California Eagles (AIF)
The California Eagles were a professional indoor football team based in Stockton, California. The team was a member of the Western Conference of American Indoor Football (AIF) during the 2012 season. The Eagles played their home games at the Stockton Arena. They are the third indoor team to play at Stockton Arena since the Stockton Lightning of af2 (2006-2009) and the Stockton Wolves (who were independent) (2011) and was preceded by the San Jose SaberCats of the Arena Football League in 2015 for that league's National Conference Championship game and Arena Bowl XXVIII.
| California Eagles | |
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| Established 2011 Folded 2012 Played in Stockton, California at the Stockton Arena | |
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| League/conference affiliations | |
American Indoor Football (2012)
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Current uniform | |
| Team colors | Blue, Red, White |
| Personnel | |
| Owner(s) | American Indoor Football |
| President | Dan Whited |
| Head coach | Bennie King |
| Team history | |
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| Championships | |
| League championships (0) | |
| Conference championships (1) Western, 2012 | |
| Division championships (0) | |
| Playoff appearances (1) | |
| 2012 | |
| Home arena(s) | |
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History
The Eagles became an expansion member of the re-branded American Indoor Football for the 2012 season. The Eagles were brought in by owner Dan Whited. The Eagles began the season 3–2, when the team suspended operations due to Whited failing to meet financial obligations.[1][2] However, the Western Conference champion, Ontario Warriors, were suspended by the AIF, and the Eagles were thrown into the AIF Championship Game to play the Eastern Conference champions, the Cape Fear Heroes.[1] The Eagles were defeated by the Heroes, 79–27.[3]
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 | |||||
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| Finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | ||||||||
| 2012 | 2012 | AIF | Western | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | Lost 2012 AIF Championship Game 27-79 (Cape Fear) | |||
| Totals | 3 | 2 | 0 | All-time regular season record (2012) | |||||||
| 0 | 1 | - | All-time postseason record (2012) | ||||||||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | All-time regular season and postseason record (2012) | ||||||||
* Season currently in progress
References
- Sammy Batten (June 14, 2012). "AIF title game between Cape Fear Heroes, California Eagles comes under fire". www.fayobserver.com. Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
- Bob Highfill (April 29, 2012). "Yet another fumble for franchises in Stockton". www.recordnet.com. Local Media Group, Inc. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
- Junious Smith III (June 17, 2012). "Heroes win AIF championship to complete perfect 9-0 season". www.fayobserver.com. Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved January 6, 2015.