The franchise was announced by the ownership group led by Kevin and Cathy Guy at a press conference held on August 23, 2018, at the Tucson Convention Center.[2] As Kevin Guy was also the head coach of the Arizona Rattlers, Cathy was named the majority owner of the Tucson team to oversee primary operations along with Mike Feder and Ali Farhang.[3] The team announced Marcus Coleman as its first head coach on September 12, 2018.[4] The team name was revealed on September 20, 2018, after a name-the-team contest originating from the local tradition of creating sugar skulls for Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) and the Roman Catholic holiday of All Souls Day.[5]
The team qualified for the playoffs in their first season with a 7–7 record. They lost to the eventual league champion Sioux Falls Storm 50–47 in the first round. After the season, the Sugar Skulls hired two-time IFL coach of the year Dixie Wooten away from the Iowa Barnstormers as head coach and general manager for the 2020 season.[6] However, the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic before the Sugar Skulls played any games.[7]
Personnel
Current roster
Tucson Sugar Skulls roster
Quarterbacks
14 Gabriel Cunningham
2 Daquan Neal
Running backs
9 Benjamin Jones
8 Mike Jones
Wide receivers
11 Raheem Harvey
4 Arthur Jackson
22 Jazeric Pederson
3 Quinton Pedroza
1 Carrington Thompson
Offensive linemen
79 Kordell Brewster
55 Isame Faciane
73 Chandler Jones
70 Jamarcus Means
Defensive linemen
29 Luke Ancrum Jr.
44 Ronald Collins
56 Maurice Jackson
88 Denzel Chukwukelu
24 Tony Winslow
Linebackers
15 Rayshad Jackson
20 Connor Taylor
Defensive backs
26 Cam Gaddis
12 Bikembe Kearney
5 Ephraim Kitchen
10 Roosevelt Lawrence
7 Robert Rolle IV
21 Jovan White
Kickers
23 Logan Justus
Reserve lists
Currently vacant
Rookies in italics Roster updated June 5, 2022 27 Active, 0 Inactive
^"Jay Gonzales named Sugar Skulls President". Sugar Skulls. July 24, 2019.
^"Tucson Indoor Football". Facebook.com. August 23, 2018.
^Richard Obert (August 23, 2018). "Tucson joins Indoor Football League with Rattlers coach Kevin Guy and wife as co-owners". azcentral.com.
^"Tucson's Indoor Football League team has its first coach — and he's a reigning champion". Tucson.com. September 12, 2018.
^Ryan Finlay (September 20, 2018). "Sweet: Tucson's new Indoor Football League team picks a name with local significance". tucson.com.
^"Sugar Skulls Hire Championship Coach". OurSports Central. September 18, 2019.
^"IFL Cancels Remaining 2020 Games". IFL. April 13, 2020.
