Northern Arizona Wranglers

The Northern Arizona Wranglers are a professional indoor football team based in Prescott Valley, Arizona. They are members of the Indoor Football League and play their home games at the Findlay Toyota Center in Prescott Valley beginning in the 2021 season.

Northern Arizona Wranglers
Current season
Established 2020 (2020)
Play in Prescott Valley, Arizona
at the Findlay Toyota Center
League/conference affiliations
Indoor Football League (2021–present)
  • Western Conference (2022–present)
Current uniform
Team colorsRed, royal blue, midnight blue, white, grey
         
Personnel
Owner(s)S & P Sports LLC
PresidentTrey Medlock
Head coachLes Moss
Team history
  • Northern Arizona Wranglers (2021–present)
Championships
League championships (1)
Conference championships (1)
Division championships (0)
Playoff appearances (2)
Home arena(s)

History

On August 25, 2020, the Indoor Football League (IFL) held a press conference at the Findlay Toyota Center to announce a new expansion team in Prescott Valley. The team is the third IFL franchise in the state of Arizona, along with the Arizona Rattlers and Tucson Sugar Skulls, for the 2021 season.[1] They will be the third indoor football team to play in Prescott Valley. The Arizona Adrenaline played in the American Indoor Football Association before that in 2008 and also played in the IFL in 2011. The Arizona Outlaws played in the AIF in 2012.

The team hired Dominic Bramante as the inaugural head coach after previously serving in the same role with the Duke City Gladiators, winning the Champions Indoor Football title in 2018 and 2019.[2] On October 6, 2020, the team name was announced as the Northern Arizona Wranglers.[3]

Former Jacksonville Sharks and Iowa Barnstormers head coach Les Moss was named the head coach for the 2022 season.[4]

The Wranglers won their first IFL National Championship in 2022, defeating the Quad City Steamwheelers 47–45.

Current roster
Northern Arizona Wranglers roster
Quarterbacks
  •  7 Kaleb Barker
  • 12 Cory Murphy

Running backs

  • 22 Israel Tucker
  •  0 Stanley Williams

Wide receivers

  •  8 Glen Gibbons Jr.
  • 14 Ulice Gillard
  • 10 Jerrime Neal
  •  3 Quentin Randolph
  • 13 Demetres Stephens
  • 15 Imeek Watkins
 Offensive linemen
  • 55 Michael Bailey
  • 75 Cameron Carter
  • 66 Josh Poe
  • 53 Jakobi Smith
  • 74 Zech Thomas

Defensive linemen

  •  9 Jaquan Artis
  •  5 Kenton Bartlett
  • 91 Jamahl Johnson
  • 93 Ulric Jones
  • 54 Tramond Lofton
 Linebackers
  • 52 Darin Hungerford
  • 21 Sherrod Williams

Defensive backs

  • 24 Mercardo Anderson
  • 11 Bill Atkins
  •  1 Marquise Bridges
  •  2 Tevin Homer
  •  4 Trae Meadows
  • 23 Kiante Northington

Special teams

  • 26 Brandon Fischer
 Reserve lists
  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated June 5, 2022
29 Active, 0 Inactive

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Statistics

Season-by-season results
League champions Conference champions Playoff berth League leader
Season League Conference Regular season Postseason results
FinishWinsLossesTies
2021 IFL 11th1130
2022 IFLWestern 2nd1240Won first round (Tucson) 49–30
Won semifinal (Arizona) 52–51
Won IFL National Championship (Quad City) 47–45
2023 IFLWestern 4th780Won first round (Arizona) 62–53
Lost semifinal (Bay Area) 46–68
Totals 20250All-time regular season record (2021–2023)
41—All-time postseason record (2021–2023)
24260All-time regular season and postseason record (2021–2023)

References
  1. "WELCOME PRESCOTT VALLEY". League website. August 26, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  2. "Prescott Valley Indoor Football League team names Dominic Bramante head coach". Arizona Daily Sun. September 10, 2020.
  3. Cook, Doug (October 6, 2020). "Prescott Valley IFL club to be named Northern Arizona Wranglers". The Daily Courier.
  4. "Northern Arizona Wranglers Name Les Moss Head Coach". OurSports Central. October 5, 2021.
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