Caudillos de Chihuahua

Caudillos de Chihuahua are an American football team based in Chihuahua City, Mexico. The Caudillos compete in the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA), the top American football league in Mexico. The team plays its home games at the Estadio Olímpico Universitario José Reyes Baeza.

Caudillos de Chihuahua
Team logo
Established1 August 2019 (2019-08-01)
Based inChihuahua City, Chihuahua, Mexico
Home fieldEstadio Olímpico Universitario José Reyes Baeza
Head coachFederico Landeros Rodríguez
Owner(s)Jorge Ginther
LeagueFútbol Americano de México
2020–2022
Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional
2023–present
DivisionNorth
ColoursNavy blue, metallic sunburst and gold
     
Tazón México
championship(s)		1: 2023 (VI)

History

The team was announced on 1 August 2019 by Jorge Ginther, team owner and president, as an expansion franchise of Fútbol Americano de México for the 2020 season. In the press conference Ginther also announce that the head coach would be Mauricio Balderrama and the team had no name yet, and it would be chosen by the fans by a Facebook poll.[1]

On 9 August, the team announced that the name chosen by the fans was Caudillos de Chihuahua.[2] Also, the team announced that the fans would choose the team colors and logo.[3][4]

The first try out was in Chihuahua City and in the next months in the cities of Juárez in Chihuahua and El Paso in Texas.[5][6] In November the team announced they would play his local games on the Estadio Olímpico Universitario José Reyes Baeza.[7]

2020 season

The Caudillos played their first game on 22 February against the Tequileros de Jalisco as a local team with a 53–13 win.[8] Then, the Caudillos won other three games before the season was cancelled due the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico. The team had a perfect season with four victories against Tequileros, Rojos, Centauros and Bulldogs.[9]

On 9 February 2022, head coach Mauricio Balderrama announced his resignation due to personal reasons.[10]

Landeros era

After Balderrama's resignation, the Caudillos announced that the new head coach for the 2022 season would be Federico Landeros Rodríguez.[11]

2022 season

The Caudillos began their season with a 28–9 loss to the Parrilleros de Monterrey.[12] The next week, the Caudillos hosted the Pioneros de Querétaro in a 43–6 win.[13]

In the several weeks, the Caudillos won another four games against Tequileros de Jalisco, Tiburones de Cancún, Jefes de Ciudad Juárez and Bulldogs de Naucalpan with a mark of 31–14, 62–0, 21-14 and 61-12 respectively. In the other hand, the team loss two games against Rojos CDMX and Cabo Marlins with a mark of 49-40 and 32–29.

The team qualified to the postseason and traveled to Monterrey to play against the Parrilleros, though they lost 27–23.[14][15]

Change of league

On 30 September 2022, the FAM League announced its dissolution[16] and after that, the team announced his integration on the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional for the 2023 season as the eleventh team in the league.[17]

Roster
Caudillos de Chihuahua roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

  •  2 Justin Lewis
  • 28 Fernando Mejía
  • 29 Jorge Rodríguez

Wide receivers

  • 88 Eduardo Gutiérrez
  • 82 Hyram Gutiérrez
  • 19 Karim Gutiérrez
  • 81 Sergio Gutiérrez
  • 18 Markcus Hardy
  • 15 Emmanuel Harris
  • 13 Juwan Manigo
  • 10 Manuel Martínez
  • 84 Saúl Torres
 Offensive linemen
  • 75 Axel Aguirre
  • 59 Demetrich Anderton
  • 51 Diego Bedolla
  • 58 Mario Jardines
  • 73 Abraham López
  • 72 Josué López
  • 50 Carlos Mercado
  • 79 Raymundo Mora

