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Owensboro Rage
Established 2011 Folded 2013 Played in The Next Level Sports Facility in Owensboro, Kentucky
League/conference affiliations
Continental Indoor Football League (2012–2013)
Current uniform
Team colors	Purple, Black, White
Mascot	Rage
Cheerleaders	Lady Rage
Personnel
Owner(s)	Melissa Logsdon
President	Melissa Logsdon
General manager	James Ratliff
Head coach	Mike Goodpaster
Team history
Evansville Rage (2012) Owensboro Rage (2013)
Championships
League championships (0)
Conference championships (0)
Division championships (0)
Home arena(s)
Swonder Ice Arena (2012) The Next Level Sports Facility (2013)

The Owensboro Rage, formerly the Evansville Rage, was a professional indoor football team based in Owensboro, Kentucky. The team was a member of the Continental Indoor Football League. The Rage joined the CIFL in 2012 as an expansion team. The Rage were the first indoor football team to be based in Owensboro. The Rage were founded in 2011 by David Reed. Reed stepped down as President and General Manager in March 2012 due to lack of funds. In 2013 the owner of the Rage became Melissa Logsdon. The Rage played their home games at The Next Level Sports Facility.

Franchise history

Play begins: 2012

On November 16, 2011 the team announced its intentions to compete as full members of the CIFL for the 2013 season. The Rage also hired their head coach, naming Mike Goodpaster to the position. Goodpaster was most recently the Defensive Coordinator of the Northern Kentucky River Monsters of the Ultimate Indoor Football League. On December 9, 2011 it was announced that the Rage were going become the final expansion team for the 2012 Continental Indoor Football League season, playing their homes games at Swonder Ice Arena. On March 6, 2012, owner and general manager, David Reed, resigned from his duties due to lack of funds. The same day, the Rage announced Eddie Cronin as the team's General Manager. Cronin had been a part of the organization from the start as the defensive coordinator. He continued to keep his position as defensive coordinator. The Rage went on to a 7-3 season, good enough to finish third in the CIFL, but despite this factor, the league decided to shorten the playoffs. This left the Rage and the Port Huron Patriots both out of the playoffs.

2013

On July 13, 2012 Owner and General Manager Eddie Cronin died in an automobile accident. On August 8, 2012, the Rage confirmed that they would continue to be a part of the CIFL again in 2013, with Cronin's fiance, Melissa Logsdon, running the team. The season will be dedicated to Cronin. On September 27, 2012, Logsdon announced that the team would be moving to Owensboro, Kentucky. The Rage also named Kory White as General Manager the same day. After starting off 2-0, the Rage lost three straight games. To help the floundering team, the Rage signed University of Kentucky star Jared Lorenzen to help solidify the quarterback position. Lorenzen helped the Rage instantly by helping the Rage win a close game with the Marion Blue Racers. The Rage received two automatic victories from the folding of the Kane County Dawgs, bringing their record to 5-3, but with two games remaining in the season, the Rage suspended operations due to lack of funds. The Rage forfeited their final two games of the season, making their record 5-5.

Logos and uniforms

The team's logo was introduced in November 2011 when the team announced that they would be playing in 2013. Their logo features the word "Rage" with has a lightning bolt styled font, similar to the style that the Orlando Rage of the XFL used. There is also the word Evansville in the upper left-hand corner.

Final roster

Head coaches

Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the 2013 CIFL season.

Coaching staff

Season-by-season results

References

1. Jeffery Smith (November 24, 2011). "Indoor football returning to Evansville". Retrieved 2011-11-18.
2. "Evansville Rage still searching for regular season home". November 25, 2011. Archived from the original on April 6, 2012. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
3. "Evansville Rage Make Front Office Change". OurSports Central. March 7, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
4. Kyle Austin (May 11, 2012). "CIFL shortens playoff format, puts Saginaw Sting in league title game". www.mlive.com. M Live. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
5. "Robert 'Eddie' Cronin". Messenger-Inquirer. July 15, 2012. Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
6. "Evansville Continues Partnership with CIFL". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSport Central. August 8, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
7. ^ "Rage Move to Owensboro". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. September 27, 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
8. "Jared Lorenzen signs with Owensboro Rage". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. March 21, 2013. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
9. "CIFL Suspends Owensboro Rage Operations". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. April 19, 2013. Retrieved April 24, 2013.

External links

• Owensboro Rage website

• Owensboro Rage
• 2013 establishments in Kentucky
• 2013 disestablishments in Kentucky
• Owensboro, Kentucky
• American football teams established in 2013
• American football teams disestablished in 2013