Georgia Firebirds
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| Founded | 2009 |
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| Current season | 2016 |
| League | American Indoor Football |
| Division | Southern |
| Team history | Georgia Firebirds (2016–present) |
| Based in | Albany, Georgia |
| Arena | Albany Civic Center |
| Colors |
Black, Red, Yellow, White |
| Owner(s) | Gridiron Central Group |
| President | Terence Fowler Sr. |
| Head coach | Antwone Savage |
| General Manager | Terence Fowler Sr. |
| Website | Georgia Firebirds |
The Georgia Firebirds are a professional indoor football team and a member of American Indoor Football set to begin play for the 2016 season. Based in Albany, Georgia, the Firebirds play their home games at the Albany Civic Center. Previously, the Firebirds played as an outdoor football team in various semi-pro leagues before going indoor.
The Firebirds are the third indoor/arena football team to call Albany home, following the South Georgia Wildcats of af2 (which played in Albany from 2005 until the league folded in 2009) and the Albany Panthers of the Southern Indoor Football League and later the Professional Indoor Football League (which played from 2010 until 2013, winning the 2011 SIFL and 2012 PIFL championships).[1]
History
On November 18, 2015, the Firebirds finalized the contract with the city of Albany, Georgia and the Albany Civic Center, to play indoor football for the 2016 season.[2]
On March 20th, 2016, the Firebirds lost their first ever game in franchise history. The following day, Daniels was fired as the Firebirds head coach, replaced by Antwone Savage.[3]
Players of note
Current roster
Template:Georgia Firebirds roster
Coaches of note
Head Coaches
Note: Statistics are correct through Week 10 of the 2016 American Indoor Football season.
| Name | Term | Regular Season | Playoffs | Awards | ||||
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| W | L | T | Win% | W | L | |||
| David Daniels, Jr. | 2016 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | — | — | |
| Antwone Savage | 2016–present | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | — | — | |
Coaching staff
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Front Office
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Head Coach
Assistant Coaches
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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 | |||||
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| Finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | ||||||||
| 2016 | 2016 | AIF | Southern | 3 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Totals | 3 | 4 | 0 | All-time regular season record (2016) | |||||||
| 0 | 0 | — | All-time postseason record (2016) | ||||||||
| 3 | 4 | 0 | All-time regular season and postseason record (2016) | ||||||||
References
- ↑ "Georgia Firebirds to join the AIF in 2016". Georgia Firebirds. November 18, 2015. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
- ↑ Carlton Fletcher (November 18, 2015). "Georgia Firebirds, city of Albany finalize arena football pact". www.albanyherald.com. Albany Herald. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
- ↑ "Firebirds Announce New Coach". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. March 21, 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
External links
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