Nashville Venom Established 2013 Folded 2015 Played in Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville , Tennessee
Professional Indoor Football League (2014–2015)
American Conference (2014) Current uniform
Team colors Green, Silver, Black, White Mascot Freddie Fangs Cheerleaders Snake Charmers Owner(s) Jeff Knight General manager Billy Back Head coach Billy Back
Nashville Venom (2014–2015) League championships (1) Conference championships (1) Division championships (0)
The Nashville Venom were a professional indoor football team, one of eight franchises of the Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL).[ 1] 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] [ 3] Huntsville, Alabama against the Alabama Hammers . Their first home game was on April 5, against the Harrisburg Stampede .[ 4] [ 5] Columbus Lions 44-39 to advance to PIFL Cup III.[ 6] 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 .
Running backs
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
Reserve lists
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, 201528 Active, 6 Inactive → More rosters
Awards and honors
The following is a list of all Venom players who have won league awards:
All-League players
The following Venom players have been named to All-League Teams:
WR Phillip Barnett , Jordan Jolly (2)OL Chris Thompson, Stanlee BradleyDL Wayne Daniels , James Frazier, Walter ThomasLB Cobrani Mixion, Douglas Rippy, Will JohnsonDB Scooter Rogers, Corry Stewart (2), Kenny VealK Christian ReedKR Mike Whittaker
Head coaches
Name
Term
Regular season
Playoffs
Awards
W
L
T
Win%
W
L
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 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 .
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