Augusta Spartans
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The Augusta Colts were a professional indoor football team based in Augusta, Georgia
. The team plays their home games at the James Brown Arena.
The Colts originally began in 2006 as the Augusta Spartans of the American Indoor Football League. After a mediocre season, they played in the World Indoor Football League
in 2007. During the year, the Spartans went 8–6, defeated the Osceola Ghostriders in the opening round of the playoffs, and won the World Indoor Bowl over the Columbus Lions
.
Also, WR Marvin Stone was named the 2007 league MVP and received the Javan Camon Award.
http://www.wifl.us/recent-news/537/augusta_s_marvin_stone_receives_javan_camon_mvp_award
For the 2008, the team moved back to the renamed American Indoor Football Association and renamed themselves the Augusta Colts.
In a press release, it was announced that the Colts would sit out the 2009 season, yet return for the 2010 season.
Another press release since then reported that for the 2010 season, the Colts will play in the Southern Indoor Football League
.
On November 16, 2009, Erick Moore, a businessman from Atlanta and a group of former and current NFL players held a press conference with john Sisson saying that they had purchased the team. However on December 5, 2009 the deal could not be reached and Moore and his group deciding to start a new team in Augusta as a member of the SIFL. The Colts have now suspended operations indefinitely.
| colspan="6" align="center" | Augusta Spartans (AIFL)
|-
|2006 || 5 || 9 || 0 || 6th Southern || --
|-
| colspan="6" align="center" | Augusta Spartans (WIFL)
|-
|2007 || 8 || 6 || 0 || 2nd League || Won Opening Round (Osceola)
Won World Indoor Bowl I (Columbus
)
|-
| colspan="6" align="center" | Augusta Colts (AIFA)
|-
|2008 || 7 || 7 || 0 || 3rd WC Southern || --
|-
!Totals || 22 || 22 || 0
|colspan="2"| (including playoffs)
Augusta, Georgia
Augusta is a consolidated city in the U.S. state of Georgia, located along the Savannah River. As of the 2010 census, the Augusta–Richmond County population was 195,844 not counting the unconsolidated cities of Hephzibah and Blythe.Augusta is the principal city of the Augusta-Richmond County...
. The team plays their home games at the James Brown Arena.
The Colts originally began in 2006 as the Augusta Spartans of the American Indoor Football League. After a mediocre season, they played in the World Indoor Football League
World Indoor Football League (2007)
The World Indoor Football League was an indoor football league founded by Harry Pierce, owner of the Rome Renegades and Raleigh Rebels of the American Indoor Football League...
in 2007. During the year, the Spartans went 8–6, defeated the Osceola Ghostriders in the opening round of the playoffs, and won the World Indoor Bowl over the Columbus Lions
Columbus Lions
The Columbus Lions are an indoor football team of the Professional Indoor Football League. Based in Columbus, Georgia, the Lions play their home games at the Columbus Civic Center...
.
Also, WR Marvin Stone was named the 2007 league MVP and received the Javan Camon Award.
http://www.wifl.us/recent-news/537/augusta_s_marvin_stone_receives_javan_camon_mvp_award
For the 2008, the team moved back to the renamed American Indoor Football Association and renamed themselves the Augusta Colts.
In a press release, it was announced that the Colts would sit out the 2009 season, yet return for the 2010 season.
Another press release since then reported that for the 2010 season, the Colts will play in the Southern Indoor Football League
Southern Indoor Football League
The Southern Indoor Football League 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...
.
On November 16, 2009, Erick Moore, a businessman from Atlanta and a group of former and current NFL players held a press conference with john Sisson saying that they had purchased the team. However on December 5, 2009 the deal could not be reached and Moore and his group deciding to start a new team in Augusta as a member of the SIFL. The Colts have now suspended operations indefinitely.
Season-By-Season
|-| colspan="6" align="center" | Augusta Spartans (AIFL)
|-
|2006 || 5 || 9 || 0 || 6th Southern || --
|-
| colspan="6" align="center" | Augusta Spartans (WIFL)
|-
|2007 || 8 || 6 || 0 || 2nd League || Won Opening Round (Osceola)
Won World Indoor Bowl I (Columbus
Columbus Lions
The Columbus Lions are an indoor football team of the Professional Indoor Football League. Based in Columbus, Georgia, the Lions play their home games at the Columbus Civic Center...
)
|-
| colspan="6" align="center" | Augusta Colts (AIFA)
|-
|2008 || 7 || 7 || 0 || 3rd WC Southern || --
|-
!Totals || 22 || 22 || 0
|colspan="2"| (including playoffs)
External links
- Official website
- Augusta Colts' Myspace page
- Colts' 2008 Stats
- Spartans change to the Colts — The Aiken Standard