Wichita Regulators Explained

Wichita Regulators
Current:2024 Arena Football League season
Founded:2023
City:Park City, Kansas
at Hartman Arena
Misc:WichitaKSRegulators.com
Colors:Black, orange & blue
Coach:Clinton Solomon
Owner:TBA
League:
Team History:
  • Wichita Regulators (2023–present)
No League Champs:0
No Conf Champs:0
No Div Champs:0
Arena Years:

The Wichita Regulators are a professional indoor football team based in Park City, Kansas. They were announced as one of the inaugural teams for the revived Arena Football League (AFL) as of 2024, beginning play as an independent semi-pro team in 2023 at Hartman Arena.

History

The Beginning

The Regulators began as an independent semi-professional indoor team in 2022 playing a five-game schedule of games, all games at Hartman Arena. The initial coaching staff featured Carlos Cavanaugh Sr. as Head Coach, Rick Lee as Running Game Coordinator, Justin Hurley as Defensive Line Coach and Curtis Williams as Secondary Coach. They finished 5–0 in their inaugural season.[1] They were set to join Champions Indoor Football before that league was absorbed into the second revivial of the Arena Football League.

Wichita returns to the AFL

Four years after the AFL folded for the second time, it was announced on February 1, 2023, that the league intended on relaunching in 2024.[2] On July 18, the 16 intended market cities were announced, including Kansas.

On October 10, 2023, the AFL announced that the Regulators would become the newest team to join the league. They will be members of the Central Division.[3]

It is the sixth indoor team to play in Wichita and the first arena-formatted team since the Wichita Stealth played in AF2 from 2000 to 2004. Other teams that played include the Wichita Warlords, Wichita Aviators, Wichita Wild, and Wichita Force.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Wichita minor league and professional sports teams you can be cheering for. Nutt, Stephanie. March 14, 2023. November 24, 2023.
  2. News: Arena Football League announces it's returning for 2024 season with 16 teams. USA Today. Thompson, Jaylon. February 1, 2023. October 5, 2023.
  3. News: Arena Football League announces it's returning for 2024 season with 16 teams. AFL Staff. November 16, 2023. November 24, 2023.