# Florence Phantoms

The Florence Phantoms were a professional indoor football team based out of Florence, South Carolina, in the United States. They were an expansion member of the American Indoor Football Association (AIFA) in 2006, and were the AIFA Champions of the 2008 season. They played their home games at Florence Civic Center.
On Saturday, April 8, 2006, after losing their first four games, the Phantoms got their first win in a 54–30 home upset against the Raleigh Rebels.
On Friday, June 23, 2006, the Phantoms announced that they would return for the 2007 season.
2008 was the Phantoms' best season by far: after winning the Eastern Division Championship with a 10–4 record, the Phantoms went on to defeat the Huntington Heroes in the first round of the playoffs, followed by the Reading Express in the Eastern Conference championship, and finally defeating the Wyoming Cavalry 48–12 to win the AIFA Championship Bowl on their home turf.
The Phantoms did not return after the 2009 season.

## Season-by-season

Season records :
| Season | W | L | T | Finish | Playoff results |
| Florence Phantoms (AIFL) ||||||
| 2006 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 7th Southern | -- |
| Florence Phantoms (AIFA) ||||||
| 2007 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 6th Southern | -- |
| 2008 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1st EC Eastern | Won ECE Round 1 (Huntington) Won EC Championship (Reading) Won AIFA Championship Bowl II (Wyoming) |
| 2009 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 5th Southern | -- |
| Totals | 27 | 31 | 0 | (including playoffs) | (including playoffs) |

## Game Results
### 2007

| Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Result |
| February 17 | Carolina Speed | Home | Won 64-36 |
| February 25 | Lakeland Thunderbolts | Away | Lost 25-69 |
| March 3 | Huntington Heroes | Home | Lost 40-43 |
| March 17 | Mississippi Mudcats | Away | Lost 14-63 |
| March 23 | Lakeland Thunderbolts | Home | Lost 18-54 |
| March 31 | Tallahassee Titans | Away | Lost 36-41 |
| April 7 | Montgomery Bears | Away | Won 46-40 |
| April 14 | Pittsburgh RiverRats | Away | Lost 60-66 |
| April 21 | Baltimore Blackbirds | Home | Won 65-33 |
| April 28 | Tallahassee Titans | Home | Lost 33-69 |
| May 5 | Montgomery Bears | Home | Lost 40-48 |
| May 12 | Carolina Speed | Away | Lost 22-32 |
| May 19 | Mississippi Mudcats | Home | Won 45-44 |

### 2008

| Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Result |
| March 15 | Baltimore Mariners | Home | Lost 32-35 |
| March 21 | Huntington Heroes | Away | Lost 32-47 |
| March 29 | Canton Legends | Home | Won 55-39 |
| April 13 | Fayetteville Guard | Away | Won 39-38 |
| April 19 | Reading Express | Away | Lost 30-66 |
| April 25 | Huntington Heroes | Home | Won 66-12 |
| May 3 | Mississippi Mudcats | Away | Lost 39-40 |
| May 10 | Florida Stingrays | Away | Won 61-30 |
| May 17 | Florida Stingrays | Home | Won 58-13 |
| May 23 | Erie RiverRats | Home | Won 57-27 |
| May 30 | Fayetteville Guard | Home | Won 50-6 |
| June 6 | Columbus Lions | Away | Won 40-35 |
| June 14 | Augusta Colts | Home | Won 56-22 |
| June 21 | Carolina Speed | Away | Won 53-35 |
| July 7 | Huntington Heroes (Div. Playoffs) | Home | Won 55-9 |
| July 12 | Reading Express (EC Championship) | Away | Won 52-37 |
| July 25 | Wyoming Cavalry (Championship Bowl II) | Home | Won 48-12 |

### 2009

| Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Result |
| March 7 | Carolina Speed | Home | Lost 29-37 |
| March 13 | Harrisburg Stampede | Home | Won 19-12 |
| March 28 | Columbus Lions | Home | Won 55-36 |
| April 4 | Fayetteville Guard | Home | Won 50-49 |
| April 11 | South Carolina Force | Away | Won 63-59 |
| April 18 | Carolina Speed | Away | |
| April 24 | Baltimore Mariners | Away | |
| May 2 | Reading Express | Home | |
| May 16 | Carolina Speed | Home | |
| May 30 | Columbus Lions | Away | |
| June 6 | Fayetteville Guard | Away | |
| June 13 | South Carolina Force | Home | |
| June 19 | Columbus Lions | Away | |
| June 27 | Erie RiverRats | Away | |