Coralville Chaos

Coralville Chaos
Established 2001
Play in Coralville, Iowa
at the Xtream Arena
CoralvilleChaos.com
League/conference affiliations
American Indoor Football
Current uniform
Team colorsBlack, Gold, White
     
Personnel
Owner(s)Dominic Montero
Head coachTBA
Team history
  • St. Louis Renegades (2001)
  • RiverCity Renegades (2002)
  • Show-Me Believers (2003–2004)
  • RiverCity Rage (2005–2009, 2024)
  • Coralville Chaos (2025-future)
Championships
League championships (0)
Conference championships (1)
Division championships (2)
Playoff appearances (6)
Home arena(s)

The Coralville Chaos are a professional indoor football team based in Coralville, Iowa. They will play their home games at the Xtream Arena in Coralville starting in 2025.

They previously played home games as the St. Louis Renegades, then the RiverCity Rage at the Family Arena in Saint Charles, Missouri, part of the metropolitan area of St. Louis, Missouri, in past seasons, played in the Scottrade Center in downtown St. Louis in the 2006 season, and returned to the Family Arena for the 2007 UIF season. They were set to move to Council Bluffs and play at the Mid-America Center for 2024. They relocated to Coralville and decided to rebrand as the Chaos.

History

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Origins of the Chaos

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Original Logo (2001–2023)
RiverCity Rage logo (2024)

Started as the Renegades and Rage

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The Chaos began play in 2001 as the St. Louis Renegades of the Indoor Professional Football League, finishing fourth in the league with a 2–11 record. After the IPFL folded, the team moved to the National Indoor Football League in 2002 and became the RiverCity Renegades.[1] The team finished its first season in the NIFL with a 1–13 record. For 2003–2004, the team was renamed the Show-Me Believers. In the first season under the new name, the team finished with a 4–10 record that showed improvement, despite being a losing record. In 2004, the team's skill increased vastly, and completed the season with a winning record for the first time at 9–5. In 2005, the team was renamed the RiverCity Rage. The Rage won the 2005 East Atlantic Conference Division with a record of 10–4. With this record, the team was locked in a three-way tie for the best regular-season record; however, the team lost its Conference Quarter Finals game 67 to 64 to the Cincinnati Marshals.

The next season, the team finished in a four-way tie for the regular season record at 13–1, and advanced to the Atlantic Conference championship game, losing to the Fayetteville Guard.

After the 2006 season, the Rage announced they were joining United Indoor Football for 2007. The Rage continued their membership in the United Indoor Football for 2008.[1]

In 2008, the RiverCity Rage struggled through a seven-game losing streak before winning three of their last four games to make the playoffs. They won (37–33) by a last minute touchdown in a home playoff game against the Sioux City Bandits, but lost the Conference Finals on the road to the Bloomington Extreme, 33–7.

In 2009, the Rage played in the Indoor Football League, a new league created out of the merger between the UIF and the Intense Football League. On August 15, 2009, the Rage lost the United Bowl to the Billings Outlaws by the score of 71–62.

Jeff Sprowls, who also owned the IFL team Omaha Beef, announced about a month after the Rage's loss in the IFL Championship game that the RiverCity Rage would be ceasing operations and will not play in the 2010 season, due to financial issues in Omaha.[2] According to the Indoor Football League website the RiverCity Rage could return in 2011, if new owners are found. In the team's final season, leading the way at quarterback was former two-time ArenaBowl champion John Dutton.

Return of the Rage, then rebranding as the Chaos (2024)

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The Rage will return to the field in 2025 under new ownership of Dominic Montero (also owner of the Cedar Rapids River Kings) and were announced as one of the newest members of the relaunched American Indoor Football league. They initially announced that they would be playing at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs for 2024. However, due to careful analysis of the financial outlook of the team—and the Arena Football League's laying stake to Council Bluffs by establishing the Iowa Rampage there (a team that would ultimately never play there[3])—the Rage announced that they will play in the AIF starting in the 2025 season at the Xtream Arena in Coralville,[4] rebranding themselves the Coralville Chaos on March 26, 2024.[5]

Season-by-season

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League champions Conference champions Division champions Playoff berth League leader
Season Team League Conference Division Regular season Postseason results
Finish Wins Losses
2001 2001 IPFL 4th 2 11 Did not qualify
2002 2002 NIFL Atlantic Northern 4th 1 13 Did not qualify
2003 2003 NIFL Pacific Northern 5th 4 10 Did not qualify
2004 2004 NIFL Atlantic Northern 2nd 9 5 Lost Atlantic Conference Quarterfinals (Fort Wayne) 28–45
2005 2005 NIFL Atlantic Eastern 1st 10 4 Lost Atlantic Conference Quarterfinals (Cincinnati) 64–67
2006 2006 NIFL Atlantic Northern 1st 13 1 Won Atlantic Conference Semifinals (Cincinnati) 48–30
Lost Atlantic Conference Championship (Fayetteville) 70–72
2007 2007 UIF Eastern 2nd 9 6 Lost Eastern Division Semifinals (Lexington) 33–48
2008 2008 UIF Eastern 2nd 6 8 Won Quarterfinals (Sioux City) 37–33
Lost Semifinals (Bloomington) 7–33
2009 2009 IFL United Atlantic 3rd 8 6 Won Atlantic Conference Quarterfinals (Rochester) 45–42
Won Atlantic Conference Semifinals (Maryland) 55–31
Won Atlantic Conference Championship (Wichita) 43–30
Lost 2009 United Bowl (Billings Outlaws) 62–71
2010 Dormant year
2011 Dormant year
2012 Dormant year
2013 Dormant year
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2016 Dormant year
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2024 Dormant year
Totals 62 64 All-time regular season record
5 6 All-time postseason record
67 70 All-time regular season and postseason record

Current roster

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RiverCity Rage roster
Quarterbacks
  • Currently vacant

Running backs

  • Currently vacant

Wide receivers

  • Currently vacant
Offensive linemen
  • Currently vacant

Defensive linemen

  • Currently vacant
Linebackers
  • Currently vacant

Defensive backs

  • Currently vacant

Special teams

  • Currently vacant
Reserve lists
  • Currently vacant
  • Rookies in italics
  • updated December 10, 2023
  • 0 Active, 0 Inactive

Staff

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RiverCity Rage staff

Front office

  • Owner – Dominic Montero
  • General manager – TBD

Head coaches

  • TBD

Offensive coaches

  • TBD
Defensive coaches
  • TBD




References

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  1. ^ "Renegades jump to the NIFL". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. November 20, 2001. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  2. ^ "Owner shuts down IFL's River City". 17 October 2009.
  3. ^ Glover, Maury (2024-05-06). "Arena Football League questions arise after Iowa team leaves league". FOX 9. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
  4. ^ River City Rage Announces Relocation to Coralville IA for 2025 Indoor Football Season, AIF website, October 3, 2023
  5. ^ Coralville Chaos to join the American Indoor Football League in 2025, Ryan Hansen, Iowa City Press-Citizen, March 26, 2024
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