Central Valley Coyotes

Central Valley Coyotes
Central Valley Coyotes
	Established 2001; Folded 2009; Played in Selland Arena; in Fresno, California
League/conference affiliations
	AF2 (2002–2009) National Conference (2002–2006) Western Division (2002–2006); ; American Conference (2007) West Division (2007); ; National Conference (2008–2009) West Division (2008–2009); ;
	Current uniform
Team colors	Black, red, gray, white;
Cheerleaders	Coyote Girls
Personnel
President	Santa Rosa Rancheria Tachi
Head coach	Fred Biletnikoff Jr.
Team history
	Bakersfield Blitz (2002–2003); Central Valley Coyotes (2004–2009);
Championships
	League championships (0);
	Conference championships (0);
	Division championships (1); 2002;
Playoff appearances (5)
	2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008;
Home arena(s)
	Rabobank Arena (2002–2004); Selland Arena (2005–2009);

The Central Valley Coyotes were a professional arena football team and were a charter member of the AF2. As the newly forming AF2 set aside its plans for a two tier league and began focusing only on bigger markets, Central Valley stepped down and tried to play in a league which was more friendly to smaller markets; such as the Indoor Football League or the American Indoor Football Association.

The team began as a 2002 expansion member of the af2, known as the original Bakersfield Blitz until 2004.^{[citation needed]} They played their home games at Selland Arena in Fresno, California (With the exception of two home games during the 2008 season which were played at the Save Mart Center due to construction). The Central Valley Coyotes were in discussions with Indoor Football League Commissioner Tommy Benezio about possibly joining the Indoor Football League in 2011. However, those plans failed and the team ceased operations in December 2010.

Roster

Central Valley Coyotes roster

Quarterbacks

10 Joe Ayoob

7 Jason Murrietta

Running backs

88 Marquell Stinson

Wide receivers

9 Phil Goodman

81 Alex Grevas

5 LaMonte Jones

3 John Roberson

1 George Williams

9 Anthony Arceneaux

Offensive linemen

70 Kalvai Blanchard

69 Sean Finnerty

54 Brandon Jefferson

Defensive linemen

25 Tyler Birkley

99 Donyell Booker

34 JaJuan Huddleston

42 Arron Oskian

95 Kai Zeiglar

Linebackers

11 Steve Allen

17 Weston Borba

55 Bobby Daly

Defensive backs

8 Ruschard Dodd-Masters

2 Charles Ealy

6 Vincent Joseph

21 Andre Jones

13 Peter Plesa

4 Nick Sanchez

Special teams

vacant

Reserve lists

Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated September 8, 2009
25 Active, 0 Inactive

Season-by-season record

Season records
Season	W	L	T	Finish	Playoff results
Bakersfield Blitz (af2)
2002	9	7	0	1st NC West	Lost Week 1 (San Diego 40–27)
2003	8	7	1	2nd NC West	Lost Week 1 (Arkansas 36–28)
Central Valley Coyotes (af2)
2004	3	13	0	4th NC West	--
2005	8	8	0	3rd NC West	--
2006	12	4	0	2nd NC West	Lost Week 1 (Bakersfield 45–37)
2007	10	6	0	2nd AC West	Won AC Round 1 (Manchester 42–41) Lost AC Semifinal (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 70–53)
2008	10	6	0	2nd NC West	Won NC Round 1 (Arkansas 68–55) Lost NC Semifinal (Spokane 83–63)
2009	3	13	0	3rd NC West	--
Totals	63	64	1	(including playoffs)

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Roster

Season-by-season record

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