Corpus Christi Tritons
Corpus Christi Tritons | |
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Established 2023 Play in American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas TritonsArenaFootball.com | |
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Team colors | Black, powder blue, silver, white |
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Owner(s) | Kevin Cecil Joseph Alvey Robert Reyna |
Chairman | Kevin Cecil (CEO) |
Head coach | Johnny Anderson |
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The Corpus Christi Tritons are a professional indoor football team based in Corpus Christi, Texas.[1][2] They started as an expansion team in American Indoor Football in 2024 and play their home games at the American Bank Center; as of 2025, they are members of Arena Football One. The team follows in the history of indoor football in the city with the now-defunct Corpus Christi Hammerheads/Fury, who played in several leagues between 2003 and 2016, the Corpus Christi Sharks from the af2 from 2007 to 2009 and the Corpus Christi Rage, who folded halfway through their lone season in the NAL in 2017.
History
[edit]On July 3, 2023, American Indoor Football announced that Corpus Christi, Texas, would become the third city in the newly revived league to host a new expansion franchise owned by Kevin Cecil and Joseph Alvey.[3][4][5] The name, logos and colors were unveiled as those of the Corpus Christi Tritons.
On July 21, 2023, the team announced its inaugural head coach Bradly Chavez.[6]
On June 14, 2024, the Tritons made it all the way to the AIF American Bowl Championship game, but lost to the Columbus Lions 46-20.[7]
Switching leagues and exclusion
[edit]On July 9, 2024, the Tritons, along with several others teams from the AIF, announced their intentions to play in the National Arena League. On October 7, 2024, the Tritons announced that defense coordinator Johnny Anderson would become their new head coach and the second in team history just three days after they parted ways with coach Bradly Chavez. On October 14, 2024, the Tritons announced on their Facebook page that they were left out of the 2025 NAL schedule as they were set to join the league for that season. The team expressed frustration with the league's decision to not include them in the schedule and were seeking different avenues to play in the 2025 campaign[8]
New league and inclusion
[edit]On November 13, 2024, the Tritons and Arena Football One jointly announced that the Tritons had applied for and were accepted into AF1 as that league's 13th franchise.[9] They will play in the Central Division along with the Salina Liberty, Southwest Kansas Storm and Wichita Regulators. Their first signee in running back Tre Coleman.
Current roster
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Staff
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Season-by-season results
[edit]League champions | Playoff berth | League leader |
Season | Team | League | Regular season | Postseason results | ||
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Finish | Wins | Losses | ||||
2024 | 2024 | AIF | 2nd | 4 | 1 | Lost Championship (Columbus, 20-46) |
Totals | 4 | 1 | All-time regular season record | |||
0 | 1 | All-time postseason record | ||||
4 | 2 | All-time regular season and postseason record |
Current roster
[edit]Quarterbacks
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Offensive linemen
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Linebackers
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Reserve lists
|
Staff
[edit]
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
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Head coaches
[edit]Note: Statistics are correct through the 2024 American Indoor Football season.
Name | Tenure | Regular season | Playoffs | Awards | |||
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W | L | Win% | W | L | |||
Bradly Chavez | 2024–present | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ American Indoor Football (July 31, 2023). "American Indoor Football (AIF) Announces Wheeling, WV Team Name and Venue for the 2024 Indoor Season". aif-proindoorfootball.com.
- ^ Kevin Cecil (August 2, 2023). "TRITONS CALL THE AIF HOME FOR THE 2024 SEASON". Corpus Christi Tritons official website.
- ^ AIF staff (August 2, 2023). "EXPANSION ALERT: Corpus Christi Tritons join the AIF". AIF official website.
- ^ Kevin Cecil (August 2, 2023). "TRITONS CALL THE AIF HOME FOR THE 2024 SEASON". Corpus Christi Tritons official website.
- ^ Larissa Liska (August 2, 2023). "Welcome home Tritons, Corpus Christi joins the American Indoor Football league". KRIS-TV website.
- ^ Kevin Cecil (August 2, 2023). "THE TRITONS INTRODUCED INAUGURAL HEAD COACH". Corpus Christi Tritons official website.
- ^ Tritons staff (June 14, 2024). "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE". Corpus Christi Tritons Facebook page.
- ^ AIF staff (October 14, 2024). "AIF Championship - American Bowl". AIF YouTube Channel.
- ^ "Corpus Christi Tritons Join Arena Football One". TheAF1.com. 2024-11-13. Retrieved 2024-11-13.