Rio Grande Valley Dorados

Rio Grande Valley Dorados
Founded	2004
League	AF2
Conference	National
Division	Southwest
Arena	Dodge Arena
Based in	Hidalgo, Texas
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. The now-defunct Arena Football League owned the rights to the Dorados name and logo as well. They now belong to the new Arena Football 1 league.

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 team is now defunct.

Notable Players, Past and Present

• Mike Duncan - WR/DB
• 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.
• Homar Saenz - TE/HOSS - Works at H&H tires during the off season. Contributes his success on the football field to moving tires on a daily basis.

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
99	David Miller	LB/DL	6'4	260	UAB	R

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

2007

• RGV won 66-28 April 7, 2007
• RGV won 45-20 May 11, 2007
• RGV won 78-17 June 30, 2007

2008

• CC won 61-54 April 12, 2008
• RGV won 53-52 May 3, 2008
• RGV won 48-26 July 14, 2008

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

Past and Present Coaches

2004-2005

• Kevin Guy (16-16)REG.Season (2-1)Playoffs----All time Records

2006-present

• Marty Hammond (38-26)REG.Season (1-1)Playoffs---All time Records

External links

• Official Website
• Rio Grande Valley Dorados on ArenaFan