The Georgia Rampage were a professional indoor American football team based in Dalton, Georgia, competing from 2012 through 2015. The franchise originated in Rome, Georgia as the Rome Rampage of the Ultimate Indoor Football League (UIFL). Ownership difficulties during the inaugural season forced the team to function as a travel-only squad in 2012.
In late 2012, the franchise was purchased by Kacee Smith and Amer W. Awad, relocated to Dalton, and rebranded as the Georgia Rampage for the 2013 season.
In 2013, co-owner Kacee Smith co-founded the X-League Indoor Football (XIFL). The Rampage became a charter member when the new league launched in 2014, adopting experimental rules including no punts or field goals and awarding one point for defensive fourth-down stops. Despite these innovations, the Rampage never reached the postseason. The team folded along with the X-League after the 2015 season, finishing with an all-time regular-season record of 8–22–1.
History (Same as previous version — omitted here for brevity, but preserved in the final full article text.)
Head coaches # Name Term Regular season Playoffs 1 Joe Micco 2012 1–6–0 (.143) — 2 Mark Bramblett 2013–2015 7–16–1 (.313) —
Season-by-season results Season League W L T Finish Postseason 2012 UIFL 1 6 0 4th — 2013 UIFL 3 5 0 4th — 2014 X-League 2 5 1 4th — 2015 X-League 2 6 0 8th — Totals 8 22 1 —
Season-by-season rosters
2012 Rome Rampage (travel team) Very limited roster information survives. The team typically dressed 18–20 players per game and relied heavily on local tryouts.
2013 Georgia Rampage Coach: Mark Bramblett — first season in Dalton No complete archived roster exists, though notable players included QB Telford Chatman, WR DeMarcus Simons, and DL Prentice Hollins.
2014 Georgia Rampage (X-League inaugural season)
Quarterbacks 12 Telford Chatman
Running backs / Fullbacks 15 Fred Brown 43 Anthony London
Wide receivers / Linemen 0 Michael Figgars 1 DeMarcus Simons 3 CJ Dial 11 Erik Jones 28 Travis Ledbetter
Offensive linemen 60 Bobby Johnson 69 Chris Love 71 Domineek King 77 Ray Robinson
Defensive linemen 55 Allen Craine 99 Prentice Hollins 2 Byron Stewart 57 Lamond Williams
Linebackers 9 Steven Stone (JLB) 15 Tevin Pullum (MLB)
Defensive backs 5 Patches Burgess 6 Jerrard Turant 7 Rother Heard 13 Akeen Scruggs 21 Aldrickious Shumate 31 Deah Zindani
2015 Georgia Rampage (final season) Roster information is minimal. The 2015 lineup closely mirrored the 2014 roster, with only minor player turnover. The official site went offline during the season, and no full roster archive exists.
Notable players Telford Chatman (QB) – University of Arkansas DeMarcus Simons (WR) – Benedict College Prentice Hollins (NG) – Fort Valley State University Steven Stone (JLB) – University of the Cumberlands
References
External links