The Northern Kentucky Nightmare was a professional indoor football team based in Highland Heights, Kentucky and were members of American Indoor Football that began play in the 2016 season. The Nightmare, who were nominally a replacement for the Northern Kentucky River Monsters (a team that had played in various indoor leagues during the early 2010s), played all their games on the road during the 2016 season.[1][2] Following the 2016 season, the AIF ceased operations, and the Nightmare were left without a league. In September 2016, owner W. Leland Bennett III was listed as the owner of another proposed Northern Kentucky indoor football team in negotiations with joining the new Arena Developmental League, but were later removed from the league in November.
| Northern Kentucky Nightmare | |
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| Established 2016 Folded 2016 Played in Highland Heights, Kentucky | |
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| League/conference affiliations | |
| American Indoor Football (2016) | |
Current uniform | |
| Team colors | Light blue, black, white |
| Personnel | |
| Owner(s) | W. Leland Bennett III Kyle Hogan |
| Head coach | Mike Goodpaster |
| Team history | |
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| Championships | |
| League championships (0) | |
| Conference championships (0) | |
| Division championships (0) | |
Final roster
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Kickers
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Injured reserve
Transfer list
Refuse to report
rookies in italics | |||
Staff
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Front office
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Statistics and records
editSeason record
edit| Season | League | Division | Regular season | Postseason results | |||
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| Finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | ||||
| 2016 | AIF | Northern | 10th | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
Head coaches' records
edit| Name | Term | Regular season | Playoffs | Awards | ||||
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| W | L | T | Win% | W | L | |||
| Mike Goodpaster | 2016 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | — | — | |
2016 season
edit- Key
Win Tie Loss Bye
Regular season
editAll start times were local to home team
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | |
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| Score | Record | ||||||
| 1 | Saturday | February 27 | 7:05pm | at River City Raiders | L 6–47[3] | 0–1 | Family Arena |
| 2 | BYE | ||||||
| 3 | Sunday | March 13 | 7:00pm | at Chicago Blitz | L 22–33 | 0–2 | Odeum Expo Center |
| 4 | Sunday | March 20 | 7:05pm | at West Michigan Ironmen | L 37–65 | 0–3 | L. C. Walker Arena |
| 5 | BYE | ||||||
| 6 | BYE | ||||||
| 7 | Saturday | April 9 | 7:05pm | at Chicago Blitz | L 24–36 | 0–4 | Odeum Expo Center |
| 8 | BYE | ||||||
| 9 | BYE | ||||||
| 10 | Saturday | April 30 | 7:00pm | at West Michigan Ironmen | L 27–55[4] | 0–5 | L. C. Walker Arena |
| 11 | Sunday | May 8 | 3:05pm | at River City Raiders | Cancelled | Family Arena | |
| 12 | BYE | ||||||
| 13 | BYE | ||||||
| 14 | BYE | ||||||
Standings
edit| Team | W | L | PCT |
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| y – West Michigan Ironmen | 6 | 1 | .857 |
| x – River City Raiders | 6 | 1 | .857 |
| x – Lehigh Valley Steelhawks | 6 | 2 | .750 |
| Philadelphia Yellow Jackets | 4 | 3 | .571 |
| Central Penn Capitals | 4 | 4 | .500 |
| Chicago Blitz | 3 | 3 | .500 |
| Triangle Torch | 3 | 4 | .429 |
| Winston Wildcats | 3 | 5 | .375 |
| Maryland Eagles | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Northern Kentucky Nightmare | 0 | 5 | .000 |
References
edit- ^ "American Indoor Football Expansion Team Named". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. February 23, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
- ^ Andy Foltz (March 9, 2016). "Northern Kentucky Nightmare hope to make an impact in first year of arena football; aim for playoffs". www.nkytribune.com. Northern Kentucky Tribune. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
- ^ Andy Foltz (March 9, 2016). "Northern Kentucky Nightmare hope to make an impact in first year of arena football; aim for playoffs". www.nkytribune.com. Northern Kentucky Tribune. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
- ^ Mark Opfermann (May 1, 2016). "West Michigan Ironmen pick up arena football win". www.mlive.com. MLive Media Group. Retrieved May 4, 2016.