The Atlantic City CardSharks were a professional indoor football team based in Atlantic City, New Jersey. They were members of the Eastern Division of the Atlantic Conference of the National Indoor Football League (NIFL) during the 2004 season. Notable players included QB Tony Racioppi, DE Eddie Byrnes, WR/KR Steve Garrison. The team played its home games at Boardwalk Hall.[1]
| Atlantic City CardSharks | |
|---|---|
| Established 2003 Folded 2004 Played in Atlantic City, New Jersey at Boardwalk Hall | |
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| League/conference affiliations | |
National Indoor Football League (2004)
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Current uniform | |
| Team colors | Blue, Black, Silver |
| Cheerleaders | Joe Verde |
| Personnel | |
| President | Jeff Sprowls |
| General manager | Mike Siani |
| Head coach | Mike Siani |
| Team history | |
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| Championships | |
| League championships (0) | |
| Conference championships (0) | |
| Division championships (0) | |
| Playoff appearances (1) | |
| 2004 | |
| Home arena(s) | |
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Coached by former Oakland Raider Mike Siani,[2] the CardSharks won their first ever game on April 10, 2004, with a 77-37 victory over the Greenville Riverhawks.[3] The CardSharks finished the regular season with 9-5 record, finishing in second place in the Eastern Division, earning a playoff spot. The CardSharks lost in the first round of the 2004 NIFL Playoffs to the Lexington Horsemen (final score: 45-25). The team folded after only playing one season in 2004.
Coaches of note
editHead coaches
editNote: Statistics are correct through the end of the 2012 CIFL season.
| Name | Term | Regular Season | Playoffs | Awards | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | Win% | W | L | |||
| Mike Siani | 2004 | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 0 | 1 | |
Statistics and records
editSeason-by-season results
editNote: 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | ||||||||
| 2004 | 2004 | NIFL | Atlantic | Eastern | 2nd | 9 | 5 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Round 25-54 (Lexington) | ||
| Totals | 9 | 5 | 0 | All-time regular season record (2004) | |||||||
| 0 | 1 | - | All-time postseason record (2004) | ||||||||
| 9 | 6 | 0 | All-time regular season and postseason record (2004) | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ Matthew Gionta (March 4, 2004). "CardSharks To Play In Boardwalk Hall". www.sjsports.com. South Jersey Sports Online Inc. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
- ^ David Nahan (February 19, 2004). "Card Sharks want to be 'the community's team'" (PDF). Ocean City Sentinel. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 4, 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
- ^ Matthew Gionta (April 12, 2004). "CardSharks Run Away with a Victory". www.sjsports.com. South Jersey Sports Online Inc. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
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