Indianapolis Enforcers

Indoor football team

Indianapolis Enforcers

Established 2010
Play in The Farmers Bank Fieldhouse
in Lebanon, Indiana
IndyEnforcers.com
League/conference affiliations

* Continental Indoor Football League (2011–2012)
* Midwest Professional Indoor Football (2018)
* American Arena League (2019–2021)
* Midwest Division (2019–2021)
* Midwest Arena Football League (2023-2024)
* United Indoor Football Association (2024-2025)
* United States Arena Football (2025-future)

Current uniform

Team colors| Blue, light blue, white

Mascot| Sgt. Doug E. Dog
Cheerleaders| Lady Enforcers
Personnel
Owner(s)| K. C. Carter
President| K. C. Carter
General manager| Sharon L. Bingham
Team history

* Indianapolis Enforcers (2011–2012; 2018–2021; 2023-present)

Championships
League championships (1)
MAFL, 2023
Conference championships (0)

Division championships (0)

Home arena(s)

* The SportZone (2012)
* The Gathering Place (2018)
* Off The Wall Sports (2019, 2021)
* Mojo Up Sports Complex (2023-2024)
* The Farmers Bank Fieldhouse (2025-future)

The Indianapolis Enforcers are a professional indoor football team based in Noblesville, Indiana. The team was originally a member of the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) and played in Indianapolis. The Enforcers joined the CIFL in 2011 as an expansion team. The Enforcers were the second indoor football team to be based in Indianapolis, the first being the Indiana Firebirds of the original Arena Football League from 2001 to 2004. The founder and owner of the Enforcers is K.C. Carter. The Enforcers played their home games at The SportZone in Indianapolis after playing the 2011 season as a travel team.

In 2018, the team was relaunched as a member of the regional Midwest Professional Indoor Football (MPIF), a developmental indoor league.[1] In 2019, the MPIF and the American Arena League (AAL) agreed to an affiliation and some MPIF teams moved up to the AAL Midwest Division. The first teams in the division were the Enforcers, West Michigan Ironmen, and Chicago Aztecs.[2] The team has participated in several leagues since 2019 and have played at Mojo Up Sports Complex in Noblesville since 2023.

## Franchise history

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### 2011–2012

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Main article: 2011 Indianapolis Enforcers season

The Enforcers came into existence when Carter, the owner of the Mid-States Football League's Indianapolis Stampede, put together an expansion franchise to compete in the CIFL. Having been involved with football as a player, owner, head coach, or league commissioner for over 35 years, Carter wanted to take on the challenge of the indoor football game. He put his team together in just 32 days,[3] acquiring players with the understanding that there would be no pay that year. He did not want to be a team that promised the world and delivered nothing. This team was assembled by invitation only. He found his talent in his semi-pro team, The Stampede, and Team USA. He also recruited a few players from Central State University and from the defunct Fort Wayne FireHawks.

Because they joined the CIFL so late, they had no lease to play games in a home arena. This caused the Enforcers to play on the road in 2011, with the hopes of finding a permanent home in 2012. Carter had aspirations that Conseco Field House or the Pepsi Coliseum would be the home for the Enforcers in 2012. On February 26, 2011, the Enforcers lost their first game by a score of 69–12 to the Port Huron Predators. On March 19, 2011, the Enforcers gave up a Cincinnati Commandos record eight touchdown passes to Tyler Sheehan.[4] On April 2, 2011, the Enforcers again became a part of CIFL history, as they gave up a record eight rushing touchdowns in a single game in a 78–0 defeat by the Marion Blue Racers.[5] The Enforcers lone victory in its expansion season was a 2–0 forfeit win over the Predators as they failed to finish the season. They finished the season 1–9 and 6th overall.

