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{{short description|American indoor football team}}
{{USFootball team
{{Infobox indoor American football team
| color1 = #1034A6
| name = Flint Phantoms
| color2 = black
| logo = Flint.png
| logo = Flint.png
| helmet =
| pixels = 150px
| founded = 2008
| founded = 2008
| folded = 2008
| league = [[Continental Indoor Football League]]
| city = [[Perani Arena and Event Center|Perani Arena]] in [[Flint, Michigan|Flint]], [[Michigan]]
| history = Flint Phantoms (2008)
| colors = Black, Blue, Silver & White<br/>{{color box|black}} {{color box|#1034A6}} {{color box|#ACACAC}} {{color box|white}}
| arena = [[Perani Arena and Event Center|Perani Arena]]
| coach = Keith Tunstall<ref name="FJ1">{{cite web | url=http://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/sports/index.ssf/2008/03/flint_phantoms_founder_gone_but_thats_ok.html | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129071102/http://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/sports/index.ssf/2008/03/flint_phantoms_founder_gone_but_thats_ok.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=2013-01-29 |title=Flint Phantoms founder gone, but that's OK |accessdate=2008-03-12 |last= Nilsen |first= Dan |date= 2008-03-08 |work= The Flint Journal |publisher= [[Booth Newspapers]] }}</ref>
| city = [[Flint, Michigan|Flint]], [[Michigan]]
| owner =
| colors = Black, Blue, Silver & White<br/>{{color box|black}} {{color box|#1034A6}} {{color box|#ACACAC}} {{color box|white}}
| president = Unkown
| president =
| general manager =
| coach = Keith Tunstall<ref name="FJ1">{{cite web | url=http://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/sports/index.ssf/2008/03/flint_phantoms_founder_gone_but_thats_ok.html |title=Flint Phantoms founder gone, but that's OK |accessdate=2008-03-12 |last= Nilsen |first= Dan |coauthors= |date= 2008-03-08 |work= The Flint Journal |publisher= [[Booth Newspapers]] }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>
| championships = 0
| cheerleaders =
| titles = 0
| league =
[[Continental Indoor Football League]] (2008)
| cheerleaders =
* Atlantic Conference (2008)
| dancers =
** West Division (2008)
| mascot =
| team_history =
| website = [http://www.flintphantoms.com/ flintphantoms.com]
* '''Flint Phantoms''' (2008)
| no_conf_champs = 0
| conf_champs =
| no_div_champs = 0
| div_champs =
| no_league_champs = 0
| league_champs =
| no_playoff_appearances = 0
| playoff_appearances =
| arena_years =
*[[Perani Arena and Event Center|Perani Arena]] (2008)
}}
}}


The '''Flint Phantoms''' were a professional [[indoor American football|indoor football]] team based in [[Flint, Michigan]]. The Phantoms joined the [[Continental Indoor Football League]] in 2008 as an [[expansion team]]. The Phantoms were the second professional indoor football team to be based in Flint, with the first being the Flint Flames of the original [[Indoor Football League (1999-2000)|Indoor Football League]]. The [[Michigan Pirates]] played a home playoff game in Flint, in 2007, with the idea of moving there, but the team folded after the 2007 season. The Phantoms were owned hThey played their home games at the [[Perani Arena and Event Center]] in Flint, Michigan.
The '''Flint Phantoms''' were a professional [[indoor American football|indoor football]] team based in [[Flint, Michigan]]. The Phantoms joined the [[Continental Indoor Football League]] (CIFL) in 2008 as an [[expansion team]]. They were the second professional indoor football team to be based in Flint, with the first being the Flint Flames of the original [[Indoor Football League (1999-2000)|Indoor Football League]]. The [[Michigan Pirates]] played a home playoff game in Flint, in 2007, with the idea of moving there, but the team folded after the 2007 season. The Phantoms played their home games at the [[Perani Arena and Event Center]] in Flint, Michigan.