External links
Official website
January 06, 2023
tucson, sugar, skulls, professional, indoor, american, football, team, based, tucson, arizona, they, members, indoor, football, league, since, 2019, season, expansion, team, they, play, home, games, tucson, convention, center, tucson, arena, team, owners, cath. The Tucson Sugar Skulls are a professional indoor American football team based in Tucson Arizona They are members of the Indoor Football League IFL since the 2019 season as an expansion team They play home games at Tucson Convention Center s Tucson Arena The team are led by owners Cathy Guy wife of Arizona Rattlers head coach Kevin Guy and Ali Farhang Their head coach is former IFL player Dixie Wooten Tucson Sugar SkullsCurrent seasonEstablished 2018Play in Tucson Arenain Tucson ArizonaLeague conference affiliationsIndoor Football League 2019 present Team colorsBlack gold red PersonnelOwner s Cathy GuyAli FarhangPresidentJay Gonzales 1 General managerDixie WootenHead coachDixie WootenTeam historyTucson Sugar Skulls 2019 present ChampionshipsLeague championships 0 Conference championships 0 Division championships 0 Playoff appearances 1 2019Home arena s Tucson Arena 2019 present Contents 1 History 2 Personnel 2 1 Current roster 2 2 Staff 3 Statistics 3 1 Season by season results 3 2 Head coaches 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditThe franchise was announced by the ownership group led by Kevin and Cathy Guy at a press conference held on August 23 2018 at the Tucson Convention Center 2 As Kevin Guy was also the head coach of the Arizona Rattlers Cathy was named the majority owner of the Tucson team to oversee primary operations along with Mike Feder and Ali Farhang 3 The team announced Marcus Coleman as its first head coach on September 12 2018 4 The team name was revealed on September 20 2018 after a name the team contest originating from the local tradition of creating sugar skulls for Dia de Muertos Day of the Dead and the Roman Catholic holiday of All Souls Day 5 The team qualified for the playoffs in their first season with a 7 7 record They lost to the eventual league champion Sioux Falls Storm 50 47 in the first round After the season the Sugar Skulls hired two time IFL coach of the year Dixie Wooten away from the Iowa Barnstormers as head coach and general manager for the 2020 season 6 However the season was cancelled due to the COVID 19 pandemic before the Sugar Skulls played any games 7 Personnel EditCurrent roster Edit Tucson Sugar Skulls roster Quarterbacks 14 Gabriel Cunningham 2 Daquan NealRunning backs 9 Benjamin Jones 8 Mike JonesWide receivers 11 Raheem Harvey 4 Arthur Jackson 22 Jazeric Pederson 3 Quinton Pedroza 1 Carrington Thompson Offensive linemen 79 Kordell Brewster 55 Isame Faciane 73 Chandler Jones 70 Jamarcus MeansDefensive linemen 29 Luke Ancrum Jr 44 Ronald Collins 56 Maurice Jackson 88 Denzel Chukwukelu 24 Tony Winslow Linebackers 15 Rayshad Jackson 20 Connor TaylorDefensive backs 26 Cam Gaddis 12 Bikembe Kearney 5 Ephraim Kitchen 10 Roosevelt Lawrence 7 Robert Rolle IV 21 Jovan WhiteKickers 23 Logan Justus Reserve lists Currently vacantRookies in italicsRoster updated June 5 202227 Active 0 Inactive More rostersStaff Edit Tucson Sugar Skulls staff Front office Co owners Cathy Guy Ali Farhang CEO Cathy Guy President Jay Gonzales Assistant general manager Anton Zimanek Director of sales Dan Reich Coaches Head coach and general manager Dixie WootenStatistics EditSeason by season results Edit League champions Playoff berth League leaderSeason League Regular season Postseason resultsFinish Wins Losses Ties2019 IFL 6th 7 7 0 Lost first round Sioux Falls 47 502020 IFL Season cancelled due to COVID 19 pandemic2021 IFL 9th 6 8 02022 IFL TBD 5 5 0Totals 17 18 0 All time regular season record 2019 2021 0 1 All time postseason record 2019 2021 13 16 0 All time regular season and postseason record 2019 2021 Head coaches Edit Note Statistics are correct through the 2021 IFL season Name Term Regular season Playoffs AwardsW L Win W LMarcus Coleman 2019 7 7 500 0 1Dixie Wooten 2020 present 6 8 References Edit Jay Gonzales named Sugar Skulls President Sugar Skulls July 24 2019 Tucson Indoor Football Facebook com August 23 2018 Richard Obert August 23 2018 Tucson joins Indoor Football League with Rattlers coach Kevin Guy and wife as co owners azcentral com Tucson s Indoor Football League team has its first coach and he s a reigning champion Tucson com September 12 2018 Ryan Finlay September 20 2018 Sweet Tucson s new Indoor Football League team picks a name with local significance tucson com Sugar Skulls Hire Championship Coach OurSports Central September 18 2019 IFL Cancels Remaining 2020 Games IFL April 13 2020 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tucson Sugar Skulls amp oldid 1125656689, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
