Miami Sting

{{USFootball team

| logo = MiamiSting.gif

| pixels = 200px

| founded = 2011

| folded = 2013

| league = UIFL 2012

| history = Western Pennsylvania Sting (2012)
Miami Sting (2013)

| arena = BankUnited Center (2013)

| city = Coral Gables, Florida (2013)

| colors = Red & Black

| owner = TBA

| president = TBA

| coach = Keith Evans

| championships = (0)

| conference_titles = (0)

| playoff_berths = (0)

| dancers = The Honeybees

| mascot =

}}

The Miami Sting were a professional indoor football team based in Coral Gables, Florida. The Sting was to play its home games at the BankUnited Center on the campus of the University of Miami in Coral Gables. The Sting folded just before the 2013 season began.

The Sting were the fourth indoor/arena football team to call South Florida home, following the Miami Hooters of the Arena Football League (1993-1995), their relocated form the Florida Bobcats (1996-2001), the Miami Morays of the National Indoor Football League (2005 National Indoor Football League season), and their relocated form the Florida Frenzy (2006), and the Miami Vice Squad (which only played a portion of the 2007 NIFL season before they were suspended and the league folded).

Franchise history

=2012=

Image:WPSting.jpg

The Sting were originally created to replace the Saginaw Sting, who had left the league to re-join the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL).{{cite web |url=http://www.goerie.com/article/20111201/FOOTBALL09/312019910/Former-Freeze%2FRiverRats-coach-hired-by-UIFL-team |title=Former Freeze/RiverRats coach hired by UIFL team |date=December 1, 2011 |publisher=Erie Times-News, GoErie.com & CyberInk |work=www.goerie.com |accessdate=October 26, 2015}} The Sting had an agreement to host games at Cambria County War Memorial Arena in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, as well as other cities throughout Western Pennsylvania. On November 30, 2011, they announced that they would be coached by Paul Pennington.{{cite web |url=http://theuifl.com/archives/2450 |title=Western Pennsylvania Sting hires Pennington |date=November 30, 2011 |work=TheUIFL.com |publisher=UIFL |accessdate=November 30, 2011 }}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Pennington, his staff, and all signed players resigned after the sale of the team to Jeff Bollinger a Pittsburgh Businessman, after which the Sting were coached by Bollinger, Jeff Hether and Bill Miller during the 2012 season.

The Sting finished their inaugural season with an 0–7 record, last place in the Northern Conference.

=2013=

The franchise moved to Coral Gables, Florida for the 2013 season, to be known as the Miami Sting.{{cite web |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4493399 |title=Sting Fly South to Coral Gables, FL |date=September 28, 2012 |publisher=OurSports Central |work=www.oursportscentral.com |accessdate=October 1, 2012}} The Sting will play their home games at the BankUnited Center, on the campus of the University of Miami. The franchise named former head coach of the Ontario Warriors, Keith Evans, as their head coach in October 2012.{{cite web |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4497193 |title=Sting Already Causing Pain |date=October 9, 2012 |publisher=OurSports Central |work=www.oursportscentral.com |accessdate=October 9, 2012}}

Players of note

=Current roster=

class="toccolours" style="text-align: left;"
colspan=7 style="background:black; border: 2px solid red; color:white; text-align:center;"\| Miami Sting roster
style="font-size: 95%;vertical-align:top;" \| Quarterbacks {{playern
-\|Anthony Andre}} Running backs {{playern
-\|Chris Pointdexter}} Wide receivers {{playern
-\|Stefon Ceaser}} {{playern
-\|Phillip Goodman}} {{playern
-\|Solomon Jones}} {{playern
-\|John Roberson}} {{playern
-\|Timothy Smith}} \| style="width: 25px;" \| \| style="font-size: 95%;vertical-align:top;" \| Offensive linemen currently vacant Defensive linemen {{playern
-\|Christopher Dirksz}} {{playern
-\|LaRonn Zimmerman}} \| style="width: 25px;" \| \| style="font-size: 95%;vertical-align:top;" \| Linebackers {{playern
-\|Andrew Gamboa}} Defensive backs {{playern
-\|Mikell Mair}} Special teams {{playern
-\|Joe Lindway}} \| style="width: 25px;" \| \| style="font-size: 95%;vertical-align:top;" \| Reserve lists currently vacant {{plainlist\|1= rookies in italics [http://stingfootball.com/team/teamroster Roster] updated October 29, 2012 12 Active, 0 Inactive }}

class="toccolours" style="text-align: left;"

colspan=7 style="background:black; border: 2px solid red; color:white; text-align:center;"| Miami Sting roster

style="font-size: 95%;vertical-align:top;" | Quarterbacks

{{playern

-|Anthony Andre}}

Running backs

{{playern

-|Chris Pointdexter}}

Wide receivers

{{playern

-|Stefon Ceaser}}

{{playern

-|Phillip Goodman}}

{{playern

-|Solomon Jones}}

{{playern

-|John Roberson}}

{{playern

-|Timothy Smith}}

| style="width: 25px;" |

| style="font-size: 95%;vertical-align:top;" | Offensive linemen

currently vacant

Defensive linemen

{{playern

-|Christopher Dirksz}}

{{playern

-|LaRonn Zimmerman}}

| style="width: 25px;" |

| style="font-size: 95%;vertical-align:top;" | Linebackers

{{playern

-|Andrew Gamboa}}

Defensive backs

{{playern

-|Mikell Mair}}

Special teams

{{playern

-|Joe Lindway}}

| style="width: 25px;" |

| style="font-size: 95%;vertical-align:top;" | Reserve lists

currently vacant

{{plainlist|1=

rookies in italics
[http://stingfootball.com/team/teamroster Roster] updated October 29, 2012
12 Active, 0 Inactive

}}

Coaches of note

=Head coaches=

class="wikitable"
rowspan="2" style="width:140px;"\|Name ! rowspan="2" \| Term ! colspan="4" \| Regular season ! colspan="2" \| Playoffs ! rowspan="2" \| Awards
W ! L ! T ! Win% ! W ! L
style="text-align:center;"\|Jeff Bollinger \| style="text-align:center;"\|2012 \| style="text-align:center;"\|0 \| style="text-align:center;"\|7 \| style="text-align:center;"\|0 \| style="text-align:center;"\|{{winperc\|0\|7}} \| style="text-align:center;"\|0 \| style="text-align:center;"\|0 \| style="text-align:center;"\|
style="text-align:center;"\|Keith Evans \| style="text-align:center;"\|2013 \| style="text-align:center;"\|0 \| style="text-align:center;"\|0 \| style="text-align:center;"\|0 \| style="text-align:center;"\|{{winperc\|0\|0}} \| style="text-align:center;"\|0 \| style="text-align:center;"\|0 \| style="text-align:center;"\|

class="wikitable"

rowspan="2" style="width:140px;"|Name

! rowspan="2" | Term

! colspan="4" | Regular season

! colspan="2" | Playoffs

! rowspan="2" | Awards

! L

! T

! Win%

! W

! L

style="text-align:center;"|Jeff Bollinger

| style="text-align:center;"|2012