==History==
==History==
With the limited success of Perani Arena as the playoff home for the Michigan Pirates, Pete Norager, one of the owners of the Pirates, decided to start a replacement team in Flint, and the formation of the Phantoms was announced on December 18, 2007. In February 2008, Norager withdrew from owning the team. Currently, the Perani Group is running the team pending the selection of a new owner with a temporary investment group.<ref name="FJ1"/> Because of poor attendance, payments to players were delayed near the end of the 2008 season,<ref name="fj3">{{cite news |last=Nilsen |first=Dan |authorlink= |author= |coauthors= |title=Phantoms fall; players disguntled over non-payments |url=http://www.mlive.com/flint/stories/index.ssf?/base/sports-1/121230301724190.xml&coll=5 |work= [[Flint Journal]] |publisher= [[Booth Newspapers]] |location= |id= |pages= |page= |date=2008-06-01 |accessdate=2008-06-06 |language= |quote= |archiveurl= |archivedate= }}</ref> and some players left the team because of other commitments or disgruntlement over late pay. The Phantoms approached their last game of 2008 with a roster of just 9 or 10 and looked to semi-pro teams for additional players.<ref name="fj3">{{cite news |last=Nilsen |first=Dan |authorlink= |author= |coauthors= |title=Flint Phantoms put together enough players to finish indoor football season |url=http://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/sports/index.ssf/2008/06/flint_phantoms_put_together_en.html |work= [[Flint Journal]] |publisher= [[Booth Newspapers]] |location= |id= |pages= |page= |date=2008-06-06 |accessdate=2008-06-07 |language= |quote= |archiveurl= |archivedate= }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> On the day of the game, only 11 players were available (with 16 required to field a team), forcing the Phantoms to [[wiktionary:forfeit|forfeit]].<ref name="fj4">{{cite news |last=Nilsen |first=Dan |authorlink= |author= |coauthors= |title=Flint Phantoms forfeit CIFL finale; opponent quits league |url=http://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/sports/index.ssf/2008/06/flint_phantoms_forfeit_cifl_fi.html |work= [[Flint Journal]] |publisher= [[Booth Newspapers]] |location= |id= |pages= |page= |date=2008-06-08 |accessdate=2008-06-09 |language= |quote= |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080610025206/http://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/sports/index.ssf/2008/06/flint_phantoms_forfeit_cifl_fi.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2008-06-10 }}</ref>
With the limited success of Perani Arena as the playoff home for the Michigan Pirates, Pete Norager, one of the owners of the Pirates, decided to start a replacement team in Flint, and the formation of the Phantoms was announced on December 18, 2007. In February 2008, Norager withdrew from owning the team. The Perani Group operated the team pending the selection of a new owner with a temporary investment group.<ref name="FJ1"/> Because of poor attendance, payments to players were delayed near the end of the 2008 season,<ref name="fj3">{{cite news|last=Nilsen|first=Dan|title=Phantoms fall; players disguntled over non-payments|url=http://www.mlive.com/flint/stories/index.ssf?/base/sports-1/121230301724190.xml&coll=5|work=[[Flint Journal]]|publisher=[[Booth Newspapers]]|date=2008-06-01|accessdate=2008-06-06|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002051758/http://www.mlive.com/flint/stories/index.ssf?%2Fbase%2Fsports-1%2F121230301724190.xml&coll=5|archive-date=2012-10-02}}</ref> and some players left the team because of other commitments or disgruntlement over late pay. The Phantoms approached their last game of 2008 with a roster of just 9 or 10 or maybe 50 and looked to semi-pro teams for additional players.<ref name="fj32">{{cite news |last=Nilsen |first=Dan |title=Flint Phantoms put together enough players to finish indoor football season |url=http://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/sports/index.ssf/2008/06/flint_phantoms_put_together_en.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129075826/http://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/sports/index.ssf/2008/06/flint_phantoms_put_together_en.html |archive-date=2013-01-29 |work= [[Flint Journal]] |publisher= [[Booth Newspapers]] |date=2008-06-06 |accessdate=2008-06-07 |url-status=dead}}</ref> On the day of the game, only 11 players were available (with 16 required to field a team), forcing the Phantoms to [[wiktionary:forfeit|forfeit]].<ref name="fj4">{{cite news|last=Nilsen |first=Dan |title=Flint Phantoms forfeit CIFL finale; opponent quits league |url=http://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/sports/index.ssf/2008/06/flint_phantoms_forfeit_cifl_fi.html |work=[[Flint Journal]] |publisher=[[Booth Newspapers]] |date=2008-06-08 |accessdate=2008-06-09 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20080610025206/http://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/sports/index.ssf/2008/06/flint_phantoms_forfeit_cifl_fi.html |archive-date=2008-06-10 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


