La Crosse Spartans

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La Crosse Spartans
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Founded 2009
Folded 2011
League Indoor Football League (2010–2011)
Team history La Crosse Spartans (2010–2011)
Based in La Crosse, Wisconsin
Arena La Crosse Center
Colors Green, Black, White
              
President Chris Kokalis
Head coach Kyle Moore-Brown
Championships (0)
Conference titles (0)
Division titles (0)
Playoff berths (0)
Dancers Lady Spartans
Website www.lacrossespartans.com

The La Crosse Spartans were a professional indoor football team based in La Crosse, Wisconsin. They were a member of the Great Lakes Division, of the United Conference of the Indoor Football League (IFL). They played their home games at the La Crosse Center in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

The team was founded in 2009, and was originally coached by former NFL player Gilbert Brown.[1] They were also coached by his brother Kyle Moore-Brown.[2]

History

On August 6, 2009, Chris Kokalis announced his intentions to start an IFL team in La Crosse for the 2010 season.[3] Former NFL player Gilbert Brown was announced as the head coach.[3] On August 27, the Spartans were conditionally approved as members of the IFL. Such condition is that the Spartans negotiate a successful arena lease with the La Crosse Center.[4] On September 30, the Spartans got the formal go-ahead from the La Crosse Center Board to play at the center.[5] The Spartans are the third indoor football team to call the La Crosse Center home, following the La Crosse River Rats and the La Crosse Night Train.

2010 season

The inaugural season for the La Crosse Spartans was a difficult one. The schedule had the Spartans start the season with 3 tough road games against some of the best teams in the IFL. They lost at both Wichita and Sioux Falls, who eventually played against each other for the United Conference finals. Just before halftime of the very first game the Spartans would lose their starting Quarterback to a knee injury, beginning a season where they would go through multiple Quarterbacks and Kickers, trying to find the right fit for the team. During the following streak of 5 home games they were more competitive, but still finished the first half of the season 0-7. The Spartans earned their first victory against the Chicago Slaughter on April 30 in front of their home crowd. Over the second half of the season they had more close home losses, difficult road losses, and picked up their first road victory against the Chicago Slaughter on June 12 with about 50 Spartans fans in Chicago to cheer them on. Although they finished the season a disappointing 3-11, there were also multiple bright spots in the season both on and off the field, and the team has started building towards a long-term future in La Crosse.

2011 season

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Main article: 2011 La Crosse Spartans season

The second season of the La Crosse Spartans began February 19, 2011, in the IFL’s showcase game, the Kickoff Classic. La Crosse played seven regular season games at home over the course of February through early June.[6] Indoor football veteran Jose Jefferson joined the Spartans for the 2011 season as their Offensive Coordinator.[7]

After four games of the 2011 season it was announced that head coach Gilbert Brown would be taking a leave of absence from the team for personal reasons, and that his brother Kyle Moore-Brown would be switching from assistant coach to head coach of the Spartans.[2]

On April 30, 2011 the Spartans became one of the few teams in indoor football history to post a shutout, beating the Lehigh Valley Steelhawks 51-0.

On August 30, 2011, GM and co-owner Chris Kokalis announced the formation of the Cedar Rapids Titans, including former Spartans members Xzavie Jackson, Travis Miller and Mike Polaski. The Titans were listed as members of the Great Lakes division, along with the Green Bay Blizzard, Bloomington Extreme and Chicago Slaughter, but the Spartans were not listed in this division they were previously in. Kokalis said the Spartans franchise will "cease to exist", but also said that the team was up for sale. [8]

Statistics and records

Season-by-season results

Note: 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
2010 2010 IFL United Central North 4th 3 11 0
2011 2011 IFL United Great Lakes 4th 5 9 0
Totals 8 20 0 All-time regular season record (2010–2011)
0 0 - All-time postseason record (2010–2011)
8 20 0 All-time regular season and postseason record (2010–2011)

Roster

La Crosse Spartans roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

 Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Kickers

Multiple Positions

  • Currently vacant
 Injured Reserve

Inactive

Practice Squad

  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated June 1, 2011
25 Active, 11 Inactive, 0 PS

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Attendance Statistics

Season By Season Average Attendance

Year Average Attendance
2010 2574[citation needed]
2011 2280[citation needed]

vs Opponent

Opponent OVERALL HOME AWAY PLYFF
Alaska Wild (1-0) (0-0) (1-0) (0-0)
Bloomington Extreme (0-5) (0-3) (0-2) (0-0)
Chicago Slaughter (2-2) (1-1) (1-1) (0-0)
Fairbanks Grizzlies (0-1) (0-0) (0-1) (0-0)
Green Bay Blizzard (0-4) (0-2) (0-2) (0-0)
Kent Predators (1-0) (1-0) (0-0) (0-0)
Lehigh Valley Steelhawks (2-0) (2-0) (0-0) (0-0)
Nebraska Danger (1-0) (1-0) (0-0) (0-0)
Omaha Beef (0-2) (0-1) (0-1) (0-0)
Richmond Revolution (1-1) (0-0) (1-1) (0-0)
Sioux City Bandits (0-1) (0-1) (0-0) (0-0)
Sioux Falls Storm (0-2) (0-0) (0-2) (0-0)
West Michigan ThunderHawks (0-1) (0-1) (0-0) (0-0)
Wichita Wild (0-1) (0-0) (0-1) (0-0)

