The Atlanta Vultures were a professional indoor football team and a member of American Indoor Football (AIF) that played part of the 2016 season. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, the Vultures were to play their home games at the Georgia International Convention Center.
| Atlanta Vultures | |
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| Established 2015 Folded 2016 Played in Georgia International Convention Center in Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta Vultures | |
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| League/conference affiliations | |
American Indoor Football (2016)
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Current uniform | |
| Team colors | Charcoal, gray, silver, blue, white |
| Personnel | |
| Owner(s) | Barrington Young Janice Strong |
| President | Barrington Young |
| General manager | Barrington Young |
| Head coach | Cedric Roach |
| Team history | |
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| Championships | |
| League championships (0) | |
| Conference championships (0) | |
| Division championships (0) | |
| Home arena(s) | |
The Vultures are Atlanta's second AIF team, following the Atlanta Sharks who began play in 2014 and folded during the 2015 season.[1]
The Vultures ran into operational issues when they found their home arena lacked quality playing turf. The Vultures would end up cancelling all home games and played three road games during the season, winning two of the three games. However, after winning the third game against the Savannah Steam on April 17, the AIF ruled that the Vultures had played the game using illegal players and reversed the score of the game (essentially making it a forfeit). The Vultures folded and took down their website later that week.[2]
Roster
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Kickers
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Injured reserve
Exempt list
Practice squad
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Staff
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Front office
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Head coach
Assistant coaches
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Statistics and records
editSeason results
edit| Season | League | Division | Regular season | Postseason results | |||
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| Finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | ||||
| 2016 | AIF | Southern | folded | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
Head coaches' records
edit| Name | Term | Regular Season | Playoffs | Awards | ||||
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| W | L | T | Win% | W | L | |||
| Cedric Roach | 2016 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | — | — | |
2016 season
edit| 2016 Atlanta Vultures season | |
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| Owner | Barrington Young Janice Strong |
| General manager | Barrington Young |
| Head coach | Cedric Roach |
| Home field | Georgia International Convention Center 2000 Convention Center Concourse Atlanta, GA 30337 |
| Results | |
| Record | 1–5 |
| Division place | 7th |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Key: Win Tie Loss Bye
Exhibition
editAll start times were local to home team
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | |
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| Score | Record | ||||||
| 1 | Sunday | March 6 | 3:05pm | at West Michigan Ironmen | L 29–63 | 0–1 | L. C. Walker Arena |
| 2 | Sunday | May 22 | 7:05pm | South Carolina Ravens | Georgia International Convention Center | ||
Regular season
editAll start times were local to home team
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | |
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| Score | Record | ||||||
| 1 | BYE | ||||||
| 2 | BYE | ||||||
| 3 | BYE | ||||||
| 4 | Sunday | March 20 | 4:00pm | Savannah Steam | Cancelled | Georgia International Convention Center | |
| 5 | Saturday | March 26 | 7:00pm | at Georgia Firebirds | W 40–38[3] | 1–0 | Albany Civic Center |
| 6 | Sunday | April 3 | 7:05pm | Florida Tarpons | Cancelled | Georgia International Convention Center | |
| 7 | Saturday | April 9 | 7:05pm | at Columbus Lions | L 8–65[4] | 1–1 | Columbus Civic Center |
| 8 | Sunday | April 17 | 7:05pm | at Savannah Steam | L 19–32[a] | 1–2 | Savannah Civic Center |
| 9 | BYE | ||||||
- ^ The Atlanta Vultures actually won this game 32–19, however, the AIF ruled they had used illegal players and reversed the score instead of just changing the game to a forfeit. The Vultures would fold later that week. Remaining games were all considered 0–2 losses by forfeit in the AIF standings
Standings
edit| Team | W | L | PCT |
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| y – Columbus Lions | 8 | 0 | 1.000 |
| x – Florida Tarpons | 7 | 1 | .875 |
| x – Myrtle Beach Freedom | 4 | 4 | .500 |
| x – Savannah Steam | 3 | 5 | .375 |
| Georgia Firebirds | 3 | 5 | .375 |
| Central Florida Jaguars | 2 | 6 | .250 |
| Atlanta Vultures | 1 | 7 | .125 |
References
edit- ^ "Atlanta Vultures to Take Flight in 2016". American Indoor Football. June 23, 2015. Archived from the original on October 3, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
- ^ "Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report". OurSports Central. May 2, 2016.
- ^ Time Morse (March 26, 2016). "Georgia Firebirds show improvement but fall 40-38". www.albanyhearald.com. Albany Herald. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
- ^ Dana Barker (April 9, 2016). "Columbus Lions remain undefeated with rout of Atlanta". www.ledger-enquirer.com. Ledger-Enquirer. Retrieved April 12, 2016.