Rock River Raptors 3163775 220905977 2008-06-22T04:17:55Z Rpggamerscott33 7051267 /* 2008 Season Schedule */ (added june 21 game score vs. Kalamazoo) ''This page is for the [[Continental Indoor Football League]] team, for the [[National Premier Soccer League]] team also based in Rockford, see [[Rockford Raptors]]''. {{USFootball team | color1 = black | color2 = #397D02 | logo = RockRiverRaptors.JPG | pixels = 150px | founded = 2005 | league = [[United Indoor Football|UIF]] [[2005]]-[[2007]]<br>[[Continental Indoor Football League|CIFL]] [[2008]]-present | history = Tennessee Valley Raptors [[2005]]<br>Rock River Raptors [[2006]]-present | arena = [[Rockford MetroCentre]] | city = [[Rockford, Illinois|Rockford]], [[Illinois]] | colors = Green, Black, & White | president = Bob Lowe | coach = Dave Jones | championships = 0 | titles = 2 (2006 UIF Central, 2007 UIF East) | cheerleaders = | dancers = Dynomites | mascot = Vinnie }} The '''Rock River Raptors''' are a professional [[indoor football]] team in the [[Continental Indoor Football League]]. The Raptors play at the [[Rockford MetroCentre]]. The franchise was established in 2000 as the [[Tennessee Valley Vipers]], a charter member of [[af2]]. The franchise was based at the [[Von Braun Center]] in Huntsville, Alabama. In 2005, the franchise moved to [[United Indoor Football]] as the '''Tennessee Valley Raptors'''. To accommodate the Vipers' af2 return to Huntsville, team owner [[Art Clarkson]] announced in August 2005 that the franchise would relocate to [[Rockford, Illinois]]. Coincidentally, Rockford was the site of the first-ever Arena Football game in 1986. On October 1, 2007, the Raptors announced they will not play in the UIF in 2008. Eighteen days later, they announced they would move to the CIFL to begin play there for the 2008 season. <ref>[http://www.raptorsuif.com/news.php?function=details&id=144 News from the Rock River Raptors<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The team is not to be confused with the [[Rockford Raptors]], a [[Football (soccer)|soccer]] team also based in Rockford which is a member of the [[National Premier Soccer League]]. == Season-By-Season == {{Start NFL SBS}} |- | colspan="6" align="center" | '''Tennessee Valley Raptors (UIF)''' |- |2005 || 6 || 9 || 0 || 3rd South || Won Round 1 ([[Fort Wayne Freedom|Fort Wayne]])<BR>Lost Semifinals ([[Sioux City Bandits|Sioux City]]) |- | colspan="6" align="center" | '''Rock River Raptors (UIF)''' |- |2006 || 11 || 4 || 0 || 1st Central || Won Round 1 ([[Sioux City Bandits|Sioux City]])<BR>Lost Semifinals ([[Lexington Horsemen|Lexington]]) |- |2007 || 10 || 5 || 0 || 1st East || Lost Round 1 ([[Bloomington Extreme|Bloomington]]) |- | colspan="6" align="center" | '''Rock River Raptors (CIFL)''' |- |*2008 || 7 || 5 || 0 || 2nd Great Lakes West || Won GLD West Finals ([[Chicago Slaughter|Chicago]])<br>Lost GLD Championship ([[Kalamazoo Xplosion|Kalamazoo]]) |- !Totals || 37 || 27 || 0 |colspan="2"| (including playoffs) {{end box}} <nowiki>*</nowiki> = Current Standing [[Image:Raptors.PNG|thumb|left|100 px|Original Rock River Raptors logo]] ==2008 Season Schedule== {| class="wikitable" |- !Date !Opponent ![[Home team|Home]]/[[Home team|Away]] !Result |- |[[March 14]] |[[Kalamazoo Xplosion]] |Away |[[Wiktionary:loss|Lost]] 26-33 ([[Wiktionary:overtime|OT]]))<ref>{{cite news |last=Taft |first=Jay |authorlink= |author= |coauthors= |title=Rockford falls to Xplosion in OT of CIFL opener |url=http://www.rrstar.com/sports/x1438208390 |work= [[Rockford Register Star]] |publisher=[[GateHouse Media]], Inc. |location= |id= |pages= |page= |date= |accessdate=2008-04-28 |language= |quote= |archiveurl= |archivedate= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ciflstats.com/leaguestats/2008/games/kal0314.html |title=Kalamazoo Xplosion 33, Rock River Raptors 26 |accessdate=2008-04-23 |format=html |work=CIFL Statistics }}</ref> |- |[[March 21]] |[[Muskegon Thunder]] |Away |Lost 36-44 |- |[[March 29]] |[[Chicago Slaughter]] |Home |[[Wiktionary:win|Won]] 55-45 |- |[[April 4]] |[[Fort Wayne Freedom]] |Home |Won 64-29 |- |[[April 19]] |[[Fort Wayne Freedom]] |Away |Lost 54-55 |- |[[April 26]] |[[Saginaw Sting]] |Home |Won 51-50<ref>{{cite news | first = | last = | authorlink = | author = | coauthors = | title =Sting fall in final seconds | url = http://www.mlive.com/saginaw/stories/index.ssf?/base/sports-1/1209392416119590.xml&coll=9 | format = xml | work = [[Saginaw News]] | publisher = [[Booth Newspapers]] | location = | id = | pages = | page = | date = 2008-04-28 | accessdate = 2008-05-13 | language = | quote = | archiveurl = | archivedate = }}</ref> |- |[[May 3]] |[[Chicago Slaughter]] |Away |Lost 59-67 |- |[[May 10]] |[[Kalamazoo Xplosion]] |Home |Lost 28-36<ref>{{cite news |last=Taft |first=Jay |authorlink= |author=JAY TAFT |coauthors= |title=Clutch effort lifts Xplosion |url=http://www.mlive.com/kalamazoo/stories/index.ssf?/base/sports-2/121048321291340.xml&coll=7 |format=html |work=[[Kalamazoo Gazette ]] |publisher=[[Booth Newspapers]] |location= |id= |pages= |page= |date=2008-05-18 |accessdate=2008-06-06 |language= |quote= |archiveurl= |archivedate= }}</ref> |- |[[May 17]] |[[Flint Phantoms]] |Home |Won 69-38<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |authorlink= |author= |coauthors= |title=Raptors beat up on Phantoms, 69-38 |url=http://www.wrex.com/Sports/index.php?ID=28952 |format=html |work= |publisher=[[WREX]] |location= |id= |pages= |page= |date=2008-05-18 |accessdate=2008-06-06 |language= |quote= |archiveurl= |archivedate= }}</ref> |- |[[May 23]] |[[Milwaukee Bonecrushers]] |Away |Won 56-3 |- |[[May 31]] |[[Flint Phantoms]] |Away |Won 49-6<ref>{{cite news |last=Nilsen |first=Dan |authorlink= |author= |coauthors= |title=Phantoms fall; players disguntled over non-payments |url=http://www.mlive.com/flint/stories/index.ssf?/base/sports-1/121230301724190.xml&coll=5 |format=html |work= [[Flint Journal]] |publisher= [[Booth Newspapers]] |location= |id= |pages= |page= |date=2008-06-01 |accessdate=2008-06-06 |language= |quote= |archiveurl= |archivedate= }}</ref> |- |[[June 7]] |[[Milwaukee Bonecrushers]] |Home |Won 53-29 |- |[[June 13]] |[[Chicago Slaughter]] (Playoffs) |Away |Won 54-39 |- |[[June 21]] |[[Kalamazoo Xplosion]] (Playoffs) |Away |Lost 42-56 |} ==References== <references /> ==External links== * [http://www.raptorsindoorfootball.com Raptors website] * [http://www.qkstats.net/UIF/2005stats/TNV.HTM Raptors' 2005 Stats] * [http://www.qkstats.net/UIF/2006stats/RRR.HTM Raptors' 2006 Stats] * [http://www.qkstats.net/UIF/2007/rrr.htm Raptors' 2007 Stats] * [http://www.rockriverfootball.com Raptors' Photos] {{CIFL}} {{Illinois Sports}} [[Category:Sports in Illinois]] [[Category:Continental Indoor Football League teams]] [[Category:Rockford, Illinois]]