Rio Grande Valley Sol

Indoor football team in Texas, US

Rio Grande Valley SolFounded| 2014

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Folded| 2015
League| Lone Star Football League (2014)
X-League Indoor Football (2015)
Team history| Rio Grande Valley Sol (2014–2015)
Based in| Hidalgo, Texas
Arena| State Farm Arena
Colors| Blue, Orange, Tan, White
Owner| Jennifer Andrews
Head coach| Bennie King
Championships| (0)
Division titles| (0)
Playoff berths| (0)
Dancers| Sol Dancers

The Rio Valley Grande Sol were a professional indoor football team based in Hidalgo, Texas. They were members of the X-League Indoor Football (XLIF) in their final season. The Sol played their home games at the State Farm Arena. They were founded in 2014 as members of the Lone Star Football League but withdrew their team from the league after being taken out of the championship game unfairly after their inaugural regular season.

The Sol were the third indoor football team to call Hidalgo home, following the Rio Grande Valley Dorados which played in af2 from 2004 to 2009. The second was the Rio Grande Valley Magic, which played in the Southern Indoor Football League in 2011 and in the Lone Star Football League from 2012 until their franchise charter was revoked in 2013.

## History

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The Sol finished the 2014 LSFL regular season with an 8–4 record, tied for the league lead in wins, but finishing second due to tiebreakers. The Sol were to host the 3rd-seeded New Mexico Stars in a playoff game to advance to the LSFL Championship Game, but failed to meet unspecified "obligations" and were suspended by the league.[1] The Sol finished the 2015 X-League Indoor Football season with a 5–2 record, good enough for second place and a slot in X-Bowl II.[2] They folded in 2015, as did the league.

## Roster

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Rio Grande Valley Sol roster

Quarterbacks

* \-- Stephen Braswell
* \-- Omar Jacobs

Running backs

* \-- Ryan Richardson
* \-- Wondell Rutledge

Wide receivers

* \-- Dennis Campbell
* \-- Darrell Carr
* \-- Antonie Hicks
* \-- Jorge Mata
* \-- Cordrick Mobley
* \-- Danny Young

|  | Offensive linemen

* \-- James Daniels
* \-- Jorge Guerra
* \-- Kenny McClain
* \-- Josh Moore

Defensive lineman

* \-- Randy Enriquez
* \-- Lucas Melo
* \-- Salomón Solano
* \-- Kenny Townsend
* \-- Jaermal Wells

|  | Linebackers

* \-- Farquan Calhoun
* \-- Dasmine Cathey

Defensive backs

* \-- Mike Grant, Jr.
* \-- David Irizarry
* \-- Reggie Murray

Kickers

* \-- Leo Araguz

|  | Injured reserve

* Currently vacant

Exempt list

* Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated April 1, 2015
25 Active, 0 Inactive

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## Head coaches

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Name  | Term  | Regular season  | Playoffs  | Awards

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W  | L  | T  | Win%  | W  | L
Jamaine Blalock  | 2014  | 8  | 4  | 0  | .667  | 0  | 0  |
Bennie King  | 2015  | 5  | 2  | 0  | .714  | 0  | 0  |

## Statistics and records

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### Season-by-season results

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Note: The finish, wins, losses, and ties columns list regular season results and exclude any postseason play.

League Champions | Conference Champions | Division Champions | Wild Card Berth | League Leader

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

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Finish  | Wins  | Losses  | Ties
2014 | 2014 | LSFL |  |  | 2nd  | 8  | 4  | 0  |
2015 | 2015 | X-League |  |  | 2nd  | 5  | 2  | 0  |
Totals  | 13 | 6 | 0 | All-time regular season record (2014-2015)
0 | 0 | \-  | All-time postseason record (2014-2015)
13 | 6 | 0 | All-time regular season and postseason record (2014-2015)

## References

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1. ^ Christ, Bob (June 29, 2014). "Saturday's Stars game will be for a crown". Albuquerque Journal. Albuquerque, NM. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
2. ^ "Edge season over as X-League skips to title game". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, IL: Lee Enterprises. June 4, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2015.

## External links

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* Rio Grande Valley Sol official website

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Teams|

* Amarillo Venom
* New Mexico Stars
* Rio Grande Valley Sol
* San Angelo Bandits
* West Texas Wildcatters

Venues|

* Amarillo Civic Center (Amarillo)
* Ector County Coliseum (West Texas)
* Foster Communications Coliseum (San Angelo)
* Santa Ana Star Center (New Mexico)
* State Farm Arena (Rio Grande Valley)

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