Milwaukee Mustangs (1994–2001)

Arena football team

This article is about the original Milwaukee Mustangs franchise. For the later franchise, see Milwaukee Mustangs (2009–2012).

Milwaukee Mustangs (1994–2001)

Established 1994
Folded 2001
Played in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
League/conference affiliations
Arena Football League (1994–2001)

* American Conference
* Central Division

Current uniform

Team colors| Deep purple, teal, white

Personnel
Owner(s)| Andrew Vallozzi
Head coach| Rick Frazier
Team history

* Milwaukee Mustangs (1994–2001)

Championships
League championships (0)

Conference championships (0)
Prior to 2005, the AFL did not have conference championship games
Division championships (0)

Playoff appearances (4)

* 1996, 1997, 1999 & 2000

Home arena(s)

* The Bradley Center (1994–2001)

The Milwaukee Mustangs were a professional arena football team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The team was a member of the Arena Football League, playing from 1994 to 2001. The owner of the Mustangs was Andrew Vallozzi. The Mustangs played their home games at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

## History

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### Expansion

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The team was founded in August 1993, when Andrew Vallozzi was approved by the league for expansion.[1] The city of Milwaukee became football hungry, after renovations to Lambeau Field led to speculation that the Green Bay Packers would soon stop playing games in Milwaukee, something they'd been doing since 1933. Later that year, the Packers would confirm the rumors and announced that their December 1994 contest at Milwaukee County Stadium would be their last.

For many in the Milwaukee area, the Mustangs helped fill the void left by the Packers. The team never finished lower than eighth in seasonal attendance, regularly drawing in the 14,000's and 15,000's (at a time when average attendance was approx. 8,500). The Mustangs even led the AFL in attendance in 1996.

### Ending

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After the 2001 season, the Mustangs lost their lease at the Bradley Center. When it was unable to find a replacement facility, the league folded the team.[2] Milwaukee was left without an arena football team until 2008, with the formation of the Milwaukee Bonecrushers of the Continental Indoor Football League, who played their home games at the U.S. Cellular Arena. A year later, the Milwaukee Iron began play in the Arena Football 2 League across the street at the Bradley Center. In January 2011, it was announced that the Milwaukee Iron, now of the Arena Football League would be changing its name to the Milwaukee Mustangs.[3]

In 2018, the Milwaukee Mustangs' intellectual properties were acquired by Counterbalance Sports & Entertainment, LLC, the sports-entertainment division of Counterbalance Group Inc. Additionally, Counterbalance Sports began using the Milwaukee Iron / [Second] Milwaukee Mustangs branding in 2021.

## Season-by-season

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Main article: List of Milwaukee Mustangs (1994–2001) seasons

## Players of note

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### Final roster

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Milwaukee Mustangs roster

Quarterbacks

*   * \-- Donnie Davis
*   * \-- Craig Kusick, Jr.
*   * 15 Kevin McDougal

Wide receivers/Defensive backs

*   * \-- Alvin Ashley
*   * \-- Alvin Ashley
*   * \-- CoCo Blalock
*   * \-- Khalil Carter
*   * 2 Gary Compton
*   * \-- Kevin Huntley
*   * \-- Sean Riley

| Running backs/Linebackers

*   * \-- Les Barley
*   * \-- Ron Perry
*   * \-- Rich Young

Offensive linemen/Defensive linemen

*   * 55 Brian Drummy
*   * \-- Elliot Fortune
*   * \-- Hugh Hunter
*   * \-- Chris Janek
*   * \-- Josh Morland
*   * \-- Doug Lytle
*   * \-- Anthony Martin
*   * \-- Craig Moore
*   * \-- Tony Plantin
*   * \-- Shatony Sargeant
*   * \-- Brandon Tuia

|  | Defensive specialist

*   * \-- Raphael Ball
*   * \-- Derek Grier
*   * \-- Rick Jones
*   * \-- Heron O'Neal

Kickers

*   * \-- Remy Hamilton

Rookies in italics
[1] updated January 21, 2013
28 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS

### Retired uniform numbers

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Milwaukee Mustangs retired numbers

N°  | Player  | Position  | Seasons  | Ref.
2 | Gary Compton | WR | 1994–2001 | [4]
5 | Todd Hammel | QB | 1994–99 | [4]
8 | Kenny Stucker | K | 1994–99 | [4]

Note: These players' numbers were retired by the Milwaukee Iron in 2009.

### Arena Football Hall of Famers

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Milwaukee Mustangs Hall of Famers

No.  | Name  | Year Inducted  | Position(s)  | Years w/ Mustangs
1 | Gary Mullen | 1998 | WR/DB | 1995
?? | Carl Aikens, Jr. | 2000 | WR/DB | 1994

### Individual awards

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| Kicker Player of the Year

Season  | Player  | Position
1998 | Kenny Stucker | K

| Don't Blink! Player of the Year

Season  | Player  | Position
2000 | Lamart Cooper | OS

| "Built Ford Tough" Man of the Year

Season  | Player  | Position
2001 | Gary Compton | WR/LB

### All-Arena players

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The following Mustangs players were named to All-Arena Teams:

* WR/LB Gary Compton (2)
* WR/DB Sean Riley (1)
* OL/DL Ralph Jarvis (2), Ernest Allen (1)
* K Kenny Stucker (2), Steve Videtich (1)

### All-Ironman players

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The following Mustangs players were named to All-Ironman Teams:

* WR/DB Sean Riley (1)
* WR/LB Gary Compton (2)

### All-Rookie players

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The following Mustangs players were named to All-Rookie Teams:

* QB Kevin McDougal
* FB/LB Odell Parks
* OL/DL Mike Ivey

### Head coaches

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Name  | Term  | Regular season  | Playoffs  | Awards

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|
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W  | L  | T  | Win%  | W  | L
Lou Saban | 1994 | 0  | 4  | 0  | .000  | 0  | 0  |
Art Haege | 1994 | 0  | 8  | 0  | .000  | 0  | 0  |
Michael Trigg | 1995–1997 | 22  | 18  | 0  | .550  | 0  | 2  |
Rick Frazier | 1998–2001 | 24  | 32  | 0  | .429  | 0  | 2  |

## References

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1. ^ Andy Olson (August 10, 1993). "Milwaukee franchise will join indoor league for 1994 season". The Milwaukee Journal. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
2. ^ Don Walker (November 22, 2001). "Mustangs won't field an arena team in 2002". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
3. ^ Don Walker. "Iron will be Mustangs". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
4. ^ a b c "Iron Retiring Numbers on Opening Night". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. March 23, 2009. Retrieved January 21, 2013.

## External links

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* Milwaukee Mustangs at ArenaFan.com

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Milwaukee Mustangs

* Founded in 1994
* Folded in 2001
* Based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Franchise|

* Franchise
* Seasons
* Players
* History of the Arena Football League in Milwaukee

Arenas|

* Bradley Center

Head coaches|

* Saban
* Haege
* Trigg
* Frazier

Playoff appearances (4)|

* 1996
* 1997
* 1999
* 2000

Hall of Fame members|

* Gary Mullen
* Carl Aikens Jr.

Seasons (8)

2000s|

* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001

* v
* t
* e

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