The team has sat out the 2009 season but still is still considering rejoining the CIFL.<ref>[http://www.continentalindoorfootball.com/newsite/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=319&Itemid=75 2009 Schedule Released] Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) website</ref>
The team has sat out the 2009 season but still is considering rejoining the CIFL.<ref>[http://www.continentalindoorfootball.com/newsite/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=319&Itemid=75 2009 Schedule Released] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081223164631/http://www.continentalindoorfootball.com/newsite/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=319&Itemid=75 |date=2008-12-23 }} Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) website</ref>


== Season-By-Season ==
== Season-By-Season ==
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|[[Saginaw Sting]]
|[[Saginaw Sting]]
|Home
|Home
|[[Wiktionary:loss|Lost]] 25-51 <ref>{{cite news |last= Nilsen |first= Dan |authorlink= |author= |coauthors= |title= Flint Phantoms lose CIFL debut to Saginaw Sting |url=http://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/sports/index.ssf/2008/03/flint_phantoms_lose_cifl_debut_to_saginaw_sting.html |work= [[Flint Journal]] |publisher= [[Booth Newspapers]] |location= |id= |pages= |page= |date=2008-03-10 |accessdate=2008-03-12 |language= |quote= |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080313224000/http://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/sports/index.ssf/2008/03/flint_phantoms_lose_cifl_debut_to_saginaw_sting.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2008-03-13 }}</ref>
|[[Wiktionary:loss|Lost]] 25-51 <ref>{{cite news|last=Nilsen |first=Dan |title=Flint Phantoms lose CIFL debut to Saginaw Sting |url=http://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/sports/index.ssf/2008/03/flint_phantoms_lose_cifl_debut_to_saginaw_sting.html |work=[[Flint Journal]] |publisher=[[Booth Newspapers]] |date=2008-03-10 |accessdate=2008-03-12 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20080313224000/http://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/sports/index.ssf/2008/03/flint_phantoms_lose_cifl_debut_to_saginaw_sting.html |archive-date=2008-03-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|-
|March 21
|March 21
|[[Kalamazoo Xplosion]]
|[[Kalamazoo Xplosion]]
|Away
|Away
||Lost 8-62<ref>{{cite news |last=Morgan |first=Wes |authorlink= |author= |coauthors= |title=Xplosion unleash their offense |url=http://www.mlive.com/sports/kzgazette/index.ssf?/base/sports-2/1206166804310080.xml&coll=7 |work= [[Kalamazoo Gazette]] |publisher= Kalamazoo Gazette |location= |id= |pages= |page= |date=2008-03-22 |accessdate=2008-03-30 |language= |quote= |archiveurl= |archivedate= }}</ref>
||Lost 8-62<ref>{{cite news|last=Morgan|first=Wes|title=Xplosion unleash their offense|url=http://www.mlive.com/sports/kzgazette/index.ssf?/base/sports-2/1206166804310080.xml&coll=7|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002051403/http://www.mlive.com/sports/kzgazette/index.ssf?%2Fbase%2Fsports-2%2F1206166804310080.xml&coll=7|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-10-02|work=[[Kalamazoo Gazette]]|publisher=Kalamazoo Gazette|date=2008-03-22|accessdate=2008-03-30}}</ref>
|-
|-
|March 28
|March 28
|[[New England Surge]]
|[[New England Surge]]
|Home
|Home
|Lost 28-38<ref>{{cite news |last=Nilsen |first=Dan |authorlink= |author= |coauthors= |title=Resurgent Phantoms fall short against Surge |url=http://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/sports/index.ssf/2008/03/resurgent_phantoms_fall_short_against_surge.html |work= [[Flint Journal]] |publisher= [[Booth Newspapers]] |location= |id= |pages= |page= |date=2008-03-29 |accessdate=2008-03-30 |language= |quote= |archiveurl= |archivedate= }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>
