Nebraska Danger

The Nebraska Danger was a professional indoor football team based in Grand Island, Nebraska, and a member of the Indoor Football League (IFL). The team was founded in 2011 by Charlie Bosselman as an expansion member of the IFL. The Danger played their home games at Eihusen Arena.^[1]

In 2011 and 2012, the Nebraska Danger was selected as having the IFL's Best Fans. In 2013, the Danger were named IFL Franchise of the Year. Former general manager Mike McCoy was named 2013 IFL Executive of the Year and quarterback Jameel Sewell was named the 2013 IFL Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Year.

History

On October 4, 2010, Bosselman Entertainment LLC announced the formation of Nebraska Danger as an expansion member of the Indoor Football League (IFL) for the season.^[2] At the press conference, team owner Charlie Bosselman announced that Sean Ponder would be the team's inaugural head coach,^[3] however after just two months on the job, Ponder left the Danger for personal reasons, and Mike Davis was named head coach.^[4] On March 7, 2011, the Danger defeated the Wichita Wild 70–59, in the team's first game.^[5]

On June 28, 2014, the Danger traveled to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, for a second-straight year looking to defeat the Storm for the United Bowl. The Danger came up short again, falling 46–63.^[6][7]

On September 7, 2016, Hurtis Chinn was promoted to head coach after Mike Davis announced he was taking a role with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.^[8]

After the 2019 season, the Bosselman family announced they were looking to sell the team.^[9] No owner was found before the deadline for participating in the 2020 season.

Season-by-season results

Notable coaches

Head coaches

• Xzavie Jackson – Defensive line coach
• Jameel Sewell – Offensive coordinator QB/RB/WR coach

Players

All-League selections

• QB Jameel Sewell (2)
• RB Waymon James (1)
• WR Kayne Farquharson (3), O. J. Simpson (1)
• OL Darius Savage (4), Trevis Turner (1)
• DL Claude Wroten (1), Justin Edison (1), Eze Obiora, (1)
• LB Maurice Simpkins (1), Cornelius Brown (1)
• DB Jamar Love (1), Jabari Gorman (1), Trey Wafford (1)
• K Joe Houston (1)

Individual awards

The following is a list of all Danger players who have won league awards:

References

1. ^ Hamar, Bob (March 7, 2013). "IFL has seen dramatic change". Grand Island Independent. Grand Island, NE: Berkshire Hathaway. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
2. ^ "New IFL Team Nebraska Danger Announced Today". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. October 4, 2010. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
3. ^ "Grand Island get indoor football team". www.omaha.com. The Omaha World Herald. October 4, 2010. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
4. ^ "Ponder steps down as Danger coach". www.theindependent.com. BH Media Group Holdings, Inc. December 17, 2010. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
5. ^ Bob Hamar (March 8, 2011). "Danger win opener". www.theindependent.com. BH Media Group Holdings, Inc. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
6. ^ Bob Hamar (June 29, 2014). "HAMAR: Danger will have different look in 2015". www.theindependent.com. The Grand Island Independent. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
7. ^ Matt Zimmer (June 29, 2014). "Storm win eighth title, closing door on Arena chapter". www.argusleader.com. Argus Leader. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
8. ^ "Chinn set for new challenge with Danger". www.1011now.com. Gray Digital Media. February 13, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
9. ^ "Nebraska Danger's future uncertain with talk of sale". Nebraska.TV. July 16, 2019.
10. ^ "Nebraska Danger fires head coach Mark Stoute". KHGI-TV. May 20, 2018.
11. ^ "Danger names new head coach". KHGI-TV. July 2, 2018.

External links

• Nebraska Danger official website
• Nebraska Danger at The Grand Island Independent