The Port Huron Predators were a professional Indoor Football team based in

Port Huron, Michigan Port Huron is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of St. Clair County. The population was 30,184 at the 2010 census. The city is adjacent to Port Huron Township but is administered separately. Located along the St. Clair ...

. The team was a member of the

Continental Indoor Football League The Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) was an indoor football league based along the Midwestern United States region that played nine seasons from 2006 to 2014. It began play in April 2006 as the Great Lakes Indoor Football League (GLIF ...

(CIFL). The Predators joined the CIFL in 2011 as an

expansion team An expansion team is a new team in a sports league, usually from a city that has not hosted a team in that league before, formed with the intention of satisfying the demand for a local team from a population in a new area. Sporting leagues also ...

. The Predators were the second indoor football team to be based in Port Huron, the first being CIFL charter members and inaugural champions the

Port Huron Pirates The Port Huron Pirates were a professional indoor American football, indoor football team based in Port Huron, Michigan. The team was a charter member of the Great Lakes Indoor Football League (GLIFL) joining the league in 2006 Great Lakes Indoor ...

(2006–2007). The Owner of the Predators was Rachel Brusate. The Predators played their home games at the

McMorran Arena McMorran Arena is an entertainment complex in Port Huron, Michigan consisting of a 4,800-seat multi-purpose arena and a theater. It was designed by Alden B. Dow and built in 1960 for $3.5 million (equivalent to $ million today). The exterior of ...

Franchise history

2011 season

On February 26, 2011, the Predators won their first game in franchise history, with a 69–12 victory over the visiting

Indianapolis Enforcers The Indianapolis Enforcers were a professional indoor football team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The team was a member of the Continental Indoor Football League. The Enforcers joined the CIFL in 2011 as an expansion team. The Enforcers were t ...

. They got off to a quick start after a brief scare and never looked back. After the Enforcers brought back the opening kick-off to the Predators nine yard line, the Port Huron defense stepped up and picked off the first play from scrimmage. It was the first of seven interceptions by the Predators' defense. On the next play, Predators back-up quarterback Jim Roth, who was filling in for Damon Dowdell, found Robert Height for a 41-yard score to put the team ahead for good. The Predators carried the 7–0 into the second quarter and led 21–6 at the half. In the second half, the flood gates opened as the Enforcers, a first-year team travel team, showed their inexperience with several mistakes. After several interceptions and fumbles, Port Huron took a commanding 47–6 lead into the third quarter before going on to win by the lopsided score. On March 28, the Predators fired their second coach of the season as well as their director of operations. Head Coach Jason Lovelock was let go after Brusate said, "The players wanted something different." As for Director of Operations, Julie Crankshaw, Brusate cited, "We had different ideas on what should be done. She was fired. She didn't live up to her contract; she didn't fulfill it. So there is no need to fulfill my end." Brusate appointed Offensive Coordinator, John Forti, as the Interim Head Coach. On April 2, Forti lead the team into his first game as Head Coach, and lead the team to a 29–45 defeat to the Chicago Knights, who hadn't won a game in over 2 seasons. The Predators announced on April 28, 2011 that they would be forfeiting the rest of the season.http://www.thetimesherald.com/article/20110429/SPORTS/104290323/1006/sports/Football-Predators-season-over

Final roster

Head coaches

''Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the 2011 Continental Indoor Football League season.''

Season-by-season

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References

External links

Port Huron Predators Official WebsiteContinental Indoor Football League Official Website
{{CIFL Former Continental Indoor Football League teams American football teams in Michigan Port Huron, Michigan American football teams established in 2010 American football teams disestablished in 2011 2010 establishments in Michigan 2011 disestablishments in Michigan