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Reno Express
Reno Express
	Established 2019; Play in Reno, Nevada; at Reno Events Center; GoRenoExpress.com
League/conference affiliations
	American West Football Conference; (2019–present)
	Current uniform
Team colors	Black, red, silver, white;
Personnel
Owner(s)	Platinum Events & Security LLC
President	Chris Reynolds
Head coach	Troy Hansen
Team history
	Reno Express (2019–present);
Championships
	League championships (0);
	Conference championships (0);
	Division championships (0);
Playoff appearances (1)
	2019;
Home arena(s)
	Reno Events Center (2019–present)

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The Reno Express are a professional indoor football team in Reno, Nevada. They play their home games at the Reno Events Center and began play in 2019.^[1] They are the first professional football team to play in Reno since the Reno Barons played part of a season in 2011.^[2]

History

On October 15, 2018, the American West Football Conference (AWFC) was founded by the Idaho Horsemen and announced the Express, Tri-Cities Fire, and Wenatchee Valley Skyhawks as the inaugural members.^[3] The Express are owned by Platinum Events & Security LLC, the organization that also own the Idaho Horsemen and operates the AWFC.

Anthony Bartley was the team's first head coach, but left the team after five games and a 2–3 record because of failure to be paid for his services. Bartley was also told that the now head coach Troy Hansen wanted to take over the team, but could not bring in any money unless Bartley was removed. So without any hesitation, Chris Reynolds agreed to make the change and screw Bartley over. He was replaced by assistant Troy Hansen to finish the season with a 6–6 record and the third seed in the playoffs. The Express traveled to Wenatchee, Washington and defeated the Skyhawks 28–27 to advance to the first championship game against the undefeated Idaho Horsemen. Prior the championship game, the team started a GoFundMe fundraiser in order to pay for their trip to Idaho claiming a former associate had been stealing money from the organization.^[4] The made it to Boise, and lost 40–20.

Logo change and controversy

The team's original announced logo bore a resemblance to the logo of the Round Rock Express, a Minor League Baseball team. Because the Round Rock team owned the trademarks to the logo, the Reno team was forced to change their primary logo. The team's Facebook page was updated with a temporary logo on October 15, 2018,^[5] which was ultimately scrapped in favor of their another logo in late October 2018.

2019 standings

Final standings.^[6]

2019 American West Football Conference
Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA	GB	STK
y — Idaho Horsemen	12	0	1.000	597	331	—	W12
x – Wenatchee Valley Skyhawks	6	6	.500	461	381	6	W2
x – Reno Express	6	6	.500	339	396	6	W1
Tri-Cities Fire	0	12	.000	303	592	12	L12

y – clinched regular season title

x – clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

Semifinal			Final

			3	Reno Express	20
3	Reno Express	28	1	Idaho Horsemen	40^[7]^[8]
2	Wenatchee Valley Skyhawks	27

References

^ "Western US based indoor football league forming for 2019". Arena Football Talk. October 21, 2018.
^ "Reno Barons Inaugural Season Over, Personnel Not Paid". KTVN. June 22, 2011.
^ "A DECISION HAS BEEN MADE". AWFC Insider. October 15, 2018.
^ "Championship Game Go Fund Me". Facebook. July 23, 2019.
^ "Reno Express Indoor Football - Posts". Facebook. October 15, 2018.
^ "AWFC Standings". AWFC. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
^ "Express v Horsemen (first half)". Facebook.
^ "Express v Horsemen (second half)". Facebook.

External links

[1] "Western US based indoor football league forming for 2019". Arena Football Talk. October 21, 2018.

[2] "Reno Barons Inaugural Season Over, Personnel Not Paid". KTVN. June 22, 2011.

[3] "A DECISION HAS BEEN MADE". AWFC Insider. October 15, 2018.

[4] "Championship Game Go Fund Me". Facebook. July 23, 2019.

[5] "Reno Express Indoor Football - Posts". Facebook. October 15, 2018.

[6] "AWFC Standings". AWFC. Retrieved June 27, 2019.

