Memphis Xplorers

Memphis Xplorers
Memphis Xplorers
	Established 2000; Folded 2006; Played in DeSoto Civic Center; in Southaven, Mississippi
League/conference affiliations
	af2 (2001–2006) National Conference (2001–2003) South Central Division (2001); Central Division (2002–2003); ; American Conference (2004) Midsouthern Division (2004); ; National Conference (2005) Midwest Division (2005); ; American Conference (2006) Southern Division (2006); ;
	Current uniform
Team colors	Forest green, gold, white ;
Personnel
Owner(s)	Will Wolford
General manager	Trey Medlock
Head coach	Collins Sanders Jr. (2001); Danton Barto (2002–2006)
Team history
	Memphis Xplorers (2001–2006);
Championships
	League championships (1); 2005
	Conference championships (1); 2005
	Division championships (1); 2005
Playoff appearances (4)
	2004, 2005, 2006
Home arena(s)
	DeSoto Civic Center (2001–2006);

The Memphis Xplorers were a professional arena football team. They were a 2001 expansion member of the af2. They played their home games at DeSoto Civic Center in Southaven, Mississippi (a suburb of Memphis, Tennessee). The team's logo featured the likeness of the namesake of both the venue and the team, Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto.

On October 11, 2006, the team announced that they would not return for the 2007 season.^[1]

In October 2007, local teacher Patrick Smith and a partner purchased the Memphis Xplorers for $100,000. There were plans to bring the team back for the 2009 season, with the possibility of the team's name being changed to the Midsouth Mafia. These plans never came to fruition.

Season-by-season

Season records
Season	W	L	Finish	Playoff results
2001	3	13	7th NC South Central	--
2002	5	11	4th NC Central	--
2003	6	10	3rd NC Central	--
2004	10	6	2nd AC Mid-South	Lost Round 1 (Florida 35, Memphis 33)
2005	13	3	1st NC Midwest^[2]	Won Round 2 (Memphis 71, Amarillo 30) Won National Conference Championship (Memphis 58, Rio Grande Valley 49) Won ArenaCup VI (Memphis 63, Louisville 41)
2006	11	5	2nd AC Southern	Won Round 1 (Memphis 83, Louisville 61) Lost Round 2 (Green Bay 67, Memphis 50)
Totals	52	50	(including playoffs)

References

External links

Memphis Xplorers on ArenaFan.com

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[1] ttp://www.arenafan.com/news/?page=pressrel&article=6398

[2] "AFL Arena Football History - Year By Year - 2005 | ArenaFan.com".

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