New Mexico Stars

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New Mexico Stars
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Founded 2011
Current season 2016
League IFL (2012)
LSFL (2013–2014)
AIF (2016–present)
Conference Intense (2012)
Division Western (2016–present)
Team history New Mexico Stars (2012–2014, 2016–present)
Based in Rio Rancho, New Mexico
Arena Santa Ana Star Center
Colors Black, Red, Gold, White
                   
Owner(s) Tracy & Crystal Duran
Head coach John Fourcade
General Manager John Fourcade
Championships (0)
Division titles (1)
Western: 2016
Playoff berths (2)
LSFL: 2013, 2014
Dancers Advanced Dance West
Website NMStarsIF.com

The New Mexico Stars are a professional indoor football team based in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. The Stars are members of the Southern Division of American Indoor Football (AIF) and play their home games at the Santa Ana Star Center. They began play in the Indoor Football League (IFL) during the 2012 season as an expansion team. The Stars left the IFL after one season and joined the Texas-based Lone Star Football League (LSFL) where they would play for two seasons.

Prior to the 2015 season, the Stars were purchased by Tracy & Crystal Duran. The team announced it was going to play in Champions Indoor Football for 2015 but would instead go on hiatus for the season. The Stars have since been attempting to join indoor football leagues and are currently scheduled to play the 2016 season with American Indoor Football.

The Stars are the second indoor team to play in Rio Rancho, following the American Indoor Football Association's New Mexico Wildcats, which played the 2008 and 2009 seasons before folding.

Franchise history

2012

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Stars logo from 2012-2014

In October 2011, team owner and general manager Dart Clark made an announcement that indoor football would be returning to New Mexico.[1] During the announcement, Clark stated that the team would be nicknamed the Stars, the head coach would be Chris Williams and that the team would play at the Santa Ana Star Center.[1][2] The team tried to make a large splash early on to help boost interest in the team when they offered NFL veteran wide receiver, Terrell Owens,[3] former University of New Mexico star, DonTrell Moore[1] and former University of Wisconsin-Madison All-American, Erasmus James.[4] Owens would eventually sign with the Allen Wranglers (also of the IFL).[5] The Stars played their first game on February 25, 2012 against the Colorado Ice. The Stars won the game 46-39 in front of a home crowd of around 3,600.[6] The team was run by Clark until March 2012, when the Stars made a change, naming Jerry Dunn majority owner and interim general manager.[7] After the teams April 20 game at the Wyoming Cavalry, two Stars players, (one of which was Darius Marshall) were arrested and charged with assault on a member of the Cavalry.[8] The following week, the four players involved in the altercation were released.[9] The Stars ended the 2012 season with a 2-12 record, a last place finish in the Intense Conference.[10]

2013

In 2013, the Stars will play in the Lone Star Football League.[11] In October 2012, Dunn sold the ownership of his team to Head Coach, Chris Williams.[12] Williams purchased 51% of the team's ownership, while the LSFL owns the remaining 49%.[12] Along with the Abilene Bombers, the Stars finished the season with a 6-7 record.

2014

Williams left the Stars after the 2013 season to take the head coaching job with the Texas Revolution.[13] On August 16, 2013, the Stars ownership moved into an LLC. known as "Texas 3", which consists of Paul Parsons, Samuel Rodriguez & Ernie Guill.[14] The Stars finished the regular season 7-5, good enough to earn the 3rd seed in the league and advance to a semi-final match up against the Rio Grande Valley Sol, with a berth in the 2014 LSFL Championship Game on the line. However, due to the Sol failing to meet league obligations and deadlines, they were suspended from the league and the Stars advanced into the Championship Game against the San Angelo Bandits.[15] The Stars fell 64-34 to the Bandits.[16]

2015

The New Mexico Stars were purchased by Tracy Duran, operating under TNC Duran LLC, Tracy Duran and Crystal Duran are the members. The team joined Champions Indoor Football for the 2015 season, but before ever playing a game in the CIF. The team plans to regroup and resume play in 2016.[17] Financial difficulties with the new league and other issues have complicated the team's plans for 2015.[18]

2016

On June 16, 2015, the Stars announced that they would be returning to football in 2016, playing the X-League Indoor Football. The team also announced that Carlos Cavanaugh was named the teams' new head coach.[19] However, on October 1, 2015, the X-League folded, and the Stars joined American Indoor Football.[20]

The Stars first game was a victory over the Steel City Menace. It was the first game for both teams in the Western Division of the American Indoor Football league (AIF). The Stars then lost to the third West Division team, the Corpus Christi Fury, 53-59 with the game decided on the final play. In April 2016, former New Orleans Saints quarterback John Fourcade became the interim head coach and will lead the team through the 2016 season. However, after the initial announcement of the formerly six-team West Division schedule, three teams either folded or switched leagues prior to the start of the season. This led the team to scheduling whichever teams they could, often playing local independent semi-professional teams scheduled just days before home games in order to still have games.[21][22]

Roster

New Mexico Stars roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

 Offensive Linemen

Defensive Lineman

 Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Kickers

 Injured Reserve
  • Currently vacant

Exempt List

  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated April 28, 2016
30 Active, 0 Inactive

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Head coaches

Note: Statistics are correct through the end of Week 13 the 2016 American Indoor Football season.

Name Term Regular Season Playoffs Awards
W L T Win% W L
Chris Williams 2012–2013 8 18 0 .308 0 1
Dominic Bramante 2014 7 5 0 .583 0 1
Carlos Cavanaugh 2016 1 0 0 1.000 0 0
John Fourcade 2016–present 5 1 0 .833 0 0

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
2012 2012 IFL Intense 8th 2 12 0
2013 2013 LSFL 4th 6 6 0 Lost Semi-Final 56-61 (Rattlesnakes)
2014 2014 LSFL 3rd 7 5 0 Lost Lone Star Bowl III 34-64 (San Angelo Bandits)
2016* 2016 AIF Southern 1st 6 1 0
Totals 21 24 0 All-time regular season record (2012-2016)
0 2 — All-time postseason record (2012-2016)
21 26 0 All-time regular season and postseason record (2012-2016)

* Season currently in progress

References

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External links

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