The Mobile Bay Tarpons were a professional indoor football team in the Southern Indoor Football League (SIFL). Based in Mobile, Alabama , the Tarpons were to play their home games at the Mobile Greater Gulf State Fairgrounds.
5-734: The Tarpons were the third indoor football team to play in Mobile, after the Mobile Seagulls of the Indoor Pro Football (2000) and the National Indoor Football League (2001) and the Mobile Wizards of the af2 (2002). After four games in its inaugural season, there was a change in ownership of the club. The rumored new owners, Global Sports Group LLC, planned to move the home arena from
10-583: A member of the Indoor Professional Football League for the 2000 season before joining the National Indoor Football League for the 2001 season, their final. They played their home games at Mobile Civic Center Arena for the 2000 season and at the Mitchell Center for the 2001 season. The majority owner of the team was Mobile businessman, James Childers. The Seagulls were announced as an expansion franchise as part of
15-704: The Mitchell Center to the Mobile Greater Gulf State Fairgrounds. But when the ownership papers that were supposed to be provided to the group by the SIFL were not delivered by the deadline set, Global Sports Group backed out of taking ownership of the team. Other SIFL teams scheduled to play the Tarpons were credited with wins by forfeit . The Tarpons became the second club from the SIFL Gulf Conference to become dormant in
20-552: The 2011 season, following the Lafayette Wildcatters going dormant the day before the 2011 season was to start. This American football team article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a sports team in Alabama is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Mobile Seagulls The Mobile Seagulls were a professional indoor football team. They were initially
25-1379: The IPFL on February 10, 2000. It was during this press conference that former Houston Oilers receiver Kenny Burrough was announced as the team's general manager and head coach. The 2001 season saw former New Orleans Saints QB, John Fourcade take over as head coach and quarterback. Week 1 – Mobile Seagulls 33, at Mississippi Fire Dogs 57 Week 2 – Mobile Seagulls 29, at Louisiana Rangers 43 Week 3 – bye Week 4 – Mississippi Fire Dogs 23, at Mobile Seagulls 30 Week 5 – Portland Prowlers 12, at Mobile Seagulls 19 Week 6 – Omaha Beef 39, at Mobile Seagulls 36 Week 7 – bye Week 8 – Louisiana Rangers 32, at Mobile Seagulls 3 Week 9 – Mobile Seagulls 31, at Shreveport-Bossier Bombers 34 Week 10 – Shreveport-Bossier Bombers 27, at Mobile Seagulls 15 Week 11 – Mobile Seagulls 40, at Mississippi Fire Dogs 30 Week 12 – Mississippi Fire Dogs 30, at Mobile Seagulls 16 Week 13 – Mobile Seagulls 57, at Portland Prowlers 41 Week 14 – Mobile Seagulls 55, at Shreveport-Bossier Bombers 51 Week 15 – Louisiana Rangers 13, at Mobile Seagulls 21 Week 16 – Mobile Seagulls 44, at Omaha Beef 57 Week 17 – Idaho Stallions 7, at Mobile Seagulls 63 Week 18 – Mobile Seagulls 51, at Idaho Stallions 34 Week 19 – bye This American football team article
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