Northern Arizona Wranglers
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| Founded | 2020 | ||||||||||
| Headquartered | Prescott Valley, Arizona at the Findlay Toyota Center | ||||||||||
| Colors | Red, royal blue, midnight blue, white, grey | ||||||||||
| Mascot | Whiskie | ||||||||||
| Website | nazwranglers | ||||||||||
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| Owner | Dragon Sports LLC | ||||||||||
| Head coach | Ron James | ||||||||||
| President | Fred DePalma | ||||||||||
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Indoor Football League (2021–present)
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| League championships: 1 | |||||||||||
| Conference championships: 1 | |||||||||||
| Playoff appearances (2) | |||||||||||
The Northern Arizona Wranglers are a professional indoor football team based in Prescott Valley, Arizona, that competes in the Indoor Football League (IFL). The team plays its home games at the Findlay Toyota Center. The Wranglers began play in the 2021 season.
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.
On July 2, 2024, assistant coach David Moran died after he collapsed during the team's prior game against the San Diego Strike Force.[5] The team held a memorial before their following home game against the Vegas Knight Hawks.
Season-by-season results
| League champions | Conference champions | Playoff berth | League leader |
| Season | League | Conference | Regular season | Postseason results | |||
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| Finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | ||||
| 2021 | IFL | 11th | 1 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | IFL | Western | 2nd | 12 | 4 | 0 | Won first round (Tucson) 49–30 Won semifinal (Arizona) 52–51 Won IFL National Championship (Quad City) 47–45 |
| 2023 | IFL | Western | 4th | 7 | 8 | 0 | Won first round (Arizona) 62–53 Lost semifinal (Bay Area) 46–68 |
| 2024 | IFL | Western | 5th | 9 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2025 | IFL | Western | 7th | 2 | 14 | 0 | |
| Totals | 31 | 46 | 0 | All-time regular season record (2021–2025) | |||
| 4 | 1 | — | All-time postseason record (2021–2025) | ||||
| 35 | 47 | 0 | All-time regular season and postseason record (2021–2025) | ||||
References
- ^ "WELCOME PRESCOTT VALLEY". League website. August 26, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
- ^ "Prescott Valley Indoor Football League team names Dominic Bramante head coach". Arizona Daily Sun. September 10, 2020.
- ^ Cook, Doug (October 6, 2020). "Prescott Valley IFL club to be named Northern Arizona Wranglers". The Daily Courier.
- ^ "Northern Arizona Wranglers Name Les Moss Head Coach". OurSports Central. October 5, 2021.
- ^ Coppola, Chris. "Northern Arizona Wranglers assistant coach Dave Moran dies after collapsing". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
