The Cincinnati Swarm was a professional arena football franchise based in Cincinnati, Ohio.[2] They were members of the Midwest Division of the National Conference of the af2. The Swarm joined the af2 as an expansion franchise in 2003 along with the Green Bay Blizzard. In 2003, the Swarm went 7–9, second in the Midwest Division. Despite their modest record, and finishing second in their division, they failed to make the playoffs. Cincinnati's attempt at arena football failed, and the Swarm folded after one year due to poor attendance.[3] Ten years earlier, Cincinnati was home to the Cincinnati Rockers from 1992 to 1993, and like the Swarm, they folded shortly after their inception. Despite the Swarm's failure, the city of Cincinnati would get another af2 franchise in the form of the now-defunct Cincinnati Jungle Kats, who suffered the same fate as the Swarm.
Chris MacKeown - After the Swarm folded in 2003 MacKeown went on to be the offensive coordinator for the Louisville Fire (af2) for the 2004 and 2005 seasons. He was Special Teams coordinator for the Columbus Destroyers (AFL) in 2006 and the Austin Wranglers in 2007. In 2007, the Wranglers folded and MacKeown was hired to be the head coach of the Amarillo Dusters (af2), taking the Dusters from a bottom four af2 team to the American Conference ArenaCup Championship game in his only season with the Dusters in 2008. Following the 2008 championship run with the Dusters, MacKeown was hired by John Elway to be the offensive coordinator for the Colorado Crush (AFL).MVP anthony briggs joined the swarm in 2003 after playing simi pro football five years set school record at Quarter tech university 1980 at age 38 ran most impressive 4.4 forty lead the league with 3 kick returns TD along with 4 interceptions TD
Referencesedit
^"Cincinnati's af2 Franchise Named". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. November 14, 2002. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
^Ryan Ernst (November 15, 2002). "Here comes the Swarm - in 'league of opportunity'". www.enquirer.com. The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
^"Cincinnati Swarm Will Not Compete in 2004 Season". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. January 27, 2004. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
External linksedit
Cincinnati Swarm on ArenaFan.com
December 20, 2023
cincinnati, swarm, professional, arena, football, franchise, based, cincinnati, ohio, they, were, members, midwest, division, national, conference, swarm, joined, expansion, franchise, 2003, along, with, green, blizzard, 2003, swarm, went, second, midwest, div. The Cincinnati Swarm was a professional arena football franchise based in Cincinnati Ohio 2 They were members of the Midwest Division of the National Conference of the af2 The Swarm joined the af2 as an expansion franchise in 2003 along with the Green Bay Blizzard In 2003 the Swarm went 7 9 second in the Midwest Division Despite their modest record and finishing second in their division they failed to make the playoffs Cincinnati s attempt at arena football failed and the Swarm folded after one year due to poor attendance 3 Ten years earlier Cincinnati was home to the Cincinnati Rockers from 1992 to 1993 and like the Swarm they folded shortly after their inception Despite the Swarm s failure the city of Cincinnati would get another af2 franchise in the form of the now defunct Cincinnati Jungle Kats who suffered the same fate as the Swarm Cincinnati SwarmEstablished 2002Folded 2004Played in U S Bank Arenain Cincinnati OhioLeague conference affiliationsaf2 2003 National Conference 2003 Midwest Division 2003 Current uniformTeam colorsNavy blue gold and black 1 PersonnelOwner s Mark HamisterHead coachChris MacKeownTeam historyCincinnati Swarm 2003 ChampionshipsLeague championships 0 Conference championships 0 Division championships 0 Home arena s U S Bank Arena 2003 Contents 1 Season by Season 2 Roster 3 Head coach 4 References 5 External linksSeason by Season editArenaCup Champions ArenaCup Appearances Division Champions Playoff BerthSeason League Conference Division Regular season Postseason ResultsFinish Wins LossesCincinnati Swarm2003 AF2 National Midwestern 2nd 7 9Roster editCincinnati Swarm rosterQuarterbacks Danny SmithFullbacks Linebackers Miguel Merritt Nick Rice Aaron SmithWide receivers Defensive backs Ramon Davenport 18 Anthony Payton Ryan Russell Mutsumi Takahashi Offensive Defensive linemen John Adleta Matt Goreski Mathias Hauck Chris Knipper Kurt Murphy 90 Derrick Shepard Victor Vrabel Wide Receivers Linebackers 3 Chris Archie Mike Leeks 17 Andy Payne James ScottDefensive specialists Satoru Abe Tony BriggsKickers Currently vacant Injured reserve Currently vacantRookies in italics 19 Active 0 InactiveHead coach editChris MacKeown After the Swarm folded in 2003 MacKeown went on to be the offensive coordinator for the Louisville Fire af2 for the 2004 and 2005 seasons He was Special Teams coordinator for the Columbus Destroyers AFL in 2006 and the Austin Wranglers in 2007 In 2007 the Wranglers folded and MacKeown was hired to be the head coach of the Amarillo Dusters af2 taking the Dusters from a bottom four af2 team to the American Conference ArenaCup Championship game in his only season with the Dusters in 2008 Following the 2008 championship run with the Dusters MacKeown was hired by John Elway to be the offensive coordinator for the Colorado Crush AFL MVP anthony briggs joined the swarm in 2003 after playing simi pro football five years set school record at Quarter tech university 1980 at age 38 ran most impressive 4 4 forty lead the league with 3 kick returns TD along with 4 interceptions TDReferences edit Cincinnati s af2 Franchise Named www oursportscentral com OurSports Central November 14 2002 Retrieved April 10 2014 Ryan Ernst November 15 2002 Here comes the Swarm in league of opportunity www enquirer com The Cincinnati Enquirer Retrieved April 10 2014 Cincinnati Swarm Will Not Compete in 2004 Season www oursportscentral com OurSports Central January 27 2004 Retrieved April 10 2014 External links editCincinnati Swarm on ArenaFan com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cincinnati Swarm amp oldid 1175831906, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
