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| Atlanta Sharks | |
|---|---|
| Established 2013 Folded 2015 Played in Loganville, Georgia (travel team) AtlantaSharks.com | |
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| League/conference affiliations | |
| American Indoor Football (2014–2015) | |
Current uniform | |
| Team colors | Red, black, white |
| Personnel | |
| Owner(s) | Marcus James |
| General manager | Marcus James |
| Head coach | Marcus James |
| Team history | |
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| Championships | |
| League championships (0) | |
| Conference championships (0) | |
| Division championships (0) | |
The Atlanta Sharks were a professional indoor football team based in Loganville, Georgia. They were members of American Indoor Football (AIF) during the 2014 and 2015 seasons. The Sharks joined the AIF in 2013 as an expansion team, by then owner Betty Chaney-Robinson. The Sharks played all of their games on the road as a travel team.
History
[edit]The Sharks were announced as an expansion member of American Indoor Football (AIF) on September 6, 2013.[1] On November 19, 2013, Marcus James was officially named the team's first head coach.[2] In the franchise's first ever game, they were defeated 87-32 by the Cape Fear Heroes.[3]
The Sharks started the 2015 season having agreed to play their home games at Creekside Sports Center in Loganville, Georgia. However, when the Sharks were supposed to host the Saginaw Sting during Week 2 of the season, the game was postponed to Week 10.
The Sharks were listed in the 2016 schedule of the Indoor Football Alliance but were not included in the alliance's inaugural draft.
Coaches of note
[edit]Head coaches
[edit]| Name | Term | Regular season | Playoffs | Awards | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | Win% | W | L | |||
| Marcus James | 2014–2015 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 0 | 0 | |
Coaching staff
[edit]| Atlanta Sharks staff | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Front office
| Head coach
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
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Statistics and records
[edit]Season-by-season results
[edit]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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | ||||||||
| 2014 | 2014 | AIF | 6th | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 2015 | 2015 | AIF | 6th | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Totals | 2 | 5 | 0 | All-time regular season record (2014-2015) | |||||||
| 0 | 0 | - | All-time postseason record (2014-2015) | ||||||||
| 2 | 5 | 0 | All-time regular season and postseason record (2014-2015) | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Atlanta Sharks Join AIF". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. September 6, 2013. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
- ^ "Marcus James named Head Coach and Director of Football Operations for the Atlanta Sharks". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. November 19, 2013. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
- ^ Junious Smith III (March 29, 2014). "Cape Fear Hereoes defeat Atlanta, 87-32". fayobserver.com. Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved October 14, 2014.