Steel City Menace
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The Steel City Menace were a professional indoor football team and a member of American Indoor Football that played part of the 2016 season. Originally based in Pueblo, Colorado, the Menace were to play their home games at the Southwest Motors Events Center, however, they ended up playing at an outdoor field and the two regular season league games they played were on the road.
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| General information | |||
| Founded | 2015 | ||
| Folded | 2016 | ||
| Headquartered | Pueblo, Colorado (travel team) | ||
| Colors | Orange, black, gray, white | ||
| Steel City Menace website | |||
| Personnel | |||
| Owner | Idale Graves | ||
| General manager | Terrence Foster | ||
| Head coach | Terrence Foster (interim) | ||
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American Indoor Football (2016)
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The Menace were the second indoor football team to call Pueblo home, after the Pueblo Pistols which played in the National Indoor Football League for the 2007 season before the team and the league folded.
Originally, the Menace were going to be known as the Mile High Menace and play at the Magness Arena in Denver.[1]
During their first exhibition home game at West Texas, they wore a local high school's uniform (Centennial High School). The team folded mid-season after two league road games and not having a home arena.[2] The head coach, Terry Foster, left the team to coach the Myrtle Beach Freedom on April 19, 2016.
Roster
| 2016 Steel City Menace roster | ||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Kickers
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Injured reserve
Exempt list
Practice squad
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Staff
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Front office
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Head coach
Assistant coaches
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Statistics and records
Season results
| Season | Team | League | Division | Regular season | Postseason results | |||
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| Finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | |||||
| 2016 | 2016 | AIF | Western | folded | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Head coaches' records
| Name | Term | Regular season | Playoffs | Awards | ||||
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| W | L | T | Win% | W | L | |||
| Terrence Foster | 2016 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | — | — | |
2016 season
| 2016 Steel City Menace season | |
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| Owner | Idale Graves |
| General manager | Terrence Foster |
| Head coach | Terrence Foster |
| Results | |
| Record | 0–2 |
| Division place | 3rd |
| Playoffs | Did not qualify |
Key: Win Tie Loss Bye
Exhibition games
All start times were local to home team
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | |
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| Score | Record | ||||||
| 1 | Saturday | March 19 | 5:00pm | at West Texas Renegades | W 32–12 | 1–0 | Taylor County Expo Center |
Regular season
All start times were local to home team
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | |
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| 1 | BYE | ||||||
| 2 | BYE | ||||||
| 3 | Friday | March 11 | 7:05pm | at New Mexico Stars | L 14–34 | 0–1 | Santa Ana Star Center |
| 4 | BYE | ||||||
| 5 | BYE | ||||||
| 6 | BYE | ||||||
| 7 | Saturday | April 9 | 7:05pm | at New Mexico Stars | L 2–47 | 0–2 | Santa Ana Star Center |
| 8 | BYE | ||||||
Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT |
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| y – New Mexico Stars | 6 | 1 | .857 |
| Corpus Christi Fury | 2 | 1 | .667 |
| Steel City Menace | 0 | 2 | .000 |