San Diego Riptide

The San Diego Riptide was a professional arena football team based in San Diego, California. The team played its home games at the San Diego Sports Arena.

San Diego Riptide
Established 2001
Folded 2005
Played in San Diego Sports Arena
in San Diego, California
League/conference affiliations
AF2 (20022005)
  • National Conference (2002–2005)
    • Western Division (2002–2005)
Current uniform
Team colorsBlue, silver, black, white
       
Personnel
Owner(s)Scott Atkins
General managerTodd Marinovich
Head coachCree Morris (2002)
Mouse Davis (2003)
Sean Ponder (2004–2005)
Team history
  • San Diego Riptide (2001–2003)
Championships
League championships (0)
Conference championships (0)
Division championships (0)
Playoff appearances (1)
Home arena(s)

The team was officially announced to the media on January 15, 2002.[1]

The team was originally coached by Cree Morris, then Mouse Davis and finally by Sean Ponder.

The Riptide never officially announced that it had ceased operations, but never came back from its hiatus after the 2005 season, and the AF2 folded into the AFL following the latter's 2009 bankruptcy.

Season-by-season

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Season records
SeasonWLTFinishPlayoff results
20027902nd NC WesternWon Round 1 (San Diego 40, Bakersfield 27)
Lost NC Semifinals (Peoria 22, San Diego 12)
200361004th NC Western--
20048803rd NC Western--
200551105th NC Western--
Totals27390(including playoffs)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Rip-roaring good time?". North County Times. January 16, 2002. p. 23. Retrieved November 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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