The Central Florida Jaguars , commonly known as the Jags , were a professional indoor football team based in Lakeland, Florida .
11-1078: The Jags were the third indoor football team to call Lakeland home; the first team was the Lakeland Thunderbolts which played in the National Indoor Football League from 2005 until 2006 and later the American Indoor Football Association in 2007 (where they won the AIFA Championship Bowl that year before folding). After that, the Lakeland Raiders would play in the Ultimate Indoor Football League from 2012 until 2013 , after which they would later join X-League Indoor Football and change their name to
22-658: A 44–18 loss to the Fayetteville Guard , in Fayetteville, North Carolina , during the second round of the NIFL playoffs. The Thunderbolts finished the regular season fourth overall (third in the Atlantic Conference) with a 12–2 record. After the 2006 season ended, the 'Bolts decided to move to the American Indoor Football Association . Perhaps the team's biggest victory so far is their 39–36 win over
33-593: A league. In October 2016, they became the charter member of the Elite Indoor Football Conference for the 2017 season. However, with the instability of the new league, they were removed from their home arena in 2017. All Elite Indoor Football Conference games were then announced to be played outdoors at Bartow Park in Bartow, Florida . The league and the Jags appear to have ceased operations during
44-575: A professional indoor football team. They were a member of the American Indoor Football Association (AIFA). They played their home games at the Lakeland Center . The Lakeland Thunderbolts began in 2005 as an expansion member of the National Indoor Football League , finishing their inaugural season with a 6–8 record and losing in the first round of playoffs to the Rome Renegades with a score of 53–7. Lakeland's 2006 season ended with
55-635: A storm knocked out the power and thus the broadcast signal during the event. The card was re-telecast two nights later from North Charleston, South Carolina , at the North Charleston Coliseum . Since 2005 it is home to the annual Darlington Car Hauler Parade that kicks off Goodyear 400 race week at Darlington Raceway . In 2019, an indoor football team called the Carolina Havoc of the American Arena League ,
66-769: Is announced to begin play at the Florence Center for the 2019 season. The building was the home of the South Carolina Fire Ants of Major League Roller Hockey in 1998, two ice hockey teams : the Pee Dee/Florence Pride (1997–2005) and the Pee Dee Cyclones (2005–2007), two indoor football teams: Carolina Stingrays (2004) and Florence Phantoms (2006–2009), two basketball teams : the Florence Flyers and
77-726: The Florence Civic Center , defeating the Reading Express by a score of 54–49. On Saturday, October 20, 2007, it was announced that the Thunderbolts had declined on rejoining the AIFA for 2008. [1] On Tuesday December 4, 2007, the AIFA announced they have reached an agreement with the Lakeland Center, and the Thunderbolts will return in 2009. [2] There is a possibility that Thunderbolts could play in
88-639: The Florida Marine Raiders , playing in the 2014 and 2015 seasons before the league's folding The Jaguars joined American Indoor Football (AIF) before the beginning of the 2016 season and played their home games at the Lakeland Center . Their logo and colors were somewhat similar to the NFL 's Jacksonville Jaguars . Following the 2016 season, the AIF ceased operations, leaving the Jaguars without
99-642: The 2017 season and all websites have lapsed. Running backs Wide receivers Defensive linemen Defensive backs Kickers Exempt list rookies in italics Roster Archived 2016-02-22 at the Wayback Machine updated April 28, 2016 28 Active, 0 Inactive Head coach Central Florida Jaguars Key : Win Tie Loss Bye All start times are local to home team All start times are local to home team Lakeland Thunderbolts The Lakeland Thunderbolts were
110-635: The Southern Indoor Football League in 2010. The Thunderbolts will likely return to the American Indoor Football Association in 2011 Florence Civic Center The Florence Center is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Florence, South Carolina . The arena was known as the Florence Civic Center until it rebranded in November 2017. It hosted the infamous eighth WWE In Your House pay-per-view in 1996, during which
121-603: The defending champion Canton Legends on March 11, 2007, ending their 12-game winning streak dating back from the previous season (The previous team to defeat Canton was the Reading Express on April 23, 2006, at the Canton Memorial Civic Center by a score of 56–18). Lakeland secured the 2007 Southern Division Championship after an 84–62 win over the Mississippi Mudcats on June 16, 2007. On June 23, they would win AIFA Championship Bowl I at
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