San Diego Riptide Explained

San Diego Riptide
Helmet:San Diego Riptide Helmet Logo 2005.png
Founded:2001
Folded:2005
City:San Diego Sports Arena
in San Diego, California
Colors:Blue, silver, black, white
Coach:Cree Morris (2002)
Mouse Davis (2003)
Sean Ponder (2004–2005)
Owner:Scott Atkins
General Manager:Todd Marinovich
League:AF2 (–)
  • National Conference (2002–2005)
    • Western Division (2002–2005)
Team History:
  • San Diego Riptide (2001–2003)
No League Champs:0
No Conf Champs:0
No Div Champs:0
No Playoff Appearances:1
Arena Years:

The San Diego Riptide was a professional arena football team based in San Diego, California. The team played its home games at the San Diego Sports Arena.

The team was officially announced to the media on January 15, 2002.[1]

The team was originally coached by Cree Morris, then Mouse Davis and finally by Sean Ponder.

The Riptide never officially announced that it had ceased operations, but never came back from its hiatus after the 2005 season, and the AF2 folded into the AFL following the latter's 2009 bankruptcy.

Season-by-season

|-|2002 || 7 || 9 || 0 || 2nd NC Western || Won Round 1 (San Diego 40, Bakersfield 27)
Lost NC Semifinals (Peoria 22, San Diego 12)|-|2003 || 6 || 10 || 0 || 4th NC Western || --|-|2004 || 8 || 8 || 0 || 3rd NC Western || --|-|2005 || 5 || 11 || 0 || 5th NC Western || --|-!Totals || 27 || 39 || 0|colspan="2"| (including playoffs)|}

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Notes and References

  1. News: Rip-roaring good time?. North County Times. January 16, 2002. November 16, 2023. 23. Newspapers.com.