|Lost 28-38<ref>{{cite news |last=Nilsen |first=Dan |title=Resurgent Phantoms fall short against Surge |url=http://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/sports/index.ssf/2008/03/resurgent_phantoms_fall_short_against_surge.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120905155907/http://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/sports/index.ssf/2008/03/resurgent_phantoms_fall_short_against_surge.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-09-05 |work= [[Flint Journal]] |publisher= [[Booth Newspapers]] |date=2008-03-29 |accessdate=2008-03-30 }}</ref>
|-
|-
|April 6
|April 6
|[[Milwaukee Bonecrushers]]
|[[Milwaukee Bonecrushers]]
|Away
|Away
|[[Wiktionary:win|Won]] 62-53 <ref>{{cite news |last=Braun |first=Rick |authorlink= |author= |coauthors= |title=Team loses quarterback, chance at first victory |url=http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=736274 |work= Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |publisher=Journal Sentinel Inc. |location= |id= |pages= |page= |date=2008-04-06 |accessdate=2008-04-07 |language= |quote= |archiveurl= |archivedate= }}</ref>
|[[Wiktionary:win|Won]] 62-53 <ref>{{cite news |last=Braun |first=Rick |title=Team loses quarterback, chance at first victory |url=http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=736274 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080615135535/http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=736274 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2008-06-15 |work=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |publisher=Journal Sentinel Inc. |date=2008-04-06 |accessdate=2008-04-07 }}</ref>
|-
|-
|April 11
|April 11
|[[Saginaw Sting]]
|[[Saginaw Sting]]
|Away
|Away
|Lost 28-55<ref>{{cite news |last=Gunther |first=Bruce |authorlink= |author= |coauthors= |title=Phantoms fade after strong start |url=http://www.mlive.com/flint/stories/index.ssf?/base/sports-3/1207984809196170.xml&coll=5 |work= [[Flint Journal]] |publisher= [[Booth Newspapers]] |location= |id= |pages= |page= |date=2008-04-12 |accessdate=2008-04-14 |language= |quote= |archiveurl= |archivedate= }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Mancina |first=Greg |authorlink= |author= |coauthors= |title=Sting crazy |url=http://www.mlive.com/saginaw/stories/index.ssf?/base/sports-1/1207977634286730.xml&coll=9 |work=[[Saginaw News]] |publisher= [[Booth Newspapers]] |location= |id= |pages= |page= |date=2008-04-12 |accessdate=2008-04-14 |language= |quote= |archiveurl= |archivedate= }}</ref>
|Lost 28-55<ref>{{cite news|last=Gunther|first=Bruce|title=Phantoms fade after strong start|url=http://www.mlive.com/flint/stories/index.ssf?/base/sports-3/1207984809196170.xml&coll=5|work=[[Flint Journal]]|publisher=[[Booth Newspapers]]|date=2008-04-12|accessdate=2008-04-14|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120904184100/http://www.mlive.com/flint/stories/index.ssf?/base/sports-3/1207984809196170.xml&coll=5|archive-date=2012-09-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Mancina|first=Greg|title=Sting crazy|url=http://www.mlive.com/saginaw/stories/index.ssf?/base/sports-1/1207977634286730.xml&coll=9|work=[[Saginaw News]]|publisher=[[Booth Newspapers]]|date=2008-04-12|accessdate=2008-04-14|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130128202331/http://www.mlive.com/saginaw/stories/index.ssf?/base/sports-1/1207977634286730.xml&coll=9|archive-date=2013-01-28}}</ref>
|-
|-
|April 19
|April 19
|[[Kalamazoo Xplosion]]
|[[Kalamazoo Xplosion]]
|Home
|Home
|Lost 18-44<ref>{{cite news |last=Nilsen |first=Dan |authorlink= |author= |coauthors= |title=Phantoms again no match for Kalamazoo on home field |url=http://www.mlive.com/sports/flintjournal/index.ssf?/base/sports-3/120886862351920.xml&coll=5 |work= [[Flint Journal]] |publisher= [[Booth Newspapers]] |location= |id= |pages= |page= |date=2008-04-20 |accessdate=2008-04-23 |language= |quote= |archiveurl= |archivedate= }}</ref>
|Lost 18-44<ref>{{cite news |last=Nilsen |first=Dan |title=Phantoms again no match for Kalamazoo on home field |url=http://www.mlive.com/sports/flintjournal/index.ssf?/base/sports-3/120886862351920.xml&coll=5 |work= [[Flint Journal]] |publisher= [[Booth Newspapers]] |date=2008-04-20 |accessdate=2008-04-23 }}</ref>