Main article: 2012 Indianapolis Enforcers season

For the 2012 season, the Enforcers began playing their home games at the SportZone in Indianapolis.[6] The team removed defensive coordinator Tiny Lee and replaced him with Brian Hendricks, who would also serve as the wide receivers coach. The team also announced the signing of CIFL veteran quarterback Ron Ricciardi to help lead the offense.[7] Ricciardi brought instant stability to the offense, throwing five touchdowns in his first game coming off the bench. Those five touchdowns were more than any Enforcers quarterback had thrown all season in 2011. On March 31, 2012, the Enforcers hosted their first ever home game, and defeated the Chicago Vipers 40–34 for their first ever franchise victory in a played game.[8] After defeating Chicago, Ricciardi sustained a season-ending injury. The Enforcers struggled to score the rest of the season, and did not win another game. They finished with a 1–9 record, which placed the team in 5th place out of six teams.

### 2018–2021

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In 2018, Carter relaunched the Enforcers as members of the regional developmental Midwest Professional Indoor Football (MPIF). Following the season, the MPIF was merged into the American Arena League (AAL) as its Midwest Division, with the Enforcers and 2018 MPIF champions West Michigan Ironmen joining the AAL for 2019. The Enforcers played their home games in Off The Wall Sports, an indoor soccer complex in nearby Carmel, Indiana. By the end of the season, the Enforcers and Ironmen were the only remaining Midwest Division teams still in the AAL, thereby qualifying for the playoffs and losing to the Ironmen 71–0.

For the 2020 season, the team announced it would be moving home games to the Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis.[9] However, the season was cancelled before it could begin due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic closing arenas. The team planned to return to the Coliseum for the 2021 season, but with the ongoing effects of the pandemic, moved back to Off The Wall Sports.[10] On January 12, 2022, the team initially announced that it had ceased operations permanently.[11] However, it turned out they were only on hiatus for 2022.

### 2023–present

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The Enforcers returned to the field in 2023 at their new home at the Mojo Up Sports Complex in Noblesville, Indiana. They captured the Midwest Arena Football League championship in their first season back, defeating the Ohio Blitz 52–2. It was announced via the MAFL's social media that the Enforcers and the league were cutting ties after the 2024 season. The team was once again looking for a new league for 2025 and beyond. They later joined the United Indoor Football Association, a fall indoor league, for 2024. After the fall 2024 season, owner K.C. Carter also created his own league, the United States Arena League, for the fall of 2025. They also announced they will play their home games at The Farmers Bank Fieldhouse in Lebanon, Indiana.

## Logos and uniforms

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2011 Uniforms

The team's logo was introduced in January 2011 when the team announced that they would be start playing that year. Their logo featured a bulldog in a police uniform, with a patch symbolizing the rank of a sergeant, holding a football in a single arm above a line reading "Enforcers" with "Indianapolis" below that on a ribbon. The team's primary uniform colors were royal blue and white. The Enforcers' helmet was white with a bulldog holding a football on both ends with a single arm. The team wore blue pants and white jerseys for the entire 2011 season. For the 2012 season, the team introduced white pants with a blue stripe on the sides, as well as a blue home jersey.

Starting in 2018, the team donned light blue helmets with white face masks and light blue uniforms.

## Players and personnel

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### Final CIFL roster

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Indianapolis Enforcers roster

Quarterbacks

*  9 Kyle Hubbard

Running backs

* 15 Anthony Duckett

Wide receivers

*  6 Jamie Barnes
* 24 Lance Clay
*  2 Dontae Hart
*  5 James Sharp
*  3 Montez Williams

|  | Offensive linemen

* 79 Damion Arrington
* 88 Robert Battle
* 61 Jerome Cook
* 14 Darnell Taylor OL/FB
* 56 Marcus Washington

Defensive linemen

* 95 Zachary Bohnenstiehl
* 93 Tony Gamble
* 72 John Jackson

|  | Linebackers

* 55 Marvin Davis
* 13 Donte Jordan

Defensive backs

* 30 Storm Alexander
* 20 Sharif Ali
* 21 Jay Cross
*  1 Monsanto Love
* 31 Morgan Williams

Kickers

*  7 Pavel Polochanin

|  | Injured reserve

* 11 Ron Ricciardi QB

Inactive

* 51 Zachary Cavanaugh LB
*  8 Donavan Evans DB
* 94 DaVon Haney DL/OL
* 12 Karl Jones DB
*  9 Maurice Jones QB
* 61 Marshall Jordan OL
* 23 James King OL/WR
*  2 Jeffery McClure WR
* 23 Tim McMillon DB
* 22 Eric Veazy RB

* Rookies in italics
* Roster updated May 5, 2012
* 23 Active, 11 Inactive

### Awards and honors

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The following is a list of all Indianapolis Enforcers players who were named to the CIFL Player of the Week on either offense, defense, or special teams.

