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23-701: They previously played home games as the St. Louis Renegades, then the RiverCity Rage at the Family Arena in Saint Charles, Missouri , part of the metropolitan area of St. Louis, Missouri , in past seasons, played in the Scottrade Center in downtown St. Louis in the 2006 season, and returned to the Family Arena for the 2007 UIF season. They were set to move to Council Bluffs and play at

46-998: A home playoff game against the Sioux City Bandits , but lost the Conference Finals on the road to the Bloomington Extreme , 33–7. In 2009 , the Rage played in the Indoor Football League , a new league created out of the merger between the UIF and the Intense Football League . On August 15, 2009, the Rage lost the United Bowl to the Billings Outlaws by the score of 71–62. Jeff Sprowls , who also owned

69-640: A professional arena football team based in Council Bluffs, Iowa . They were announced as one of the inaugural teams for the revived Arena Football League (AFL). They were the second official Iowa-based team to play in the league and the first since the Iowa Barnstormers who played off and on in the previous two AFL incarnations from 1995 to 2014 in Des Moines before moving to the Indoor Football League . On May 2, 2024, after playing

92-725: A single game (a 58–28 win over the Rapid City Marshals ), the team announced they would be discontinuing operations immediately. Ultimately, the Rampage never played in Iowa; had the team survived to play its first home game, it would have played at the Mid-America Center . Four years after the AFL folded for the second time, it was announced on February 1, 2023, that the league intended on relaunching in 2024. On July 18,

115-543: The Fayetteville Guard . After the 2006 season , the Rage announced they were joining United Indoor Football for 2007 . The Rage continued their membership in the United Indoor Football for 2008 . [1] In 2008, the RiverCity Rage struggled through a seven-game losing streak before winning three of their last four games to make the playoffs. They won (37–33) by a last minute touchdown in

138-530: The Major Arena Soccer League . The arena seats 9,643 for hockey, 9,755 for football, 10,467 for basketball, 6,339 for half-house concerts and up to 11,522 for end-stage concerts. In addition to sporting events, concerts, circuses and ice shows the arena is also used for trade shows with a total of 39,900 square feet (3,710 m ) of exhibit space (17,900 square feet (1,660 m ) on the arena floor and 22,000 square feet (2,000 m ) on

161-817: The Mid-America Center for 2024. They relocated to Coralville and decided to rebrand as the Chaos. The Chaos began play in 2001 as the St. Louis Renegades of the Indoor Professional Football League , finishing fourth in the league with a 2–11 record. After the IPFL folded, the team moved to the National Indoor Football League in 2002 and became the RiverCity Renegades . The team finished its first season in

184-658: The St. Louis Billikens , who had also moved to Chaifetz. From 2008 to 2015, the Family Arena was host to the Missouri Valley Conference Women's Basketball Tournament. The Family Arena has served as an annual location for one of many world wide regional Bible conventions hosted by Jehovah's Witnesses . The Christian rock band MercyMe performed at Family Arena annually from 2007 until 2013. The Family Arena has also been host to nationally televised professional wrestling events. The arena

207-467: The "Frozen Four," was held at the Family Arena in 2017. The quarterfinals were contested at the campuses of the seeded teams on March 11, 2017. The Frozen Four was played on March 17 and 19, 2017 at Family Arena, with Lindenwood University serving as the host. An agreement with the Big Ten Network resulted in the championship game being televised live for the first time since 2010. The tournament

230-494: The 16 announced markets but would ultimately not get a team); after revealing the hoax, those who had set up the fake team said they would turn the social media account over to the AFL. (This never came to pass, and the account remains operational as a satire page.) The owner was Trevor Burdett and the head coach was Tyus Jackson, both of whom had filled similar roles for the Topeka Tropics of Champions Indoor Football

253-449: The 16 intended market cities were announced. Iowa was not among the inaugural markets announced. The AFL announced on October 10, 2023, that the Rampage would become the newest team to join the league. The name "Rampage" appears to have originated from a hoax in which critics of the league had set up a fake "St. Louis Rampage" social media account (itself a parody of the St. Louis Rams , who left St. Louis in 2016; St. Louis had been one of

