Oklahoma Flying Aces

American indoor football team

Oklahoma Flying Aces

Established 2018
Play in Enid, Oklahoma
at the Chisholm Trail Expo Center
GoFlyingAces.com
League/conference affiliations

* Champions Indoor Football (2019)
* South Conference (2019)
* National Arena League (2024)

Current uniform

Team colors| Black, blue, old gold, white

Personnel
Owner(s)| Red Dirt Sports and Entertainment
President| Richard Davis
General manager| Richard Davis
Head coach| Richard Davis
Team history

* Oklahoma Flying Aces (2019, 2024)

Championships
League championships (0)

Conference championships (0)

Division championships (0)

Home arena(s)

* Stride Bank Center (2019)
* Chisholm Trail Expo Center (2024)

The Oklahoma Flying Aces are a dormant professional indoor football team based in Enid, Oklahoma. The team was founded in 2018 as an expansion franchise in Champions Indoor Football for the 2019 season. The team was dormant for the 2021 season, but did not return for the 2022 season. The Flying Aces joined the National Arena League for the 2024 season but became dormant before the season was completed.

## History

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The franchise was announced by Champions Indoor Football (CIF) in 2018 as a 2019 expansion team and selected the name "Flying Aces" from a name-the-team contest in October 2018.[1] Playing at Stride Bank Center,[2] they finished their inaugural season with a 2–10 record, with their only wins a forfeit over the folded Texas Revolution and a semi-professional team, the NTX Savages, that filled in for the home game originally scheduled against the Revolution. The team's second season was cancelled before it could begin due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On April 1, 2021, the team withdrew from the 2021 season one week before it was scheduled for its first game citing a drastically increased workers' compensation insurance from $5000 in 2019 to $150000 for 2021.[3] The team was replaced on the CIF schedule by a re-launched Dodge City Law with the Law inheriting the Flying Aces' roster and staff.[4]

The Flying Aces were not included in the 2022 schedule and appeared to have suspended operations.[5]

In October 2023, the Flying Aces announced they would join the National Arena League and play their home games at the 8,000-seat Chisholm Trail Expo Center.[6] In May 2024, the team and the league "mutually agreed to allow football operations to go dormant for the remainder of the 2024 season" to restructure.[7][8]

## Season-by-season results

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League champions | Playoff berth | League leader

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Season | League | Regular season | Postseason results

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Finish | Wins | Losses
2019 | CIF | 3rd  | 2  | 10  | Did not qualify
2020  | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021  | Dormant year
2022  | Dormant year
2023  | Dormant year
2024 | NAL | 6th  | 0  | 4  | Did not qualify
Totals  | 2 | 14 | All-time regular season record
0 | 0 | All-time postseason record
2 | 14 | All-time regular season and postseason record

## Head coaches

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Name  | Tenure  | Regular season  | Playoffs  | Awards

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W  | L  | Win%  | W  | L
Richard Davis  | 2019, 2024  | 2  | 14  | .125  | 0  | 0  |

## References

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1. ^ Godfrey, Tim (October 26, 2018). "New logo, name unveiled for Enid Champions Indoor Football team". Enid News & Eagle.
2. ^ "Flyingacesfootball". Stride Bank Center. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
3. ^ "Oklahoma Flying Aces Will Not Play In 2021". Enid Buzz. April 1, 2021.
4. ^ "Football team to be inactive for 2021 season". Enid News & Eagle. April 2, 2021.
5. ^ "Wishing all the participating CIF teams a..." Facebook. Oklahoma Flying Aces. September 30, 2021.
6. ^ "Oklahoma Flying Aces Join the NAL for the 2024 Season". National Arena League (Press release). October 16, 2023.
7. ^ "Flying Aces to go dormant for remainder of season". Enid News & Eagle. May 7, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
8. ^ "News: National Arena League Modifies Regular Season Schedule". National Arena League (Press release). May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2024.

## External links

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* Oklahoma Flying Aces official website

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National Arena League

Teams|

* Amarillo Warbirds
* Colorado Spartans
* Columbus Lions
* Idaho Horsemen
* Omaha Beef
* Pueblo Punishers
* Shreveport Rouxgaroux
* Sioux City Bandits
* Wheeling Miners

Venues|

* Amarillo Civic Center (Amarillo)
* Columbus Civic Center (Columbus)
* Denver Coliseum (Colorado)
* Ford Idaho Center (Idaho)
* Hirsch Memorial Coliseum (Shreveport)
* Liberty First Credit Union Arena (Omaha)
* Southwest Motors Events Center (Pueblo)
* Tyson Events Center (Sioux City)
* WesBanco Arena (Wheeling)

Former teams|

* Albany Empire (2021–2023)
* Beaumont Renegades (2025)
* Carolina Cobras (2018–2025)
* Corpus Christi Rage (2017)
* Dayton Wolfpack (2017)
* Fayetteville Mustangs (2023)
* Georgia Firebirds (2017)
* High Country Grizzlies (2017)
* Jacksonville Sharks (2017–2023)
* Jersey Flight (2020–2021)
* Lehigh Valley Steelhawks (2017–2018)
* Maine Mammoths (2018)
* Massachusetts Pirates (2018–2020)
* Monterrey Steel (2017)
* New York Streets (2019)
* Oklahoma Flying Aces (2024)
* Orlando Predators (2019–2023)
* San Antonio Gunslingers (2022–2023)
* West Virginia Roughriders (2020)

