The Central Florida Jaguars, commonly known as the Jags, were a professional indoor football team based in Lakeland, Florida.
The Jags were the third indoor football team to call Lakeland home; the first team was the Lakeland Thunderbolts which played in the National Indoor Football League from 2005 until 2006 and later the American Indoor Football Association in 2007 (where they won the AIFA Championship Bowl that year before folding). After that, the Lakeland Raiders would play in the Ultimate Indoor Football League from 2012 until 2013, after which they would later join X-League Indoor Football and change their name to the Florida Marine Raiders, playing in the 2014 and 2015 seasons before the league's folding
History The Jaguars joined American Indoor Football (AIF) before the beginning of the 2016 season and played their home games at the Lakeland Center. Their logo and colors were somewhat similar to the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars. Following the 2016 season, the AIF ceased operations, leaving the Jaguars without a league. In October 2016, they became the charter member of the Elite Indoor Football Conference for the 2017 season. However, with the instability of the new league, they were removed from their home arena in 2017. All Elite Indoor Football Conference games were then announced to be played outdoors at Bartow Park in Bartow, Florida. The league and the Jags appear to have ceased operations during the 2017 season and all websites have lapsed.
Final AIF roster Central Florida Jaguars roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen Linebackers
Defensive backs
Kickers Injured reserve currently vacant
Exempt list currently vacant
rookies in italics Roster updated April 28, 2016 28 Active, 0 Inactive
Staff Central Florida Jaguars staff Front office
Owner – Neva Green General manager – Dave Douberly Director of sales & marketing – Mike Saladrigas Director of operations – Ronnie Ghent Director of scouting & personnel – Leo Etrienne Director of merchandising – George Crottie Head coach Head coach – Myqual Spann
Statistics and records
Season-by-season results
League championsConference championsDivision championsPlayoff berthLeague leader
Season League Division Regular season Postseason results Finish Wins Losses Ties 2016 AIF Southern 6th 2 6 0
Head coaches' records Name Term Regular season Playoffs Awards W L T Win% W L Ronnie Ghent 2016 2 6 0 — —
2016 season
Key:
Exhibition All start times are local to home team Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Score Record 1 Saturday April 16 7:05pm South Carolina Ravens W 69–0 Lakeland Center 2 Saturday May 21 7:05pm Osceola Ravens W 58–18 Lakeland Center 3 Saturday May 28 7:05pm Palm Beach Phantoms Cancelled Lakeland Center
Regular season All start times are local to home team Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Score Record 1 BYE 2 BYE 3 Saturday March 12 7:05pm Florida Tarpons L 34–84 0–1 Lakeland Center 4 BYE 5 Sunday March 26 7:05pm Columbus Lions L 42–90 0–2 Lakeland Center 6 Saturday April 2 7:05pm Myrtle Beach Freedom L 34–47 0–3 Lakeland Center 7 Sunday April 10 7:05pm at Florida Tarpons L 22–65 0–4 Germain Arena 8 BYE 9 Saturday April 23 7:05pm at Savannah Steam W 44–35 1–4 Savannah Civic Center 10 Saturday April 30 7:05pm Florida Tarpons L 25–81 1–5 Lakeland Center 11 Saturday May 7 7:05pm at Atlanta Vultures W 2–0 (by forfeit) 2–5 Georgia International Convention Center 12 Sunday May 15 7:05pm at Florida Tarpons L 16–81 2–6 Germain Arena 13 BYE 14 BYE
Standings
References
External links Central Florida Jaguars official website American Indoor Football official website