Rio Grande Valley Magic
 | |
| Founded | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Folded | 2012 |
| League |
SIFL (2011) LSFL (2012) |
| Team history | Rio Grande Valley Magic (2011–2012) |
| Based in | Hidalgo, Texas |
| Arena | State Farm Arena |
| Colors |
Royal Blue, Sky Blue, Silver |
| Owner(s) |
Chad Dittman Joe Kramer |
| Head coach | Schuyler Anderson |
| Championships | (0) |
| Division titles | (0) |
| Playoff berths | (2) 2011, 2012 |
The Rio Grande Valley Magic were a professional indoor football team based in Hidalgo, Texas. The Magic were charter members of the Lone Star Football League (LSFL) in 2012, after playing as an expansion team in the Southern Indoor Football League (SIFL) in 2011. The Magic played their home games at the State Farm Arena.
History
In July, 2010, team owner Chad Dittman announced that he would be bringing a expansion team of the Southern Indoor Football League (SIFL) to Rio Grande Valley.[1] On August 19, 2010, Dittman announced the team's nickname would be the Magic and that the team would be coached by former NFL quarterback, John Fourcade.[2]
Head coaches
Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the 2012 Lone Star Football League season.
| Name | Term | Regular Season | Playoffs | Awards | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | Win% | W | L | |||
| John Fourcade | 2011 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 0 | 1 | |
| Schuyler Anderson | 2012 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 1 | 1 | |
Statistics and records
Season-by-season results
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 |
| Season | Team | League | Conference | Division | Regular season | Postseason Results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | ||||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | SIFL | Western | Southwest | 3rd | 6 | 6 | 0 | Lost Wild Card 62-65 (Houston) | ||
| 2012 | 2012 | LSFL | 3rd | 6 | 6 | 0 | Won Semifinal 50-47 (Laredo) Lost Lone Star Bowl I 40-62 (Amarillo) | ||||
| Totals | 12 | 12 | 0 | All-time regular season record (2011-2012) | |||||||
| 1 | 2 | - | All-time postseason record (2011-2012) | ||||||||
| 13 | 14 | 0 | All-time regular season and postseason record (2011-2012) | ||||||||
References
- ↑ David Hinojosa (July 29, 2010). "Indoor football officially returns to RGV". www.themonitor.com. The Monitor. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ↑ Brian Sandalow (August 20, 2010). "Former NFL QB Fourcade to lead newly-named Magic". www.themonitor.com. The Monitor. Retrieved July 15, 2014.