The Steel City Menace were a professional indoor football team and a member of American Indoor Football that played part of the 2016 season. Originally based in Pueblo, Colorado, the Menace were to play their home games at the Southwest Motors Events Center, however, they ended up playing at an outdoor field and the two regular season league games they played were on the road.
| Steel City Menace | |
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| Established 2015 Folded 2016 Played in Pueblo, Colorado (travel team) Steel City Menace website | |
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American Indoor Football (2016)
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Current uniform | |
| Team colors | Orange, black, gray, white |
| Personnel | |
| Owner(s) | Idale Graves |
| General manager | Terrence Foster |
| Head coach | Terrence Foster (interim) |
| Team history | |
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| Championships | |
| League championships (0) | |
| Conference championships (0) | |
| Division championships (0) | |
| Home arena(s) | |
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The Menace were the second indoor football team to call Pueblo home, after the Pueblo Pistols which played in the National Indoor Football League for the 2007 season before the team and the league folded.
Originally, the Menace were going to be known as the Mile High Menace and play at the Magness Arena in Denver.[1]
During their first exhibition home game at West Texas, they wore a local high school's uniform (Centennial High School). The team folded mid-season after two league road games and not having a home arena.[2] The head coach, Terry Foster, left the team to coach the Myrtle Beach Freedom on April 19, 2016.
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 | Team | League | Division | Regular season | Postseason results | |||
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| Finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | |||||
| 2016 | 2016 | AIF | Western | folded | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Head coaches' records
edit| Name | Term | Regular season | Playoffs | Awards | ||||
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| W | L | T | Win% | W | L | |||
| Terrence Foster | 2016 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | — | — | |
2016 season
edit| 2016 Steel City Menace season | |
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| Owner | Idale Graves |
| General manager | Terrence Foster |
| Head coach | Terrence Foster |
| Results | |
| Record | 0–2 |
| Division place | 3rd |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Key: Win Tie Loss Bye
Exhibition games
editAll start times were local to home team
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | |
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| Score | Record | ||||||
| 1 | Saturday | March 19 | 5:00pm | at West Texas Renegades | W 32–12 | 1–0 | Taylor County Expo 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 | Friday | March 11 | 7:05pm | at New Mexico Stars | L 14–34 | 0–1 | Santa Ana Star Center |
| 4 | BYE | ||||||
| 5 | BYE | ||||||
| 6 | BYE | ||||||
| 7 | Saturday | April 9 | 7:05pm | at New Mexico Stars | L 2–47 | 0–2 | Santa Ana Star Center |
| 8 | BYE | ||||||
Standings
edit| Team | W | L | PCT |
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| y – New Mexico Stars | 6 | 1 | .857 |
| Corpus Christi Fury | 2 | 1 | .667 |
| Steel City Menace | 0 | 2 | .000 |
References
edit- ^ "AIF to Add West Division". American Indoor Football. October 1, 2015. Archived from the original on October 3, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
- ^ "Myrtle Beach Freedom hire new coach after ugly split with inaugural one". Myrtle Beach Online. April 19, 2016.