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| Founded | 2006 |
| League | Continental Indoor Football League |
| Team History | Rochester Raiders 2006-present |
| Arena | Blue Cross Arena |
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| Based in | Rochester, New York |
| Team Colors | silver & black |
| President | Matt DiManno |
| Head Coach | Eddie Long |
| Championships | 1 (2007) |
| Division Titles | 1 (2007) |
| Cheerleaders | Rochester Raiderettes |
| Dancers | Raider Treasure Dancers |
The Rochester Raiders are a charter member of the Continental Indoor Football League. They played their inaugural season home games at the ESL Sports Centre in Rochester, New York, then moved to the Main Street Armory for the 2007 season, and will play the 2008 season at the Blue Cross Arena. [1] Currently, they are the defending CIFL Champions. 2006 was the inaugural season for The Rochester Raiders in the newly created Great Lakes Indoor Football League. Dennis Greco, on loan from local East Rochester High School, is their head coach. The team's roster features Syracuse University standout Wide Receiver Maurice Jackson (who won the inaugural GLIFL Wide Receiver of the Year Award), QB Matt Cottengim (the league's inaugural MVP), Darius Smith (the league's inaugural Return Man of the Year), and in January 2006, they signed 2-time Pro Bowler and Super Bowl XXVI MVP Mark Rypien to a one-game contract. On July 28, 2007, the Raiders won the CIFL Indoor Championship Game, defeating the previously-unbeaten Michigan Pirates by a score of 37-27 at Rochester's Blue Cross Arena. Mike Condello was named Game MVP.
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Trivia
- The Raiders got their name from a flag football team from the same area. There have been a small number of fans concerned with copyright between the team's logo and the Oakland Raiders. Because the Rochester team never plays in California, this is not believed to be of real concern.
- The Raiders are one of two 2006 teams in the GLIFL that held a television contract, with WBGT-CA, a low-power network. Games have since been moved to Time Warner Sports 26.
Current coaching staff consits of Eddie Long, Raheem Miller, Ed Moody, and Larry Long.
Season-By-Season
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties
| Season | W | L | T | Finish | Playoff results |
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| Rochester Raiders (GLIFL) | |||||
| 2006 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2nd League | Won Semifinal (Lehigh Valley) Lost Great Lakes Bowl I (Port Huron) |
| Rochester Raiders (CIFL) | |||||
| 2007 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1st Atlantic | Won AD Semifinal (Chesapeake) Won AD Championship (New England) Won CIFL Indoor Championship Game (Michigan) |
| 2008 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Totals | 22 | 7 | 0 | (including playoffs) | |
2007 Season Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Result |
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| March 17 | Port Huron Pirates | Home | Lost 30-62 |
| March 24 | New England Surge | Home | Won 77-40 |
| March 30 | Port Huron Pirates | Away | Lost 13-60 |
| April 14 | Lehigh Valley Outlawz | Away | Won 63-25 |
| April 21 | Chesapeake Tide | Away | Won 89-49 |
| April 28 | Chesapeake Tide | Home | Won 52-16 |
| May 5 | Chicago Slaughter | Away | Won 49-40 |
| May 19 | New York/New Jersey Revolution | Home | Won 62-0 |
| May 26 | Lehigh Valley Outlawz | Home | Won 77-49 |
| June 2 | Steubenville Stampede | Home | Won 81-6 |
| June 9 | New York/New Jersey Revolution | Away | Won 56-21 |
| June 16 | New England Surge | Away | Won 49-40 |
| July 7 | Chesapeake Tide (Playoffs) | Home | Won 76-43 |
| July 14 | New England Surge (Playoffs) | Home | Won 80-45 |
| July 28 | Michigan Pirates (CIFL Indoor Championship Game) | Home (BCA) | Won 37-27 |
2008 Season Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 21 | Chesapeake Tide | Away | |
| March 29 | Lehigh Valley Outlawz | Home | |
| April 5 | Marion Mayhem | Away | |
| April 12 | New Jersey Revolution | Home | |
| April 19 | Saginaw Sting | Home | |
| April 26 | New Jersey Revolution | Away | |
| May 3 | New England Surge | Home | |
| May 10 | Lehigh Valley Outlawz | Away | |
| May 17 | Chesapeake Tide | Home | |
| May 24 | Flint Phantoms | Away | |
| May 31 | New England Surge | Away | |
| June 8 | Flint Phantoms | Home |
References
External links
| Continental Indoor Football League | |||
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| Atlantic Conference | East Division | West Division | |
| Chesapeake Tide | Flint Phantoms | ||
| Lehigh Valley Outlawz | Marion Mayhem | ||
| New England Surge | Rochester Raiders | ||
| New Jersey Revolution | Saginaw Sting | ||
| Great Lakes Conference | East Division | West Division | |
| Fort Wayne Freedom | Chicago Slaughter | ||
| Kalamazoo Xplosion | Milwaukee Bonecrushers | ||
| Miami Valley Silverbacks | Rock River Raptors | ||
| Muskegon Thunder | |||
| CIFL Indoor Championship Game | List of CIFL seasons | Indoor football | Arena football | |||
