The Rio Valley Grande Sol were a professional indoor football team based in Hidalgo, Texas. They were members of the X-League Indoor Football (XLIF) in their final season. The Sol played their home games at the State Farm Arena. They were founded in 2014 as members of the Lone Star Football League but withdrew their team from the league after being taken out of the championship game unfairly after their inaugural regular season.
| Founded | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Folded | 2015 |
| League | Lone Star Football League (2014) X-League Indoor Football (2015) |
| Team history | Rio Grande Valley Sol (2014–2015) |
| Based in | Hidalgo, Texas |
| Arena | State Farm Arena |
| Colors | Blue, Orange, Tan, White |
| Owner | Jennifer Andrews |
| Head coach | Bennie King |
| Championships | (0) |
| Division titles | (0) |
| Playoff berths | (0) |
| Dancers | Sol Dancers |
The Sol were the third indoor football team to call Hidalgo home, following the Rio Grande Valley Dorados which played in af2 from 2004 to 2009. The second was the Rio Grande Valley Magic, which played in the Southern Indoor Football League in 2011 and in the Lone Star Football League from 2012 until their franchise charter was revoked in 2013.
History
editThe Sol finished the 2014 LSFL regular season with an 8–4 record, tied for the league lead in wins, but finishing second due to tiebreakers. The Sol were to host the 3rd-seeded New Mexico Stars in a playoff game to advance to the LSFL Championship Game, but failed to meet unspecified "obligations" and were suspended by the league.[1] The Sol finished the 2015 X-League Indoor Football season with a 5–2 record, good enough for second place and a slot in X-Bowl II.[2] They folded in 2015, as did the league.
Roster
edit| Rio Grande Valley Sol roster | ||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
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Offensive linemen
Defensive lineman
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Kickers
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Injured reserve
Exempt list
Rookies in italics | |||
Head coaches
edit| Name | Term | Regular season | Playoffs | Awards | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | Win% | W | L | |||
| Jamaine Blalock | 2014 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bennie King | 2015 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 0 | 0 | |
Statistics and records
editSeason-by-season results
editNote: The finish, wins, losses, and ties columns list regular season results and exclude any postseason play.
| League Champions | Conference Champions | Division Champions | Wild Card Berth | League Leader |
| Season | Team | League | Conference | Division | Regular season | Postseason results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | ||||||||
| 2014 | 2014 | LSFL | 2nd | 8 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 2015 | 2015 | X-League | 2nd | 5 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Totals | 13 | 6 | 0 | All-time regular season record (2014-2015) | |||||||
| 0 | 0 | - | All-time postseason record (2014-2015) | ||||||||
| 13 | 6 | 0 | All-time regular season and postseason record (2014-2015) | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ Christ, Bob (June 29, 2014). "Saturday's Stars game will be for a crown". Albuquerque Journal. Albuquerque, NM. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
- ^ "Edge season over as X-League skips to title game". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, IL: Lee Enterprises. June 4, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2015.