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Johnstown Riverhawks
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| Johnstown Riverhawks | |
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| Founded | 1999 |
| Arena | Cambria County War Memorial Arena |
| Based in | Johnstown, Pennsylvania |
| Colors | blue, black, silver |
| League | American Indoor Football Association |
| Head Coach | Tony Penna Jr. |
| President of Football Operations | James Wallace and Mike Dawson |
The Johnstown Riverhawks are a professional indoor football team based out of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. They are a charter member of the American Indoor Football Association. They play their home games at Cambria County War Memorial Arena. They began play in 1999 as the Topeka Knights of the Indoor Football League. They missed the playoffs in their inaugural season, finishing third in the Northern Division at 6-6. During the second season, the team changed ownership and became the Topeka Kings. The team finished with a much better record, going 10-4 and winning the Western Conference, Southern Division championship. In the playoffs, they defeated the Black Hills Machine in the quarterfinal round before losing to the Bismarck Blaze in the semifinals. After the season, they moved to Knoxville, Tennessee became the Tennessee ThunderCats, and moved to the Indoor Professional Football League. They would impressively win the league championship in their first year. After the IPFL folded, the ThunderCats moved to the NIFL. During their tenure in the league, they had decent success in 2002, not-so decent success as the Tennessee Riverhawks in 2003, and in 2004, when they were the Greenville Riverhawks, their ownership folded after three games, they moved to Lancaster, Pennsylvania and they played their remaining games. Then, they were founded by Andrew Haines, owner of the American Indoor Football league the team was purchased by Brian Schwelling of Atlanta, Ga in February of 2005. Schwelling operated the team successfully until September of that same year when the team was sold to Michael Dawson. Schwelling was successful in bringing the Riverhawks to the semifinal game in the team's inaugural season.
On March 4, 2006, the Riverhawks won their first game of their second season on the road 21-14 against the Steubenville Stampede, which made AIFL history by becoming the lowest scoring game in the league's 2-year existence.
On Sunday, March 26, 2006, the Riverhawks lost the AIFL's very first overtime game 41-38 against the Reading Express at home.
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties
| Season | W | L | T | Finish | Playoff results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topeka Knights (IFL) | |||||
| 1999 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3rd Northern | -- |
| Topeka Knights/Kings (IFL) | |||||
| 2000 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1st WC Southern | Won Quarterfinal (B.H. Machine) Lost Semifinal (Bismarck) |
| Tennessee ThunderCats (IPFL) | |||||
| 2001 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2nd League | Won IPFL Championship (Omaha) |
| Tennessee ThunderCats (NIFL) | |||||
| 2002 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2nd AC Northern | Won Round 1 (Lake Charles) Lost AC Quarterfinal (Ohio Valley) |
| Tennessee Riverhawks (NIFL) | |||||
| 2003 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 5th AC Eastern | -- |
| Greenville Riverhawks (NIFL) | |||||
| 2004 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5th AC Eastern | -- |
| Johnstown Riverhawks (AIFL) | |||||
| 2005 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3rd League | Lost League Semifinals (Richmond) |
| 2006 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 5th Northern | -- |
| Johnstown Riverhawks (AIFA) | |||||
| 2007 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 5th Northern | -- |
| Totals | 66 | 51 | 0 | (including playoffs) | |
| Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2 | Canton Legends | Home | Lost 46-60 |
| February 9 | Huntington Heroes | Home | Lost 24-35 |
| February 23 | Danville Demolition | Away | Won 39-16 |
| March 4 | Erie Freeze | Away | Won 44-42 |
| March 17 | Pittsburgh RiverRats | Home | Won 43-13 |
| March 24 | Huntington Heroes | Away | Lost 22-47 |
| March 30 | Pittsburgh RiverRats | Away | Lost 42-47 |
| April 7 | Reading Express | Home | Lost 33-55 |
| April 14 | Danville Demolition | Home | Won 40-8 |
| April 28 | Erie Freeze | Home | Won 63-21 |
| May 5 | Tallahassee Titans | Home | Lost 60-67 |
| May 12 | Reading Express | Away | Lost 16-76 |
| May 18 | Canton Legends | Away | Lost 16-38 |
| May 25 | Montgomery Bears | Away | Lost 9-32 |
| June 1 | Baltimore Blackbirds | Away | Won 19-17 |
- Official Site of the Johnstown Riverhawks
- Riverhawks' 2005 Stats
- Riverhawks' 2006 Season & Results
- Riverhawks' 2007 Stats
Players Some notiable players Tony Zimmerman QB Quenteen Robinson WR/DB Allan Jackson LB