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Northern Arizona Wranglers

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Northern Arizona Wranglers
Current season
Established 2020; 4 years ago (2020)
Play in Prescott Valley, Arizona
at the Findlay Toyota Center
NAZWranglers.com
League/conference affiliations
Indoor Football League (2021–present)
  • Western Conference (2022–present)
Current uniform
Team colorsRed, royal blue, midnight blue, white, grey
         
Personnel
Owner(s)S & P Sports LLC
PresidentTrey Medlock
Head coachRon James
Team history
  • Northern Arizona Wranglers (2021–present)
Championships
League championships (1)
Conference championships (1)
Division championships (0)
Playoff appearances (2)
Home arena(s)

The Northern Arizona Wranglers are a professional indoor football team based in Prescott Valley, Arizona. They are members of the Indoor Football League and play their home games at the Findlay Toyota Center in Prescott Valley beginning in the 2021 season.

History

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On August 25, 2020, the Indoor Football League (IFL) held a press conference at the Findlay Toyota Center to announce a new expansion team in Prescott Valley. The team is the third IFL franchise in the state of Arizona, along with the Arizona Rattlers and Tucson Sugar Skulls, for the 2021 season.[1] They will be the third indoor football team to play in Prescott Valley. The Arizona Adrenaline played in the American Indoor Football Association before that in 2008 and also played in the IFL in 2011. The Arizona Outlaws played in the AIF in 2012.

The team hired Dominic Bramante as the inaugural head coach after previously serving in the same role with the Duke City Gladiators, winning the Champions Indoor Football title in 2018 and 2019.[2] On October 6, 2020, the team name was announced as the Northern Arizona Wranglers.[3]

Former Jacksonville Sharks and Iowa Barnstormers head coach Les Moss was named the head coach for the 2022 season.[4]

The Wranglers won their first IFL National Championship in 2022, defeating the Quad City Steamwheelers 47–45.

On July 2, 2024, assistant coach David Moran died after he collapsed during the team's prior game against the San Diego Strike Force.[5] The team held a memorial before their following home game against the Vegas Knight Hawks.

Current roster

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Northern Arizona Wranglers roster
Quarterbacks
  • 12 Joshua Jones
  • 15 Dillon Sterling-Cole


Running backs

Wide receivers

  •  9 Gene Coleman II
  • 28 David Elder
  • 11 John Maldonado
  •  7 Arsiah McCorker
  • 14 Tosin Oyekanmi
  •  3 Deshon Stoudmire
  •  5 Kobay White


Offensive linemen
  • 91 Dallas Holliday
  • 77 Jean Marcellus
  • 50 Jahlil Mathis-Ellis
  • 55 Somadina Okezie-Okeke
  • 66 Delvin Salter
  • 74 Chris Simon


Defensive linemen

  •  0 Wallce Cowins
  • 10 Dajor Davenport
  • 42 Ellison Jordan
  • 54 Tramond Lofton
  • 99 William Martin
  • 52 Mason Newton


Linebackers
  • 21 Kalen Hicks


Defensive backs

  •  6 Travion Banks
  •  4 Gurvan Hall Jr.
  • 23 Kevin Hyde
  • 26 Shamar Moreland
  •  8 Malik Sonnier
  • 22 Lummie Young IV


Special teams

  • 24 Axel Perez


Reserve lists
  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated June 26, 2024
29 Active, 0 Inactive

Statistics

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Season-by-season results

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League champions Conference champions Playoff berth League leader
Season League Conference Regular season Postseason results
Finish Wins Losses Ties
2021 IFL 11th 1 13 0
2022 IFL Western 2nd 12 4 0 Won first round (Tucson) 49–30
Won semifinal (Arizona) 52–51
Won IFL National Championship (Quad City) 47–45
2023 IFL Western 4th 7 8 0 Won first round (Arizona) 62–53
Lost semifinal (Bay Area) 46–68
2024 IFL Western 5th 9 7 0
Totals 29 32 0 All-time regular season record (2021–2023)
4 1 All-time postseason record (2021–2023)
33 33 0 All-time regular season and postseason record (2021–2023)

References

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  1. ^ "WELCOME PRESCOTT VALLEY". League website. August 26, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  2. ^ "Prescott Valley Indoor Football League team names Dominic Bramante head coach". Arizona Daily Sun. September 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Cook, Doug (October 6, 2020). "Prescott Valley IFL club to be named Northern Arizona Wranglers". The Daily Courier.
  4. ^ "Northern Arizona Wranglers Name Les Moss Head Coach". OurSports Central. October 5, 2021.
  5. ^ Coppola, Chris. "Northern Arizona Wranglers assistant coach Dave Moran dies after collapsing". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
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