Tennessee Rail Runners
Encyclopedia
The Tennessee Rail Runners are a professional indoor football team due to begin play in the Ultimate Indoor Football League
for its 2012 season. Based in East Ridge, Tennessee
(a suburb of Chattanooga
), the Rail Runners will play their home games at Camp Jordan Arena
as a member of the UIFL's new South Division, joining the Rome Rampage, Florida Tarpons
, Mississippi Hound Dogs
, Carolina Aviators
, and Lakeland Raiders
as well as the existing Eastern Kentucky Drillers and Huntington Hammer.
The Rail Runners are the second indoor football team to play in East Ridge, following the Tennessee River Sharks
which only played the 2006 season
of the National Indoor Football League
before folding.
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 2012 season. Based in East Ridge, Tennessee
East Ridge, Tennessee
East Ridge is a city in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 20,979. East Ridge is bordered by Chattanooga to the west, north and east, and the Georgia state line to the south. It is part of the Chattanooga, TN–GA Metropolitan Statistical...
(a suburb of Chattanooga
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Chattanooga is the fourth-largest city in the US state of Tennessee , with a population of 169,887. It is the seat of Hamilton County...
), the Rail Runners will play their home games at Camp Jordan Arena
Camp Jordan Arena
The Camp Jordan Arena is a 4,000-seat multi-purpose arena in East Ridge, Tennessee built in 1993. Formerly home to the Tennessee River Sharks of the National Indoor Football League, starting in 2012 will be home to the Tennessee Rail Runners of the Ultimate Indoor Football League....
as a member of the UIFL's new South Division, joining the Rome Rampage, Florida Tarpons
Florida Tarpons
The Florida Tarpons are a professional indoor football team based in Estero, Florida. They are set to begin play in the Ultimate Indoor Football League for the 2012 season. They will play their home games at Germain Arena....
, Mississippi Hound Dogs
Mississippi Hound Dogs
The Mississippi Hound Dogs is a professional indoor football team due to begin play in the Ultimate Indoor Football League for its 2012 season...
, Carolina Aviators
Carolina Aviators
The Carolina Aviators are a professional indoor football team set to begin play in the Ultimate Indoor Football League for its 2012 season. The Aviators are based in Raleigh, North Carolina, with home games to be played at the Dorton Arena...
, and Lakeland Raiders
Lakeland Raiders
The Lakeland Raiders are a professional indoor football team due to begin play in the Ultimate Indoor Football League for its 2012 season. The Raiders are based in Lakeland, Florida, with home games to be played at the Lakeland Center....
as well as the existing Eastern Kentucky Drillers and Huntington Hammer.
The Rail Runners are the second indoor football team to play in East Ridge, following the Tennessee River Sharks
Tennessee River Sharks
The Tennessee River Sharks are a defunct professional indoor football team based out of East Ridge, Tennessee, a suburb of Chattanooga. They are a member of the National Indoor Football League . They played their home games at Camp Jordan Arena....
which only played the 2006 season
2006 National Indoor Football League season
The 2006 National Indoor Football League season was the fifth season of the National Indoor Football League. The league champions were the Billings Outlaws, who defeated the Fayetteville Guard in Indoor Bowl VI.-Standings:...
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...
before folding.
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 | Carolina Aviators Carolina Aviators The Carolina Aviators are a professional indoor football team set to begin play in the Ultimate Indoor Football League for its 2012 season. The Aviators are based in Raleigh, North Carolina, with home games to be played at the Dorton Arena... |
Away | |
| March 10 | Huntington Hammer | Home | |
| March 17 | Huntington Hammer | Away | |
| April 7 | Eastern Kentucky Drillers | Home | |
| April 14 | Carolina Aviators | Away | |
| April 21 | Huntington Hammer | Away | |
| April 28 | Eastern Kentucky Drillers | Home | |
| May 5 | Carolina Aviators | Home | |
| May 12 | Carolina Aviators | Home | |
| May 19 | Mississippi Hound Dogs Mississippi Hound Dogs The Mississippi Hound Dogs is a professional indoor football team due to begin play in the Ultimate Indoor Football League for its 2012 season... |
Home | |
| May 26 | Lakeland Raiders Lakeland Raiders The Lakeland Raiders are a professional indoor football team due to begin play in the Ultimate Indoor Football League for its 2012 season. The Raiders are based in Lakeland, Florida, with home games to be played at the Lakeland Center.... |
Away | |
| June 2 | Rome Rampage | Home | |
| June 9 | Florida Tarpons Florida Tarpons The Florida Tarpons are a professional indoor football team based in Estero, Florida. They are set to begin play in the Ultimate Indoor Football League for the 2012 season. They will play their home games at Germain Arena.... |
Away | |
| June 16 | Eastern Kentucky Drillers | Away |