Rome Renegades
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| Founded | 2002 |
| Folded | 2006 |
| Arena | Forum Civic Center Forum Civic Center The Forum Civic Center is a multi-purpose arena and convention center in Rome, Georgia, USA. It seats 2,140 for arena football, up to 3,116 for other sporting events and up to 3,932 for concerts. For trade shows it can accommodate 21,000 square feet of space... |
| Based in | Rome, Georgia Rome, Georgia Located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, Rome is the largest city and the county seat of Floyd County, Georgia, United States. It is the principal city of the Rome, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Floyd County... |
| Colors | Silver and black |
| League | |
| Head coach | David Humphreys |
| President of Football Operations | |
The Rome Renegades were a professional indoor football team, based out of Rome, Georgia. The Renegades played their home games at Forum Civic Center
Forum Civic Center
The Forum Civic Center is a multi-purpose arena and convention center in Rome, Georgia, USA. It seats 2,140 for arena football, up to 3,116 for other sporting events and up to 3,932 for concerts. For trade shows it can accommodate 21,000 square feet of space...
. They began as a 2002 expansion member of the National Indoor Football League
National Indoor Football League
National Indoor Football League was a professional indoor football league in the United States. For their first six years, the league had teams in markets not covered by either the Arena Football League or its developmental league, af2, however, that changed briefly with their expansion into AFL...
, as the Oklahoma Crude. After three unsuccessful seasons, they moved to Rome, Georgia
Rome, Georgia
Located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, Rome is the largest city and the county seat of Floyd County, Georgia, United States. It is the principal city of the Rome, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Floyd County...
in late 2004 and became the Renegades. During their only NIFL season as the Renegades, they went 7-7 and got into the playoffs as a wildcard. In the playoffs, they won their Conference Quarterfinal game against the Lakeland Thunderbolts
Lakeland Thunderbolts
The Lakeland Thunderbolts are a professional indoor football team. They are a member of the American Indoor Football Association. They play their home games at the Lakeland Center.- History :...
53-7. Then, they won their Conference Semi-Final game against the Montgomery Maulers
Montgomery Bears
The Montgomery Bears were a professional indoor football team that played their home games at the Garrett Coliseum in Montgomery, Alabama. They are a member of the American Indoor Football Association. The team began play as the Montgomery Maulers of the National Indoor Football League and won the...
47-31. Afterwards, the won the Atlantic Conference Championship Game against the Cincinnati Marshals 51-41. Unfortunately, they fell in Indoor Bowl V to the Tri-Cities Fever
Tri-Cities Fever
The Tri-Cities Fever are a professional indoor football team in the Indoor Football League. Their first season was in 2005 as an expansion member of the National Indoor Football League. Though they represent the entire Tri-Cities region, they play their home games exclusively at the Toyota Center...
47-31. In September 2005, they announced their departure for the American Indoor Football League. In their first (and only) season in the AIFL, they ended up 12-2, beating the Richmond Bandits
Richmond Bandits
The Richmond Bandits were an indoor football team. They were a charter member of the American Indoor Football League. In 2005, the Bandits defeated the Erie Freeze to win the AIFL's first-ever American Bowl, completing the year with a combined record of 11-1...
for the best record in the Southern Conference. In the opening round of the 2006 AIFL Playoffs, they won over the newly formed Chattahoochee Valley Vipers
Chattahoochee Valley Vipers
There are two teams that go by the Chattahoochee Valley Vipers. The current team is an expansion semi-professional football team based in Phenix City, Alabama and are a member of the United South Football League. The "new" Vipers were created in January 2010...
(the conference's #4 seed) 64-39. Afterwards, they faced the third-seeded Raleigh Rebels
Carolina Bombers
The Carolina Bombers were a professional indoor football team based out of Raleigh, North Carolina. They would have been a charter member of the World Indoor Football League...
in the Southern Conference Championship Game, easily winning 63-14. Unfortunately, despite hosting American Bowl II against the Northern Conference champion Canton Legends
Canton Legends
The Canton Legends was a professional indoor football team based out of Canton, Ohio. They were a charter member of the American Indoor Football Association, which played their first season under the name Atlantic Indoor Football League, and their second season as the American Indoor Football...
, they couldn't hold them down as they fell shy of their very first league title 61-40. After the 2006 season, their owner, Harry Pierce, announced he was forming 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...
, with the Renegades, the Augusta Spartans, the Daytona Beach Thunder, and the Raleigh Rebels
Carolina Bombers
The Carolina Bombers were a professional indoor football team based out of Raleigh, North Carolina. They would have been a charter member of the World Indoor Football League...
- a team also owned by Pierce as charter members. Unfortunately, the Renegades would never have a chance to play in the new league, because on October 16, 2006, it was announced that they would cease operations entirely, along with the Carolina Bombers.http://news.mywebpal.com/partners/680/public/news755248.html
Season-By-Season
|-| colspan="6" align="center" | Oklahoma Crude (NIFL)
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|2002 || 1 || 13 || 0 || 4th Atlantic Southern || --
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|2003 || 2 || 12 || 0 || 5th Atlantic Southern || --
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|2004 || 1 || 11 || 0 || 3rd Pacific Southern || --
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| colspan="6" align="center" | Rome Renegades (NIFL)
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|2005 || 7 || 7 || 0 || 2nd Atlantic Central || Won AC Quarterfinal (Lakeland
Lakeland Thunderbolts
The Lakeland Thunderbolts are a professional indoor football team. They are a member of the American Indoor Football Association. They play their home games at the Lakeland Center.- History :...
)
Won AC Semifinal (M. Maulers
Montgomery Bears
The Montgomery Bears were a professional indoor football team that played their home games at the Garrett Coliseum in Montgomery, Alabama. They are a member of the American Indoor Football Association. The team began play as the Montgomery Maulers of the National Indoor Football League and won the...
)
Won AC Championship (Cincinnati)
Lost Indoor Bowl V (Tri-Cities
Tri-Cities Fever
The Tri-Cities Fever are a professional indoor football team in the Indoor Football League. Their first season was in 2005 as an expansion member of the National Indoor Football League. Though they represent the entire Tri-Cities region, they play their home games exclusively at the Toyota Center...
)
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| colspan="6" align="center" | Rome Renegades (AIFL)
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|2006 || 12 || 2 || 0 || 1st Southern || Won Round 1 (Chattahoochee Valley
Chattahoochee Valley Vipers
There are two teams that go by the Chattahoochee Valley Vipers. The current team is an expansion semi-professional football team based in Phenix City, Alabama and are a member of the United South Football League. The "new" Vipers were created in January 2010...
)
Won SC Championship (Raleigh
Carolina Bombers
The Carolina Bombers were a professional indoor football team based out of Raleigh, North Carolina. They would have been a charter member of the World Indoor Football League...
)
Lost American Bowl II (Canton
Canton Legends
The Canton Legends was a professional indoor football team based out of Canton, Ohio. They were a charter member of the American Indoor Football Association, which played their first season under the name Atlantic Indoor Football League, and their second season as the American Indoor Football...
)
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!Totals || 28 || 47 || 0
|colspan="2"| (including NIFL & AIFL playoffs)
External links
The Radio Broadcast were done by Rome Radio station Q102. Dan Houston, Tony Potts, Jay Matthews, Chad Slone and Doug Walker worked the broadcast.