The Rio Grande Valley Magic were a professional indoor football team based in Hidalgo, Texas. The Magic were charter members of the Lone Star Football League (LSFL) in 2012, after playing as an expansion team in the Southern Indoor Football League (SIFL) in 2011. The Magic played their home games at the State Farm Arena.
| Rio Grande Valley Magic | |
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| Established 2010 Folded 2012 Played in Hidalgo, Texas at the State Farm Arena | |
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| League/conference affiliations | |
| Southern Indoor Football League (2011) Lone Star Football League (2012) | |
Current uniform | |
| Team colors | Royal Blue, Sky Blue, Silver |
| Personnel | |
| Owner(s) | Chad Dittman Joe Kramer |
| Head coach | Schuyler Anderson |
| Team history | |
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| Championships | |
| League championships (0) | |
| Conference championships (0) | |
| Division championships (0) | |
| Playoff appearances (2) | |
| 2011, 2012 | |
| Home arena(s) | |
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History
editIn July 2010, team owner Chad Dittman announced that he would be bringing an expansion team of the Southern Indoor Football League (SIFL) to Rio Grande Valley.[1] On August 19, 2010, Dittman announced the team's nickname would be the Magic and that the team would be coached by former NFL quarterback, John Fourcade.[2]
Head coaches
edit| Name | Term | Regular season | Playoffs | Awards | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | Win% | W | L | |||
| John Fourcade | 2011 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 0 | 1 | |
| Schuyler Anderson | 2012 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 1 | 1 | |
Season-by-season results
edit| League Champions | Conference Champions | Division Champions | Wild Card Berth | League Leader |
| Season | Team | League | Conference | Division | Regular season | Postseason results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | ||||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | SIFL | Western | Southwest | 3rd | 6 | 6 | 0 | Lost Wild Card 62–65 (Houston) | ||
| 2012 | 2012 | LSFL | 3rd | 6 | 6 | 0 | Won Semifinal 50–47 (Laredo) Lost Lone Star Bowl I 40–62 (Amarillo) | ||||
| Totals | 12 | 12 | 0 | All-time regular season record (2011–2012) | |||||||
| 1 | 2 | - | All-time postseason record (2011–2012) | ||||||||
| 13 | 14 | 0 | All-time regular season and postseason record (2011–2012) | ||||||||
Players
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References
edit- ^ David Hinojosa (July 29, 2010). "Indoor football officially returns to RGV". www.themonitor.com. The Monitor. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ Brian Sandalow (August 20, 2010). "Former NFL QB Fourcade to lead newly-named Magic". www.themonitor.com. The Monitor. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
External links
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