Owensboro Rage

The Owensboro Rage, formerly the Evansville Rage, was a professional indoor football team based in Owensboro, Kentucky. The team was a member of the Continental Indoor Football League. The Rage joined the CIFL in 2012 as an expansion team. The Rage were the first indoor football team to be based in Owensboro. The Rage were founded in 2011 by David Reed. Reed stepped down as President and General Manager in March 2012 due to lack of funds. In 2013 the owner of the Rage became Melissa Logsdon. The Rage played their home games at The Next Level Sports Facility.

Owensboro Rage
Established 2011 Folded 2013 Played in The Next Level Sports Facility in Owensboro, Kentucky
League/conference affiliations
Continental Indoor Football League (2012–2013)
Current uniform
Team colors	Purple, Black, White
Mascot	Rage
Cheerleaders	Lady Rage
Personnel
Owner(s)	Melissa Logsdon
President	Melissa Logsdon
General manager	James Ratliff
Head coach	Mike Goodpaster
Team history
Evansville Rage (2012) Owensboro Rage (2013)
Championships
League championships (0)
Conference championships (0)
Division championships (0)
Home arena(s)
Swonder Ice Arena (2012) The Next Level Sports Facility (2013)

Franchise history

Play begins: 2012

Main article: 2012 Evansville Rage season

On November 16, 2011 the team announced its intentions to compete as full members of the CIFL for the 2013 season. The Rage also hired their head coach, naming Mike Goodpaster to the position. Goodpaster was most recently the Defensive Coordinator of the Northern Kentucky River Monsters of the Ultimate Indoor Football League. On December 9, 2011 it was announced that the Rage were going become the final expansion team for the 2012 Continental Indoor Football League season, playing their homes games at Swonder Ice Arena. On March 6, 2012, owner and general manager, David Reed, resigned from his duties due to lack of funds. The same day, the Rage announced Eddie Cronin as the team's General Manager. Cronin had been a part of the organization from the start as the defensive coordinator. He continued to keep his position as defensive coordinator. The Rage went on to a 7-3 season, good enough to finish third in the CIFL, but despite this factor, the league decided to shorten the playoffs. This left the Rage and the Port Huron Patriots both out of the playoffs.

2013

Main article: 2013 Owensboro Rage season

On July 13, 2012 Owner and General Manager Eddie Cronin died in an automobile accident. On August 8, 2012, the Rage confirmed that they would continue to be a part of the CIFL again in 2013, with Cronin's fiance, Melissa Logsdon, running the team. The season will be dedicated to Cronin. On September 27, 2012, Logsdon announced that the team would be moving to Owensboro, Kentucky. The Rage also named Kory White as General Manager the same day. After starting off 2-0, the Rage lost three straight games. To help the floundering team, the Rage signed University of Kentucky star Jared Lorenzen to help solidify the quarterback position. Lorenzen helped the Rage instantly by helping the Rage win a close game with the Marion Blue Racers. The Rage received two automatic victories from the folding of the Kane County Dawgs, bringing their record to 5-3, but with two games remaining in the season, the Rage suspended operations due to lack of funds. The Rage forfeited their final two games of the season, making their record 5-5.

Logos and uniforms

The team's logo was introduced in November 2011 when the team announced that they would be playing in 2013. Their logo features the word "Rage" with has a lightning bolt styled font, similar to the style that the Orlando Rage of the XFL used. There is also the word Evansville in the upper left-hand corner.

Final roster

Main article: 2013 Owensboro Rage season

Owensboro Rage roster
Quarterbacks 13 Austin Johnson 22 Jared Lorenzen Running backs 37 John Jackson 20 Kyle Osborne Wide receivers 80 Derek Brown  4 Fred Cromartie 85 Grant Dugan 11 DaMarcus Ganaway  89 Maurice Jones 22 Dray Mason		Offensive linemen 70 Jordan Cook 78 Trent Marlow 59 Ryan Wheat Defensive linemen 47 Justin Blosser 54 Rodney Morris 89 Caleb Brown  9 Anthony Rouba		Linebackers 38 Blake Harris  2 David James  5 Quadarius Wallace Defensive backs 21 Ray Everhart  3 Gilbert E. Johnson 24 Hakim Thomas Kickers  6 Brian Jessen		Injured reserve currently vacant Exempt list currently vacant Practice squad currently vacant rookies in italics Roster updated January 28, 2013 24 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS

Head coaches

Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the 2013 CIFL season.

Name	Term	Regular Season				Playoffs		Awards
		W	L	T	Win%	W	L
Mike Goodpaster	2012-2013	12	8	0	.600	0	0

Coaching staff

Owensboro Rage staff
	Front office Owner – Melissa Logsdon General manager – Kory White Director of football operations – Mike Goodpaster Director of marketing and sponsorship – Director of media relations – Chris Cooke Director of social media – Director of ticket & sales marketing – Dance team coordinator –			Head coach Head coach – Mike Goodpaster Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Brian Schmidt Running Backs - Dan Grass Offensive line – Trent Marlow Wide Receivers - Dan Grass Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Mike Goodpaster Linebackers/Secondary - Tony Bass Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Jermaine Finger

Season-by-season results

League Champions

Conference Champions

Division Champions

Wild Card Berth

League Leader

Season	Team	League	Conference	Division	Regular season				Postseason results
					Finish	Wins	Losses	Ties
2012	2012	CIFL			3rd	7	3	0
2013	2013	CIFL			8th	5	5	0
Totals						12	8	0	All-time regular season record (2012-2013)
						0	0	-	All-time postseason record (2012-2013)
						12	8	0	All-time regular season and postseason record (2012-2013)

External links

• Owensboro Rage website