This article is about the most recent Milwaukee Mustangs franchise. For the original franchise, see Milwaukee Mustangs (1994–2001).
The Milwaukee Mustangs were a professional arena football team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. They were members of the Arena Football League (AFL), which they joined in 2010 during the league's restructuring. They played their home games at the Bradley Center in downtown Milwaukee.
The team began play in 2009 as the Milwaukee Iron, and competed in af2, the AFL's developmental league. They joined the AFL after the league's restructuring in 2010. On January 27, 2011, the team officially changed its name to the Mustangs, after an older team that had played in the AFL from 1994 to 2001.[1] Their final head coach was Bob Landsee. The Mustangs were dormant for the 2013 season. In October 2013, the rights to the franchise were sold to Terry Emmert, who subsequently started the Portland Thunder in Portland, Oregon.
In 2018, the Milwaukee Mustangs' intellectual properties were acquired by Counterbalance Sports & Entertainment, LLC, ("CSE") the sports-entertainment division of Counterbalance Group Inc. Counterbalance Sports began using the Milwaukee Iron / [Second] Milwaukee Mustangs branding in 2021.
The Milwaukee Iron were announced as an af2 expansion team in March 2008 when the team's ownership group announced a three-year lease agreement to play at the Bradley Center beginning with the 2009 season. The announcement came the day before the Milwaukee Bonecrushers kicked off play in the Continental Indoor Football League at Milwaukee's US Cellular Arena.
Milwaukee had been without an arena football team since the Milwaukee Mustangs of the Arena Football League folded in 2001 after not being allowed to play at the Bradley Center.[2]
The Iron played its first game on Thursday, March 12, 2009, a 60–0 exhibition shutout of the New Zealand Overstayers at the Bradley Center.[3] They opened the regular season on Friday, March 27, 2009, when they played host to the Iowa Barnstormers. The Iron lost 60–38.[4]
The Iron entered the Arena Football League in 2010.[5] The team finished the year 11–5 and won the Midwest Division.
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The team changed its name to the Mustangs on January 27, 2011. The name "Mustangs" was chosen as it was the name of the original franchise that existed from 1994 to 2001.[1] The team's dancers were called the Fillies. The Mustangs were covered locally by WAUK (540 ESPN MILWAUKEE) and Time Warner Cable Sports 32.
On October 2, 2013, the AFL announced that an ownership group led by Portland businessman Terry W. Emmert has been approved by the AFL's board of directors to purchase a majority of the Milwaukee Mustangs and relocate the team to Portland, Oregon. The team began regular season play as the Portland Thunder in 2014 at the Moda Center (20,636), home of the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers.[6]
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This article is about the most recent Milwaukee Mustangs franchise For the original franchise see Milwaukee Mustangs 1994 2001 The Milwaukee Mustangs were a professional arena football team based in Milwaukee Wisconsin They were members of the Arena Football League AFL which they joined in 2010 during the league s restructuring They played their home games at the Bradley Center in downtown Milwaukee Milwaukee MustangsEstablished 2008Folded 2012Played in Milwaukee WisconsinLeague conference affiliationsAF2 2009 American Conference 2009 Midwest Division 2009 Arena Football League 2010 2012 National Conference 2010 Midwest Division 2010 American Conference 2011 2012 Eastern Division 2011 2012 Current uniformTeam colorsBlack orange chrome white MascotStangPersonnelOwner s Arena Football LeagueHead coachBob LandseeTeam historyMilwaukee Iron 2009 2010 Milwaukee Mustangs 2011 2012 ChampionshipsLeague championships 0 Conference championships 0 Division championships 1 2010Playoff appearances 1 2010Home arena s Bradley Center 2009 2012 U S Cellular Arena 2010 playoff game The team began play in 2009 as the Milwaukee Iron and competed in af2 the AFL s developmental league They joined the AFL after the league s restructuring in 2010 On January 27 2011 the team officially changed its name to the Mustangs after an older team that had played in the AFL from 1994 to 2001 1 Their final head coach was Bob Landsee The Mustangs were dormant for the 2013 season In October 2013 the rights to the franchise were sold to Terry Emmert who subsequently started the Portland Thunder in Portland Oregon In 2018 the Milwaukee Mustangs intellectual properties were acquired by Counterbalance Sports amp Entertainment LLC CSE the sports entertainment division of Counterbalance Group Inc Counterbalance Sports began using the Milwaukee Iron Second Milwaukee Mustangs branding in 2021 Contents 1 History 1 1 Milwaukee Iron 1 2 Milwaukee Mustangs 2 Season by season 3 Players of note 3 1 Final roster 3 2 Retired uniform numbers 3 3 Individual awards 3 4 All Arena players 3 5 All Ironman players 4 Coaches of note 4 1 Head coaches 4 2 Final staff 5 Notes 6 External linksHistory editMilwaukee Iron edit nbsp