Northern Kentucky River Monsters
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The Muncie River Monsters are a professional indoor football team in the Continental Indoor Football League. Based in Muncie, Indiana
, the River Monsters plan to announce their home venue in the coming weeks.
The River Monsters began play as a charter member of the Ultimate Indoor Football League
for its inaugural 2011 season known as the Northern Kentucky River Monsters, spending one season in the UIFL before reaching an agreement with league management to leave. While in Northern Kentucky, the River Monsters were specifically based in Highland Heights, Kentucky
, and played their home games played at The Bank of Kentucky Center. On June 6, 2011, it was announced that the UIFL and the River Monsters mutually agreed to part ways, leaving the team free to join another league. However, the UIFL had a lease agreement with the arena, which hampered the likelihood the River Monsters would play in Highland Heights in 2012. The team had been mentioned as a charter member Stadius Football Association, but that league never got off the ground. On their web show, the Dayton Silverbacks announced the River Monsters would be joining the CIFL, moving to Muncie, and retaining the River Monsters name.
|2011* || 11 || 3 || 0 || 1st UIFL || Lost UIFL semifinals (Saginaw)
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* = Current Standing
Muncie, Indiana
Muncie is a city in Center Township, Delaware County in east central Indiana, best known as the home of Ball State University and the birthplace of the Ball Corporation. It is the principal city of the Muncie, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a population of 118,769...
, the River Monsters plan to announce their home venue in the coming weeks.
The River Monsters began play as a charter member of the Ultimate Indoor Football League
Ultimate Indoor Football League
The Ultimate Indoor Football League is a regional professional indoor football league that began its inaugural season on February 18, 2011.-History:...
for its inaugural 2011 season known as the Northern Kentucky River Monsters, spending one season in the UIFL before reaching an agreement with league management to leave. While in Northern Kentucky, the River Monsters were specifically based in Highland Heights, Kentucky
Highland Heights, Kentucky
Highland Heights is a city in Campbell County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 6,554 at the 2000 census.Highland Heights is home to Northern Kentucky University...
, and played their home games played at The Bank of Kentucky Center. On June 6, 2011, it was announced that the UIFL and the River Monsters mutually agreed to part ways, leaving the team free to join another league. However, the UIFL had a lease agreement with the arena, which hampered the likelihood the River Monsters would play in Highland Heights in 2012. The team had been mentioned as a charter member Stadius Football Association, but that league never got off the ground. On their web show, the Dayton Silverbacks announced the River Monsters would be joining the CIFL, moving to Muncie, and retaining the River Monsters name.
Season-By-Season
|-|2011* || 11 || 3 || 0 || 1st UIFL || Lost UIFL semifinals (Saginaw)
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Regular season schedule
| Date | Opponent | Home Home team In team sports, the term home advantage describes the advantage–usually a psychological advantage–that the home team is said to have over the visiting team as a result of playing in familiar facilities and in front of supportive fans... /Away Home team In team sports, the term home advantage describes the advantage–usually a psychological advantage–that the home team is said to have over the visiting team as a result of playing in familiar facilities and in front of supportive fans... |
Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 25 | Canton Cougars Canton Cougars The Canton Cougars are a professional indoor football team which began play in the Ultimate Indoor Football League for its inaugural 2011 season... |
Away | Won 63-41 |
| March 5 | Johnstown Generals | Away | Won 62-49 |
| March 12 | Eastern Kentucky Drillers | Away | Lost 33-60 |
| March 18 | Johnstown Generals | Home | Won 79-21 |
| March 28 | Canton Cougars | Home | Won 62-53 |
| April 1 | Huntington Hammer | Home | Won 69-40 |
| April 9 | Canton Cougars | Away | Won 78-55 |
| April 16 | Eastern Kentucky Drillers | Home | Won 59-42 |
| April 23 | Saginaw Sting Saginaw Sting The Saginaw Sting are a team in the Continental Indoor Football League that began play as a 2008 expansion franchise in the Continental Indoor Football League and then moved to the Indoor Football League for the 2009 season and then suspended operations after the season... |
Home | Won 64-56 |
| April 30 | Huntington Hammer | Away | Won 44-23 |
| May 6 | Saginaw Sting | Away | Lost 58-63 |
| May 14 | Huntington Hammer | Home | Won 34-28 |
| May 21 | Eastern Kentucky Drillers | Home | Won 54-40 |
| May 28 | Eastern Kentucky Drillers | Away | Lost 43-44 |
Notable Players
- Jared LorenzenJared LorenzenJared Raymond Lorenzen is a former professional football quarterback, who is currently the commissioner of the Ultimate Indoor Football League. He most recently played for the Northern Kentucky River Monsters. He was signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2004...
- QB - Khalil El-AminKhalil El-AminKhalil Hassan El-Amin is an American football player who is currently a free agent of the UIFL.-Early life:The son of Hassan and Evelyn El-Amin, Khalil attended Purcell Marian High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, he was a two-time all-Ohio selection for head coach Tom Stickley's squad, was four-year...
- OL/DL - Thomas McKenzieThomas McKenzieThomas McKenzie is an American football defensive lineman who currently plays for the Marion Blue Racers of the Ultimate Indoor Football League.-Riverside City College:After finished up high school, Thomas attended Riverside City College in Riverside, CA...
- DL