Orlando Apollos
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Established 2018 Play in Spectrum Stadium in Orlando, Florida | |||||
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Alliance of American Football (2019–present)
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| Team colors | Navy blue, dark orange & bright orange | ||||
| Personnel | |||||
| President | Michael P. Waddell | ||||
| General manager | Tim Ruskell | ||||
| Head coach | Steve Spurrier | ||||
| Team history | |||||
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| Championships | |||||
League championships (0) | |||||
Conference championships (0) | |||||
Division championships (0) | |||||
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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
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | Source |
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| 1 | February 9, 2019 | Atlanta Legends | Spectrum Stadium | [4] | ||
| 2 | February 17, 2019 | San Antonio Commanders | Alamodome | |||
| 3 | February 23, 2019 | Memphis Express | Spectrum Stadium | |||
| 4 | March 2, 2019 | Salt Lake Stallions | Rice–Eccles Stadium | |||
| 5 | March 9, 2019 | Birmingham Iron | Legion Field | |||
| 6 | March 16, 2019 | Arizona Hotshots | Spectrum Stadium | |||
| 7 | March 23, 2019 | Atlanta Legends | Georgia State Stadium | |||
| 8 | March 30, 2019 | Memphis Express | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium | |||
| 9 | April 6, 2019 | San Diego Fleet | Spectrum Stadium | |||
| 10 | April 14, 2019 | Birmingham Iron |
Staff
Orlando Apollos staff | ||||||
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Players
The team's assigned area, which designates player rights, includes the following:[5]
Colleges
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| National Football League (NFL)
Canadian Football League (CFL)
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Roster
Orlando Apollos roster | |||||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
| Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
| Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
| Reserve lists
Exempt list
Practice squad
Rookies in italics Roster updated January 8, 2019 | ||||||
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References
^ 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
^ 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.
^ "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.
^ 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.
^ 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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