|-
|-
|April 26
|April 26
|[[New England Surge]]
|[[New England Surge]]
|Away
|Away
|Lost 48-49<ref>{{cite news |last=Wilson |first=Jim |authorlink= |author= |coauthors= |title=Surge get it done in fourth |url=http://www.telegram.com/article/20080427/NEWS/804270661/1156/SPORTS19 |work= [[Worcester Telegram & Gazette]] |publisher=[[Worcester Telegram & Gazette Corp]] |location= |id= |pages= |page= |date= |accessdate=2008-04-28 |language= |quote= |archiveurl= |archivedate= }}</ref>
|Lost 48-49<ref>{{cite news |last=Wilson |first=Jim |title=Surge get it done in fourth |url=http://www.telegram.com/article/20080427/NEWS/804270661/1156/SPORTS19 |work= [[Worcester Telegram & Gazette]] |publisher=[[Worcester Telegram & Gazette Corp]] |accessdate=2008-04-28 }}</ref>
|-
|-
|May 10
|May 10
|[[Muskegon Thunder]]
|[[Muskegon Thunder]]
|Home
|Home
|Lost 42-55<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |authorlink= |author= |coauthors= |title=After slow start, Thunder explode in CIFL win over Phantoms |url=http://www.mlive.com/muskegon/stories/index.ssf?/base/sports-1/1210500922198100.xml&coll=8 |work=[[Muskegon Chronicle]] |publisher= [[Booth Newspapers]] |location= |id= |pages= |page= |date= |accessdate=2008-05-12 |language= |quote= |archiveurl= |archivedate= }}</ref>
|Lost 42-55<ref>{{cite news|title=After slow start, Thunder explode in CIFL win over Phantoms|url=http://www.mlive.com/muskegon/stories/index.ssf?/base/sports-1/1210500922198100.xml&coll=8|work=[[Muskegon Chronicle]]|publisher=[[Booth Newspapers]]|accessdate=2008-05-12|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120914090220/http://www.mlive.com/muskegon/stories/index.ssf?/base/sports-1/1210500922198100.xml&coll=8|archive-date=2012-09-14}}</ref>
|-
|-
|May 17
|May 17
|[[Rock River Raptors]]
|[[Rock River Raptors]]
|Away
|Away
|Lost 38-69<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |authorlink= |author= |coauthors= |title=Raptors beat up on Phantoms, 69-38 |url=http://www.wrex.com/Sports/index.php?ID=28952 |work= |publisher=[[WREX]] |location= |id= |pages= |page= |date=2008-05-18 |accessdate=2008-06-06 |language= |quote= |archiveurl= |archivedate= }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>
|Lost 38-69<ref>{{cite news |title=Raptors beat up on Phantoms, 69-38 |url=http://www.wrex.com/Sports/index.php?ID=28952 |publisher=[[WREX]] |date=2008-05-18 |accessdate=2008-06-06 }}{{dead link|date=September 2016|bot=medic}}</ref>
|-
|-
|May 24
|May 24
|[[Rochester Raiders]]
|[[Rochester Raiders]]
|Home
|Home
|Lost 12-35<ref>{{cite news |last=Savage |first=Brendan |authorlink= |author= |coauthors= |title=Phantoms' upset bid fades in second half |url=http://www.mlive.com/flint/stories/index.ssf?/base/sports-3/1211997042163150.xml&coll=5 |work= [[Flint Journal]] |publisher= [[Booth Newspapers]] |location= |id= |pages= |page= |date=2008-05-25 |accessdate=2008-06-06 |language= |quote= |archiveurl= |archivedate= }}</ref>
|Lost 12-35<ref>{{cite news |last=Savage |first=Brendan |title=Phantoms' upset bid fades in second half |url=http://www.mlive.com/flint/stories/index.ssf?/base/sports-3/1211997042163150.xml&coll=5 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002051233/http://www.mlive.com/flint/stories/index.ssf?%2Fbase%2Fsports-3%2F1211997042163150.xml&coll=5 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-10-02 |work=[[Flint Journal]] |publisher=[[Booth Newspapers]] |date=2008-05-25 |accessdate=2008-06-06 }}</ref>
|-
|-
|May 31
|May 31
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==References==
==References==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
*[http://www.flintphantoms.com/ Official Website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071221190622/http://www.flintphantoms.com/ Official website]
*[http://www.continentalindoorfootball.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=151&Itemid=26 CIFL Alignment, announcing the team]
*[http://www.continentalindoorfootball.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=151&Itemid=26 CIFL Alignment, announcing the team]


