Rio Grande Valley Dorados

The Rio Grande Valley Dorados were a professional arena football team. They began play in 2004 as an expansion member of af2, the minor league to the Arena Football League. They played their home games at Obra Homes Field at Dodge Arena in Hidalgo, Texas.

They have been fairly successful in their existence, having put together a 15 - 1 regular season in 2007 yet fell to Bossier-Shreveport in the American Conference Semifinals.

The team folded in 2009 after af2 folded. The now-defunct Arena Football League owned the rights to the Dorados name and logo as well. They now belong to the new Arena Football 1 league.

Season-by-season
Won NC Semifinal (Tulsa) Lost NC Championship (Memphis) Lost AC Semifinals (Bossier-Shreveport) !Totals || 57 || 45 || 0 The Dorados Are Now Defunct
 * 2004 || 6 || 10 || 0 || 4th NC Southwest || --
 * 2005 || 10 || 6 || 0 || 2nd NC West || Won NC Quarterfinal (Quad City)
 * 2005 || 10 || 6 || 0 || 2nd NC West || Won NC Quarterfinal (Quad City)
 * 2005 || 10 || 6 || 0 || 2nd NC West || Won NC Quarterfinal (Quad City)
 * 2006 || 7 || 9 || 0 || 4th NC Midwest || --
 * 2007 || 15 || 1 || 0 || 1st NC Southwest ||Won Round 1 (Alabama)
 * 2007 || 15 || 1 || 0 || 1st NC Southwest ||Won Round 1 (Alabama)
 * 2007 || 15 || 1 || 0 || 1st NC Southwest ||Won Round 1 (Alabama)
 * 2008 || 7 || 9 || 0 || 3rd NC Southwest || --
 * 2009 || 9 || 7 || 0 || 3rd NC Southwest || Lost NC Round 1 (Bossier-Shreveport)
 * 2009 || 9 || 7 || 0 || 3rd NC Southwest || Lost NC Round 1 (Bossier-Shreveport)
 * 2009 || 9 || 7 || 0 || 3rd NC Southwest || Lost NC Round 1 (Bossier-Shreveport)
 * colspan="2"| (including playoffs)

Notable Players, Past and Present

 * Dustin Bell - K
 * Chris Canty - WR/DB
 * Torry Joubert - WR/DB
 * Dontae Saulter - WR
 * Quincy Carter - QB
 * Ramonce Taylor - WR-left Dorados in 2009 for the CFL. Came back to play the rest of the season with Dorados.

Rivalry Between RGV and Corpus Christi
This rivalry started heating up when Corpus Christi became a team in the af2, in 2007. The Inaugural game for Corpus Christi was on April 7, 2007. They hosted the heavily favored Rio Grande Valley Dorados. The Dorados romped the Sharks 66-28 in the first game ever for the Corpus Christi Sharks.


 * The Dorados lead the series (9-1)against the Sharks

2007

 * RGV won 66-28 April 7, 2007
 * RGV won 45-20 May 11, 2007
 * RGV won 78-17 June 30, 2007

2008

 * CC won 61-54 April 12, 2008
 * RGV won 53-52 May 3, 2008
 * RGV won 48-26 July 14, 2008

2009

 * RGV won 40-33 March 28, 2009
 * RGV won 77-50 April 25, 2009
 * RGV won 51-48 June 13, 2009
 * RGV won 78-51 July 25, 2009

2004-2005

 * Kevin Guy (16-16)REG.Season (2-1)PlayoffsAll time Records

2006-present

 * Marty Hammond (38-26)REG.Season (1-1)Playoffs---All time Records