Omaha Mammoths

Omaha Mammoths
Founded2014
Folded2014
LeagueFall Experimental Football League (2014)
Team historyOmaha Mammoths (2014)
Based inOmaha, Nebraska
StadiumTD Ameritrade Park Omaha
ColorsNavy Blue, Orange, Gray, White
       
Head coachSandy Buda
General managerDonnie Woods
Championships0
Conference titles0
Division titles0
Playoff berths0

The Omaha Mammoths were a professional football team based in Omaha, Nebraska. They were a charter member of the Fall Experimental Football League, which was trying to become the developmental league for the National Football League. They played their home games at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, home of the College World Series and the former home of the United Football League's Omaha Nighthawks. The Mammoths were the first pro outdoor football franchise to play in Omaha since the Nighthawks.[1][2][3][4][5]

Despite having the strongest attendance in the FXFL for 2014 and a promise from the commissioner that the team would return,[6][7] the Mammoths were quietly replaced by the Hudson Valley Fort during the 2015 offseason due to travel costs.[8] Mammoths coach Sandy Buda confirmed the report on July 19.[9] The Mammoths finished their first and only season in second place with a record of 3–1, declining to play a championship game.[10]

Final roster

Omaha Mammoths roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

  • 19 Gerald Ford
  • 17 Greg Hardin
  • 12 Tramain Thompson
  • 11 Derel Walker

Tight ends

  • 84 Ernest Brun
  • 87 Matt Thayer
Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

  • 98 Travis Chappelear
  • 94 Lanier Coleman
  • 92 Jake McDonough
  • 93 Louis Nzegwu
  • 90 Daniel Riley
  • 99 Craig Roh
  • 72 Fatu Ulale
Linebackers

Defensive backs

  • 31 Jarrid Bryant CB
  • 27 Qua Cox CB
  • 21 Javon Harris S
  • 31 Tysyn Hartman S
  • 32 Julian Lewis
  • 22 Keith Lewis
  • 32 Jericho Nelson

Special teams

  • 15 Trey Barrow P/K
  • -- Marcus Heit LS
Reserve lists
  • Currently vacant

Practice squad

  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated October 27, 2014
40 Active, 0 Inactive

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References

  1. ^ Pro football franchise coming to TD Ameritrade Park; league founder says Omaha provides 'a high probability of success', Rich Kaipust, Omaha World-Herald, June 19, 2014
  2. ^ Omaha’s FXFL franchise preparing to reveal coach and team name, Rich Kaipust, Omaha World-Herald, July 24, 2014
  3. ^ Omaha's FXFL franchise reveals team mascot, logo, Marjie Ducey, Omaha World-Herald, July 31, 2014
  4. ^ FXFL unveils its Omaha franchise -- the Mammoths, Josh Planos, KETV-TV Website, July 31, 2014
  5. ^ FXFL considers Omaha place for professional football, KETV YouTube channel, June 11, 2014
  6. ^ "FXFL satisfied with mini-season".
  7. ^ "FXFL considers return to Omaha".
  8. ^ "Brawlers will be part of FXFL". Vindy.com. The Vindicator. July 16, 2015. Archived from the original on July 17, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015. The FXFL will also include teams in Brooklyn, N.Y., Hudson Valley, N.Y., and Florida. Like the Brawlers, the teams in Brooklyn and Hudson Valley will be operated by minor league baseball organizations which play in the New York-Penn League.
  9. ^ Kaipust, Rich (July 19, 2015). FXFL's Omaha Mammoths football team not returning for second season. Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  10. ^ Kaipust, Rich (November 7, 2014). "Mammoths, Bolts to play for title; game in Omaha off". omaha.com. Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved November 11, 2014.


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