Buffalo Lightning (indoor football)

Buffalo Lightning
Founded 2014
Folded 2015
League AIF (2015)
Independent (2016)
Team history Buffalo Lightning (2015–present)
Based in Irving, New York
Arena Cattaraugus Community Center
Colors Navy, Gold, White
              
Owner(s) John Augustine
Bob Guenther
Head coach Mook Zimmerman
Championships (0)
Conference titles (0)
Playoff berths (0)
Website BuffaloLightning.com

The Buffalo Lightning is a professional indoor football team based in Buffalo, New York. The Lightning are, as of 2016, an independent squad. The club was established in 2014 as an expansion team in American Indoor Football for the 2015 season.

History

In April, 2014, it was announced that American Indoor Football would be coming to the Buffalo, New York market.[1][2] John Augustine, a longtime figure associated with the semi-professional Buffalo Gladiators of the Northeastern Football Alliance, is leading the Lightning (the team was initially identified as the “Gladiators” in the earliest mentions, but that team name was removed and eventually replaced by Lightning well before the 2015 season). On March 2, 2015, the team announced that the Cattaraugus Community Center, a Seneca Nation-owned facility primarily used for box lacrosse and located on the Cattaraugus Reservation in Irving, New York, 30 miles south of Buffalo, would be their home venue for the 2015 season.

The Lightning jumped to the Supreme Indoor Football for the 2016 season.[3] The league abruptly broke down in winter 2016 before it began play; the Lightning still intend on playing a 2016 season, against teams being assembled as the year progresses. The Lightning's season began April 30, 2016.

Some time after the 2016 season, the team's Webmaster lost contact with the team after failing to get payment for his services and left a disparaging (and misspelled) manifesto mocking the team's management on their Web site.

Players of note

Current roster

Buffalo Lightning roster
Quarterbacks
  • Currently vacant

Running Backs

  • Currently vacant

Wide Receivers

  • -- Darrik Bloomfield
  • -- Marshawn Slaughter
Offensive Linemen
  • currently vacant

Defensive Linemen

  • Currently vacant
 Linebackers
  • Currently vacant

Defensive Backs

  • -- Bradley Augustin

Kickers

  • Currently vacant
 Injured Reserve
  • currently vacant

Exempt List

  • currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated September 17, 2015
0 Active, 0 Inactive

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All-League players

The following Lightning players have been named to All-League Teams:

Coaches of note

Head Coaches

Note: Statistics are correct through week 1 of the 2016 season.

Name Term Regular Season Playoffs Awards
W L T Win% W L
Willie Burnett 2015 1 7 0 .125 0 0
Mook"Hollywood" Zimmerman 2016-present 5 0 0 1.000 0 0

Statistics and records

Season-by-season results

Note: The Finish, Wins, Losses, and Ties columns list regular season results and exclude any postseason play.

League Champions Conference Champions Division Champions Wild Card Berth League Leader
Season Team League Conference Division Regular season Postseason Results
Finish Wins Losses Ties
2015 2015 AIF 7th 1 7 0
2016* 2016 IND N/A 4 0 0
Totals 5 7 0 All-time regular season record (2015)
0 0 - All-time postseason record (2015)
5 7 0 All-time regular season and postseason record (2015)

* Season currently in progress

2016 season results

All games listed are home games.

Games were also scheduled for May 14, and June 4, 13 and 23. No opponents were found for those dates and those games were assumed to be cancelled.

References

  1. ↑ "AIF to Buffalo". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. April 28, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
  2. ↑ Cody Butzin (March 17, 2015). "Saginaw Sting playing in national indoor football league with pro talent in 2015". www.mlive.com. MLive Media Group. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Buffalo Lightning Bolts into Supreme Indoor Football". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. December 15, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  4. 1 2 http://www.oleantimesherald.com/sports/columnists/grove-and-rinko-receiving-major-grid-opportunities/article_df85e8c4-1982-11e6-b8a7-e7ccd9dc606a.html

External links

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