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Florida Marine Raiders
Florida Marine Raiders
	Established 2011; Folded 2015; Played in Lakeland, Florida; at the Lakeland Center
League/conference affiliations
	Ultimate Indoor Football League (2012–2013); X-League (2014–2015)
	Current uniform
Team colors	Black, Carolina Blue, White, Gold
Mascot	Gunny
Cheerleaders	Marinettes
Personnel
General manager	Neva Green
Head coach	Keith Evans
Team history
	Lakeland Raiders (2012–2013); 'Florida Marine Raiders' (2014–2015);
Championships
	League championships (1); 2014;
	Conference championships (0);
	Division championships (0);
Playoff appearances (4)
	2012, 2013, 2014, 2015;
Home arena(s)
	Lakeland Center (2012–2015);

The Florida Marine Raiders (formerly the Lakeland Raiders) were a professional indoor football team; though they began play in 2012 as a member of the Ultimate Indoor Football League, for 2014 they became a charter member of the X-League Indoor Football (X-League). The Raiders were based in Lakeland, Florida, with home games played at the Lakeland Center. The Lakeland Raiders were founded by Michael Mink in his mother's vision of helping players get a second chance.

The Raiders were the second indoor football team to play in Lakeland, after the Lakeland Thunderbolts which played in the National Indoor Football League for the 2005 and 2006 seasons, then joined the American Indoor Football Association for the 2007 season, winning the league championship before folding that offseason.

At the conclusion of the 2013 UIFL season, the Raiders announced that they would be joining the newly formed X-League. On July 11, 2013, the franchise announced that they would be changing their name to the Florida Marine Raiders.^[1] In August 2015, the Marine Raiders announced they would not be returning in 2016.^[2]

2012 season

2013 season

2014 season

Players of note

Roster

Florida Marine Raiders roster

Quarterbacks

12 Matt Parsons

Running backs

24 Chris Perry
8 Yolandus Pratt

Wide receivers

6 Reggie Ellis
3 Julius McClellan
25 Lonnie Oxendine
10 Adrian Smith
1 Josh Smith
21 Randy Windmon

Offensive linemen

76 Adam Duckett
55 Garrett Gibbons
99 Marvin Rutledge

Defensive linemen

56 Ramon Azular
96 Sam Chester
44 Deaubrey Devine
27 Kawan Pivatto
5 Kendrick Stewart
53 Andrei Vargas

Linebackers

15 James Lovett, Jr.
2 Mikell Mair
32 Darius Wilder

Defensive backs

7 Maurice Francois
9 Rod Jenratte
23 Darrell Young
21 Drametrice Smith

Kickers

19 Jesus Cortez

Injured reserve

Exempt list

Currently vacant

Practice squad

Rookies in italics
Roster updated April 1, 2015
25 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS

All-League selections

RB Levi Raines, Jr. (1)
WR Reggie Ellis (1)
OL Adam Duckett (1)
DL Kendrick Stewart (1)
LB Prince Hall (1)
DB Maurice Francois (1)

Awards and honors

The following is a list of all Raiders/Marine Raiders players who won league Awards

Season	Player	Position	Award
2012	Drametrice Smith	LB	UIFL Defensive Player of the Year

|2013|| Drametrice Smith || LB || Team Defensive Most Valuable Player |}

|2014|| Levi Raines, Jr. || RB || Most Valuable Player |-

|2014|| Prince Hall || LB || Co-Defensive Player of the Year |}

Season-by-season results

League Champions	Conference Champions	Division Champions	Wild Card Berth	League Leader

Season	Team	League	Conference	Division	Regular season				Postseason results
Season	Team	League	Conference	Division	Finish	Wins	Losses	Ties	Postseason results
2012	2012	UIFL	South		3rd	6	6		Lost South Conference Finals (Florida) 29-60
2013	2013	UIFL			3rd	6	3		Lost UIFL Semifinals (Corpus Christi) 58-68^[3]
2014	2014	X-League			2nd	5	3		Won X-Bowl I (St. Louis) 60-48^[4]
2015	2015	X-League			4th	5	3		Lost X-Bowl II (Florida) 23-65
Totals						22	15		All-time regular season record (2012–2015)
						1	3	-	All-time postseason record (2012–2015)
						23	18		All-time regular season and postseason record (2012–2015)

References

^ Brad Frederickson (July 11, 2013). "Name Change, Same Game: Lakeland Raiders Are Now Florida Marine Raiders". www.theledger.com. Ledger Media Group. Retrieved July 11, 2013.
^ Brady Fredericksen (August 31, 2015). "New Lakeland team hopes to find success in 2016". www.theledger.com. The Lakeland Ledger. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
^ Bill Kemp (June 3, 2013). "Raiders' Year Comes to End, But Mink Says They'll Be Back". www.theledger.com. Ledger Media Group. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
^ Brady Fredericksen (June 15, 2014). "Marine Raiders Top St. Louis, Win X-Bowl". www.theledger.com. Ledger Media Group. Retrieved July 11, 2014.

External links

Florida Marine Raiders official website

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[1] Brad Frederickson (July 11, 2013). "Name Change, Same Game: Lakeland Raiders Are Now Florida Marine Raiders". www.theledger.com. Ledger Media Group. Retrieved July 11, 2013.

[2] Brady Fredericksen (August 31, 2015). "New Lakeland team hopes to find success in 2016". www.theledger.com. The Lakeland Ledger. Retrieved August 31, 2015.

[3] Bill Kemp (June 3, 2013). "Raiders' Year Comes to End, But Mink Says They'll Be Back". www.theledger.com. Ledger Media Group. Retrieved July 11, 2014.

[4] Brady Fredericksen (June 15, 2014). "Marine Raiders Top St. Louis, Win X-Bowl". www.theledger.com. Ledger Media Group. Retrieved July 11, 2014.

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