Summit County Rumble
The Summit County Rumble were a Continental Indoor Football League team located in Tallmadge, Ohio (near Akron) and that began play in 2007. The team played their home games at the Summit County Fairgrounds Arena Complex. The team was originally scheduled to play as the Toledo Rumble in the Toledo Sports Arena, but the city of Toledo, which is seeking a new arena, balked on the deal. Later on, they were going to play as the Wayne County Rumble at the Alice Noble Ice Arena in Wooster, Ohio, but a deal fell through.[1] Finally, they were going to play at the Gault Recreation and Fitness Center, also in Wooster, but a deal fell through there as well. With that they decided to move to Summit County and became the Summit County Rumble.[2]
| Summit County Rumble | |
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| Established 2006 Folded 2007 Played in Summit County Fairgrounds Arena Complex in Tallmadge, Ohio | |
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| League/conference affiliations | |
Continental Indoor Football League (2007)
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Current uniform | |
| Team colors | Maroon, Black, Silver |
| Personnel | |
| General manager | Ramone Davenport |
| Head coach | Moe Cooper |
| Team history | |
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| Championships | |
| League championships (0) | |
| Conference championships (0) | |
| Division championships (0) | |
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The team held the dubious distinction of being the first team to lose to the New York/New Jersey Revolution (a 48-47 loss on May 5, 2007 at the Rumble's home opener). Later in the season, on June 16, the Rumble defeated the Revolution in Morristown by a score of 38-27, thus earning the Rumble their first (and only) win in franchise history.
On June 28, 2007 the CIFL announced that it had suspended operations of the team.[3]
Season-By-Season
| Season | W | L | T | Finish | Playoff results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 7th Great Lakes | -- |
2007 Season Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 24 | Muskegon Thunder | Neutral (Steubenville) | Lost 21-42 |
| April 5 | Steubenville Stampede | Away | Lost 6-42 |
| April 13 | Muskegon Thunder | Away | Lost 12-54 |
| April 20 | Steubenville Stampede | Away | Lost 32-89 |
| April 28 | Port Huron Pirates | Away | Lost 34-70 |
| May 5 | New York/New Jersey Revolution | Home | Lost 47-48 |
| May 19 | Port Huron Pirates | Home | Lost 0-63 |
| May 26 | Kalamazoo Xplosion | Away | Lost 20-75 |
| June 2 | Chesapeake Tide | Home | Lost 53-58 |
| June 9 | Marion Mayhem | Away | Lost 45-48 |
| June 16 | New York/New Jersey Revolution | Away | Won 38-27 |
| June 24 | Marion Mayhem | Home | Lost 63-77 |
2007 CIFL Standings
| Team | Overall | Division | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||
| Great Lakes Conference | |||||||||||
| Michigan Pirates-y | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |||
| Kalamazoo Xplosion-x | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | |||
| Chicago Slaughter-x | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | |||
| Marion Mayhem-x | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | |||
| Muskegon Thunder-x | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | |||
| Miami Valley Silverbacks | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | |||
| Summit County Rumble | 1 | 11 | 0 | .083 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .000 | |||
| Springfield Stallions | 0 | 12 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .000 | |||
| Atlantic Conference | |||||||||||
| Rochester Raiders-y | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |||
| New England Surge-x | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | |||
| Lehigh Valley Outlawz-x | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | |||
| Chesapeake Tide-x | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | |||
| Steubenville Stampede | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | |||
| NY/NJ Revolution | 1 | 11 | 0 | .083 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .000 | |||
References
- All-Star games just aren't the same, the-daily-record.com, February 18, 2007
- waynecorumble.com (site no longer in operation)
- CIFL suspends operations of Steubenville, Summit County, oursportscentral.com, June 28, 2007