Florida Marine Raiders

Florida Marine Raiders

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Founded	2011
Folded	2015
League	UIFL (2012–2013) X-League (2014–2015)
Team history	Lakeland Raiders (2012–2013) Florida Marine Raiders (2014–2015)
Based in	Lakeland, Florida
Arena	Lakeland Center
Colors	Black, Carolina Blue, White, Gold
Owner(s)	Michael Mink Robert Tannenbaum
Head coach	Keith Evans
General Manager	Neva Green
Championships	(1) X-League (2014)
Playoff berths	(4) UIFL (2012, 2013) X-League (2014, 2015)
Dancers	Marinettes
Mascot	Gunny
Website	http://www.marineraiders.com/

The Florida Marine Raiders (formerly the Lakeland Raiders) were a professional indoor football team; though they began play in 2012 as a member of the Ultimate Indoor Football League, for 2014 they became a charter member of the X-League Indoor Football (X-League). The Raiders were based in Lakeland, Florida, with home games played at the Lakeland Center. The Lakeland Raiders were founded by Michael Mink in his mother's vision of helping players get a second chance.

The Raiders were the second indoor football team to play in Lakeland, after the Lakeland Thunderbolts which played in the National Indoor Football League for the 2005 and 2006 seasons, then joined the American Indoor Football Association for the 2007 season, winning the league championship before folding that offseason.

At the conclusion of the 2013 UIFL season, the Raiders announced that they would be joining the newly formed X-League. On July 11, 2013, the franchise announced that they would be changing their name to the Florida Marine Raiders. In August 2015, the Marine Raiders announced they would not be returning in 2016.

2012

Main article: 2012 Lakeland Raiders season

2013

Main article: 2013 Lakeland Raiders season

2014 season

Main article: 2014 Florida Marine Raiders season

Players of note

Current roster

Florida Marine Raiders Roster
Quarterbacks 12 Matt Parsons Running Backs 24 Chris Perry  8 Yolandus Pratt Wide Receivers  6 Reggie Ellis  3 Julius McClellan 25 Lonnie Oxendine 10 Adrian Smith  1 Josh Smith 21 Randy Windmon		Offensive Linemen 76 Adam Duckett 55 Garrett Gibbons 99 Marvin Rutledge Defensive Linemen 56 Ramon Azular 96 Sam Chester 44 Deaubrey Devine 27 Kawan Pivatto  5 Kendrick Stewart 53 Andrei Vargas		Linebackers 15 James Lovett, Jr.  2 Mikell Mair 32 Darius Wilder Defensive Backs  7 Maurice Francois  9 Rod Jenratte 23 Darrell Young Kickers 19 Jesus Cortez		Injured Reserve Exempt List Currently vacant Practice Squad Rookies in italics Roster updated April 1, 2015 25 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS → More rosters

All-League selections

• RB Levi Raines, Jr. (1)
• WR Reggie Ellis (1)
• OL Adam Duckett (1)
• DL Kendrick Stewart (1)
• LB Prince Hall (1)
• DB Maurice Francois (1)

Awards and honors

The following is a list of all Predators/Timberwolves/Raptors players who have won league Awards

Season	Player	Position	Award
2014	Levi Raines, Jr.	Running back	Most Valuable Player
2014	Prince Hall	Linebacker	Co-Defensive Player of the Year

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
2012	2012	UIFL	South		3rd	6	6		Lost South Conference Finals (Florida) 29-60
2013	2013	UIFL			3rd	6	3		Lost UIFL Semifinals (Corpus Christi) 58-68
2014	2014	X-League			2nd	5	3		Won X-Bowl I (St. Louis) 60-48
2015	2015	X-League			4th	5	3		Lost X-Bowl II (Florida) 23-65
Totals						22	15		All-time regular season record (2012-2015)
						1	3	-	All-time postseason record (2012-2015)
						23	18		All-time regular season and postseason record (2012-2015)

* Season currently in progress

External links

• Florida Marine Raiders official website