Oklahoma Flying Aces

American indoor football team
Oklahoma Flying Aces
Current season
Established 2018
Play in Enid, Oklahoma
at the Chisholm Trail Expo Center
GoFlyingAces.com
League/conference affiliations
  • Champions Indoor Football (2019)
    • South Conference (2019)
  • National Arena League (2024–present)
Current uniform
Team colorsBlack, blue, old gold, white
       
Personnel
Owner(s)Red Dirt Sports and Entertainment
PresidentRichard Davis
General managerRichard Davis
Head coachRichard Davis
Team history
  • Oklahoma Flying Aces (2019, 2024–present)
Championships
League championships (0)
Conference championships (0)
Division championships (0)
Home arena(s)

The Oklahoma Flying Aces are a dormant professional indoor football team based in Enid, Oklahoma, and members of the National Arena League (NAL). The team was founded in 2018 as an expansion franchise in Champions Indoor Football for the 2019 season. The team was dormant for the 2021 season, but did not return in for the 2022 season. The Flying Aces joined the National Arena League for the 2024 season but became dormant before the season was completed.

History

The franchise was announced by Champions Indoor Football (CIF) in 2018 as a 2019 expansion team and selected the name "Flying Aces" from a name-the-team contest in October 2018.[1] Playing at Stride Bank Center,[2] they finished their inaugural season with a 2–10 record, with their only wins a forfeit over the folded Texas Revolution and a semi-professional team, the NTX Savages, that filled in for the home game originally scheduled against the Revolution. The team's second season was cancelled before it could begin due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On April 1, 2021, the team withdrew from the 2021 season one week before it was scheduled for its first game citing a drastically increased workers' compensation insurance from $5000 in 2019 to $150000 for 2021.[3] The team was replaced on the CIF schedule by a re-launched Dodge City Law with law inheriting the Flying Aces' roster and staff.[4]

The Flying Aces were not included in the 2022 schedule and appeared to have suspended operations.[5]

In October 2023, the Flying Aces announced they would join the National Arena League and play their home games at the 8,000-seat Chisholm Trail Expo Center.[6] In May 2024, the team and the league "mutually agreed to allow football operations to go dormant for the remainder of the 2024 season" to restructure.[7][8]

Season-by-season results

League champions Playoff berth League leader
Season League Regular season Postseason results
Finish Wins Losses
2019 CIF 3rd 2 10 Did not qualify
2020 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Dormant year
2022 Dormant year
2023 Dormant year
2024 NAL 0 0
Totals 2 10 All-time regular season record
0 0 All-time postseason record
2 10 All-time regular season and postseason record

Current roster

Oklahoma Flying Aces roster
Quarterbacks
  • -- Devond Blair Jr.
  • -- Dylan VanBoxel

Running backs

  • -- Monalo Caldwell

Wide receivers

Offensive linemen
  • -- Jordan Bass
  • -- Dominic Logan
  • -- Rob Powell-Deppe
  • -- Gene Tapia
  • -- Jeremy West
  • -- Paris Williams

Defensive linemen

  • -- Quran Bouldin
  • -- Ben Hughes
  • -- Austin Jones
  • -- Zackary Reynoso
  • -- Justin Sykes
 Linebackers
  • Currently vacant

Defensive backs

  • -- Arnell Anderson
  • -- Kiante Griffin
  • -- Labarron Mallory
  • -- Lakeith Murray
  • -- Dreko Statham

Special teams

  • -- Brett Mathis
 Reserve lists
  • Currently vacant
  • Rookies in italics
  • Roster updated February 28, 2024
  • 24 Active, 0 Inactive

Staff

Oklahoma Flying Aces staff

Front office

  • Owner/General manager – Richard Davis

Head coaches

  • Head coach – Richard Davis

Offensive coaches

  • TBD
 Defensive coaches
  • TBD



Head coaches

Name Tenure Regular season Playoffs Awards
W L Win% W L
Richard Davis 2019, 2024–present 2 10 .167 0 0

References

  1. ^ Godfrey, Tim (October 26, 2018). "New logo, name unveiled for Enid Champions Indoor Football team". Enid News & Eagle.
  2. ^ "Flyingacesfootball". Stride Bank Center. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  3. ^ "Oklahoma Flying Aces Will Not Play In 2021". Enid Buzz. April 1, 2021.
  4. ^ "Football team to be inactive for 2021 season". Enid News & Eagle. April 2, 2021.
  5. ^ "Wishing all the participating CIF teams a..." Facebook. Oklahoma Flying Aces. September 30, 2021.
  6. ^ "Oklahoma Flying Aces Join the NAL for the 2024 Season". National Arena League (Press release). October 16, 2023.
  7. ^ "Flying Aces to go dormant for remainder of season". Enid News & Eagle. May 7, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  8. ^ "News: National Arena League Modifies Regular Season Schedule". National Arena League (Press release). May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2024.

External links

  • Oklahoma Flying Aces official website
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