| Founded | 2001 |
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| Folded | 2002 |
| City | New Haven Coliseum in New Haven, Connecticut |
| Colors | Black, orange-red, yellow, white |
| Owner | Charles Wang |
| League | af2 ()
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The New Haven Ninjas were an indoor American football team based in New Haven, Connecticut. They were an expansion team in the af2 for the 2002 season.[1] On October 24, 2001, it was announced that Ninjas had won the name-the-team contest over Cyclones, Gladiators, Hawkeyes and ShoreDawgs.[2] Along with the Ninjas, New Haven was joined by the Albany Conquest, Bakersfield Blitz, Cape Fear Wildcats, Fresno Frenzy, Hawaiian Islanders, Mobile Wizards, Mohegan Wolves, San Diego Riptide & the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers. New Haven played in the American Conference of the Northeast Division. In 2002, the Ninjas finished 6–10, third in the Northeast Division. Still, that wasn't enough to play football in August. After the 2002 season, the Ninjas folded because the New Haven Coliseum closed, and the experiment for arena football in New Haven was done.
Roster
| New Haven Ninjas roster | ||||||
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Quarterbacks Fullbacks/Linebackers Wide receivers/Defensive backs | Offensive/Defensive linemen | Wide Receivers/Linebackers Defensive specialists Kickers | Reserve lists Rookies in itlatics | |||
Season-by-season
|- |2002 || 6 || 10 || 0 || 4th AC Northeast || -- |}
References
- ^ "af2 adds New Haven, Connecticut". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. June 25, 2001. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
- ^ "Ninja invasion begins in New Haven". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. October 24, 2001. Retrieved July 20, 2017.