Miami Sting Founded 2011 Folded 2013 League UIFL 2012Team history Western Pennsylvania Sting (2012) Miami Sting (2013) Based in Coral Gables , Florida (2013)Arena BankUnited Center (2013)Colors Red & Black Owner TBA President TBA Head coach Keith Evans Championships (0) Conference titles (0) Playoff berths (0) Dancers The Honeybees
The Miami Sting were a professional indoor football team based in Coral Gables, Florida . The Sting was to play its home games at the BankUnited Center on the campus of the University of Miami in Coral Gables . The Sting folded just before the 2013 season began.
The Sting were the fourth indoor/arena football team to call South Florida home, following the Miami Hooters of the Arena Football League (1993 -1995 ), their relocated form the Florida Bobcats (1996 -2001 ), the Miami Morays of the National Indoor Football League (2005 National Indoor Football League season ), and their relocated form the Florida Frenzy (2006 ), and the Miami Vice Squad (which only played a portion of the 2007 NIFL season before they were suspended and the league folded).
Franchise history
2012
Western Pennsylvania Sting Logo
The Sting were originally created to replace the Saginaw Sting , who had left the league to re-join the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL).[ 1] The Sting had an agreement to host games at Cambria County War Memorial Arena in Johnstown, Pennsylvania , as well as other cities throughout Western Pennsylvania. On November 30, 2011, they announced that they would be coached by Paul Pennington.[ 2]
Pennington, his staff, and all signed players resigned after the sale of the team to Jeff Bollinger a Pittsburgh Businessman, after which the Sting were coached by Bollinger, Jeff Hether and Bill Miller during the 2012 season.
The Sting finished their inaugural season with an 0–7 record, last place in the Northern Conference.
2013
The franchise moved to Coral Gables, Florida for the 2013 season, to be known as the Miami Sting .[ 3] The Sting will play their home games at the BankUnited Center , on the campus of the University of Miami .[ 3] The franchise named former head coach of the Ontario Warriors , Keith Evans, as their head coach in October 2012.[ 4]
Players of note
Current roster
Miami Sting roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
-- Stefon Ceaser
-- Phillip Goodman
-- Solomon Jones
-- John Roberson
-- Timothy Smith
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
rookies in italics
Roster updated October 29, 2012
12 Active, 0 Inactive
Coaches of note
Head coaches
Name
Term
Regular season
Playoffs
Awards
W
L
T
Win%
W
L
Jeff Bollinger
2012
0
7
0
.000
0
0
Keith Evans
2013
0
0
0
–
0
0
Coaching staff
Miami Sting staff
Front office
Founder/Owner/President – UIFL
Head coach
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Defensive coordinator – Anthony Atkins
Season-by-season results
League Champions
Conference Champions
Division Champions
Wild Card Berth
League Leader
References
^ "Former Freeze/RiverRats coach hired by UIFL team" . www.goerie.com . Erie Times-News, GoErie.com & CyberInk. December 1, 2011. Retrieved October 26, 2015 .
^ "Western Pennsylvania Sting hires Pennington" . TheUIFL.com . UIFL. November 30, 2011. Retrieved November 30, 2011 .[permanent dead link ]
^ a b "Sting Fly South to Coral Gables, FL" . www.oursportscentral.com . OurSports Central. September 28, 2012. Retrieved October 1, 2012 .
^ "Sting Already Causing Pain" . www.oursportscentral.com . OurSports Central. October 9, 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2012 .
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