2015 Amarillo Venom season
2015 Amarillo Venom season | |
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Head coach | Julian Reese |
General manager | Stephanie Tucker |
Owner | Stephanie Tucker |
Home field |
Amarillo Civic Center 401 South Buchanan Street Amarillo, Texas 79101 |
Results | |
Record | 7-5 |
League place | 4th |
Playoff finish | Lost Semi-finals (SC Bandits) 52-83 |
The 2015 Amarillo Venom season is the team's twelfth season as a professional indoor football franchise, sixth as the "Amarillo Venom", and first as a member of Champions Indoor Football (CIF). The Venom are led by head coach Julian Reese. The defensive coordinator is Daniel Snyder, receivers coach is John King, assistant coach is Barrett Allen, wide receivers coach is Craig Fulton, special teams coach is Donna Welch, and the trainer is Nathan Johnson.
The Venom were the 2013 champions of the Lone Star Football League, just one season before it merged with the Champions Professional Indoor Football League and several other teams to form Champions Indoor Football.[1] One of nine teams in the CIF for the 2015 season, the Venom play their home games at the Amarillo Civic Center in Amarillo, Texas.[2]
Season summary
The Venom's announced schedule for the 2015 season was disrupted when the New Mexico Stars abruptly postponed their entry into the league on February 21, just one week before the season began.[3][4] On March 3, the Albuquerque-based Duke City Gladiators were announced as a late entry into the league, partially replacing the Stars in the CIF schedule with a plan to play 11 games in 2015.[5] The Gladiators' schedule has them visiting the Venom once in April and hosting the Venom once in May, just as the Stars were supposed to, but replaces the originally scheduled March 14 road game against New Mexico with a home game against the Dodge City Law.[6][7]
The Venom hosted a number of themed nights and special events at and before home games during the season.[8] Education Night on April 25 offered family packs of 4 tickets for $20 plus a free youth-sized replica Venom jersey for the first 500 children.[8] [9] On May 2, the tea, held both a "Head to Toe Expo" offering makeup and fashion tips and a "Mother/Daughter Football Clinic" where coaches answered questions, offered insights, and had participants run plays on the field to better understand the game.[10]
Awards and honors
Each week of the regular season, the CIF names league-wide Players of the Week in offensive, defensive, and special teams categories. For Week 2, the CIF named quarterback Nate Davis as the Offensive Player of the Week.[11] For Week 7, the CIF named defensive linesman Silvio Diaz as the Defensive Player of the Week and kicker Jacob Felton as the Special Teams Player of the Week.[12][13] For Week 10, the CIF named linebacker Blake Adams as the Defensive Player of the Week and kicker Jacob Felton as the Special Teams Player of the Week.[14]
Schedule
Key: Win Tie Loss Bye
Regular season
1 Rescheduled after the New Mexico Stars withdrew from the league on February 22, 2015.[3][4][5]
Post-season
Round | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | |
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Score | Record | ||||||
Semi-final | Saturday | June 13 | 7:05pm | at Sioux City Bandits | L 52–83 | 0–1 | Tyson Events Center[57][60][61] |
Roster
2015 Amarillo Venom roster | ||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
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Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive Backs
Kickers
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Injured Reserve
Exempt List
Rookies in italics | |||
Standings
2015 Champions Indoor Football | |||||||||
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W | L | PCT | PF | PA | |||||
z-Sioux City Bandits | 9 | 3 | .750 | 697 | 536 | ||||
y-Texas Revolution | 8 | 4 | .667 | 638 | 475 | ||||
x-Wichita Force | 8 | 4 | .667 | 553 | 536 | ||||
x-Amarillo Venom | 7 | 5 | .583 | 647 | 598 | ||||
Dodge City Law | 7 | 5 | .583 | 635 | 578 | ||||
Salina Bombers | 6 | 5 | .545 | 538 | 483 | ||||
Duke City Gladiators | 4 | 4 | .500 | 403 | 389 | ||||
San Angelo Bandits | 1 | 10 | .091 | 388 | 627 | ||||
Omaha Beef | 1 | 11 | .083 | 395 | 672 |
y = clinched playoffs, x = clinched home playoffs, z = clinched top seed
Playoffs
Semifinals | Champions Bowl I | ||||||||
3 | Wichita | 27 | |||||||
2 | Texas | 39 | |||||||
2 | Texas | 61 | |||||||
1 | Sioux City | 76 | |||||||
4 | Amarillo | 52 | |||||||
1 | Sioux City | 83 | |||||||
References
- ↑ Thacker, Tommy (July 16, 2013). "Amarillo Venom Win The LSFL Championship And Are Throwing A Victory Party For All Of The Fans". Amarillo, TX: KXSS-FM. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
- ↑ Krieger, Dan (September 22, 2014). "Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report". Our Sports Central. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
- 1 2 Christ, Bob (February 22, 2015). "NM Stars owners pull plug on season". Albuquerque Journal. Albuquerque, NM. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
- 1 2 Jones, Darlene (February 22, 2015). "New Mexico Stars will not play the CIF 2015 season". Champions Indoor Football. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
- 1 2 "CIF Enjoys Relief and Balance with Replacement Team in New Mexico". Champions Indoor Football. March 4, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2015 – via Our Sports Central.
