Osceola Outlaws
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The Osceola Ghostriders are a professional indoor football team. They are a charter member of the World Indoor Football League
. They play their home games at the Silver Spurs Arena
in Kissimmee, Florida
.
in 2005 finishing their first season with a dismal .143 win percentage (2 wins, 12 losses). Before the next season, they were purchased by Leisure Bay Industries, a company located in Orlando. Initially the team was named the Osceola Outlaws. However, because there was already a team called the Billings Outlaws
in the NIFL, a dispute ensued, and NIFL forced both teams to drop the name just prior to the start of the 2006 season. As a result, Osceola played the 2006 season as Osceola Football, and eventually, Billings was recognized as the Outlaws again. Osceola would end their final year in the NIFL at 8-6 and a playoff berth, but they would end up forfeiting to the Cincinnati Marshals.
Recently, Osceola announced they were joining the World Indoor Football League
, and later that they would be called the Osceola Ghostriders. http://www.osceolaghostriders.com/pressrelease.html
| colspan="6" align="center" | Kissimmee Kreatures (NIFL)
|-
|2005 || 2 || 12 || 0 || 3rd AC Southern || --
|-
| colspan="6" align="center" | Osceola Football (NIFL)
|-
|2006 || 8 || 6 || 0 || 2nd AC Southern || Forfeited (Cincinnati)
|-
| colspan="6" align="center" | Osceola Ghostriders (WIFL)
|-
|2007 || 6 || 8 || 0 || 3rd League || Lost Opening Round (Augusta
)
|-
!Totals || 16 || 28 || 0
|colspan="2"| (including playoffs)
World Indoor Football League (2007)
The World Indoor Football League was an indoor football league founded by Harry Pierce, owner of the Rome Renegades and Raleigh Rebels of the American Indoor Football League...
. They play their home games at the Silver Spurs Arena
Silver Spurs Arena
The current Silver Spurs Arena is an 8,000-seat multi-purpose arena, in Kissimmee, Florida. It was built in 2003. It replaced the original Silver Spurs grand stand. Both are home to the Silver Spurs Rodeo, a semi-annual rodeo event, as well as concerts, family shows and sporting events...
in Kissimmee, Florida
Kissimmee, Florida
Kissimmee is a city in Osceola County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 59,682. It is the county seat of Osceola County...
.
History
The Ghostriders started out as an expansion team known as the Kissimmee Kreatures of the National Indoor Football LeagueNational Indoor Football League
National Indoor Football League was a professional indoor football league in the United States. For their first six years, the league had teams in markets not covered by either the Arena Football League or its developmental league, af2, however, that changed briefly with their expansion into AFL...
in 2005 finishing their first season with a dismal .143 win percentage (2 wins, 12 losses). Before the next season, they were purchased by Leisure Bay Industries, a company located in Orlando. Initially the team was named the Osceola Outlaws. However, because there was already a team called the Billings Outlaws
Billings Outlaws
The Billings Outlaws were a professional league indoor football team. They were a member of the Indoor Football League, of which they are the current champions. They played their home games at Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark...
in the NIFL, a dispute ensued, and NIFL forced both teams to drop the name just prior to the start of the 2006 season. As a result, Osceola played the 2006 season as Osceola Football, and eventually, Billings was recognized as the Outlaws again. Osceola would end their final year in the NIFL at 8-6 and a playoff berth, but they would end up forfeiting to the Cincinnati Marshals.
Recently, Osceola announced they were joining the World Indoor Football League
World Indoor Football League (2007)
The World Indoor Football League was an indoor football league founded by Harry Pierce, owner of the Rome Renegades and Raleigh Rebels of the American Indoor Football League...
, and later that they would be called the Osceola Ghostriders. http://www.osceolaghostriders.com/pressrelease.html
Season-By-Season
|-| colspan="6" align="center" | Kissimmee Kreatures (NIFL)
|-
|2005 || 2 || 12 || 0 || 3rd AC Southern || --
|-
| colspan="6" align="center" | Osceola Football (NIFL)
|-
|2006 || 8 || 6 || 0 || 2nd AC Southern || Forfeited (Cincinnati)
|-
| colspan="6" align="center" | Osceola Ghostriders (WIFL)
|-
|2007 || 6 || 8 || 0 || 3rd League || Lost Opening Round (Augusta
Augusta Spartans
The Augusta Colts were a professional indoor football team based in Augusta, Georgia. The team plays their home games at the James Brown Arena....
)
|-
!Totals || 16 || 28 || 0
|colspan="2"| (including playoffs)