Louisville Xtreme

The Louisville Xtreme were an indoor football team based in Louisville, Kentucky, with home games at the KFC Yum! Center. They began play as the Kentucky Xtreme in the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) in 2013 and 2014. Midway through the 2014 CIFL season, the league removed the team's membership and the Xtreme temporarily suspended operations. After playing the 2015 season in the semi-professional Minor League Football Alliance (MLFA), the team rebranded as the Louisville Xtreme in 2017. In 2020, the Xtreme were added to the American Arena League (AAL) but cancelled its season citing the COVID-19 pandemic. For the 2021 season, the Xtreme were announced to be joining the National Arena League, but instead joined the Indoor Football League three months later.

Louisville Xtreme
Established 2012 Folded 2021 Played in Louisville, Kentucky at KFC Yum! Center LOUXtreme.com
League/conference affiliations
Continental Indoor Football League (2013–2014) South Division (2014) Indoor Football League (2021)
Current uniform
Team colors	Red, black, white
Personnel
Owner(s)	Victor Cole
President	Chris Redman
General manager	Victor Cole
Head coach	Mark Stoute^[1]
Team history
Kentucky Xtreme (2013–2015) Louisville Xtreme (2017–present)
Championships
League championships (0)
Conference championships (0)
Division championships (0)
Playoff appearances (1)
2013
Home arena(s)
Freedom Hall (2013–2014) KFC Yum! Center (2021–present)

The Xtreme were the first indoor football team in the Louisville area since the af2's Louisville Fire folded in 2008. The co-owners of the CIFL Xtreme were Victor Cole and Mario Urrutia. While in the CIFL, the Xtreme played their home games at Freedom Hall in Louisville, but was suspended by the league after Urrutia abandoned the team to join the Winnipeg Blue Bombers midseason.^[2] Cole remained the managing owner^[3] after the team was removed from the CIFL.

History

The Xtreme was organized in 2012 when Victor Cole and five other partners decided to use the money they had saved up from their tours in Afghanistan.^[4] The Kentucky Xtreme played in the Interstate Football League, winning the 2012 championship.^{[citation needed]} In 2012, the Xtreme played a preseason exhibition game against the Evansville Rage of the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL),^[5] losing 26–56. After the 2012 CIFL season, the Xtreme played another exhibition game against the CIFL's Indianapolis Enforcers, where the Xtreme defeated the Enforcers 20–16.^[6]

CIFL: 2013–2014

In July 2012, the Xtreme announced that they would be playing at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky, and had officially joined the CIFL as an expansion team in the South Division for the 2013 season.^[4][7] The team named former Louisville Fire assistant coach Roy McMillen as their first head coach.^[4] The Xtreme went on to have 7–3 record and made the playoffs, where they lost the Erie Explosion 55–6 in the semifinal game.

The Xtreme returned to the CIFL in 2014.^[8] In August 2013, the Xtreme named LaKunta Farmer the team's second head coach after McMillen resigned.^[9] In November 2013, former Arena Football League Rookie of the Year Award winner Mario Urrutia joined the Xtreme ownership group and would also play on the team.^[10] They started the season 0–5, including two forfeit losses. After their second forfeit, the CIFL announced that the Xtreme had been suspended by the league and that affiliate teams would fill out the Xtreme's remaining road games.^[11] Following the season, the CIFL effectively ceased operations.

Semi-professional leagues: 2015–2020

In 2015, the Kentucky Xtreme played in the indoor/outdoor Minor League Football Alliance (MLFA).^[12] The team made it to the championship game,^[13] where they lost to the Toledo Thunder 7–6.^[14]

The team went dormant until it updated its team name to Louisville Xtreme in 2017.^[15] It then began to pursue joining a league in 2019 and played a game against the Indianapolis Enforcers, who had become a member on the American Arena League (AAL), and lost 40–6.^[16] The Xtreme were then accepted as an expansion team in the AAL for the 2020 season^[17] and named Mark Stoute head coach. The team withdrew from the 2020 season on March 13 before playing a game citing the COVID-19 pandemic. The AAL also ultimately cancelled its season due to the pandemic.

