Kane County Dawgs
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| Founded | 2012 |
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| Folded | 2013 |
| League | CIFL (2013) |
| Team history | Kane County Dawgs (2012-2013) |
| Based in | Kane County, Illinois |
| Arena | Seven Bridges Ice Arena |
| Colors | Fire Brick, Goldenrod, white |
| Owner(s) | Mike Dortch, Macey Brooks |
| Head coach | Matt Griebel |
| General manager | Mike Dortch |
| Dancers | Lady Dawgs |
| Website | kcdawgs.com |
The Kane County Dawgs were a professional indoor American football team based in Kane County, Illinois. The team joined the Continental Indoor Football League in 2013 as an expansion team. The Dawgs were one of three indoor football teams based in the Chicago metropolitan area. The Chicago Rush of the Arena Football League are based in Rosemont, and the Chicago Slaughter of the Indoor Football League are based in Hoffman Estates. The CIFL has had the Chicago Pythons (in 2012) which replaced the Chicago Knights (in 2011), formerly the Chicago Cardinals (in 2010), as the Illinois-based CIFL team, which replaced the Slaughter after they left for the Indoor Football League after a dispute with CIFL management. The Owners of the Dawgs are Mike Dortch and Macey Brooks. The Dawgs played their home games at the Seven Bridges Ice Arena in 2013.
The franchise was originally to be called the DeKalb Dawgs, and were to play in the American Professional Football League in 2013, before announcing that they would be joining the Continental Indoor Football League as its tenth member in October 2012. On October 10, 2012, the franchise announced that former National Football League and Arena Football League player Matt Griebel was named the team's first head coach. The team also announced that they would be playing their home games at the Canlan Ice Sports Arena in Romeoville, Illinois. In November 2012, former NFL wide receiver, Macey Brooks joined the Dawgs with an ownership interest in the team, and will also serve as the team's wide receivers coach.
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