Tulsa Oilers | |
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Established 2022 Play in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the BOK Center TulsaOilersFootball.com | |
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Indoor Football League (2023–present)
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Team colors | Oil black and gold |
Personnel | |
Owner(s) | NL Sports, LLC (Andy Scurto) |
Head coach | Marvin Jones |
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League championships (0) | |
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The Tulsa Oilers are a professional indoor football team based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. A member of the Indoor Football League (IFL), the Oilers began play in 2023 at the BOK Center. The Oilers are owned by Andy Scurto, owner of the ECHL hockey franchise of the same name.
The Oilers are the third arena/indoor football team to play in Tulsa, following the Tulsa Talons of the af2 and Arena Football League (2000–2011) and the Oklahoma Defenders of the APFL and CPIFL (2012–2014).
History
[edit]On July 26, 2022, Andy Scurto, owner of the Tulsa Oilers ECHL hockey team, announced that he had purchased an expansion franchise in the Indoor Football League set to begin play for the 2023 season.[1] Although several fans had hoped for a return of the Tulsa Talons brand, Scurto stated that his preference was for the team to have an oil-related nickname.[2]
On August 16, the five name-the-team contest finalists were announced, Bison, Crude, Oilers, Tornado, and Wildcatters.[3] The Oilers name, logo and color scheme was announced on September 10.[4] On September 14, 2022, the Oilers announced that Marvin Jones would serve as the team's first head coach.[5]
Season results
[edit]League champions | Conference champions | Playoff berth | League leader |
Season | League | Conference | Regular season | Postseason results | |||
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Finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | ||||
2023 | IFL | Eastern | 7th | 2 | 13 | 0 | |
2024 | IFL | Eastern | 5th | 6 | 10 | 0 | |
Totals | |||||||
8 | 23 | 0 | All-time regular season and postseason record (2023) |
Head coaches
[edit]Note: Statistics are correct as of the 2022 Indoor Football League season.
Head coach | Season | Regular season | Playoffs | Awards | ||||
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W | L | T | Win% | W | L | |||
Marvin Jones | 2023 | 2 | 13 | 0 | .133 | 0 | 0 |
Roster
[edit]Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Kickers
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Reserve lists
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References
[edit]- ^ "IFL Adding Expansion Team in 2023 in Tulsa, OK". GoIFL.com. 2022-07-26. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
- ^ Green, Kevin (2022-07-28). "NOTHING BUT GREEN: Naming Tulsa's Indoor Football League franchise". Claremore Daily Progress. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
- ^ "Tulsa Indoor Football Announces Finalists for Team Name". TulsaOilersFootball.com. 2022-08-16. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
- ^ "Oilers Revealed as the Team Name for Tulsa's New Indoor Football Franchise". TulsaOilersFootball.com. 2022-09-10. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
- ^ "Oilers Name Marvin Jones as First Head Coach in Franchise History". OurSportsCentral.com. 2022-09-14. Retrieved 2022-09-14.