Year-by-Year Leaders

Passing (Yards/Touchdowns/Completions) [9]

Year Player Att Comp Pct Yds TD Int QB RTG GP
2010 Buddy Rivera 152 85 56% 856 6 8 63.4 7
2011 Buddy Rivera 180 96 53% 978 22 12 81.0 13

Rushing (Yards/Attempts) [9]

Year Player Att Yds Avg Lng TD GP
2010 Mark Bonds 92 337 3.7 31 12 8
2011 LaRon Council 177 640 3.6 34 13 14

Rushing (Touchdowns) [9]

Year Player Att Yds Avg Lng TD GP
2010 Buddy Rivera 84 286 3.4 26 13 7
2011 LaRon Council 177 640 3.6 34 13 14

Receiving (Yards/Touchdowns) [9]

Year Player Rec Yds Avg Lng TD GP
2010 Antonio Overstreet 29 437 15.1 44 6 12
2011 Christopher Headd 33 360 10.9 40 7 13

Receiving (Receptions) [9]

Year Player Rec Yds Avg Lng TD GP
2010 Aaron Straiten 36 238 6.6 40 1 7
2011 Christopher Headd 33 360 10.9 40 7 13

All Purpose (Yards) [9]

Year Player Yds TD GP
2010 Antonio Overstreet 1007 9 12
2011 LaRon Council 1067 18 14

All Purpose (Touchdowns) [9]

Year Player Yds TD GP
2010 Buddy Rivera 286 13 7
2011 LaRon Council 1067 18 14

Returns (Yards/Returns) [9]

Year Player Ret Yds Avg Lng TD GP
2010 Antonio Overstreet 30 497 16.6 50 1 12
2011 Kevis Buckley 37 588 15.9 48 1 14

Returns (Touchdowns) [9]

Year Player Ret Yds Avg Lng TD GP
2010 Antonio Overstreet 30 497 16.6 50 1 12
2011* Kevis Buckley 37 588 15.9 48 1 14
2011* LaRon Council 13 207 15.9 56 1 14

Kicking (FG Percent) (minimum 10 attempts) [9]

Year Player FGM FGA FG% Lng GP
2010 Jared Keating 3 10 30% 44 4
2011 Rubio Radamez 3 11 27% 47 3

Kicking (EP Percent) (minimum 10 attempts) [9]

Year Player EPM EPA EP% GP
2010 Jared Keating 11 13 85% 4
2011 Mike Polaski 32 49 65% 12

Tackles [9]

Year Player Tac Solo Ast GP
2010 Walner Belleus 69 46 23 13
2011 Joe Bevis 74 36 38 12

Sacks [9]

Year Player Sac GP
2010 Xzavie Jackson 5.5 13
2011 Xzavie Jackson 12.5 14

Interceptions [9]

Year Player Int TD GP
2010 Darnell Terrell 7 0 12
2011 Jamil Abdullah 9 0 12


Awards and honors

2011

2010

Past Seasons

2010 Season Schedule

Preseason

Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results
Final Score Team Record
January 29 (Fri) 7:30pm Family Night Scrimmage --- ---
February 21 (Sun) 3:00pm Green Bay Blizzard L 11-14 ---

Regular Season

Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results
Final Score Team Record
1 February 27 (Sat) 7:05pm @Wichita Wild L 20-57 0-1
2 Bye
3 Bye
4 March 19 (Fri) 7:05pm @Green Bay Blizzard L 12-48 0-2
5 March 28 (Sun) 3:05pm @Sioux Falls Storm L 13-45 0-3
6 April 3 (Sat) 7:30pm Omaha Beef L 27-39 0-4
7 April 11 (Sun) 3:00pm Green Bay Blizzard L 30-43 0-5
8 April 18 (Sun) 3:00pm Sioux City Bandits L 20-28 0-6
9 April 23 (Fri) 7:30pm West Michigan ThunderHawks L 58-65 0-7
10 April 30 (Fri) 7:30pm Chicago Slaughter W 36-29 1-7
11 May 8 (Sat) 7:05pm @Bloomington Extreme L 18-54 1-8
12 Bye
13 May 21 (Fri) 7:30pm Bloomington Extreme L 37-40 1-9
14 May 30 (Sun) 5:05pm (8:05pm Central) @Alaska Wild W (by forfeit) 2-9
15 June 5 (Sat) 7:05pm (10:05pm Central) @Fairbanks Grizzlies L 36-64 2-10
16 June 12 (Sat) 7:05pm @Chicago Slaughter W 27-20 3-10
17 June 19 (Sat) 7:30pm Bloomington Extreme L 21-35 3-11
2010 Central North Division
W L T PCT GB DIV PF PA STK
y-Green Bay Blizzard 10 4 0 0.714 --- 4-3 686 538 W3
x-Bloomington Extreme 9 5 0 0.643 1.0 6-2 497 435 W6
x-Chicago Slaughter 6 8 0 0.429 4.0 3-5 577 543 L3
La Crosse Spartans 3 11 0 0.214 7.0 2-5 355 565 L1

See also

References

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