The Bradley Center setup for a game in 2009 The Milwaukee Iron were announced as an af2 expansion team in March 2008 when the team s ownership group announced a three year lease agreement to play at the Bradley Center beginning with the 2009 season The announcement came the day before the Milwaukee Bonecrushers kicked off play in the Continental Indoor Football League at Milwaukee s US Cellular Arena Milwaukee had been without an arena football team since the Milwaukee Mustangs of the Arena Football League folded in 2001 after not being allowed to play at the Bradley Center 2 The Iron played its first game on Thursday March 12 2009 a 60 0 exhibition shutout of the New Zealand Overstayers at the Bradley Center 3 They opened the regular season on Friday March 27 2009 when they played host to the Iowa Barnstormers The Iron lost 60 38 4 The Iron entered the Arena Football League in 2010 5 The team finished the year 11 5 and won the Midwest Division Milwaukee Mustangs edit The team changed its name to the Mustangs on January 27 2011 The name Mustangs was chosen as it was the name of the original franchise that existed from 1994 to 2001 1 The team s dancers were called the Fillies The Mustangs were covered locally by WAUK 540 ESPN MILWAUKEE and Time Warner Cable Sports 32 On October 2 2013 the AFL announced that an ownership group led by Portland businessman Terry W Emmert has been approved by the AFL s board of directors to purchase a majority of the Milwaukee Mustangs and relocate the team to Portland Oregon The team began regular season play as the Portland Thunder in 2014 at the Moda Center 20 636 home of the NBA s Portland Trail Blazers 6 Season by season editMain article List of Milwaukee Mustangs 2009 12 seasonsPlayers of note editFinal roster edit Milwaukee Mustangs roster Quarterbacks 7 Shane Boyd 11 Gino Guidugli Fullbacks 24 Nick Torresso Wide receivers 15 Jared Jenkins 3 James Pitts 20 Taurian Washington 12 Victor Williams 6 Jonathan Wilson Offensive linemen 88 Thomas Claiborne 98 Michael Diaz 50 Raymond McNeil 70 Anthony Parker Defensive linemen 76 Brandon Kirksey 17 Dwayne LeFall 44 Justin Lawrence 36 Luis Vasquez 90 Quartez Vickerson Linebackers 9 Marcus Everett 10 Tyus Jackson Defensive backs 23 Lance Caldwell 0 Ki Ameer Johnson 18 Jamar Love 21 Christopher Royal Kickers 16 Jose Martinez Injured reserve 76 William Blackard DL 12 Dwayne Eley Jr WR 21 Xavier Glenn WR 19 Ryan McFoy LB 88 Donald Phelps OL DL 74 Adam Tadisch OL 4 Andrae Thurman WR 48 Jeff Tow Arnett FB Refuse to report Anthony Gray DL League suspension 23 Darnell Burks DB 94 Ross Cochran LB 88 Abre Leggins OL DL 3 Josue Paul WR 28 Piere Singfield DB 28 A J Wallace DB rookies in italics Roster updated July 20 2012 23 Active 15 Inactive Retired uniform numbers edit Milwaukee Mustangs retired numbers N Player Position Seasons Ref 2 Gary Compton WR 1994 2001 7 5 Todd Hammel QB 1994 99 7 8 Kenny Stucker K 1994 99 7 Individual awards edit AFL Offensive Player of the Year Season Player Position 2010 Chris Greisen QB All Arena players edit The following Mustangs players were named to All Arena Teams QB Chris Greisen 1 WR Tiger Jones 1 DL Khreem Smith 1 Luis Vasquez 1 LB Marcus Everett 1 DB Andre Jones 1 All Ironman players edit The following Mustangs players were named to All Ironman Teams WR LB Marcus Everett 1 Coaches of note editHead coaches edit Head coach Tenure Regular seasonrecord W L Post seasonrecord W L Notes Gary Compton 2009 5 11 0 0 2001 AFL Ironman of the YearAlso Director of Football Operations Bob Landsee 2010 2012 18 16 1 1 All Big Ten amp All American Offensive Lineman at the University of WisconsinSixth round draft choice of the Philadelphia Eagles in 1986 Final staff edit Milwaukee Mustangs staff Front office Principles Owners Dave Bahl Todd Hansen Chris Rebholz Vice President Scott Jacka Chief Operating Officer Tom Colleton Director of Media Public Relations Nicole LeBlanc Director of ticket sales Julie Banach Director of merchandising communications Carlie Kappl Dance Team Director Danielle DuFour Head coaches Head coach owner Bob Landsee Assistant Head Coach Director of player personnel Mark Stoute Offensive coaches Wide receivers Damian Harrell Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator Doug Lytle Special teams coaches Special Teams Damian HarrellNotes edit a b Breaking News Milwaukee Iron Become Mustangs Arena Football League January 27 2011 Archived from the original on February 3 2011 Retrieved January 27 2011 New team has lease agreement 2008 03 20 Archived from the original on 2008 06 11 Retrieved 2008 03 22 Milwaukee Iron Reminders for Monday March 2 2009 oursportscentral com February 27 2009 Retrieved March 24 2016 Milwaukee Iron Team Schedule 2009 07 24 permanent dead link ARENA FOOTBALL IS BACK FOR THE 2010 SEASON 2009 09 28 Arena Football to Return to Portland in 2014 Archived from the original on 2013 10 04 a b c Iron Retiring Numbers on Opening Night www oursportscentral com OurSports Central March 23 2009 Retrieved January 21 2013 External links editMilwaukee Mustangs Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Milwaukee Mustangs 2009 2012 amp oldid 1214099499, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
