Lafayette Roughnecks
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The Lafayette Roughnecks is a now-defunct 2001 af2
expansion team. They played their home games at the CajunDome
in Lafayette, Louisiana
(also the basketball home for the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns
). They only played for one season (a dismal 3-13 record) before ceasing all operations after the season ended.
Af2
AF2 was the name of the Arena Football League's developmental league; it was founded in 1999 and played its first season in 2000. Like parent AFL, the AF2 played using the same arena football rules and style of play. League seasons ran from April through July with the postseason and ArenaCup...
expansion team. They played their home games at the CajunDome
Cajundome
The Cajundome is a 13,500 seat multi-purpose arena in Lafayette, Louisiana. It is home to the Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns basketball teams of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette Wildcatters of the Southern Indoor Football League and the Louisiana high school basketball state...
in Lafayette, Louisiana
Lafayette, Louisiana
Lafayette is a city in and the parish seat of Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States, on the Vermilion River. The population was 120,623 at the 2010 census...
(also the basketball home for the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns
Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball
The Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball program represents intercollegiate men's basketball at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The school competes in the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and play home...
). They only played for one season (a dismal 3-13 record) before ceasing all operations after the season ended.
Roughnecks front office staff
- Peter "Woody" KernPeter KernPeter Kern is an Austrian actor, film director, screenwriter and producer. He has appeared in 70 films since 1957 and directed a further 23. He starred in the 1978 film Flaming Hearts, which was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival...
, Majority Owner - Frank Hebert, Co-Owner
- Keith Lamm, Co-Owner
- Shane Frey, Co-Owner
- Dave Whinham, Vice President
- Ronnie Rantz, General Manager
- Bill Verret, Statistical Operations
- Stats, Bill Heim
Roughnecks coaching staff
- Buford JordanBuford JordanPaul Buford Jordan is a former professional American football running back in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints....
, Head Coach (replaced during season by Whinham) - Dave Whinham, Head Coach
- Broderick Fobbs, fullback and linebackers coach