IFL: 2021

After the cancellation of the 2020 season, the Xtreme announced they were joining the National Arena League (NAL).^[18] On July 24, 2020, former NFL player Chris Redman, a Louisville native and resident, was named the team's new president, also taking an ownership interest in the team.^[19] On October 30, the NAL announced the team's league membership was terminated citing they did not present the league with a required letter of credit and did not want to participate in the 2021 season,^[20][21] but the team then announced it had joined the Indoor Football League (IFL) on November 6.^[22] On February 22, 2021, the Xtreme announced that they had signed a three-year lease to play their home games at the KFC Yum! Center.^[23][24]

The Xtreme were one of four teams to start the 2021 IFL season before the rest of the league on April 24. The team's June 12 home game against the Green Bay Blizzard was then postponed for undisclosed reasons.^[25] On June 14, 2021, the IFL terminated the Xtreme's membership after five games played due to failing to maintain the league's minimum obligations and did not finish the season.^[26]

Logos

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  Original logo mockup
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  2013 Official Logo

Season-by-season results

League champions

Division champions

Playoff berth

League leader

Season	League	Division	Regular season				Postseason results
			Finish	Wins	Losses	Ties
2013	CIFL		4th	7	3	0	Lost CIFL semifinal (Erie) 6–55
2014	CIFL	South	Folded	0	5	0
2021	IFL		Terminated	0	5	0
Totals				7	13	0	All-time regular season record (2013–2014; 2021)
				0	1	—	All-time postseason record (2013–2014; 2021)
				7	14	0	All-time regular season and postseason record (2013–2014; 2021)

Head coaches records

Name	Term	Regular season				Playoffs		Awards
		W	L	T	Win%	W	L
Roy McMillen	2013	7	3	0	.700	0	1
LaKunta Farmer	2014	0	5	0	.000	0	0
Mark Stoute	2021	0	5	0	.000	0	0

Seasons

2013

2013 Kentucky Xtreme season
Owner	Victor Cole
General manager	Victor Cole
Head coach	Roy McMillen
Home field	Freedom Hall
Results
Record	7–3
Division place	4th
Playoff finish	Lost Semifinal (Explosion) 6–55
Kentucky Xtreme 2014 →

2013 standings

2013 Continental Indoor Football League view talk edit
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	PF (Avg.)	PA (Avg.)	STK
y-Erie Explosion	10	0	0	1.000	467	218	46.7	21.8	W10
x-Dayton Sharks	8	2	0	.800	478	303	47.8	30.3	L2
x-Saginaw Sting	8	2	0	.800	377	320	37.7	32.0	W3
x-Kentucky Xtreme	7	3	0	.700	497	328	49.7	32.8	W2
Detroit Thunder	4	6	0	.400	282	389	28.2	38.9	L1
Port Huron Patriots	4	6	0	.400	255	336	25.5	33.6	L1
Kentucky Drillers	2	8	0	.200	270	475	27.0	47.5	W1
Marion Blue Racers	2	8	0	.200	317	428	31.7	42.8	W1
Owensboro Rage	5	5	0	.500	195	267	19.5	26.7	L2
Kane County Dawgs^†	0	1	0	.000	13	69	13	69	L1

y - clinched home playoff game

x - clinched playoff spot

^†Kane County played the second game on their schedule, but forfeited the other nine.

2013 regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Results		Game site
			Final score	Team record
1	Bye
2	February 17	Saginaw Sting	L 33–37	0–1	Freedom Hall
3	Bye
4	March 1	Kentucky Drillers	W 48–24	1–1	Freedom Hall
5	March 9	at Owensboro Rage	W 70–14	2–1	The Next Level Sports Facility
6	March 15	Owensboro Rage	W 59–30	3–1	Freedom Hall
7	March 24	at Detroit Thunder	W 49–21	4–1	Taylor Sportsplex
8	March 30	at Marion Blue Racers	W 55–47	5–1	Veterans Memorial Coliseum
9	April 7	at Erie Explosion	L 28–32	5–2	Erie Insurance Arena
10	April 14	at Dayton Sharks	L 41–47	5–3	Hara Arena
11	April 21	Marion Blue Racers	W 55–47	6–3	Freedom Hall
12	April 27	Dayton Sharks	W 59–29	7–3	Freedom Hall

2013 playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Final score	Game site
Final score
CIFL Semifinal	May 5	at Erie Explosion	L 6–55	Erie Insurance Arena

2013 coaching staff

2013 Kentucky Xtreme staff
	Front office Founder/owner/general manager – Victor Cole Head coach - Roy McMillen Offensive coaches Quarterbacks – Dave Rooney Running backs - D.J. Kamer Offensive coordinator - Roy McMillen/Nick Giordano Wide receivers – Nick Giordano Offensive line – Edmund Roberson			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator/defensive backs – Roy McMillen Defensive line – Edmund Roberson Line backers - LaKunta Farmer Special teams – D.J. Kamer Strength and conditioning - D.J. Kamer

