The Kansas City Phantoms were a professional indoor American football team based in Independence, Missouri. The Phantoms competed in Champions Indoor Football (CIF) as a member of the league's North Conference. The team was founded in 2016 by Dr. Ken Vehec and Antonio Hori. The Phantoms joined the CIF as an expansion team in 2017. The Phantoms played their home games at the Silverstein Eye Centers Arena for both seasons.
| Kansas City Phantoms | |
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 Current season | |
| Established 2016 Play in Silverstein Eye Centers Arena in Independence, Missouri www.kcphantoms.com | |
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| League/conference affiliations | |
Champions Indoor Football (2017–2018)
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Current uniform | |
| Team colors | Navy, gold, azure, white |
| Personnel | |
| Owner(s) | Dr. Ken Vehec Antonio Hori |
| Chairman | Antonio Hori |
| General manager | Meadow Lemon |
| Head coach | Meadow Lemon |
| Team history | |
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| Championships | |
| League championships (0) | |
| Conference championships (0) | |
| Division championships (0) | |
| Home arena(s) | |
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History
editOn October 17, 2016, the Phantoms were announced as an expansion member of Champions Indoor Football.[1] On October 26, 2016, former indoor football quarterback, Chris Coffin was named the head coach of the Phantoms.[2] The Phantoms finished their first season 4–8. On August 10, 2017, the Phantoms announced that Coffin would not return as the head coach.
For the 2018 season, the Phantoms hired Meadow Lemon as head coach. The team finished 3–9 and again failed to make the playoffs. The team was not listed as a member of the CIF when the 2019 schedule was released.[3]
Roster
edit| Kansas City Phantoms roster | ||||||
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Quarterbacks
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
Rookies in italics | |||
Statistics
editSeason-by-season results
editAs of the 2018 season:
| League Champions | Conference Champions | Division Champions | Playoff berth | League leader |
| Season | League | Conference | Division | Regular season | Postseason results | |||||
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| Finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | |||||||
| 2017 | CIF | North | 6th | 4 | 8 | — | ||||
| 2018 | CIF | North | 6th | 3 | 9 | — | ||||
| Totals | 7 | 17 | 0 | All-time regular season record (2017–2018) | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | — | All-time postseason record (2017–2018) | |||||||
| 7 | 17 | 0 | All-time regular season and postseason record (2017–2018) | |||||||
Head coaches' records
editAs of the 2018 CIF season:
| Name | Term | Regular season | Playoffs | Awards | ||||
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| W | L | T | Win% | W | L | |||
| Chris Coffin | 2017 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 0 | 0 | |
| Meadow Lemon | 2018 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 0 | 0 | |
References
edit- ^ Bill Althaus (October 17, 2017). "SEC Arena to be home to new Kansas City Phantoms indoor football team". www.examiner.net. GateHouse Media, LLC. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
- ^ "Former Salina QB Named Head Coach of the Kansas City Phantoms". www.salinapost.com. Salina Post. October 26, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
- ^ "CIF Publishes 2019 Schedule Featuring 2 Conferences". GoCIF.net. October 30, 2018.