The Hound Dogs name is an homage to Tupelo's best-known native, the "King of Rock 'n Roll" Elvis Presley, in particular his cover version of "Hound Dog", which became that song's best-known version and one of Presley's best-known recordings in general.[3] (They are the second football team to use the name in homage to Presley; the first, the Memphis Hound Dogs, was a proposed NFL expansion team that was not accepted to the league upon its expansion in 1995.)
On August 16, 2011 the team announced that Martino Theus would be the team's first ever head coach.[4] On March 20, 2012, head coach Martino Theus was fired after an 0-3 start for the Hound Dogs.[5] Former indoor player, Eric Bingham was hired as his replacement.[6] However, when the UIFL stepped in when owner Marty Cooper couldn't afford the team, the UIFL took over the team and named Martino Theus the head coach once again.[7] The Hound Dogs cancelled all remaining home games, but fulfilled all their remaining road games.
On April 24, 2012, the league announced that it had taken over operations of the Mississippi Hound Dogs due to financial difficulty,[8] and modified their schedule to make them a travel-only squad.[9]
There were several changes to the schedule made when the league took over operations of the Hound Dogs. The May 14 game against the Western Pennsylvania Sting was cancelled, and the May 26 game against the Florida Tarpons was originally scheduled to be a home game, but the schedule was changed to play the game in Florida.
All-time regular season and postseason record (2012)
References
^"Tupelo, MS Announced as 4th Uifl Expansion Team". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. June 13, 2011. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
^John L. Pitts (June 13, 2011). "Indoor football returning to Tupelo". www.djournal.com. Daily Journal. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
^Gene Phelps (September 27, 2011). "Ain't nothin' but Hound Dogs". www.djournal.com. Daily Journal. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
^"Tupelo Gets Its Man". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. August 16, 2015. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
^John L. Pitts (March 23, 2012). . www.djournal.com. Tupelo Daily Journal. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
^John L. Pitts (March 23, 2012). . www.djournal.com. Tupelo Daily Journal. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
^John L. Pitts (April 24, 2015). . www.djournal.com. Tupelo Daily Journal. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
^"League steps in on Mississippi". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. April 24, 2012. Retrieved April 29, 2012.
^Montrose, Dave (28 April 2012). "Tarpons clinch playoff spot with win over Dogs". Fort Myers News-Press. Retrieved 29 April 2012.[permanent dead link]
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The Mississippi Hound Dogs were a professional indoor football team based in Tupelo Mississippi The Hound Dogs played their home games at the BancorpSouth Arena as a member of the Ultimate Indoor Football League s Southern Conference 1 2 Mississippi Hound DogsEstablished 2011Folded 2012Played in Tupelo Mississippiat the BancorpSouth ArenaLeague conference affiliationsUltimate Indoor Football League 2012 Southern Conference 2012 Team colorsBlue Suede Sky Blue Cream PersonnelOwner s UIFLHead coachMartino TheusTeam historyMississippi Hound Dogs 2012 ChampionshipsLeague championships 0 Conference championships 0 Division championships 0 Home arena s BancorpSouth Arena 2012 The Hound Dogs name is an homage to Tupelo s best known native the King of Rock n Roll Elvis Presley in particular his cover version of Hound Dog which became that song s best known version and one of Presley s best known recordings in general 3 They are the second football team to use the name in homage to Presley the first the Memphis Hound Dogs was a proposed NFL expansion team that was not accepted to the league upon its expansion in 1995 The Hound Dogs were the third indoor football team to play in Tupelo after the Tupelo FireAnts of the National Indoor Football League 2001 2004 and the Mississippi MudCats of the American Indoor Football Association 2007 Contents 1 Franchise history 2 Final roster 3 Head coaches 4 Season by season results 5 References 6 External linksFranchise history EditMain article 2012 Mississippi Hound Dogs season On August 16 2011 the team announced that Martino Theus would be the team s first ever head coach 4 On March 20 2012 head coach Martino Theus was fired after an 0 3 start for the Hound Dogs 5 Former indoor player Eric Bingham was hired as his replacement 6 However when the UIFL stepped in when owner Marty Cooper couldn t afford the team the UIFL took over the team and named Martino Theus the head coach once again 7 The Hound Dogs cancelled all remaining home games but fulfilled all their remaining road games On April 24 2012 the league announced that it had taken over operations of the Mississippi Hound Dogs due to financial difficulty 8 and modified their schedule to make them a travel only squad 9 There were several changes to the schedule made when the league took over operations of the Hound Dogs The May 14 game against the Western Pennsylvania Sting was cancelled and the May 26 game against the Florida Tarpons was originally scheduled to be a home game but the schedule was changed to play the game in Florida Final roster EditThis section is transcluded from 2012 Mississippi Hound Dogs season edit history 2012 Mississippi Hound Dogs rosterQuarterbacks Jeremy Dixon Michael Leadbetter Richard McFaddenRunning Backs Currently vacantWide Receivers Reggie Ellis Roderick Jefferson Taurean Rhetta Jeremy Satchel Sperguron Offensive Linemen Desmoine WareDefensive Linemen Sterling Williams Linebackers Brandon Bruce 14 Devon LewisDefensive Backs Cordney Sanders Corey Sanders Arthur WilliamsKickers Tyler Lorenz Injured Reserve Josh Smith WRExempt List Currently vacantPractice Squad Currently vacantRookies in italicsRoster updated October 4 201116 Active 1 Inactive 0 PSHead coaches EditName Term Regular season Playoffs AwardsW L T Win W LMartino Theus 2012 0 6 0 000 0 0Eric Bingham 2012 1 3 0 250 0 0Season by season results EditLeague Champions Conference Champions Division Champions Wild Card Berth League LeaderSeason Team League Conference Division Regular season Postseason resultsFinish Wins Losses Ties2012 2012 UIFL Southern 5th 1 9 0Totals 1 9 0 All time regular season record 2012 0 0 All time postseason record 2012 1 9 0 All time regular season and postseason record 2012 References Edit Tupelo MS Announced as 4th Uifl Expansion Team www oursportscentral com OurSports Central June 13 2011 Retrieved October 26 2015 John L Pitts June 13 2011 Indoor football returning to Tupelo www djournal com Daily Journal Retrieved October 26 2015 Gene Phelps September 27 2011 Ain t nothin but Hound Dogs www djournal com Daily Journal Retrieved October 26 2015 Tupelo Gets Its Man www oursportscentral com OurSports Central August 16 2015 Retrieved October 26 2015 John L Pitts March 23 2012 Hound Dogs head coach surprised by abrupt firing www djournal com Tupelo Daily Journal Archived from the original on March 4 2016 Retrieved October 26 2015 John L Pitts March 23 2012 Hound Dogs back with new coach www djournal com Tupelo Daily Journal Archived from the original on March 4 2016 Retrieved October 26 2015 John L Pitts April 24 2015 League steps in Hound Dogs through in Tupelo www djournal com Tupelo Daily Journal Archived from the original on March 4 2016 Retrieved October 26 2015 League steps in on Mississippi www oursportscentral com OurSports Central April 24 2012 Retrieved April 29 2012 Montrose Dave 28 April 2012 Tarpons clinch playoff spot with win over Dogs Fort Myers News Press Retrieved 29 April 2012 permanent dead link 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