- 1 2 Steed, Kale (October 29, 2014). "Amarillo Venom announce 2015 schedule". Amarillo Globe-News. Amarillo, TX: Morris Communications. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
- ↑ Christ, Bob (March 3, 2015). "Gladiators will compete in Champions League". Albuquerque Journal. Albuquerque, NM. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
- 1 2 3 Steed, Kale (April 24, 2015). "Amarillo Venom set for slate of home games". Amarillo Globe-News. Amarillo, TX: Morris Communications. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
- ↑ Steed, Kale (April 23, 2015). "Amarillo Venom to host Education Night". Amarillo Globe-News. Amarillo, TX: Morris Communications. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
- ↑ "It's About The Ladies Saturday Night" (Press release). Allen, TX: Amarillo Venom. April 29, 2015. Retrieved May 6, 2015 – via Our Sports Central.
- ↑ "CIF Players of the Week - Week 2". Champions Indoor Football. March 11, 2015. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
- ↑ "CIF Players of the Week - Week 7". Champions Indoor Football. April 15, 2015. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
- ↑ Steed, Kale (April 15, 2015). "Venom's Felton, Diaz honored by league". Amarillo Globe-News. Amarillo, TX: Morris Communications. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
- ↑ "CIF Players of the Week - Week 10". Champions Indoor Football. May 6, 2015. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
- ↑ Anderson, Tyler (March 8, 2015). "Venom hold off Law in opener". Amarillo Globe-News. Amarillo, TX: Morris Communications. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
- ↑ Pilosof, Mike (March 9, 2015). "Amarillo wins shootout over Dodge City". Western Kansas News. Garden City, KS: Ingstad Family Media. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
- ↑ Curtis, John (March 7, 2015). "Law season opens against Venom". Dodge City Daily Globe. Dodge City, KS: GateHouse Media. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
- ↑ Steed, Kale (March 7, 2015). "Venom set to open season, new league in Dodge City". Amarillo Globe-News. Amarillo, TX: Morris Communications. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
- ↑ Steed, Kale (March 22, 2015). "Wichita tops Venom in home opener". Amarillo Globe-News. Amarillo, TX: Morris Communications. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
- ↑ Steed, Kale (March 20, 2015). "Venom set to open home schedule". Amarillo Globe-News. Amarillo, TX: Morris Communications. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
- ↑ Bryce, Charles (March 29, 2015). "Bandits fall to 0-3 with another home loss". San Angelo Standard-Times. San Angelo, TX: E. W. Scripps Company. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
- ↑ Bryce, Charles (March 30, 2015). "QB Davis leads Venom past Bandits, 50-32". Amarillo Globe-News. Amarillo, TX: Morris Communications. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
- ↑ "San Angelo Bandits capsule, 3/28". San Angelo Standard-Times. San Angelo, TX: E. W. Scripps Company. March 28, 2015. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
- ↑ Steed, Kale (March 27, 2015). "Venom hit the road to take on Bandits". Amarillo Globe-News. Amarillo, TX: Morris Communications. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
- ↑ "Amarillo Venom @ Texas Revolution - April 4, 2015 @ 7:00pm". Champions Indoor Football. April 4, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2015 – via ScoreStream.
- ↑ Grant, Ethan (April 8, 2015). "One up, one down: Revs drop Venom in Wyman's debut as head coach". Allen American. Allen, TX: Star Local News. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
- ↑ Steed, Kale (April 4, 2015). "Venom fall 51-27 to the Revolution". Amarillo Globe-News. Amarillo, TX: Morris Communications. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
- ↑ "Ex-Cowboy Glenn named Revs' offensive coordinator". Allen American. Allen, TX: Star Local News. April 3, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
- ↑ Steed, Kale (April 3, 2015). "Venom finish out road stretch against Revolution". Amarillo Globe-News. Amarillo, TX: Morris Communications. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
- ↑ Steed, Kale (April 12, 2015). "Venom dominate San Angelo, 62-40". Amarillo Globe-News. Amarillo, TX: Morris Communications. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
- ↑ Collier, Meaghan (April 10, 2015). "Amarillo Venom Back Home Against San Angelo Bandits". Amarillo, TX: KAMR-TV. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
- ↑ Steed, Kale (April 10, 2015). "Venom seek to rebound at home". Amarillo Globe-News. Amarillo, TX: Morris Communications. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
- ↑ Steed, Kale (April 19, 2015). "Venom tumble to Duke City, 45-38". Amarillo Globe-News. Amarillo, TX: Morris Communications. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
- ↑ "Gladiators spit out Venom at Tingley". Albuquerque Journal. Albuquerque, NM. April 19, 2015. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
- ↑ Steed, Kale (April 17, 2015). "Venom to face Duke City". Amarillo Globe-News. Amarillo, TX: Morris Communications. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
- ↑ Christ, Bob (April 18, 2015). "Gladiators get 2 aggressive DEs". Albuquerque Journal. Albuquerque, NM. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
- ↑ Steed, Kale (April 25, 2015). "Amarillo Venom rally past Dodge City Law, 44-43". Amarillo Globe-News. Amarillo, TX: Morris Communications. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
- ↑ Curtis, John (April 26, 2015). "Law snakebitten by Venom". Dodge City Daily Globe. Dodge City, KS: GateHouse Media. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
- ↑ "Texas Revolution @ Amarillo Venom - May 2, 2015 @ 7:00pm". Champions Indoor Football. May 2, 2015. Retrieved May 3, 2015 – via ScoreStream.
