Tennessee Valley Tigers

Tennessee Valley Tigers
	Tennessee Valley Tigers
Founded	2008
League	IWFL (2009-2011); WSFL (2012-present)
Team history	Tennessee Valley Tigers (2008-present)
Stadium	Milton Frank Stadium
Based in	Huntsville, Alabama
Team colors	Black, Silver, Purple
Owner	Carlos Mathews
Championships	0
Division titles	0
Mascot	Unnamed

The Tennessee Valley Tigers is a women's American football team located in Huntsville, Alabama. The Tigers joined the Women's Spring Football League (WSFL) in 2011 and will play their first WSFL season in the spring of 2012. This will be the Tigers' fourth season overall, after three seasons in the Independent Women's Football League (IWFL). The team currently consists of some former Alabama Renegades players, as well as a number of new players who will be playing women's football for the first time in the 2011 season. Women’s full-contact football has been played in Huntsville, Alabama since the fall of 2000 when the Alabama Renegades came into existence. The Renegades were one of the founding teams of the National Women's Football Association (NWFA).

History[]

In the fall of 2000, the Alabama Renegades and the Nashville Dream played a six game exhibition season to determine the viability of a women's full-contact football league. The exhibition games were a huge success and the league, the National Women's Football Association, expanded to 12 teams in its first full season of play in the spring of 2001. Ray Quinn was the man who first brought full-contact football to Huntsville and he owned the team for two years. Nancy Byrd, a Renegades player, kept the football dream alive in 2003 when she took over the team from Quinn. She, along with general manager Lori Campbell, ran the team for the next six years. Nancy continued to play for the Renegades while owning the team. At the end of the 2009 season Nancy decided to retire from playing and looked to sell the team to a new owner. She was unable to find anyone willing to take on the responsibility of running the Alabama Renegades and decided she would no longer field a football team in the NWFA.

Carlos Mathews, the former Offensive Coordinator for the Alabama Renegades, realized the potential for women’s football in the Huntsville area and decided to explore ways to bring the game back for a 2009 season. Mathews researched several leagues but only found one with the stability needed to support women’s football in the Huntsville Area. The Tigers officially joined the Independent Women's Football League on August 12, 2008, as a Tier II team[1]. In the first season of play, the Tigers finished with a 5-3 record, losing twice to the Chattanooga Locomotion - another Tier II team - and once to the Atlanta Xplosion - a Tier I team in 2009. The Tigers also defeated then ranked number seven Clarksville Fox who in the 2008 season had competed for the Independent Women's Football League Tier II[1] championship. The Tigers play their home games at Milton Frank Stadium in Huntsville, Alabama.

Because of the devastating effects of the April 2011 tornadoes, the Tigers had to forfeit their final two regular-season games. On August 30, the Tigers announced they had left the IWFL to join the WSFL.

2011 staff[]

Owner/Offensive Coordinator - Carlos Mathews
Offensive Line Coach - Ella Banghart
Assistant Defensive Coach - JJ Johnson
Delegate - Brady Wakefield
Marketing/Sales - Jamie Flynt
Acting General Manager - Carson Wakefield

Season-by-season[]

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties

Season	W	L	T	Finish	Playoff results
Tennessee Valley Tigers (IWFL)
2009	5	3	0	10th Tier II	--
2010	4	4	0	3rd Tier II East Southeast	--
2011	1	7	0	5th East Mid-South	--
Tennessee Valley Tigers (WSFL)
2012*	--	--	--	--	--
Totals	10	14	0

* = Current Standing

2011 schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Home/Away	Time	Event Title	Result
April 9	Memphis Belles	Away	7pm	N/A	L, 12-16
April 16	Clarksville Fox	Away	7pm	N/A	L, 6-32
April 23	Georgia Peachez	Home	7pm	TBA	W, 2-0**
April 30	Bye
May 7	Memphis Belles	Home	4pm	TBA	L, 6-32
May 14	Clarksville Fox	Home	7pm	N/A	L, 6-12
May 21	Clarksville Fox	Home	7pm	TBA	L, 6-22
May 28	Chattanooga Locomotion	Away	7pm	Battle for the Border Rivalry Game	L, 0-2***
June 4	Bye
June 11	Atlanta Xplosion	Home	7pm	TBA	L, 0-2

** = Won by forfeit *** = Forfeited

Single season records[]

Date	Name	Record	Result
2009	Alber, Marty	Season Passing Leader	917 yds
2009	Alber, Marty	Season Passing TD Leader	15
2009	Bady, Starry	Season Receiving TD Leader	4
2009	Harvey, Stephanie	Season Receiving Leader	210 yrds
2009	Suttles, Marsheka	Season Rushing TD Leader	6
2009	White, Katie	Field Goal Leader	2
2009	White, Katie	Extra Point Completed	16
2009	Bady, Starry	Interception Yards	55 yrds
2009	Hendrix, Danielle	Leading Tackler	41
2009	Team Offense	Most Points in a Single Game	68
2009	Team Defense	Most shutouts in a season	4
2010	White, Katie	Longest Kickoff Return for TD	70 yrds
2010	Eatman, Dionne	Season Rushing Yards Leader	496 yrds
2010	Eatman, Dionne	Single Game Rushing Yards	174 yrds

2011 Roster[]

Player	Position	Number
Carmela Sullivan	DB	22
Carmelesia Sullivan	DB	23
Carson Wakefield	OL	84
Cheronda "Rock" Phillips	RB	50
Christina Whitney	DB/K	51
Lauren "LC" Coleman	DB	9
Sharessa "TJ" Allen	DB	82
Sonia Leggs	RB/WR	34
Franchesca Atkins	QB/WR/CB
Nina Cook	RB/WR	TBA
Shelley Drake	DE	TBA
Chasity Herron	WR/LB	TBA
Becky Hensel	QB/WR	TBA
Hayley Howard	LB	55
Monique Jefferson	OL/DT	TBA
Shana Levett	CB	TBA
Heidi McQuire	DL/OL/FB	TBA
Mosheda Pettus	TE/DE	TBA
Yvette Price	TBA	TBA
Aisha Robinson	C/OL	TBA
Jayme Truitt	WR/CB	TBA
Liz Wilson	QB/WR/CB	TBA

References[]

External links[]

Tennessee Valley Tigers official website