Wichita Falls Nighthawks

Wichita Falls Nighthawks
Current season
Established 2012
Play in Kay Yeager Coliseum
in Wichita Falls, Texas
WFNighthawks.com
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League/conference affiliations

Professional American Football League (outdoor, 2013)
Indoor Football League (2015–present)

  • United Conference (2015–present)
Team colors Black, Gold, Silver, White
                   
Mascot Swoop
Personnel
Owner(s) Drew Carnes
President Drew Carnes
Head coach Billy Back
Team history
  • Wichita Falls Nighthawks (2012–present)
Championships
League championships (2)
PAFL: 2013
GoFL: 2014
IFL: 0
Conference championships (0)
0
Division championships (0)
0
Playoff appearances (1)
2016
Home arena(s)

The Wichita Falls Nighthawks are an American professional indoor football team based out of Wichita Falls, Texas. They play their home games at Kay Yeager Coliseum and joined the Indoor Football League in August 2014.[1]

The franchise started as an American football team that played in different leagues as a minor league team before joining the IFL. Their outdoor home was Memorial Stadium in Wichita Falls.

History

The Nighthawks were founded in October 2012 as an outdoor football team by Jerry and Michelle Hughes. They played minor league football and won championships in two separate leagues. However, financial struggles forced the Hughes to sell the team. [2] They sold the team to Drew Carnes in the summer of 2014. Carnes' intention was to turn the franchise into an indoor football team. On August 25, 2014, the Nighthawks became official members of the Indoor Football League, the top indoor league in the country alongside the Arena Football League.[3] On August 26, 2015, James Kerwin was released as the Nighthawks head coach after posting an 4-10 record his first season with the team.[4]

On October 2, 2015, the Nighthawks officially announced that they had hired Billy Back to replace Kerwin. Back had previously been the head coach for the Nashville Venom, where he guided the Venom to a 2014 Professional Indoor Football League championship.[5]

Notable players

Current roster

Wichita Falls Nighthawks roster
Quarterbacks
  •  1 Charles McCullum

Running Backs

  • -- Angelo Pease
  • -- Chris Perry
  •  3 Tyler Williams

Wide Receivers

  • -- Phillip Barnett
  • -- Khiry Draine
  • -- Troy Evans
  • -- Blake Jackson
  •  4 Jordan Jolly
  • 10 Tyron Laughinghouse
  • -- Anthony Stevenson
  • -- Josh Stewart
Offensive Linemen
  • 75 Jarve Dean
  • -- Warren Dent
  • 72 Antonio Foster
  • 61 Clint Marsh
  • -- Jordan Mosely
  • -- Nathaniel Ryan

Defensive Linemen

  • -- Kewan Alford
  • -- Dyron Dye
  • -- Deantre Harlan
  • -- Terrance Lloyd
  • -- Ty McKinney
  • -- Toni Pulu
  • 77 Walter Thomas
Linebackers
  • -- Simon Poti
  • -- Christian Russell

Defensive Backs

  • -- Michael Carter
  • -- Boubacar Cissoko
  • -- Christian Dukes
  • -- Bre Ford
  • -- Michael Green
  • -- JaJuan Harley
  • -- Chris Parks
  • -- Rashard Smith
  •  7 Kenny Veal
  • -- Kenny Walton

Kickers

  • 12 Rockne Belmonte
Injury Reserve
  • Currently vacant

Transfer

  • -- Joe Craig WR
  • -- Josh Francis LB

Refused to Report

  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated December 9, 2016
38 Active, 2 Inactive

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All-League selections

Coaches

Head Coaches

Name Term Regular Season Playoffs Awards
W L T Win% W L
James Kerwin 2015 4 10 0 .286 0 0
Billy Back 2016–present 11 5 0 .688 0 1 IFL Coach of the Year (2016)

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 IFL Intense 5th 4 10 0
2016 2016 IFL United 3rd 11 5 0 Lost United Conference Wild Card 66-36 vs. Cedar Rapids
Totals 15 15 0 All-time regular season record (2015–2016)
0 1 - All-time postseason record (2015–2016)
15 16 0 All-time regular season and postseason record (2015–2016)

References

  1. ↑ Wichita Falls Nighthawks Officially Join IFL – Indoor Football League, Chris Koetter, NewsTalk 1290.com, August 26, 2014
  2. ↑ Nighthawks' future in doubt, Jonathan Hull, Times Record News, July 5, 2014
  3. ↑ "Wichita Falls Nighthawks Join the IFL". Indoor Football League. August 26, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Nighthawks Part Ways With Head Coach". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. September 1, 2015. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Nighthawks hire Back as new head coach". www.timesrecordnews.com. Times Recorder News. October 2, 2015. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
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