Amarillo Venom

Amarillo Venom
Founded	2003
League	Intense (2004) af2 (2005-2009) IFL (2010-2011) LSFL (2012-present)
Team history	Amarillo Dusters (2004-2009) Amarillo Venom (2010-present)
Arena	Amarillo Civic Center
Based in	Amarillo, Texas
Team colors	Brown, Red, Tan, White
Owner	Stephanie Tucker
Head coach	Julian Reese
Championships	1 (2004 Intense)
Division titles	2 (2004 Intense, 2010 IFL)
Dancers	Venom Vixens

The Amarillo Venom are a professional indoor football team in the Lone Star Football League. The Venom began play in 2004 as the Amarillo Dusters, a charter member of the Intense Football League, a small indoor football league based in Texas. They won the championship in their first and only season with the IFL. The following year, the Dusters became the first team to leave the Intense Football League and join the af2, where they played for four seasons until the af2's folding in 2009. At that point, the team held a fan vote as to whether to join their af2 brethren in the new Arena Football 1 (now the Arena Football League) or enjoy numerous Texas rivalries in the Indoor Football League. On October 9, 2009, it was announced that, because of a 65-35 percent margin in the fan vote, the Dusters would be moving to the Indoor Football League for the 2010 season. The team plays their home games at Amarillo Civic Center.

The team was featured on an episode of Only in America, a show that airs on the Discovery Times channel.

On December 21, 2008 the Dusters introduced a new color scheme for the team. The new colors were revealed as Crimson, Grey, and Black.

It was announced on January 28, 2010 that the Dusters would have to be renamed, because the Arena Football League owns the rights to the Dusters name and logo. On February 8, the new Amarillo Venom name and logo was unveiled.

IFL success

The Amarillo Dusters finished their only season in the Intense Football League with a 13-3 record en route to a league championship. Coach Don Carthel lead the Dusters to the cup as they defeated the Lubbock LoneStars. The Dusters would abandon their spot in the IFL to play in the af2. Carthel would take the head coaching job at West Texas A&M 2 games into the first Dusters af2 season. Steve Perdue took over the Head Coaching job and lead the team playoffs and a first round victory over the Oklahoma City Yard Dawgs.

Lone Star Football League

For the 2012 season, the Venom will play in the Lone Star Football League.

Season-By-Season

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties

Season	W	L	T	Finish	Playoff results
Amarillo Dusters (Intense)
2004	13	3	0	1st League	Won Round 1 (S.A. Stampede 41-29) Won Intense Bowl I (L. Lone Stars 62-47)
Amarillo Dusters (af2)
2005	8	8	0	4th NC Midwest	Won NC Round 1 (Oklahoma City 59-56) Lost Semifinals (Memphis 71-30)
2006	4	12	0	5th NC Midwest	--
2007	3	13	0	4th NC Central	--
2008	8	8	0	3rd NC Central	Won NC Round 1 (Tulsa 65-62) Won NC Semifinals (Bossier-Shreveport 59-45) Lost NC Championship (Spokane 79-49)
2009	3	13	0	3rd NC Central	--
Amarillo Venom (IFL)
2010	11	3	0	1st IC Lonestar West	Won IC Round 1 (West Texas 56-36) Lost IC Semifinals (Arkansas 46-31)
2011	4	10	0	3rd Lonestar	--
Amarillo Venom (LSFL)
2012	--	--	--	--	--
Totals	55	72	0	(including playoffs)

2011 Season Schedule

Preseason

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results
				Final Score	Team Record
	February 20 (Sun)	3:05pm	Allen Wranglers	L 25-26

Regular Season

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results
				Final Score	Team Record
1	February 25 (Fri)	7:00pm (8:00 Central)	@Colorado Ice	L 26-37	0-1
2	Bye
3	March 13 (Sun)	7:11pm	@Bricktown Brawlers	L 20-29	0-2
4	March 18 (Fri)	7:05pm	Wyoming Cavalry	L 33-37	0-3
5	March 25 (Fri)	7:11pm	@West Texas Roughnecks	L 34-37	0-4
6	April 2 (Sat)	7:05pm	Allen Wranglers	L 51-52	0-5
7	April 9 (Sat)	7:05pm	Colorado Ice	L 24-27	0-6
8	April 16 (Sat)	7:05pm	@Wichita Wild	L 32-56	0-7
9	April 23 (Sat)	7:05pm	West Texas Roughnecks	L 23-66	0-8
10	April 30 (Sat)	7:05pm	Allen Wranglers	L 20-44	0-9
11	Bye
12	May 14 (Sat)	7:05pm	Bricktown Brawlers	W 50-35	1-9
13	May 21 (Sat)	7:35pm	@Allen Wranglers	W 36-33	2-9
14	May 28 (Sat)	7:05pm (8:05 Central)	@Arizona Adrenaline	W 79-32	3-9
15	June 6 (Mon)	7:05pm	Bricktown Brawlers **	W 77-0	4-9
16	June 11 (Sat)	7:11pm	@West Texas Roughnecks	L 24-37	4-10

