Rio Grande Valley Dorados
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| Rio Grande Valley Dorados | |
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| Founded | 2004 |
| Home arena | Dodge Arena |
| City, State | Hidalgo, Texas |
| Conference | National |
| Division | Southwest |
| ArenaCup championships | None |
| Division titles | 2007 |
| Playoff berths | 2005, 2007, 2009 |
The Rio Grande Valley Dorados were a professional arena football team. They began play in 2004 as an expansion member of af2, the minor league to the Arena Football League. They played their home games at Obra Homes Field at Dodge Arena in Hidalgo, Texas.
They have been fairly successful in their existence, having put together a 15 - 1 regular season in 2007 yet fell to Bossier-Shreveport in the American Conference Semifinals.
The team folded in 2009 after af2 folded. Since the Arena Football League owns the rights to the Dorados name and logo, the team has folded as well. [1]
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[edit] Season-by-season
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties
| Season | W | L | T | Finish | Playoff results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 4th NC Southwest | -- |
| 2005 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2nd NC West | Won NC Quarterfinal (Quad City) Won NC Semifinal (Tulsa) Lost NC Championship (Memphis) |
| 2006 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 4th NC Midwest | -- |
| 2007 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1st NC Southwest | Won Round 1 (Alabama) Lost AC Semifinals (Bossier-Shreveport) |
| 2008 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 3rd NC Southwest | -- |
| *2009 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3rd NC Southwest | Lost NC Round 1 (Bossier-Shreveport) |
| Totals | 57 | 45 | 0 | (including playoffs)
The Dorados Are Now Defunct |
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[edit] Notable Players, Past and Present
- Dustin Bell - K
- Chris Canty - WR/DB
- Torry Joubert - WR/DB
- Dontae Saulter - WR
- Quincy Carter - QB
- Ramonce Taylor - WR-left Dorados in 2009 for the CFL. Came back to play the rest of the season with Dorados.
[edit] 2009 RGV Dorados Roster
| Uniform # | Player | Position | Height | Weight | College | Experience |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rod Windsor | WR/LB | 6'2 | 208 | Western New Mexico | R |
| 2 | Travis McAlpine | WR/LB | 6'2 | 210 | Saginaw Valley St. | 5 |
| 3 | Anthony Chambers | WR/DB | 6'1 | 200 | Purdue | 3 |
| 5 | Donnell August | FB/LB | 6'3 | 240 | Western St. | R |
| 6 | Marcus Harris | FB/LB | 6'2 | 270 | East Central Oklahoma | 1 |
| 7 | Derrick Harris | WR/DB | 5'10 | 185 | Sam Houston St. | 2 |
| 8 | Rubio Radamez | K | 6'0 | 225 | Iberodamericana (Intl.-Mexico) | R |
| 9 | Bret Smith | WR/DB | 6'3 | 195 | Tennessee | R |
| 12 | Tiger Lyon | QB | 6'2 | 190 | Middlebury College | 1 |
| 17 | Nick Hill | QB | 6'3 | 215 | Southern Illinois | R |
| 22 | Dahnel Singfield | DB | 6'1 | 190 | Buffalo | 3 |
| 23 | Craig Turner | WR/DB | 5'9 | 197 | SIU Carbondale | R |
| 24 | Riley Swanson | WR/DB | 5'11 | 185 | Wake Forest | R |
| 34 | Alvertis Gatlin | FB/LB | 6'2 | 255 | Harding | 2 |
| 51 | Valentine Chude | FB/LB | 6'2 | 250 | Western New Mexico | R |
| 66 | Raushan Rowser | OL/DL | 6'4 | 300 | Tennessee St. | 2 |
| 71 | Darren Marquez | OL/DL | 6'4 | 295 | Southern Illinois | R |
| 72 | Garrett Mason | OL/DL | 6'5 | 315 | Duke | 1 |
| 77 | Walter Thomas | OL/DL | 6'5 | 350 | Oklahoma St. | R |
| 79 | Robert Nelson | OL/DL | 6'10 | 350 | Oklahoma St. | R |
| 90 | Christopher Eccles | OL/DL | 5'11 | 285 | Delta St. | R |
| 93 | Reggie Hargrove | OL/DL | 6'4 | 280 | Louisville | 3 |
| -- | Alan Turner | WR | 6'0 | 200 | Southern Illinois | R |
[edit] Rivalry Between RGV and Corpus Christi
This rivalry started heating up when Corpus Christi became a team in the af2, in 2007. The Inaugural game for Corpus Christi was on April 7, 2007. They hosted the heavily favored Rio Grande Valley Dorados. The Dorados romped the Sharks 66-28 in the first game ever for the Corpus Christi Sharks.
- The Dorados lead the series (9-1)against the Sharks
[edit] 2007
- RGV won 66-28 April 7, 2007
- RGV won 45-20 May 11, 2007
- RGV won 78-17 June 30, 2007
[edit] 2008
- CC won 61-54 April 12, 2008
- RGV won 53-52 May 3, 2008
- RGV won 48-26 July 14, 2008
[edit] 2009
- RGV won 40-33 March 28, 2009
- RGV won 77-50 April 25, 2009
- RGV won 51-48 June 13, 2009
- RGV won 78-51 July 25, 2009
[edit] Past and Present Coaches
[edit] 2004-2005
- Kevin Guy (16-16)REG.Season (2-1)Playoffs----All time Records
[edit] 2006-Present
- Marty Hammond (38-26)REG.Season (1-1)Playoffs---All time Records
[edit] References
- ^ "Statement Regarding Future of Dorados". Rio Grande Dorados, 2009-09-15
[edit] External links
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