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Who are the Mustangs?
The Indiana Mustangs are a group of guys who enjoy playing football for the "LOVE OF THE GAME". There are no million dollar contracts or pre-season holdouts. In fact, players are responsible for their own equipment and insurance. Players come from all over central Indiana...i.e. Indianapolis, Noblesville, Carmel, Westfield, Fishers, Kokomo, Lafayette, Logansport, Peru, Marion, etc.
Many of our players are former high school standout players and most have some college experience (approx. 60%). For a select few, the Mustangs represent an opportunity to keep the dream alive and the skills tuned for a hopeful shot at the next level. Since 1991, the Mustangs have had twenty players play professionally in Europe, one in the Canadian Football League and six in Arena Football.
The team was founded in 1991 and later incorporated as a non-profit organization (501c7) in 1992. The team is funded through corporate sponsorships, player fees, gate admissions, raffles and private contributions. In sixteen years, the annual operating budget has increased from $5,000 in the first year to over $30,000 annually. Team expenses can be categorized into the following: field rental, referees, printing, travel, equipment, and league dues. Although volunteers provide most of the labor to run the team, we do pay some support staff members, trainer and statistician.
The Mustangs were extremely successful during the mid-1990's with three consecutive years of ten wins or more. This success brought national recognition to the team as one of the top team's in the nation. In 1995, the Mustangs were undefeated during the regular season and ranked #1 nationally for four weeks by the American Football Association. The Mustangs are members of the prestigious Mid Continental Football League (MCFL). Several former Division I athletes have kept their careers active in the MCFL...former Heisman candidate, Major Harris (West Virginia / So. Mich Twolves); Ricky Powers (Michigan / So. Mich Twolves); former Cleveland Browns full back, Chris Floyd (Michigan / So. Michigan Twolves); Cory Rogers (Purdue / Indiana Mustangs). Every year some of the best adult amateur athletes in the country compete within the MCFL.
The MCFL is comprised of 14 teams covering four states: Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan and Ohio. In 2006, three MCFL teams were ranked in the Top 20 nationally. West Michigan Force from Grand Rapids, MI won the MCFL Championship in 2006, and the Force went on to win the USA National Championship at the Orange Bowl in Miami, FL on January 20th, 2007. The Mustangs will open the season with a couple of preseason games in July. League play will begin July 28th with an eight-game schedule culminated by a three-game playoff tournament, beginning the first week of October.
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