Season | Player | Position | Week

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2011 | JaMarcus Walters | Special Teams | 12
2011 | JaMarcus Walters | Special Teams | 13

### Coaches

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Name  | Term  | Regular season  | Playoffs  | Awards

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W | L | T | Win% | W | L
K.C. Carter | 2011–2012 | 2 | 18 | 0 | .100 | 0 | 0 |

## Season-by-season results

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League Champions | Conference Champions | Division Champions | Playoff berth | League leader

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Season | Team  | League | Division | Regular season | Postseason results

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Finish | Wins | Losses | Ties
2011 | 2011 | CIFL |  | 6th | 1 | 9 | 0 | Did not qualify
2012 | 2012 | CIFL |  | 5th | 1 | 9 | 0 | Did not qualify
2018  | 2018 | MPIF |  | 2nd | 3 | 4 | 0 | Lost in playoffs
2019  | 2019 | AAL | Midwest  | 2nd[a] | 3 | 3 | 0 | Lost division final, 0–71 (West Michigan)[b]
2020  | 2020 | AAL |  | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021  | 2021 | AAL |  | 2nd | 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost in playoffs
2022  | 2022 | NAFL |  | 1st | 6 | 0 | 0 | Won championship
2023-2024  | 2023-2024 | Independent |  | 1st | 4 | 1 | 0 | Won I-70 Bowl Championship over Ohio Blitz 52-2
2024-2025  | 2024-2025 | MIFL/UIFL |  | 2nd, MIFL | 5 | 1 | 0 | UIFL record was 0-2; Lost I-70 Bowl Championship to Ohio Elite 30-24, overall record: 5-5
Totals  | 27 | 30 | 0 | All-time known regular season record (2011–2012, 2019, 2021-present)
2 | 4 | — | All-time known postseason record (2011–2012, 2019, 2021-present)
29 | 34 | 0 | All-time known regular season and postseason record (2011–2012, 2019, 2021-present)

1. ^ The AAL counted all games played by member teams, including games against non-league members, and forfeits in the league standings for the 2019 season.
2. ^ Top two teams from each division qualified for the playoffs. As there were only two teams in the Midwest, the Enforcers advanced.

## See also

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* Indiana portal

* The Forum at Fishers

## References

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1. ^ "ABOUT THE INDIANAPOLIS ENFORCERS". Indianapolis Enforcers. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
2. ^ "It's Official: The American Arena League (AAL) & Midwest Professional Indoor Football League (MPIF) Come to Terms". OurSportsCentral.com. January 19, 2019.
3. ^ Steve Brooks (April 26, 2012). "Indianapolis Enforcers indoor football team offers second chances". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
4. ^ "Commandos defeat Indianapolis 82-2". cincinnaticommandos.com. Cincinnati Commandos. Archived from the original on November 20, 2015.
5. ^ "Blue Racers roll past Indianapolis". Marion Star.[permanent dead link]
6. ^ "Enforcers Announce Home Field and Kickoff Times for 2012 Season". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. March 20, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
7. ^ "Indianapolis Enforcers 2012 Season Preview". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. March 8, 2012. `{{cite web}}`: Missing or empty `|url=` (help)
8. ^ "Enforcers Win First Game at Home". oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. April 2, 2012. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
9. ^ "Indianapolis Enforcers make history". Indianapolis Recorder. March 12, 2020.
10. ^ "Come out and support your local Arena football team". Indianapolis Enforcers Facebook. March 23, 2021.
11. ^ "The Indianapolis Enforcers will not be having a 2022 season. And will be shutting down permanently". Indianapolis Enforcers Facebook page. January 12, 2022.

## External links

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* MPIF Enforcers website
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