Lafayette Wildcatters Explained

Lafayette Wildcatters
Helmet:Lafayette Wildcatters Helmet Logo.png
Founded:2008
Folded:2011
City:Lafayette, Louisiana
at the Cajundome
Colors:Red, Gold, Black, White
Coach:Skip Foster
Owner:Joey Arceneaux & Andre Clemons
President:Ray Ronquillo
Mascot:Hard Hat, Boudin, Coush Coush
Cheerleaders:Lady Cats
Dancers:Oil Drops
League:Southern Indoor Football League (2009–2011)
Team History:Acadiana Mudbugs (2009)
Lafayette Wildcatters (2010–2011)
No League Champs:0
No Conf Champs:0
No Div Champs:0
League Champs:0
Conf Champs:0
Div Champs:0
Playoff Appearances:2009, 2010
No Playoff Appearances:2
Arena Years:

The Lafayette Wildcatters were a professional indoor football team based in Lafayette, Louisiana and a charter member of the Southern Indoor Football League (SIFL).[1] They played their home games at the Cajundome, the Wildcatters are Lafayette's second attempt at an indoor/arena football team following the af2's Lafayette Roughnecks, the Roughnecks folded after their single season of 2001.[1]

In their inaugural season, the Wildcatters were known as the Acadiana Mudbugs. They were the only team to start out 3–0 and locked up the No. 3 seed for the SIFL's first ever playoffs. On July 18, 2009, the Mudbugs lost 56–49 to the Austin Turfcats in the playoff semi-finals in the SIFL's first overtime game.

The Wildcatters began their 2010 season with a 44–28 loss to the Greenville Force. Four days later, head coach John Fourcade was let go and the team signed former AFL coach Skip Foster to lead the team.

The Wildcatters canceled their 2011 season due to the lack of having sufficient Workers Compensation Insurance. By the time their announced return of 2012 had come, the SIFL had broken up.[2]

Season-by-season

|-| colspan="6" align="center" | Acadiana Mudbugs (SIFL)|-|2009 || 6 || 5 || 0 || 3rd League || Lost semi-finals (Austin)|-| colspan="6" align="center" | Lafayette Wildcatters (SIFL)|-|2010 || 6 || 5 || 0 || 3rd League || Lost semi-finals (Columbus)|-|2011 || rowspan="1" colspan="5" align="center" valign="middle" |Did Not Play|-|2012 || – || – || – || – || –|-!Totals || 12 || 12 || 0|colspan="2"| (including playoffs)|}

2009 Schedule/results

width=5%Weekwidth=5%Datewidth=35%Opponentwidth=15%Placewidth=15%Scorewidth=5%Resultwidth=5%Record
14/18Austin TurfcatsAway37–29W1–0
24/25Houston PiratesHome38–12W2–0
35/9Houma ConquerorsHome31–23W3–0
45/16Louisiana SwashbucklersAway56–35L3–1
56/1Louisiana SwashbucklersAway56–35L3–2
66/6Louisiana SwashbucklersHome27–21L3–3
76/13Houma ConquerorsHome35–33W4–3
86/20North Texas CrunchHome45–6W5–3
96/29Austin TurfcatsHome50–40L5–4
107/5Texas HurricanesAway36–12W6–4
117/11Houma ConquerorsAway40–28L6–5
127/18Austin TurfcatsAway56–49L6–6

2010 Schedule/results

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13/21Greenville ForceAway28–44L0–1
24/5BYE
34/17Albany PanthersAway64–70L0–2
44/24Columbus LionsAway26–54L0–3
55/1Louisiana SwashbucklersHome59–52W1–3
65/8Albany PanthersAway26–42L1–4
75/16North Texas CrunchHome81–17W2–4
85/24Greenville ForceHome90–19W3–4
95/31BYE
106/5Louisiana SwashbucklersHome63–47W4–4
116/12Albany PanthersHome48–46W5–4
126/19Columbus LionsHome55–58L5–5
136/26Louisiana SwashbucklersAway31–30W6–5
Play17/1Columbus LionsAway22–54L6–6

Head coaches

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John FourcadeDecember 2008 – March 20106–70–1
Skip FosterMarch 2010 – September 20106–60–1
Rich IngoldNovember 2010–present0–00–0

Roster

width=5%align=left!width=55%Playerwidth=5%Pos.width=5%Heightwidth=5%Weightwidth=30%Hometownwidth=30%Collegewidth=5%Yrs. Pro
17
  • Omar Haugabook
QB/WR6'2"220Belle Glade, FloridaTroy3
18
  1. Sean Comiskey
K5'9"170LaPlace, LouisianaUL-Lafayette2
5Bo BartikQB6'0"190Birmingham, AlabamaWest Georgia6
7Juan JosephQB/WR6'2"195Jefferson, LouisianaMillsaps2
3Clarence CottenWR/DB5'10"190D'lberville, MississippiMississippi Valley StateR
9Antoine BurksWR6'5"220Gulfport, MississippiMississippi StateR
4
  1. Clyde Edwards
WR5'10"180Houston, TexasGrambling State2
12
  1. Steven Korte
FB6'1"230Mandeville, LouisianaLSU2
John HenryOL6'7350Memphis, TennesseeMiddle Tennessee StateR
78Damien JonesOL6'5"305Tylertown, MississippiUL-Lafayette2
77
  • Adam Durham
OL6'5"292Montgomery, AlabamaJacksonville State3
15Ryan ScottWR6'4"215Jackson, TennesseeMemphis2
Jamaal YoungOL6'2"315Los Angeles, CaliforniaAlcorn StateR
width=5%align=left!width=55%Playerwidth=5%Pos.width=5%Heightwidth=5%Weightwidth=30%Hometownwidth=30%Collegewidth=5%Yrs. Pro
1 DE/LB6'2"250Kentwood, LouisianaSE Louisiana4
21Jasper O'QuinnDB/WR5'10"175MississippiMississippi State2
11Terrell SuttonDB6'0"190Jackson, MississippiEast Texas State10
2
  1. Clarence Pendleton
DB5'10"175Wesson, MississippiTennessee-MartinR
22Nate BanksDB5'11"190MississippiOle MissR
42
    1. Mitch Craft
LB/DE6'2"256Cape Girardeau, MissouriSouthern Miss2
23Chris McNairDE/LB6'4"245Gulfport, MississippiTuskegeeR
44Byron SantiagoLB6'1"245New Orleans,LALouisiana Tech4
33Steven BarrettLB/S6'2"220Carencro, LAMcNeese State3
92
  1. Eric Phillips
DL6'7"290Birmingham, AlabamaSouthern MissR
94Lanier ColemanDL6'4"295New Orleans, LouisianaUL-Lafayette2
width=25%Titlewidth=25%Namewidth=45%Experience
Head CoachSkip FosterAFL, AF2
Line CoachRon EstayCFL, USFL
Asst. CoachC.J. MaidenIPFL, IFL

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lafayette Wildcatters Minor League Football. oursportscentral.com. February 16, 2020.
  2. Web site: Press Release on Canceled Season. lafayettewildcatters.com. December 15, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20141217145701/http://www.lafayettewildcatters.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=141:press-release-on-canceled-season&catid=2:latest-news&Itemid=12. December 17, 2014. dead.

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