Orlando Apollos










Orlando Apollos

Current season

Established 2018
Play in Spectrum Stadium
in Orlando, Florida





Orlando Apollos helmet
Orlando Apollos logo
HelmetLogo
League/conference affiliations

Alliance of American Football (2019–present)
  • Eastern Conference (2019–present)
Team colorsNavy blue, dark orange & bright orange
              
Personnel
PresidentMichael P. Waddell
General managerTim Ruskell
Head coachSteve Spurrier
Team history

  • Orlando Apollos (2018–present)
Championships

League championships (0)

Conference championships (0)

Division championships (0)
Home arena(s)

  • Spectrum Stadium (2019–present)

The Orlando Apollos are a professional American football team based in Orlando, Florida and are charter members of the Alliance of American Football, which is set to play in February 2019 at Spectrum Stadium on the campus of the University of Central Florida. They will be coached by Heisman Trophy winner and former college and National Football League head coach Steve Spurrier. NFL Front Office Veteran Tim Ruskell is the General Manager and longtime College Athletics Executive Michael P. Waddell is the Team President.


The team's name is inspired by the Greek god Apollo and his and Florida's connections to the Sun, while the team's colors orange and navy are tributes to Florida's sunshine and the Apollo program, respectively. The helmet depicts Apollo shooting a bow-and-arrow as he is commonly pictured as an archer. Apollos games are broadcast on iHeartRadio's Real Radio 104.1 FM with The Apollos’ Weekly Radio Show will be heard Thursdays on WYGM and WJRR HD-2 channel, while a weekday program will be heard on a group of thirteen area radio stations.[1]




Contents





  • 1 History

    • 1.1 2019 season



  • 2 Staff


  • 3 Players

    • 3.1 Roster



  • 4 References


  • 5 External links




History


On April 7, 2018, the first Alliance team, Orlando, was announced with its coach Steve Spurrier.[2] On September 20, the league announced four eastern inaugural franchises' names and logos including Orlando as the Orlando Apollos.[3] On December 4, 2018, the team and iHeart Media announced it broadcasting arrangements.[1]


The team's first game will be at home, Spectrum Stadium, against the Atlanta Legends on Saturday, February 9, 2019.[4]




2019 season





































































WeekDateOpponentResultRecordGame siteSource
1
February 9, 2019Atlanta Legends
Spectrum Stadium
[4]
2
February 17, 2019San Antonio Commanders
Alamodome
3
February 23, 2019Memphis ExpressSpectrum Stadium
4
March 2, 2019Salt Lake Stallions
Rice–Eccles Stadium
5
March 9, 2019Birmingham Iron
Legion Field
6
March 16, 2019Arizona HotshotsSpectrum Stadium
7
March 23, 2019Atlanta Legends
Georgia State Stadium
8
March 30, 2019Memphis Express
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
9
April 6, 2019San Diego Fleet
Spectrum Stadium
10
April 14, 2019Birmingham Iron


Staff








Orlando Apollos staff




Front office
  • General manager – Tim Ruskell
Head coaches
  • Head coach – Steve Spurrier
Offensive coaches
  • Quarterbacks/running backs – David Reaves

  • Wide receivers – Willie Jackson

  • Tight ends – Scott Spurrier

  • Offensive line – Jimmy Ray Stephens

 


Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator – Bob Sanders

  • Defensive line – Jim Jeffcoat

  • Defensive backs – Donnie Abraham

  • Defensive backs – Nick Rapone

Special teams coaches
  • Special teams coordinator/Running backs – Todd Washington

Eastern Conference

ATL

BIR

MEM

ORL

Western Conference

ARI

SAL

SA

SD




Players


The team's assigned area, which designates player rights, includes the following:[5]










