Huntington Hammer

Huntington Hammer

Founded	2010
Folded	2012
League	Ultimate Indoor Football League
Team history	Huntington Hammer (2011-2012) Sarasota Thunder (2013)
Based in	Huntington, West Virginia
Arena	Big Sandy Superstore Arena
Colors	Blue and Orange
Owner(s)	Cecil Van Dyke Bill Nichols Rick Kranz Daniel Fisher
Head coach	Michael Owens
Championships	(0)
Playoff berths	(1) 2011
Dancers	Hammer Girls
Mascot	Thoran

The Huntington Hammer were a professional indoor football team that began play as a charter member of the Ultimate Indoor Football League for its inaugural 2011 season. The Hammer is based in Huntington, West Virginia, with home games played at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena.

The Hammer is the third indoor football team to play in Huntington, succeeding the National Indoor Football League's River Cities LocoMotives (2001) and the American Indoor Football Association's Huntington Heroes (2006-2008). A team called the West Virginia Wild was set to play in the Continental Indoor Football League for 2009, but the franchise was revoked prior to the team's inaugural season.

History

2011

Main article: 2011 Huntington Hammer season

The team was owned by principal owner, Cecil Vandyke, along with co-owners Bill Nichols and Rick Kranz. On January 6, 2011, Josh Resignalo was named the first head coach in Hammer history. Resignalo was relieved on his coaching duties following an April 9th lost to the Saginaw Sting. Defensive Coordinator, Michael Owens, was named the interim head coach. The Hammer experienced and up and down season, but managed to earn a 7-7 records, earning a playoff berth while winning the final game of the season. However, the Hammer experienced a season-low point total for the season, scoring just 4 points in a Semifinal matchup with the Eastern Kentucky Drillers.

2012

The Hammer were set to return to the UIFL in 2012, with the league expanding to 16 teams. However, before the season started, the UIFL announced that 6 of the 16 teams announced for 2012 would be folding, this included the Hammers.

Notable Players

Roster

Huntington Hammer roster
Quarterbacks -- Jermaine Davis -- Noel Johnson-Alexander Running Backs -- Romiell Dunlap Wide Receivers -- Na Brown -- Alijah Evans 80 Hiram Moore -- Mark Littlejohn -- Jermaine Payton 81 Victor Smith		Offensive Linemen -- John Burrows -- Jesse Carmon -- John Johnson -- John Johnson -- Drew Robinson -- Nigil Wells Defensive Linemen -- Ryan Miller -- LaRon Zimmerman		Linebackers -- Taurean Charles -- Courtney Dailey -- Phillip Gamble -- Martino Montague Jr.  9 Andre Portis -- Kaleb Slaughter Defensive Backs -- Dominique Darden -- Ashton Hall -- Andre Moore -- Christopher Royal -- Enrique Shaw Kickers -- Rob Avriett -- Merf Trout		Injured Reserve Currently vacant Exempt List Currently vacant Practice Squad Currently vacant Rookies in italics Roster updated October 3, 2011 30 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS → More rosters

All-League selections

• RB Dray Mason
• DL Michael Robinson
• DB Jaret Sanderson
• KR Dray Mason

Coaches of note

Head Coaches

Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the 2011 UIFL season.

Name	Term	Regular Season				Playoffs		Awards
		W	L	T	Win%	W	L
Josh Resignalo	2011	4	3	0	.571	0	0
Michael Owens	2011	3	4	0	.429	0	1

Statistics and records

Season-by-season results

Note: The Finish, Wins, Losses, and Ties columns list regular season results and exclude any postseason play.

League Champions

Conference Champions

Division Champions

Wild Card Berth

League Leader

Season	Team	League	Conference	Division	Regular season				Postseason Results
					Finish	Wins	Losses	Ties
2011	2011	UIFL			4th	7	7	0	Lost Semifinal 4-20 (Eastern Kentucky)
Totals						7	7	0	All-time regular season record (2011)
						0	1	-	All-time postseason record (2011)
						7	8	0	All-time regular season and postseason record (2011)

External links

• Huntington Hammer Website
• UIFL press release announcing the team