the LJVM Coliseum Annex in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Since the 2019 season, they are based out of High Point, North Carolina, operating as a travel team called the High Point Wildcats in the Southern Steam's Elite Indoor Football, a league composed of a variety of professional to semi-professional indoor football teams. [1] During the 2019 season, the team announced that coaches Malachi King, Dale Glossenger, and John Burns had purchased the team from Roderick Hinton and rebranded as the Carolina Wildcats. [2]

Contents

The Wildcats were the first indoor football team to call Winston-Salem home since the Winston-Salem Energy, which played in the National Indoor Football League for the 2002 season before folding. [3] [4]

Statistics and records

Season-by-season results

League championsDivision championsPlayoff berthLeague leader
Season League Division Regular season Postseason
FinishWinsLossesTies
2016 AIF Northern8th350Did not qualify

Head coaches' record

NameTermRegular SeasonPlayoffsAwards
WLTWin%WL
Barry Marrow 2016 350.375——

2016 season

2016 Winston Wildcats season
OwnerSports Xtras
Head coachBarry Marrow
Home field LJVM Coliseum Annex
2825 University Parkway
Winston-Salem, NC 27105
Results
Record3–5
Division place8th
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Schedule

Key:   Win  Tie  Loss   Bye

Regular season

All start times were local to home team

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocation
ScoreRecord
1 BYE
2 BYE
3 BYE
4SundayMarch 204:05pmat Triangle Torch L 33–53 [5] 0–1 Dorton Arena
5SaturdayMarch 267:05pm Philadelphia Yellow Jackets L 9–55 [6] 0-2 LJVM Coliseum Annex
6SaturdayApril 27:05pm Lehigh Valley Steelhawks L 18–43 [7] 0–3 LJVM Coliseum Annex
7FridayApril 87:05pmat Lehigh Valley Steelhawks L 8–72 [8] 0–4 PPL Center
8SaturdayApril 167:05pm Triangle Torch L 12–580–5 LJVM Coliseum Annex
9 BYE
10SaturdayApril 307:05pmMaryland EaglesW 49–19 [9] 1–5 LJVM Coliseum Annex
11 BYE
12SaturdayMay 147:05pm at Central Penn Capitals Cancelled Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center
12SaturdayMay 147:05pm Philadelphia Yellow Jackets W 2–0*2–5
13SaturdayMay 217:05pmat Philadelphia Yellow Jackets W 2–0 (forfeit)3–5 Class of 1923 Arena
14 BYE

* — Game was never scheduled to be played but was credited as forfeit win to the Wildcats one week after the non-played game with no explanation given by the AIF. (The Yellow Jackets were scheduled against the Maryland Eagles that week but had to forfeit due to the loss of their arena lease.)

Standings

2016 AIF Northern standings
TeamWLTPCTPFPAPF (Avg.)PA (Avg.)STK
West Michigan Ironmen 610.85747122467.332.0W6
River City Raiders 610.85739823556.933.6W3
Lehigh Valley Steelhawks 620.75043023753.829.6L1
Philadelphia Yellow Jackets 430.57126616938.024.0L2
Central Penn Capitals 440.50037333846.642.3W3
Chicago Blitz 330.50023717039.528.3L1
Triangle Torch 340.42929235941.751.3L2
Winston Wildcats 350.37513930017.437.5W3
Maryland Eagles020.000191169.558.0L2
Northern Kentucky Nightmare 050.00011623623.247.2L5

2016 roster

2016 Winston Wildcats roster
Quarterbacks
  •  1Darius Coleman
  • 11Torrie Walker

Running backs

  • Currently vacant

Wide receivers

  • 15Anthony Boggans
  •  3Jay Smith
  • 28 C. J. Tarver
  • 12Antwan Thorpe
Offensive linemen
  • 56LaVance Ginyard
  • 52Harvey Oliver
  • 90John Uqdan

Defensive linemen

  • 99Chase Blackburn
  •  9Maurice Gibbs
  • 54Kevin Jones
  • 57C. J. Montgomery
Linebackers
  • 44Raphael King
  • 33Aaron Massey
  •  2Ricky Taylor

Defensive backs

  • 25Lamarcus Bond
  • 36Donnie Bryant
  • 36Lawyer Montgomery
  • 21Terrance Moore

Kickers

  • 18Sonny Powell
Injured reserve
  • Currently vacant

Exempt list

  • Currently vacant
  • Rookies in italics
  • Roster updated April 5, 2016
  • 21 Active, 0 Inactive

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