{{CIFL}}
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{{Michigan Sports}}


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[[Category:Continental Indoor Football League teams]]
[[Category:Sports in Flint, Michigan]]
[[Category:Sports in Flint, Michigan]]
[[Category:American football teams in Michigan]]

[[Category:American football teams established in 2008]]

[[Category:American football teams disestablished in 2008]]
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Latest revision as of 21:48, 7 February 2024

Flint Phantoms
Established 2008
Folded 2008
Played in Perani Arena in Flint, Michigan
League/conference affiliations
Continental Indoor Football League (2008)
  • Atlantic Conference (2008)
    • West Division (2008)
Current uniform
Team colorsBlack, Blue, Silver & White
       
Personnel
Head coachKeith Tunstall[1]
Team history
  • Flint Phantoms (2008)
Championships
League championships (0)
Conference championships (0)
Division championships (0)
Home arena(s)

The Flint Phantoms were a professional indoor football team based in Flint, Michigan. The Phantoms joined the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) in 2008 as an expansion team. They were the second professional indoor football team to be based in Flint, with the first being the Flint Flames of the original Indoor Football League. The Michigan Pirates played a home playoff game in Flint, in 2007, with the idea of moving there, but the team folded after the 2007 season. The Phantoms played their home games at the Perani Arena and Event Center in Flint, Michigan.

History

[edit]

With the limited success of Perani Arena as the playoff home for the Michigan Pirates, Pete Norager, one of the owners of the Pirates, decided to start a replacement team in Flint, and the formation of the Phantoms was announced on December 18, 2007. In February 2008, Norager withdrew from owning the team. The Perani Group operated the team pending the selection of a new owner with a temporary investment group.[1] Because of poor attendance, payments to players were delayed near the end of the 2008 season,[2] and some players left the team because of other commitments or disgruntlement over late pay. The Phantoms approached their last game of 2008 with a roster of just 9 or 10 or maybe 50 and looked to semi-pro teams for additional players.[3] On the day of the game, only 11 players were available (with 16 required to field a team), forcing the Phantoms to forfeit.[4]

The team has sat out the 2009 season but still is considering rejoining the CIFL.[5]

Season-By-Season

[edit]
Season records
Season W L T Finish Playoff results
2008 1 11 0 4th Atlantic West --

2008 Season Schedule

[edit]
Date Opponent Home/Away Result
March 9 Saginaw Sting Home Lost 25-51 [6]
March 21 Kalamazoo Xplosion Away Lost 8-62[7]
March 28 New England Surge Home Lost 28-38[8]
April 6 Milwaukee Bonecrushers Away Won 62-53 [9]
April 11 Saginaw Sting Away Lost 28-55[10][11]
April 19 Kalamazoo Xplosion Home Lost 18-44[12]
April 26 New England Surge Away Lost 48-49[13]
May 10 Muskegon Thunder Home Lost 42-55[14]
May 17 Rock River Raptors Away Lost 38-69[15]
May 24 Rochester Raiders Home Lost 12-35[16]
May 31 Rock River Raptors Home Lost 6-49[2]
June 8 Rochester Raiders Away Loss by
Forfeit[4]

2008 CIFL Standings

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Team Overall Division
W L T PCT W L T PCT
Great Lakes Conference
East Division
Kalamazoo Xplosion-y 11 1 0 .917 5 1 0 .833
Muskegon Thunder-x 5 7 0 .417 2 2 0 .500
Fort Wayne Freedom 5 7 0 .417 2 4 0 .333
Miami Valley Silverbacks 3 9 0 .250 1 2 0 .333
West Division
Chicago Slaughter-y 8 4 0 .667 3 1 0 .750
Rock River Raptors-x 7 5 0 .583 3 1 0 .750
Milwaukee Bonecrushers 1 11 0 .083 0 4 0 .000
Atlantic Conference
East Division
New England Surge-y 8 3 0 .727 5 1 0 .833
Lehigh Valley Outlawz-x 7 5 0 .583 4 2 0 .667
New Jersey Revolution 3 9 0 .250 2 5 0 .286
Chesapeake Tide 2 10 0 .583 0 2 0 .000
West Division
Rochester Raiders-z 12 0 0 1.000 4 0 0 1.000
Saginaw Sting-y 10 2 0 .833 3 1 0 .750
Marion Mayhem-x 7 5 0 .583 0 2 0 .000
Flint Phantoms 1 11 0 .083 0 4 0 .000

References

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