| Northern Kentucky River Monsters | |
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| Founded | 2010 |
| Leagues | UIFL |
| History | Northern Kentucky River Monsters (2011-future) |
| Arena | The Bank of Kentucky Center |
| Based in | Highland Heights, Kentucky |
| Colors | Green and Black
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| Division Titles | 0 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Head coach | Rodney Swanigan |
| Owner | Jill Chitwood |
| Official Dance Team | Monster Bait "The Bait" Dance Crew |
| Mascot | |
The Northern Kentucky River Monsters are a professional indoor football team which began play as a charter member of the Ultimate Indoor Football League for its inaugural 2011 season. The River Monsters are based in Highland Heights, Kentucky, with home games played at The Bank of Kentucky Center.
Though the River Monsters are the first indoor football team in Highland Heights, they are the sixth in the Cincinnati metropolitan area, after the Cincinnati Rockers of the original Arena Football League (1992–1993), the Cincinnati Swarm of arenafootball2 (2003), the Cincinnati Marshals of the National Indoor Football League (2005–2006), the Cincinnati Jungle Kats also of af2 (2007), and the Cincinnati Commandos of the Continental Indoor Football League (2010–present).
Former University of Kentucky star Jared Lorenzen will be the franchise's first General Manager, while former University of Cincinnati running back Ray Jackson is the team's President and Director of Football Operations. Jayson Ameer Rasheed, former Sports Information Director at Thomas More College, is the Director of Media Relations.
Season-By-Season[]
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties
| Season | W | L | T | Finish | Playoff results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011* | 2 | 0 | 0 | T-1st UIFL | -- |
* = Current Standing
2011 Season[]
Regular season schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 25 | Canton Cougars | Away | Won 63-41 |
| March 5 | Johnstown Generals | Away | Won 62-49 |
| March 12 | Eastern Kentucky Drillers | Away | |
| March 18 | Johnstown Generals | Home | |
| March 28 | Canton Cougars | Home | |
| April 1 | Huntington Hammer | Home | |
| April 9 | Canton Cougars | Away | |
| April 16 | Eastern Kentucky Drillers | Home | |
| April 23 | Saginaw Sting | Home | |
| April 30 | Huntington Hammer | Away | |
| May 6 | Saginaw Sting | Away | |
| May 14 | Huntington Hammer | Home | |
| May 21 | Eastern Kentucky Drillers | Home | |
| May 28 | Eastern Kentucky Drillers | Away |
Standings[]
| Ultimate Indoor Football League | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
| Northern Kentucky River Monsters | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 125 | 90 | W2 | ||
| Saginaw Sting | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 108 | 87 | W2 | ||
| Eastern Kentucky Drillers | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 83 | 75 | W1 | ||
| Huntington Hammer | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 67 | 63 | L1 | ||
| Johnstown Generals | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 90 | 121 | L2 | ||
| Canton Cougars | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 67 | 104 | L2 | ||