Nashville Venom

Nashville Venom
Nashville Venom
	Established 2013; Folded 2015; Played in Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee
League/conference affiliations
	Professional Indoor Football League (2014–2015) American Conference (2014);
	Current uniform
Team colors	Green, Silver, Black, White;
Mascot	Freddie Fangs
Cheerleaders	Snake Charmers
Personnel
Owner(s)	Jeff Knight; Terry Burns
General manager	Billy Back
Head coach	Billy Back
Team history
	Nashville Venom (2014–2015);
Championships
	League championships (1); 2014;
	Conference championships (1); 2014;
	Division championships (0);
Playoff appearances (2)
	2014, 2015;
Home arena(s)
	Nashville Municipal Auditorium (2014–2015);

The Nashville Venom were a professional indoor football team, one of eight franchises of the Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL).^[1] Based in Nashville, Tennessee, the Venom were members of the American Conference. The team began play in 2014 as an expansion team. The team played at Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, which opened in 1962.

The Venom were the second indoor/arena football team to call Nashville home, and the first since the Arena Football League's Nashville Kats (1997–2001 and 2005–07).

After two seasons and the folding of the PIFL, the Venom ceased operations in 2015.

Franchise history

2014

In November, 2012, it was announced that the Venom would be the eighth and final expansion team of the Professional Indoor Football League for the 2014 season.^[2] A few days after being introduced it was announced by Managing Partner Jeff Knight that Billy Back would be the first coach in Venom history.^[3] The Venom began their inaugural season on March 29, 2014, in Huntsville, Alabama against the Alabama Hammers. Their first home game was on April 5, against the Harrisburg Stampede.^[4] The Venom finished the regular season 10-2, the best record in the league, and won the American Conference regular season title. Their nine All-PIFL selected players were the most of any team.^[5] In the American Conference Championship Game, the Venom defeated the Columbus Lions 44-39 to advance to PIFL Cup III.^[6] On July 12, 2014, the Venom won their first PIFL Cup Championship, defeating the Lehigh Valley Steelhawks 64-43.^[7]

2015

Following the 2015 PIFL season, the league folded and the franchise folded soon afterward.

Players of note

Final roster

Nashville Venom roster

Quarterbacks.

1 Charles McCullum

Running backs

Vacant

Wide receivers

14 Darrell Holmes
4 Jordan Jolly
5 George Murray
3 Dontel Watkins

Offensive linemen

99 Stanlee Bradley
55 Jeremy Buchanan
72 Anthony Jackson]
61 Harry John
71 Jordan Mosley
85 B. J. Taylor
-- Garrison Ushery

Defensive linemen

8 Brian Ellis
90 Joseph Dienye
7 James Frazier
77 Walter Thomas

Linebackers

11 Douglas Rippy
6 Amius Smith
33 Steven Turner

Defensive backs

2 Jamie Graham
16 Will Johnso
19 C. J. Jones
24 Jihad Morris
20 Corry Stewart
9 Kenny Veal
21 Kenny Walton
18 Mike Whittaker

Kickers

38 Christian Reed

Reserve lists

10 Phillip Barnett WR (Exempt)

-- Clay Belton (Exempt)

61 Harris Bivin OL (Left squad)

12 Zach Ducker (IR)

-- Terrence McCrae WR (DNR)

-- Mon Williams LB (Left squad)

rookies in italics
Roster updated June 9, 2015
28 Active, 6 Inactive

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Awards and honors

The following is a list of all Venom players who have won league awards:

Season	Player	Position	Award
2014	Phillip Barnett	WR	Offensive Player of the Year

All-League players

The following Venom players have been named to All-League Teams:

WR Phillip Barnett, Jordan Jolly (2)
OL Chris Thompson, Stanlee Bradley
DL Wayne Daniels, James Frazier, Walter Thomas
LB Cobrani Mixion, Douglas Rippy, Will Johnson
DB Scooter Rogers, Corry Stewart (2), Kenny Veal
K Christian Reed
KR Mike Whittaker

Head coaches

Name	Term	Regular season				Playoffs		Awards
Name	Term	W	L	T	Win%	W	L	Awards
Billy Back	2014–2015	17	6	0	.739	2	1	PIFL Coach of the Year (2014)