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276-559: The 2005 East Atlantic Conference Division with a record of 10–4. With this record, the team was locked in a three-way tie for the best regular-season record; however, the team lost its Conference Quarter Finals game 67 to 64 to the Cincinnati Marshals . The next season, the team finished in a four-way tie for the regular season record at 13–1, and advanced to the Atlantic Conference championship game, losing to

299-642: The IFL team Omaha Beef , announced about a month after the Rage's loss in the IFL Championship game that the RiverCity Rage would be ceasing operations and will not play in the 2010 season, due to financial issues in Omaha. According to the Indoor Football League website the RiverCity Rage could return in 2011, if new owners are found. In the team's final season, leading the way at quarterback

322-586: The NIFL with a 1–13 record. For 2003–2004, the team was renamed the Show-Me Believers . In the first season under the new name, the team finished with a 4–10 record that showed improvement, despite being a losing record. In 2004, the team's skill increased vastly, and completed the season with a winning record for the first time at 9–5. In 2005, the team was renamed the RiverCity Rage . The Rage won

345-602: The Rampage's claims, as did the Washington Wolfpack . The Rampage owner walked back its previous accusations against Hutton, stating he would not specifically blame any entity or person for the team's failure, after Hutton accused him of spreading "knowingly false information." The Rampage apologized to the Council Bluffs community and fan base and announced that its assets would be liquidated in an effort to cover its expenses up to that point. Hours after

368-589: The announcement, the Southwest Kansas Storm claimed that the league was still going forward with the Storm's upcoming game against the now-nonexistent Rampage and would pay the Rampage players to travel to Dodge City to play the game; the Storm defeated the Rampage, 34–18, in what would be the final game of their existence. The Rampage directed fans and sponsors to the Omaha Beef , who play across

391-540: The arena concourse). In December of 2023, it was announced that the Family Area was getting a $ 13 million dollar makeover. Until Chaifetz Arena opened in 2008, Family Arena was the St. Louis stop for the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus , Disney on Ice and Champions on Ice . The latter moved to Chaifetz that year while the circus and Disney on Ice moved to Enterprise Center to replace

414-829: The financial outlook of the team—and the Arena Football League 's laying stake to Council Bluffs by establishing the Iowa Rampage there (a team that would ultimately never play there)—the Rage announced that they will play in the AIF starting in the 2025 season at the Xtream Arena in Coralville , rebranding themselves the Coralville Chaos on March 26, 2024. On March 28, the Chaos hired arena football veteran Frank Haege , two-time af2 champion with

437-404: The original Quad City Steamwheelers , as the team's general manager. Running backs Wide receivers Defensive linemen Defensive backs Special teams Front office Head coaches Offensive coaches Family Arena The Family Arena is a multi-purpose arena in St. Charles, Missouri , built in 1999. Currently it is home to the St. Louis Ambush of

460-559: The previous year. On May 2, 2024, following a 58–28 road win over the Rapid City Marshals , the Rampage issued a statement stating the team was folding immediately, accusing commissioner Lee Hutton of reneging on promises to compensate the Rampage and the Champions Indoor Football teams that had agreed to join the AFL for increased expenses. Fellow CIF transplants, the Marshals and Billings Outlaws , corroborated

483-510: Was former two-time ArenaBowl champion John Dutton . The Rage will return to the field in 2025 under new ownership of Dominic Montero (also owner of the Cedar Rapids River Kings ) and were announced as one of the newest members of the relaunched American Indoor Football league. They initially announced that they would be playing at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs for 2024. However, due to careful analysis of

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506-602: Was the site of the ECW 's Wrestlepalooza 2000 event on April 16, 2000. The arena also hosted Total Nonstop Action Wrestling 's Lockdown pay-per-view on April 15, 2007 and the 2010 edition on April 18, 2010. The arena also hosted Ring of Honor ’s Gateway to Honor on February 29, 2020. The arena has hosted commencement ceremonies for Lindenwood University , Missouri Baptist University and Maryville University as well as for several area high schools. The 2017 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament, known as

529-582: Was won by Clarkson with a 3–0 win over Wisconsin , giving the Golden Knights their second title in program history. Family Arena served as the former home of the St. Louis Swarm basketball team, the Missouri River Otters and St. Charles Chill ice hockey teams, the RiverCity Rage and River City Raiders indoor football teams, and the St. Louis Steamers indoor soccer team. Iowa Rampage The Iowa Rampage were

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