2013 final roster

2013 Kentucky Xtreme roster
Quarterbacks  4 Elonzo Scott  1 Kevin Warner 17 Jerimy Watson Running backs 40 Maurice Grinter 28 Tony Maddox Wide receivers 27 Doug Beaumont  9 Calvin Ferguson  7 Juwan Jones  5 Sergio Spencer  6 JaJuan Spillman		Offensive linemen 74 Kent Blackburn 99 Anthony Richardson 66 Zac Hemard Defensive linemen 90 Marcus Board 42 Antwan Lawrence 45 Dustin Noe 98 Michael Sowell		Linebackers 23 Stephen Garr 52 Charles Ricketts Defensive backs 11 Quinton Griffin  8 Ta'Shawn McBroom  2 Richard Raglin 25 Johnathan Russell 21 Jasmon Watkins Special teams 86 Micah Canterbury		Reserve lists Vacant rookies in italics updated February 19, 2013 26 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS

2014

2014 Kentucky Xtreme season
Owner	Victor Cole Mario Urrutia
General manager	Victor Cole
Head coach	LaKunta Farmer
Home field	Freedom Hall
Results
Record	0–5
Division place	5th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
← 2013 Kentucky Xtreme

2014 standings

2014 Continental Indoor Football League view talk edit
Team	Overall				Division
	W	L	T	PCT	W	L	T	PCT
North Division
y-Saginaw Sting	9	1	0	.900	6	1	0	.857
x-Erie Explosion	8	2	0	.800	5	1	0	.833
Chicago Blitz	7	3	0	.700	4	2	0	.667
z-Port Huron Patriots	1	8	0	.111	1	6	0	.143
z-Detroit Thunder	0	8	0	.000	0	6	0	.000
South Division
y-Marion Blue Racers	8	2	0	.800	6	0	0	1.000
x-Northern Kentucky River Monsters	7	3	0	.700	5	2	0	.714
Dayton Sharks	6	4	0	.600	4	3	0	.571
z-Bluegrass Warhorses	1	7	0	.125	1	5	0	.167
z-Kentucky Xtreme	0	5	0	.000	0	4	0	.000

• y - clinched division title
• x - clinched playoff spot
• z - ceased operations during season

2014 regular season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Results		Game site
			Final score	Team record
1	Bye
2	February 9	at Marion Blue Racers	L 13–69	0–1	Veterans Memorial Coliseum
3	February 17	Chicago Blitz	L 18–52	0–2	Freedom Hall
4	Bye
5	March 3	Bluegrass Warhorses	L 0–2 (Forfeit)	0–3	Freedom Hall
6	March 9	at Dayton Sharks	L 21–51	0–4	Hara Arena
7	Bye
8	March 23	Northern Kentucky River Monsters	L 0–2 (Forfeit)	0–5	Freedom Hall
9	March 30	at Chicago Blitz	(Forfeit)		Intra Soccer (Elgin, Illinois)
10	April 5	at Northern Kentucky River Monsters^[a]	(Forfeit)		The Bank of Kentucky Center
11	Bye
12	April 19	Saginaw Sting	(Forfeit)		Freedom Hall
13	April 27	Dayton Sharks	(Forfeit)		Freedom Hall
14	May 5	at Bluegrass Warhorses	Canceled^[b]		Alltech Arena

1. The River Monsters defeated an affiliate replacement team 70–20.
2. Both teams had already ceased operations.

2014 coaching staff

2014 Kentucky Xtreme staff
	Front office Founder/owner/general manager – Victor Cole Co-owner - Mario Urrutia Head coach - LaKunta Farmer Offensive coaches Quarterbacks – Nick Giordano Running backs - D.J. Kamer Offensive coordinator - Nick Giordano Wide receivers – Nick Giordano Offensive line – Edmund Roberson			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – LaKunta Farmer Defensive line – Edmund Roberson Linebackers - Brent Adams Defensive backs - Derrick Craig Special teams Special teams – D.J. Kamer Strength and conditioning - D.J. Kamer

2014 final roster

Kentucky Xtreme roster
Quarterbacks  1 Kevin Warner 17 Jerimy Watson Running backs 22 Maurice Grinter 28 Tony Maddox Wide receivers  7 Jordan Boykin 11 Josh Chichester 14 Chris Spalding  5 Sergio Spencer  6 Mario Urrutia		Offensive linemen 67 Nathan Dirkes 64 Tyrell Henderson 99 Anthony Richardson Defensive linemen 44 Rodrick Davis 45 Dustin Noe 56 Elisee Pompilus 98 Michael Sowell Linebackers 52 Charles Ricketts 23 Jordan Tennyson		Defensive backs  3 Dwayne Griffin  4 Henry Hudson 12 Gilbert Johnson Jr.  8 Ta'Shawn McBroom  2 Richard Raglin Kickers 82 Micah Canterbury		Injured reserve 90 Marcus Board DL (IRTooltip Injured reserve)   77 Matt Nally OL (IRTooltip Injured reserve)   Exempt list Vacant rookies in italics Roster updated February 17, 2014 24 Active, 2 Inactive

See also

• Sports in Louisville, Kentucky

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External links

• Louisville Xtreme website