The Atlanta Vultures were a professional indoor football team and a member of American Indoor Football (AIF) that played part of the 2016 season. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, the Vultures were to play their home games at the Georgia International Convention Center.
The Vultures are Atlanta's second AIF team, following the Atlanta Sharks who began play in 2014 and folded during the 2015 season.
The Vultures ran into operational issues when they found their home arena lacked quality playing turf. The Vultures would end up cancelling all home games and played three road games during the season, winning two of the three games. However, after winning the third game against the Savannah Steam on April 17, the AIF ruled that the Vultures had played the game using illegal players and reversed the score of the game (essentially making it a forfeit). The Vultures folded and took down their website later that week.
Roster
Atlanta Vultures roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen Linebackers
Defensive backs
Kickers currently vacant Injured reserve currently vacant
Exempt list currently vacant
Practice squad currently vacant
Staff Atlanta Vultures staff Front office
Owners - Barrington Young & Janice Strong General manager – Barrington Young Head coach Head Coach - Cedric Roach
Assistant coaches Defensive coordinator – Robert Sims Linebackers - Terrance Saturday Fullbacks/Special Teams - Ronald Thomas
Statistics and records
Season results
Season League Division Regular season Postseason results Finish Wins Losses Ties 2016 AIF Southern folded 150
Head coaches' records Name Term Regular season Playoffs Awards W L T Win% W LCedric Roach 2016 120——
2016 season
Key:
Exhibition All start times were local to home team Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Score Record 1 Sunday March 6 3:05pm at West Michigan Ironmen L 29–63 0–1 L. C. Walker Arena 2 Sunday May 22 7:05pm South Carolina Ravens Georgia International Convention Center
Regular season All start times were local to home team Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Score Record 1 BYE 2 BYE 3 BYE 4 Sunday March 20 4:00pm Savannah Steam Cancelled Georgia International Convention Center 5 Saturday March 26 7:00pm at Georgia Firebirds W 40–38 1–0 Albany Civic Center 6 Sunday April 3 7:05pm Florida Tarpons Cancelled Georgia International Convention Center 7 Saturday April 9 7:05pm at Columbus Lions L 8–65 1–1 Columbus Civic Center 8 Sunday April 17 7:05pm at Savannah Steam L 19–32 1–2 Savannah Civic Center 9 BYE
Standings
References
External links Atlanta Vultures official website American Indoor Football official website