Quad City Steamwheelers (2018–)

The Quad City Steamwheelers are an indoor American football team that began play in 2018. They played their first season as part of the Champions Indoor Football, and then joined the Indoor Football League prior to their second season.[2] Based in Moline, Illinois, the Steamwheelers play their home games at the Vibrant Arena at The MARK. The team announced it would be dormant for the 2021 season due to the arena capacity restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

This article is about the team that began play in 2018. For the former AF2 team of the same name which played from 2000 until 2009, see Quad City Steamwheelers.
Quad City Steamwheelers
Current season
Established 2017
Play in Vibrant Arena at The MARK
in Moline, Illinois
steamwheelersfootball.com
League/conference affiliations
Current uniform
Team colorsNavy blue, gold and scarlet red
     
Personnel
Owner(s)Doug Bland
General managerDestiny Brown[1]
Head coachCory Ross
Team history
  • Quad City Steamwheelers (2018–present)
Championships
League championships (0)
Conference championships (1)
Division championships (0)
Playoff appearances (2)
Home arena(s)

The Steamwheelers are named after the Quad Cities' previous team of the same name, which played in all ten of the AF2's seasons (2000–2009) and won the first two ArenaCups.

History

After the original Quad City Steamwheelers folded along with the AF2, TaxSlayer Center director Scott Mullen had been in talks with various investors seeking to bring back the Steamwheelers, but none were financially secure enough to meet his standards. During 2017, a splash page emerged allegedly belonging to a revived Steamwheelers team in the CIF, however, neither Mullen nor the CIF would comment on the page.[3]

On August 15, 2017, the Center confirmed that a deal had been reached which would see the Wheelers return as members of the CIF for 2018, with a press conference taking place the following day.[4] At the press conference, the Wheelers introduced their owner/general manager Doug Bland (previously part-owner of fellow CIF team the Dallas Marshals) and head coach Cory Ross (most recently head coach for the Omaha Beef).[5]

After one season in the CIF, the Steamwheelers announced they were joining the Indoor Football League for the 2019 season.[2]

After playing only one game in 2020, the Steamwheelers' season was initially postponed and the league's season was eventually cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On October 23, 2020, the team announced that due to the restrictions on arena capacity during the pandemic, they would be dormant for at least the 2021 season.[6] In September 2021, they announced they planned to return for the 2022 season.[1]

Roster
Quad City Steamwheelers roster
Quarterbacks
  • 12 E.J. Hilliard Jr.
  •  3 Damion May

Running backs

  • 23 Amos Johnson
  •  0 Jerron McGaw

Wide receivers

  •  2 Mike Carrigan
  • 16 Jarrod Harrington
  • 19 Londell Lee
  • 13 Keyvan Rudd
  • 17 John Williams
  • 81 CJ Windham
 Offensive linemen
  • 71 Sterling Clark
  • 65 Joe Krall
  • 68 Hunter Nobbs
  • 64 Vernon Sainvil

Defensive linemen

  • 10 Samuele Hammond
  • 99 Tevita Mo'unga
  • 11 Krystapher Oakley
  • 88 Naquez Pringle
  •  8 Jaylin Swan
 Linebackers
  •  5 Nate Sheets

Defensive backs

  • -- Jadarius Byrd
  •  7 Malik Duncan
  • -- Joseph Freeland
  • 20 Kendricks Gladney Jr.
  •  6 Darreon Jackson

Special teams

  • 14 Chase Allbaugh
 Reserve list
  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated March 16, 2023
26 Active, 0 Inactive

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Statistics and records

Season-by-season results
League champions Conference champions Division champions Playoff berth League leader
Season League Conference Division Regular season Postseason results
FinishWinsLossesTies
2018 CIFNorth 3rd840Lost Conference Semifinal (Sioux City) 46–54
2019 IFL 7th680
2020 IFL —100Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 IFL —000Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022 IFLEastern 3rd970Lost Championship (Northern Arizona) 45-47
2023 IFLEastern 4th960Lost First Round (Frisco Fighters) 29-57
Totals 33250All-time regular season record (2018–2020)
23—All-time postseason record (2018–2022)
35280All-time regular season and postseason record (2018–2022)

References
  1. "Steamwheelers announce they will return for 2022 season". Quad-City Times. September 12, 2021.
  2. "Quad City Steamwheelers join the IFL for 2019 season". Nebraska.tv. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
  3. Tappa, Steve (August 1, 2017). "Steamwheelers return talk resurfaces". The Dispatch–Argus. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
  4. Doxsie, Don (August 15, 2017). "Steamwheelers indoor football returning to Q-C". Quad-City Times. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
  5. Doxsie, Don (August 16, 2017). "Dallas-based group bringing Steamwheelers back to life". Quad-City Times. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
  6. "Quad City Steamwheelers cancel 2021 season". KWQC. October 23, 2020.
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