- ↑ "Venom take down Revs, muddy up CIF playoff picture". Allen American. Allen, TX: Star Local News. May 4, 2015. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- ↑ Steed, Kale (May 3, 2015). "Venom hang 55-45 loss on Revolution". Amarillo Globe-News. Amarillo, TX: Morris Communications. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- ↑ "Indoor football: Revs blast Bandits; Venom up next". Allen American. Allen, TX: Star Local News. April 29, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
- ↑ Steed, Kale (May 1, 2015). "Venom play Texas in battle for third". Amarillo Globe-News. Amarillo, TX: Morris Communications. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
- ↑ Steed, Kale (May 2, 2015). "Venom kicker Felton all about football, family". Amarillo Globe-News. Amarillo, TX: Morris Communications. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
- ↑ Steed, Kale (May 17, 2015). "Venom win a shootout". Amarillo Globe-News. Amarillo, TX: Morris Communications. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
- ↑ Steed, Kale (May 15, 2015). "Venom return from bye, host Duke City". Amarillo Globe-News. Amarillo, TX: Morris Communications. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
- ↑ Christ, Bob (May 16, 2015). "Duke City controls its destiny for No. 1 seed". Albuquerque Journal. Albuquerque, NM. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
- ↑ Steed, Kale (May 23, 2015). "Texas Revolution snap Amarillo Venom's three-game winning streak". Amarillo Globe-News. Amarillo, TX: Morris Communications. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
- ↑ Grant, Ethan (May 21, 2015). "Saturday night special: Revs jump out early, down Bandits to keep playoff hopes alive". Allen American. Allen, TX: Star Local News. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- ↑ Steed, Kale (May 22, 2015). "Amarillo Venom seek to extend 3-game winning streak". Amarillo Globe-News. Amarillo, TX: Morris Communications. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
- ↑ Freund, Mark (May 30, 2015). "Dowdell, Bruno lead Bandits to sixth straight win". Sioux City, IA: KTIV. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
- ↑ Giese, Jerry (May 30, 2015). "Bandits put up 79 in win over Amarillo". Sioux City Journal. Sioux City, IA: Lee Enterprises. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
- ↑ Anderson, Tyler (May 31, 2015). "Turnovers hurt Venom in loss to Sioux City". Amarillo Globe-News. Amarillo, TX: Morris Communications. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
- ↑ Budlong, Jeff (May 30, 2015). "Bandits eye perfect regular season at home". Sioux City Journal. Sioux City, IA: Lee Enterprises. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
- ↑ Steed, Kale (May 29, 2015). "Amarillo Venom hit the road". Amarillo Globe-News. Amarillo, TX: Morris Communications. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
- ↑ "Bandits finish season with road loss". San Angelo Standard-Times. San Angelo, TX: E. W. Scripps Company. June 7, 2015. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
- 1 2 Steed, Kale (June 7, 2015). "Venom win, get help to make playoffs". Amarillo Globe-News. Amarillo, TX: Morris Communications. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
- ↑ "San Angelo Bandits capsule, 6/6/15". San Angelo Standard-Times. San Angelo, TX: E. W. Scripps Company. June 5, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
- ↑ Steed, Kale (June 5, 2015). "Venom to face Bandits". Amarillo Globe-News. Amarillo, TX: Morris Communications. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
- ↑ "Bandits secure home field advantage throughout playoffs". Sioux City Journal. Sioux City, IA: Lee Enterprises. June 6, 2015. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
- ↑ Budlong, Jeff (June 10, 2015). "Bandits at home for playoffs thanks to big call". Sioux City Journal. Sioux City, IA: Lee Enterprises. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
External links
- Amarillo Venom official website
- Amarillo Venom at Our Sports Central