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    Northern Arizona Wranglers

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    Northern Arizona Wranglers
    Current season
    Established 2020; 5 years ago (2020)
    Play in Prescott Valley, Arizona
    at the Findlay Toyota Center
    NAZWranglers.com
    League/conference affiliations
    Indoor Football League (2021–present)
    • Western Conference (2022–present)
    Current uniform
    Team colorsRed, royal blue, midnight blue, white, grey
             
    NicknamesNAZ
    MascotWhiskie
    Personnel
    Owner(s)Dragon Sports LLC
    PresidentFred DePalma
    Head coachRon James
    Team history
    • Northern Arizona Wranglers (2021–present)
    Championships
    League championships (1)
    • 2022
    Conference championships (1)
    • 2022
    Division championships (0)
    Playoff appearances (2)
    • 2022, 2023
    Home arena(s)
    • Findlay Toyota Center (2021–present)

    The Northern Arizona Wranglers are a professional indoor football team based in Prescott Valley, Arizona, that competes in the Indoor Football League (IFL). The team plays its home games at the Findlay Toyota Center. The Wranglers began play in the 2021 season.

    History

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    On August 25, 2020, the Indoor Football League (IFL) held a press conference at the Findlay Toyota Center to announce a new expansion team in Prescott Valley. The team is the third IFL franchise in the state of Arizona, along with the Arizona Rattlers and Tucson Sugar Skulls, for the 2021 season.[1] They will be the third indoor football team to play in Prescott Valley. The Arizona Adrenaline played in the American Indoor Football Association before that in 2008 and also played in the IFL in 2011. The Arizona Outlaws played in the AIF in 2012.

    The team hired Dominic Bramante as the inaugural head coach after previously serving in the same role with the Duke City Gladiators, winning the Champions Indoor Football title in 2018 and 2019.[2] On October 6, 2020, the team name was announced as the Northern Arizona Wranglers.[3]

    Former Jacksonville Sharks and Iowa Barnstormers head coach Les Moss was named the head coach for the 2022 season.[4]

    The Wranglers won their first IFL National Championship in 2022, defeating the Quad City Steamwheelers 47–45.

    On July 2, 2024, assistant coach David Moran died after he collapsed during the team's prior game against the San Diego Strike Force.[5] The team held a memorial before their following home game against the Vegas Knight Hawks.

    Current roster

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    Northern Arizona Wranglers roster
    Quarterbacks
    • 12 Joshua Jones
    • 15 Dillon Sterling-Cole

    Running backs

    Wide receivers

    •  9 Gene Coleman II
    • 28 David Elder
    • 11 John Maldonado
    •  7 Arsiah McCorker
    • 14 Tosin Oyekanmi
    •  3 Deshon Stoudmire
    •  5 Kobay White
    		 Offensive linemen
    • 91 Dallas Holliday
    • 77 Jean Marcellus
    • 50 Jahlil Mathis-Ellis
    • 55 Somadina Okezie-Okeke
    • 66 Delvin Salter
    • 74 Chris Simon

    Defensive linemen

    •  0 Wallce Cowins
    • 10 Dajor Davenport
    • 42 Ellison Jordan
    • 54 Tramond Lofton
    • 99 William Martin
    • 52 Mason Newton
    		 Linebackers
    • 21 Kalen Hicks

    Defensive backs

    •  6 Travion Banks
    •  4 Gurvan Hall Jr.
    • 23 Kevin Hyde
    • 26 Shamar Moreland
    •  8 Malik Sonnier
    • 22 Lummie Young IV

    Special teams

    • 24 Axel Perez
    		 Reserve lists
    • Currently vacant

    Rookies in italics
    Roster updated June 26, 2024
    29 Active, 0 Inactive

    Statistics

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    Season-by-season results

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    League champions Conference champions Playoff berth League leader
    Season League Conference Regular season Postseason results
    Finish Wins Losses Ties
    2021 IFL 11th 1 13 0
    2022 IFL Western 2nd 12 4 0 Won first round (Tucson) 49–30
    Won semifinal (Arizona) 52–51
    Won IFL National Championship (Quad City) 47–45
    2023 IFL Western 4th 7 8 0 Won first round (Arizona) 62–53
    Lost semifinal (Bay Area) 46–68
    2024 IFL Western 5th 9 7 0
    Totals 29 32 0 All-time regular season record (2021–2023)
    4 1 — All-time postseason record (2021–2023)
    33 33 0 All-time regular season and postseason record (2021–2023)

    References

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    1. ^ "WELCOME PRESCOTT VALLEY". League website. August 26, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
    2. ^ "Prescott Valley Indoor Football League team names Dominic Bramante head coach". Arizona Daily Sun. September 10, 2020.
    3. ^ Cook, Doug (October 6, 2020). "Prescott Valley IFL club to be named Northern Arizona Wranglers". The Daily Courier.
    4. ^ "Northern Arizona Wranglers Name Les Moss Head Coach". OurSports Central. October 5, 2021.
    5. ^ Coppola, Chris. "Northern Arizona Wranglers assistant coach Dave Moran dies after collapsing". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
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