Roster












Orlando Apollos roster


Quarterbacks

  •  4 Kevin Anderson


  •  5 Austin Appleby


  •  3 Garrett Gilbert


  •  7 Stephen Morris

Running backs



  • 20 Ryan Green


  • 25 Mark Herndon


  • 21 Akeem Hunt


  • 22 D'Ernest Johnson


  • 28 De'Veon Smith


  • 32 Freddie Stevenson FB

Wide receivers



  • 10 Marvin Bracy-Williams


  • 11 Donteea Dye


  • 12 Jeff Godfrey


  • 16 Rannell Hall


  • 85 Frankie Hammond


  • 13 Ishmael Hyman


  • 19 Charles Johnson


  • 17 Jalin Marshall


  • 18 Louis Murphy


  • 14 Willie Quinn


  • 15 Matt Sewall


  • 84 Chris Thompson


  • 81 Brian Tyms

Tight ends



  • 88 DeAndre Goolsby


  • 83 Scott Orndoff


  • 80 Sean Price


  • 89 Matt Weiser



Offensive linemen

  • 72 Kareem Are G


  • 73 Trevor Darling T


  • 60 Dillon DeBoer C


  • 70 Quinterrius Eatmon T


  • 66 Aaron Evans T


  • 72 Cole Gardner T


  • 63 Tre' Jackson G


  • 67 Austin Kuhnert C


  • 74 Marquis Lucas G


  • 77 Chris Martin T


  • 64 Jordan McCray C


  • 71 Ronald Patrick T


  • 75 Brandon Washington G

Defensive linemen



  • 92 Josh Banks DE


  • 97 Izaah Burks DT


  • 95 Ryan Davis DE


  • 91 Tyrell Chavis DT


  • 90 Antonio Gueard DT


  • 96 Claudy Mathieu DE


  • 98 Anthony Moten DT


  • 99 Giorgio Newberry DE


  • 93 Leon Orr DT


  • 94 Kellen Soulek DT



Linebackers

  • 44 Andrew Ankrah OLB


  • 40 Chequan Burkett ILB


  • 52 Terence Garvin ILB


  • 55 Ro'Derrick Hoskins ILB


  • 58 Randell Johnson ILB


  • 56 Tyriq McCord OLB


  • 52 Reggie Northrup ILB


  • 57 Ronald Powell OLB


  • 50 Jacob Pugh OLB


  • 54 Azeem Victor

Defensive backs



  • 27 Jerod Boykins S


  • 42 Lamarcus Brutus S


  • 28 Bryce Canady CB


  • 21 Jerome Couplin S


  • 24 Trey Dempsey S


  • 25 Brandon Dixon CB


  • 26 Josh Evans S


  • 37 LaDarius Gunter CB


  • 33 Will Hill S


  • 23 Mark Myers CB


  • 30 Deji Olatoye CB


  • 20 Cody Riggs CB


  • 31 D'Joun Smith


  • 39 Marquez White CB

Special teams



  • 53 Drew Ferris LS


  •  2 Elliott Frye K


  •  1 Ben Turk P





Reserve lists
  • Currently vacant

Exempt list


  • Currently vacant

Practice squad


  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics




Roster updated January 8, 2019
80 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS





References




  1. ^ ab Lundine, Susan (December 4, 2018). "Orlando Apollos pro football team snags radio deal with iHeart Media". Orlando Business Journal. Retrieved December 4, 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ Steimle, Kevin; Breech, John (April 7, 2018). "Steve Spurrier announced as first coach and Orlando first host city for Alliance of American Football". CBSSports.com. Retrieved April 7, 2018.


  3. ^ "Central Florida's newly named football team — the Orlando Apollos — is ready to blast off on a sun-filled, fun-filled journey". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved September 20, 2018.


  4. ^ ab "Alliance of American Football schedule released for Arizona Hotshots, other 7 teams". AZ Central. USA Today Network. October 16, 2018. Retrieved November 8, 2018.


  5. ^ Inabinett, Mark (July 12, 2018). "Alabama, Auburn players to go on Birmingham AAF team's assignment list". AL.com. Alabama Media Group. Retrieved December 5, 2018.




External links


  • Orlando Apollos official website

  • Alliance of American Football official website







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