Birmingham Dixies

The Birmingham Dixies were introduced into the league in 1981 as the Birmingham Dossiers. Their original team colors were Burgundy and White, and their symbol was the State Flag of Alabama with the word 'Birmingham' scrawled across the flag. The name 'Dossiers' was actually a place-holder name - at the time of induction, team mascots were not required in the league, and thus, none had been planned or developed when the team was abruptly established as a franchise in the NFL.
Team mascots became a basic requirement for new teams in 1988. Having played under many different names from 1981-1988, including the Pirates, Dossiers, Crimson Tide, Elephants and Dixies, the State of Alabama voted in 1991 to be officially name the team the 'Dixies', and changed their primary color from Burgundy to Ruby Red. Their team mascot is essentially borrowed; a dragon named 'Dixie', who is best friends with 'Blaze' the Dragon, the official mascot of the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Another state-wide vote to become the Birmingham Dragons in 1999 did not succeed with anywhere near a large majority; the topic has not been brought up since.
The Dixies have been, thus, known for disorganization and their lack of success. They have not yet made it to a Pro-Team Bowl; their greatest opportunity was in 2008 under QB Grant Holt - a trip to the Championship game v.s. the Detroit Speedsters, but they came up short. Despite their maturity over the Atlanta Oranges franchise, they have lost ground and thus serve a smaller fanbase that mostly consists of Alabama and parts of Mississippi.
The 11th Head Coach is Tom Gould; he took over the position in 2012.
Conference / Division	NFL / South
City 	Birmingham, Alabama
Stadium 	Dixie Dome
2013 Season Record 	6-10
Championships 	0
==Management==
Team Manager 	-Your Name Here-
Offensive Coordinator 	-Your Name Here-
Defensive Coordinator 	-Your Name Here-
Special Teams Coordinator	-Your Name Here-
MASTER SHEET 	-LINK HERE-
==Starting Roster==
The table below includes all players currently starting on the Dixies roster.
Photo	Name 	Pos.	Species 	Ht	Wt	Yr	College
 	Wayne William 	QB 	Goat 	 	 	 	
 	Oswaldo Silva 	RB 	Dog - Chihuahua 	 	 	 	
 	Lazaro Driver 	RB 	Dog - Tibetan Mastiff 	 	 	 	
 	Delbert Barker 	FB 	Frigatebird 	 	 	 	
 	Shad Gaines 	TE 	Dog - Great Dane 	 	 	 	
 	Garfield Keene 	WR 	Numbat 	 	 	 	
 	Les Fulton 	WR 	Puffin 	 	 	 	
 	Gordon Novak 	WR 	Armadillo - Pink fairy 	 	 	 	
 	Montie Darden 	LT 	Elephant - Indian 	 	 	 	
 	Matthew Weir 	LG 	Bilby 	 	 	 	
 	Edmond Corbett 	C 	Bonobo 	 	 	 	
 	Buck Barker 	RG 	Mockingbird- Northern 	 	 	 	
 	Gabriel Esposito	RT 	Frog- Pool 	 	 	 	
 	Glen Souza 	DE 	Kudu - Lesser 	 	 	 	
 	Abraham Avery 	DT 	Penguin - Gentoo 	 	 	 	
 	Domenic Arellano	DT 	Walrus 	 	 	 	
 	Rashad Delarosa 	DE 	Heron 	 	 	 	
 	Andrew Bateman 	OLB 	Buzzard - Common 	 	 	 	
 	Dale Morrison 	MLB 	Capybara 	 	 	 	
 	Cornell Pena 	OLB 	Axolotl 	 	 	 	
 	Teodoro Cowan 	CB 	Skunk - Striped 	 	 	 	
 	Toby Medina 	CB 	Dog - Staffordshire Bull terrier	 	 	 	
 	Elbert Otero 	SS 	Peccary - Collared 	 	 	 	
 	Jesus Vance 	FS 	Chipmunk - Eastern 	 	 	 	
 	Albert Kirkland 	K 	Gecko - Leaf-tailed 	 	 	 	
 	Edward Woodall 	P 	Beaver - American 	 	 	 	
==Practice Squad==
The table below includes the five players who are currently appointed to the Practice Squad.
Photo	Name 	Pos	Species 	Ht	Wt	Yr	College
 	Augustus Olson 	WR 	Deer - White-tailed	 	 	 	
 	Bradford Buckner	DT 	 	 	 	 	
 	Harland Barnes 	DT 	 	 	 	 	
 	Joe Barnett 	QB 	 	 	 	 	
 	Reinaldo Cohen 	CB 	 	 	 	 	
Category:NFL South
Category:Birmingham