[7] "Express v Horsemen (first half)". Facebook.

[8] "Express v Horsemen (second half)". Facebook.

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 On October 15, 2018, the [[American West Football Conference]] (AWFC) was founded by the [[Idaho Horsemen]] and announced the Express, [[Tri-Cities Fire]], and [[Wenatchee Valley Skyhawks]] as the inaugural members.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.americanwestfootballconference.com/news/a-decision-has-been-made |title=A DECISION HAS BEEN MADE |work=AWFC Insider |date=October 15, 2018}}</ref> The Express are owned by Platinum Events & Security LLC, the organization that also own the Idaho Horsemen and operates the AWFC.
-Anthony Bartley was the team's first head coach, but left the team after five games and a 2–3 record. He was replaced by assistant Troy Hansen to finish the season with a 6–6 record and the third seed in the playoffs. The Express traveled to [[Wenatchee, Washington]] and defeated the Skyhawks 28–27 to advance to the first championship game against the undefeated Idaho Horsemen. Prior the championship game, the team started a [[GoFundMe]] fundraiser in order to pay for their trip to Idaho claiming a former associate had been stealing money from the organization.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/renoexpressprofootball/posts/473932486489748?__xts__[0]=68.ARBIAUTmrHamvXymu2tFzaHhCdN2KojU8BT2rDwi7VvhQwoVhtG5EY-eYBXxuJoXXMVoqyxQqTVw5uWK1oefdqvNuyms9dGF9r0p7S5gkGHYMVjH1vYdEnqbN9X23V2lKxDiisECF0PVIoVDnXW7J8o7dOtbPp5Awe5YPFunmDerg0YsL7FNNrC7-xtFWKbIFglMWBRevid-dJr1oJ6oM1z3rCJEALBgrQIQy3KHbVNW86aPANU4PoET_12KoeorqosFhAKqTA8Y9s8nKYw6DIRdGI3-GFZ61eB-QGxa79vRVK1vbQ5oPA7MGAz1qKaLyFNIMZzKT5HQDDUdonukK6M&__tn__=-R |title=Championship Game Go Fund Me |website=Facebook |date=July 23, 2019}}</ref> The made it to Boise, and lost 40–20.
+Anthony Bartley was the team's first head coach, but left the team after five games and a 2–3 record because of failure to be paid for his services. Bartley was also told that the now head coach Troy Hansen wanted to take over the team, but could not bring in any money unless Bartley was removed. So without any hesitation, Chris Reynolds agreed to make the change and screw Bartley over. He was replaced by assistant Troy Hansen to finish the season with a 6–6 record and the third seed in the playoffs. The Express traveled to [[Wenatchee, Washington]] and defeated the Skyhawks 28–27 to advance to the first championship game against the undefeated Idaho Horsemen. Prior the championship game, the team started a [[GoFundMe]] fundraiser in order to pay for their trip to Idaho claiming a former associate had been stealing money from the organization.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/renoexpressprofootball/posts/473932486489748?__xts__[0]=68.ARBIAUTmrHamvXymu2tFzaHhCdN2KojU8BT2rDwi7VvhQwoVhtG5EY-eYBXxuJoXXMVoqyxQqTVw5uWK1oefdqvNuyms9dGF9r0p7S5gkGHYMVjH1vYdEnqbN9X23V2lKxDiisECF0PVIoVDnXW7J8o7dOtbPp5Awe5YPFunmDerg0YsL7FNNrC7-xtFWKbIFglMWBRevid-dJr1oJ6oM1z3rCJEALBgrQIQy3KHbVNW86aPANU4PoET_12KoeorqosFhAKqTA8Y9s8nKYw6DIRdGI3-GFZ61eB-QGxa79vRVK1vbQ5oPA7MGAz1qKaLyFNIMZzKT5HQDDUdonukK6M&__tn__=-R |title=Championship Game Go Fund Me |website=Facebook |date=July 23, 2019}}</ref> The made it to Boise, and lost 40–20.
 ==Logo change and controversy==