Defensive linemen

  • 99 Malik Diggs
  •  7 Javier Dyer
  • 30 Abiud García
  • 93 Octavio González
  •  1 Máximo González
  • 97 Oscar Gutiérrez
  • 91 Iván Hernández
  • 98 Héctor Muñoz
  • 94 Sebastián Ruiz
 Linebackers
  • 42 Pedro Alcantar
  •  4 Alejandro Baliño
  • 11 Daniel Carrete
  •  5 Leondre Crosby
  • 25 Joshua Cruz
  •  3 Alejandro Jiménez
  • 36 Abraham Rubio
  • 44 Armando Sánchez

Defensive backs

  •  0 Taurian Adams
  •  8 Thomas Adams
  • 26 Sergio Cantú
  • 20 Joshua Donaldson
  • 21 Víctor Gutiérrez
  • 24 Julio César Jiménez
  • 27 José Mezquitic
  •  9 Sergio Montes
  • 14 Samuel Ovalle
  • 22 Jorge Luis Revuelto

Special teams

  • 16 Héctor López K

Italics indicate International player
Roster updated 28-02-2023

Season-by-season
Season Head coach Regular season Postseason
WG LG TG AVR PF PA WG LG AVR PF PA
2020 Mauricio Balderrama 4 0 0 1.000 164 28 Postseason canceled.
2021 Mauricio Balderrama Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022 Federico Landeros 5 3 0 0.625 296 155 0 1 0.000 23 27
FAM Total 9 3 0 0.750 460 183 0 1 0.000 23 27
2023 Federico Landeros 10 0 0 1.000 362 188 — — — — —
LFA Total 10 0 0 1.000 362 188 — — — — —
Overall total 19 3 0 0.863 822 371 0 1 0.000 23 27

References
  1. Carrión Velo, Alex (1 August 2019). "Chihuahua se une a la FAM". El Diario de Juárez (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  2. "Se llamarán Caudillos". El Diario de Chihuahua (in Spanish). 9 August 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  3. Güereque, Alexandro (11 August 2019). "Ponen Caudillos Football a elección colores del uniforme". El Heraldo de Chihuahua (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2023 – via Pressreader.com.
  4. Ramírez Ll., Valentín (17 August 2019). "Pondrán Caudillos Football a elección el logotipo del equipo por parte". Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  5. Güereque, Alexandro (7 November 2019). "Busca Balderrama cumplir sueño al frente de Caudillos". El Heraldo de Chihuahua (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  6. Güereque, Alexandro (2 December 2019). "Todos quieren ser caudillos". El Heraldo de Chihuahua (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  7. Güereque, Alexandro (9 November 2019). "Estadio de la UACh será la casa de Caudillos de Chihuahua". El Heraldo de Chihuahua (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  8. "¡Dan cátedra! Caudillos gana en su debut 53-13 a Tequileros de Jalisco". Voz en Red (in Spanish). 22 February 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  9. "Cancelan temporada de futbol mexicano por pandemia". El Sol de México (in Spanish). 6 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  10. Rodríguez, Efrén (9 February 2022). "Renuncia Mauricio Balderrama al timón de Caudillos Chihuahua". El Heraldo de Chihuahua (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  11. Juárez, Sergio (9 February 2022). "Federico Landeros: nuevo entrenador en jefe de Caudillos Pro Football Chihuahua". El Heraldo de Chihuahua (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  12. "Parrilleros MTY logran debut imponente sobre Caudillos Chihuahua". Máximo Avance (in Spanish). 29 April 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  13. "Caudillos se lleva la victoria sobre Pioneros de Querétaro en casa". El Heraldo de Chihuahua (in Spanish). 7 May 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  14. Ramírez Ll., Valentín (4 July 2022). "Finaliza participación de Caudillos en la Temporada FAM-YOX 2022". Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  15. Rodríguez, Efrén (3 July 2022). "Caudillos dice adiós a la temporada Fam-Yox 2022". El Heraldo de Chihuahua (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  16. Chávez, Orlando (30 September 2022). "Se quedan Caudillos sin liga de futbol americano". El Diario de Chihuahua (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  17. Ramírez Ll., Valentín (18 October 2022). "Presentan a Caudillos de Chihuahua para la Liga de Fútbol Americano". Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.
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