Philadelphia Yellow Jackets

Philadelphia Yellow Jackets
Founded 2015
Folded 2016
League American Indoor Football
Division Northern
Team history Philadelphia Yellow Jackets (2016)
Based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Arena none
Colors Sky Blue, Gold, White
              
Owner(s) Joe Krause
Head coach Mike Brown
Website philadelphiayellowjackets.com

The Philadelphia Yellow Jackets were a professional indoor football team and a member of the American Indoor Football league that played half a season in 2016 before folding due to financial issues.

In addition to being Philadelphia's second arena/indoor team (after the Philadelphia Soul currently playing in the Arena Football League), the Yellow Jackets were named in honor of (and their visual identity is designed after) Philadelphia's first National Football League team, the Frankford Yellow Jackets. The original Yellow Jackets played in the NFL from 1924 until 1931 (and notably won the 1926 NFL championship).

History

On June 11, 2015, the AIF announced the Yellow Jackets would be joining for the 2016 season. The "P-Y-J" are owned by Joe Krause, owner of the Indoor Gridiron League.[1] The Yellow Jackets played their home games at the Class of 1923 Arena on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania the majority of their first season until May 11, 2016, when the university voided their contract for lack of payment leading to cancelling their last three games. They did re-schedule their last "home" game to be at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, however, this game was also never played. The team was removed from the AIF after the 2016 season.

Roster

Philadelphia Yellow Jackets roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

  • 40 Rustin Mayorga

Wide Receivers

  • 18 Anthony Green
  •  3 Ray Mack
  • 19 Emery Sammons
  •  6 Marcellus Sammons
  • 15 Lynell Suggs
Offensive Linemen
  • 98 Trevor Anderson
  • 91 Andrew Edouard
  • 76 DaShawn Johnson
  • 55 Robert Jones
  • 73 Khamil Rangoloam

Defensive Linemen

  • 77 Steve Coleman
  • 75 Malik Gumbs
  • 56 Blade Shoop
  •  4 D. J. Simon
  • 78 Raheem Stanley
Linebackers
  •  7 Jamal Giddens
  • 56 Joe Koonce
  •  9 Ricardo Thompson

Defensive Backs

  • 24 Rodney Hall
  • 21 DeMarta' Johnson
  •  5 Andre Jones
  •  1 Kwaheem Smith

Kickers

  • 43 Robert Fusik
Injured Reserve
  • Currently vacant

Transfer List

  • -- Byron Pinkston OL

Refuse to Report

  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated May 10, 2016
26 Active, 1 Inactive

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Statistics and records

Season-by-season results

Note: 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
2016 2016 AIF folded 4 1 0
Totals 4 1 0 All-time regular season record (2016)
0 0 All-time postseason record (2016)
4 1 0 All-time regular season and postseason record (2016)

References

  1. "AIF Comes to Philadelphia". American Indoor Football. June 11, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
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