** = Replacement Team.

Division Standings

2011 Lonestar Division
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	DIV	GB	STK
y Allen Wranglers	10	4	0	0.714	664	510	7-2	---	W2
x West Texas Roughnecks	10	4	0	0.714	656	391	6-3	---	W3
Amarillo Venom	14	0	0	0.286	529	522	3-6	6.0	L1
Bricktown Brawlers	2	12	0	0.143	292	717	2-7	8.0	L10

Roster

Amarillo Venom roster
Quarterbacks 13 Derek Rasmussen 10 Ken Johnson Jr. Running Backs 4 Trae Ivory Wide Receivers  1 Anthony Clark  5 Steve Bergeski  8 DeVaughn Flagler 3 Raymond Johnson		Offensive Linemen 66 Tommy Crawley 93 Ken Scott Defensive Linemen -- Marcus Rowe Linebackers 11 Edward Cantrell 7 Jared Williams 29 Kyle Wilson 45 Bournes Kendrick		Defensive Backs  6 Anthony Stubbs  9 DonTa Bright 12 Darrius Battles 23 Cashmin Thomas 31 Byron Sconiers Kickers 96 Jordy Finley Multiple Positions  7 Ranorris Ray OL/DL 22 Antonio Dishman WR/DB 24 Jared Williams OL/DL 33 Barrett Allen OL/DL 40 David Vaitafa OL/DL 63 Cale Fischer OL/DL 73 Willie Barton OL/DL 84 Kendrick Thompson OL/DL 96 Kenyon Scott OL/DL		Injured Reserve Currently vacant Exempt List Currently vacant Practice Squad Currently vacant Rookies in italics Roster updated March 25, 2011 30 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS → More rosters

Past Seasons

2005 season

In their first year in the af2, the Amarillo Dusters reached the playoffs with an 8-8 record, which was good enough for a wildcard. The Dusters, led by Julian Reese, came from 21 points down at the start of the 4th quarter to quiet the Cox Convention Center crowd to win Round 1 over the Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz. The Dusters fell in Round 2 to the eventual-af2 champion Memphis Xplorers.

2006 season

The Dusters tried to build off of the moderate success they had in 2005. However, in 2006, the team suffered many injuries and failed to make it to the af2 playoffs. Quarterback Steve Panella was injured early in the season, forcing numerous backups to take the job. The Dusters then lost receivers. They ended the season with a 4–12 record.

2007 season

Looking to rebound after the previous losing season, injuries plagued the Dusters' offense. After a win against the Lubbock Renegades the Dusters struggled for the remainder of the year but were still able end the Quincy Carter-led Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings' perfect season with a 51–49 upset.

2008 season

Death of Donte Newsome

On July 5, 2008, Dusters running back Donte Newsome was shot to death outside of a nightclub in Huntington, West Virginia, home of his alma mater Marshall University.

On The Field

Under the leasdership of Head Coach Chris MacKeown the Amarillo Dusters went 10-9 in 2008, and played for the af2 National Conference ArenaCup Finals. Following the Dusters most successful season, in their af2 history, MacKeown stepped up to AFL as the offensive coordinator for John Elway's Colorado Crush.

Future

On October 25, 2007, the Dusters signed a contract to remain at the Amarillo Civic Center until at least 2011. It was announced that their offices would be moving into the historic Paramount Building in Downtown Amarillo.

2010 Final Standings

2010 Lonestar West Division
	W	L	T	PCT	GB	DIV	PF	PA	STK
y-Amarillo Venom	11	3	0	0.786	---	4-0	702	509	L1
x-West Texas Roughnecks	7	7	0	0.500	4.0	3-2	594	655	W4
Abilene Ruff Riders	2	12	0	0.143	9.0	0-5	544	644	L4

Notable players

Present

• Craig Fulton Jr., WR
• Jim Lukowiak, WR
• Julian Reese, QB

Past

• Donte Newsome, RB/LB
• Jarrod Rouanzoin, WR/LB/QB
• Kendrick Walker, WR/DB/KR
• Kareem Larrimore DB
• Ron Jenerette, DL/OL
• Titus Ivory, FB/LB
• McDonald, Calvin OL/DL
• Belina, Rich OL/DL
• Patton, Joe OL

External links

• Official website
• Amarillo Dusters at ArenaFan
• Final Standings of the Dusters' Only Year In The IFL
• 2008 af2 Stats