Coaching staff

Nashville Venom staff

Front office

Owner – Jeff Knight
Owner – Terry Burns
General manager – Billy Back
Vice President of Public Relations - Clay Edwards
Assistant General Manager/Director of gameday operations – Tyler Bryant

Head coach

Head coach/offensive coordinator – Billy Back

Offensive coaches

Fullbacks - Leslie Woodard
Wide receivers – Tim Medlin
Offensive line – James Jenkins
Offensive assistant – Cody Ross

Defensive coaches

Defensive coordinator – Terrance Quattlebaum
Special defensive assistant – Chris Taylor
Defensive Line - Tramont Lawless
Secondary – Cromwell Stewart

Season-by-season results

League Champions	Conference Champions	Division Champions	Wild Card Berth	League Leader

Season	Team	League	Conference	Division	Regular season				Postseason results
Season	Team	League	Conference	Division	Finish	Wins	Losses	Ties	Postseason results
2014	2014	PIFL	American		1st	10	2	0	Won American Conference Championship 44–39 vs. Columbus Won PIFL Cup III 64–34 vs. Lehigh Valley
2015	2015	PIFL			3rd	7	4	0	Lost Semi-Finals 35–54 vs. Richmond
Totals						17	6	0	All-time regular season record (2014–2015)
						2	1	—	All-time postseason record (2014–2015)
						19	7	0	All-time regular season and postseason record (2014–2015)

* Season currently in progress

References

^ Hester, Matthew. "PIFL Sinks Their Fangs Into Nashville." Archived 2013-11-11 at the Wayback Machine Professional Indoor Football League. November 11, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
^ J. R. Lind (November 9, 2013). "Indoor football set to return to Nashville". www.nashvillepost.com. SouthComm Inc. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
^ Audra Martin (November 12, 2013). "Indoor football returns to Nashville". www.wkrn.com. WorldNow and WKRN. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
^ "2014 Regular Season Schedule." Archived 2014-12-11 at the Wayback Machine Nashville Venom. 2013. Retrieved on November 11, 2013.
^ "2014 All-PIFL Teams Announced". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. July 7, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
^ Lauren Moore. "Nashville Venom advance to PIFL title game". www.tennessean.com. The Tennessean. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
^ Lauren Moore (July 13, 2014). "Nashville Venom win first indoor football title". www.tennessean.com. The Tennessean. Retrieved July 14, 2014.

External links

Official website

[1] Hester, Matthew. "PIFL Sinks Their Fangs Into Nashville." Archived 2013-11-11 at the Wayback Machine Professional Indoor Football League. November 11, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2013.

[2] J. R. Lind (November 9, 2013). "Indoor football set to return to Nashville". www.nashvillepost.com. SouthComm Inc. Retrieved December 30, 2013.

[3] Audra Martin (November 12, 2013). "Indoor football returns to Nashville". www.wkrn.com. WorldNow and WKRN. Retrieved December 30, 2013.

[4] "2014 Regular Season Schedule." Archived 2014-12-11 at the Wayback Machine Nashville Venom. 2013. Retrieved on November 11, 2013.

[5] "2014 All-PIFL Teams Announced". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. July 7, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2014.

[6] Lauren Moore. "Nashville Venom advance to PIFL title game". www.tennessean.com. The Tennessean. Retrieved July 7, 2014.

[7] Lauren Moore (July 13, 2014). "Nashville Venom win first indoor football title". www.tennessean.com. The Tennessean. Retrieved July 14, 2014.

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v t e Professional Indoor Football League
Teams	Alabama Hammers Albany Panthers Charlotte Speed Columbus Lions Erie Explosion Georgia Fire Harrisburg Stampede Lehigh Valley Steelhawks Knoxville NightHawks Louisiana Swashbucklers Nashville Venom Richmond Raiders Trenton Freedom
Arenas	Von Braun Center (Alabama) Albany Civic Center (Albany) Columbus Civic Center (Columbus) Erie Insurance Arena (Erie) Forum Civic Center (Georgia) Giant Center (Harrisburg) Knoxville Civic Coliseum (Knoxville) Stabler Arena (Lehigh Valley) Sudduth Coliseum (Louisiana) Nashville Municipal Auditorium (Nashville) Richmond Coliseum (Richmond) Sun National Bank Center (Trenton)
Seasons	2012 2013 2014 2015