Former venues|

* Albany Civic Center (Georgia)
* Amway Center (Orlando)
* Arena Monterrey (Monterrey)
* Chisholm Trail Coliseum (Oklahoma)
* Cross Insurance Arena (Maine)
* Crown Coliseum (Fayetteville)
* CURE Insurance Arena (Jersey)
* DCU Center (Massachusetts)
* Ector County Coliseum (West Texas)
* Ford Arena (Beaumont)
* Freeman Coliseum (San Antonio)
* Greensboro Coliseum Complex (Carolina)
* Holmes Center (High Country)
* MVP Arena (Albany)
* PPL Center (Lehigh Valley)
* VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena (Jacksonville)
* Westchester County Center (New York)

Seasons|

* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

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Champions Indoor Football

Teams|

* Billings Outlaws
* Gillette Mustangs
* ICT Regulators
* Rapid City Marshals
* Salina Liberty
* Southwest Kansas Storm

Venues|

* CAM-PLEX Wyoming Center
* First Interstate Arena
* Hartman Arena
* Summit Arena at The Monument
* Tony's Pizza Events Center
* United Wireless Arena

Former teams|

* Amarillo Venom (2015–2020)
* Bismarck Bucks (2017–2018)
* Bloomington Edge (2016–2017)
* CenTex Cavalry (2017)
* Chicago Eagles (2016)
* Dodge City Law (2014–2017, 2021)
* Duke City Gladiators (2015–2019)
* Kansas City Phantoms (2017–2018)
* Mesquite/Dallas Marshals (2016–2018)
* Oklahoma Flying Aces (2019–2020)
* Omaha Beef (2015–2023)
* Quad City Steamwheelers (2018)
* Salina Bombers (2015)
* San Angelo Bandits (2015–2016)
* Sioux City Bandits (2015–2023)
* Texas Revolution (2015–2019)
* Topeka Tropics (2022–2023)
* West Michigan Ironmen (2017)
* West Texas Warbirds (2020)
* Wichita Force (2015–2021)

Former venues|

* Allen Event Center
* Amarillo Civic Center
* Bell County Expo Center
* Bismarck Event Center
* Comerica Center
* Ector County Coliseum
* Fair Park Coliseum
* Ford Center at The Star
* Foster Communications Coliseum
* Grossinger Motors Arena
* Intrust Bank Arena
* Kansas Star Arena
* L. C. Walker Arena
* Liberty First Credit Union Arena
* Mesquite Arena
* Silverstein Eye Centers Arena
* Stormont Vail Events Center
* Stride Bank Center
* TaxSlayer Center
* Tingley Coliseum
* Tyson Events Center
* UIC Pavilion

Seasons|

* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* ~~2020~~
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023

Champions Bowl|

* I
* II
* III
* IV
* V
* VI
* VII
* VIII

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Sports teams based in Oklahoma

Baseball|

PCL
Oklahoma City Comets

Tulsa Drillers

Blackwell FlyCatchers

Basketball|

NBA
Oklahoma City Thunder
NBAGL
Oklahoma City Blue
TBL
Enid Outlaws
Potawatomi Fire

Football|

IFL
Tulsa Oilers
WFA
Oklahoma City Lady Force
Oklahoma Rage

Hockey|

ECHL
Tulsa Oilers
NAHL
Oklahoma Warriors

Roller derby|

WFTDA
Twister City Roller Derby

Soccer|

USLC
Oklahoma City (2027)
FC Tulsa
NPSL
Oklahoma United FC
WPSL
Oklahoma City FC
Side FC 92

Softball|

AFP
Oklahoma City Spark

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City of Enid, Oklahoma

* Courthouse
* Bass Hospital
* St. Mary's Hospital
* North Enid
* Vance Air Force Base
* Government Springs Park

Museums|

* Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center
* Midgley Museum
* Railroad Museum of Oklahoma

Historic Districts|

* Grain Elevators
* Downtown
* Waverley
* Kenwood
* Enid Cemetery

Historic buildings|

* Armory
* Masonic Temple
* Broadway Tower
* Jackson School
* Rock Island Depot
* H. H. Champlin House
* Lamerton House
* Clay Hall

Education|

| K-12|

* Enid Public Schools
* Enid HS
* Chisholm Public Schools
* Chisholm HS
* Pioneer-Pleasant Vale Schools
* Oklahoma Bible Academy

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Tertiary|

* Northern Oklahoma College
* Northwestern Oklahoma State University

| Closed|

* Phillips University

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Libraries|

* Public Library

Media|

* Enid News & Eagle
* KXOK-LD
* KAMG-LP
* KCRC
* KEIF-LP
* KGWA
* KLGB-LP
* KNID
* KOFM
* KXLS
* KZLS

Entertainment venues|

* Gaslight Theatre
* Stride Bank Center
* Tri-State Music Festival
* Chisholm Trail Coliseum

Sports teams|

* Oklahoma Flying Aces
* Oklahoma Storm
* Enid Outlaws
* Enid Roller Girls
* Historical baseball teams

Transportation|

* U.S. Highway 81
* U.S. Highway 412
* U.S. Highway 64
* U.S. Highway 60
* State Highway 45
* Enid Woodring Regional Airport

People|

* Notable people
* Mayors

* Category
* State of Oklahoma

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