Carolina Energy
The Charlotte Thunder are a professional indoor American football team based out of Charlotte, North Carolina. They are members of the American Arena League (AAL) and play their home games at the Bojangles' Coliseum. The team was formed prior to the 2018 season as the Carolina Energy and was co-owned by Daniel Rudmann and head coach Ervin Bryson.[2] In 2020, the team was sold to former NFL players, Ted Ginn Jr. and Thomas Davis Sr. and rebranded as the Charlotte Thunder.[3] They are the fourth team to play in Charlotte behind the Charlotte Rage and Carolina Cobras, both formerly of the Arena Football League, and the Carolina Speed of the American Indoor Football Association.
| Charlotte Thunder | |
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| Established 2017 Play in Bojangles' Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina CharlotteThunder.com | |
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| Team colors | Carolina Blue and black |
| Personnel | |
| Owner(s) | Thomas Davis Sr. Ted Ginn Jr.[1] |
| Head coach | Ervin Bryson |
| Team history | |
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| Championships | |
| League championships (0) | |
| Conference championships (0) | |
Division championships (1)
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| Playoff appearances (2) | |
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| Home arena(s) | |
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Season-by-season results
| League Champions | Conference Champions | Division Champions | Playoff berth | League leader |
| Season | League | Division | Regular season | Postseason results | |||
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| Finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | ||||
| 2018 | AAL | 5th[lower-alpha 1] | 5 | 3 | 0 | Lost semifinal-Season Incomplete (Richmond) 43–57[5] | |
| 2019 | AAL | Southern | 1st[lower-alpha 2] | 6 | 0 | 0 | Won semifinal (Carolina) 58–38 Lost AAL Championship (West Virginia) 29–55 |
| Totals | 11 | 3 | 0 | All-time regular season record (2018–2019) | |||
| 1 | 2 | — | All-time postseason record (2018–2019) | ||||
| 12 | 5 | 0 | All-time regular season and postseason record (2018–2019) | ||||
- Qualified for the playoffs as the fourth seed due to the Georgia Doom opting not to participate.[4]
- The AAL counted all games played by member teams, including games against non-league members, and forfeits in the league standings for the 2019 season.
- The Energy had scheduling issues with their arena and the league awarded the Energy a bye to the next round.[6]
References
- "Charlotte Thunder Front Office". Charlotte Thunder. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
- David Boraks (February 15, 2018). "Charlotte Gets A New Arena Football Team - The Carolina Energy Now Known As The Charlotte Thunder". WFAE.com.
- "Former Georgia football star Thomas Davis buys arena football team". UGA Wire. March 6, 2020.
- "2018 American Arena League Final Regular Season Standings and Playoff Pairings". AAL. June 12, 2018. Archived from the original on June 13, 2018.
- "Carolina Energy Exits Arena Playoffs, Looks To 2019". WFAE. June 21, 2018.
- "AAL Playoff Picture Set". OurSports Central. June 6, 2019.
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