Salt Lake Screaming Eagles
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Established 2016 Play in Maverik Center in West Valley City, Utah SaltLakeScreamingEagles.com |
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Indoor Football League (2017–present)
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| Team colors | Navy blue, red, white |
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| Owner(s) | Project FANchise Norm MacDonald |
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| President | Thom Carter | ||||
| Head coach | Ray Austin (interim) | ||||
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Indoor Football League (2017–present)
The Salt Lake Screaming Eagles are a professional indoor football team based in West Valley City, Utah, near Salt Lake City. The Screaming Eagles are an expansion team in the Indoor Football League and began play in 2017 with home games at the Maverik Center.
The team was announced in April 2016 by a group called Project FANchise with the intent on creating an entirely fan operated indoor football team. The project announced that fans would vote on every aspect of the team including the name of the team, signing players, and calling plays. On June 6, the name of the team was announced as the Screaming Eagles after the 101st Airborne Division. The name was picked over the more controversial choices of "Teamy McTeamface," "Sandtroopers," and "Stormin' Mormons." William McCarthy was voted in as the first head coach in franchise history.
The team made their debut at home against the Nebraska Danger on February 16, 2017. They lost 78–47 in a game which featured the fans storming the field after the Eagles scored the first fan-called touchdown in franchise history. Also, the team introduced their part-owner, Norm MacDonald, who helped call part of the game streamed live on SI.com (Sports Illustrated) and YouTube. The team won their first game the next week defeating the Colorado Crush 42–41 on February 26. On March 1, the team then fired head coach William McCarthy due to philosophical differences.
Note: Statistics are correct through the end of Week 2 of the 2017 Indoor Football League season.
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