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2021 Wild Aces season

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2021 Wild Aces season
OwnerGreg Miller
Offensive coordinatorCarl Hargrave
Home fieldInfinite Energy Arena
Results
Record4–2
League place1st
Playoff finishWon The People's Championship v1.0 (Glacier Boyz)

The 2021 season is the Wild Aces' inaugural season in the Fan Controlled Football League (FCFL). They went on to finish the regular season 2–2. Ladarius Galloway won the regular season Offensive MVP and Joseph Putu won the Defensive MVP.[1]

They faced the Zappers in the Semifinals and won the game 32–6, allowing them to advance to the championship. The Aces won The People's Championship v1.0 against the Glacier Boyz 36–30.[2] Ed Crouch won the People's Championship Gatorade MVP award.[1] They would finish the entire season 4–2.

Staff

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Wild Aces v1.0 staff
Wild Aces Owners
Wild Aces Coaching Staff
  • Offensive coordinator – Carl Hargrave
FCF Coaching Staff
  • Offensive assistant – Marvin Williams
  • Superbacks coach – Ivy Williams
  • Wide receivers coach – Carl Hargrave
  • Wide receivers coach – Robert Ford
  • Tight ends coach – Drew Tate
  • Offensive line coach – Jim Phillips
  • Defensive coach – Don Unamba
  • Defensive line coach – Chase Baker
  • Linebackers coach – Howard Tippett
FCF Training Staff
  • Head strength and conditioning coach – Bill Hughan
  • Head athletic training – Sarah Johnson
  • Assistant athletic trainer – Jordan Stuckey
  • Athletic trainer intern – DeAndrea Hudson
  • Athletic trainer & strength coach intern – Ariel Braxton
  • Head equipment manager – Jeff Bower
  • Assistant equipment manager – Earl Biscoe
  • Equipment manager intern – Zach Birkhead
  • Equipment manager intern – Felix Melki

Final roster

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Wild Aces roster
Quarterbacks
  •  5 Ed Crouch

Super backs

  • 20 Berkley Edwards
  • 37 Ladarius Galloway
  • 39 Daryl Virgies

Wide receivers

  •  1 James Harden
  • 17 Richaud Floyd
  • 27 Raphael Leonard

Tight ends

  • 41 David Meza
  • 43 Elkanah Dillon
  • 85 Jeremiah Houston
Offensive linemen
  • 61 Justin Brown C
  • 66 Lawrence Keys C
  • 71 Kamalie Matthews T
  • 74 Patrick Allen C
  • 79 D'Marcus Hayes T

Defense

  • 26 Benjamin Hunt IV CB
  • 29 Dillon Winfrey CB
  • 32 Darreon Jackson S
  • 36 Karheem Darrington CB
  • 46 Joseph Putu CB
  • 47 James Gales Jr. S
  • 50 Max Davis LB
  • 55 Fredrick Conyers LB
  • 56 Jeremiah Dadeboe LB
  • 67 Clavacia Love DE
  • 91 Dakavian Champion DT
  • 92 James Lee DE
  • 93 Travonte Valentine DT
  • 96 Joe Tito DE
  • 97 Owen Obasuyi DE

Keepers

  • 17 Richaud Floyd
  • 27 Raphael Leonard
  • 37 Ladarius Galloway
  • 46 Joseph Putu


Rookies in italics

Roster updated September 28, 2022

25 active

Fan Controlled Football

Regular season

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Schedule

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Week Date Time (ET) Opponent Result Record Venue TV Recap
1 February 13 7:30 p.m. Glacier Boyz W 33–22 1–0 Infinite Energy Arena Twitch Recap
2 February 20 7:30 p.m. Beasts L 28–30 1–1 Infinite Energy Arena Twitch Recap
3 February 27 7:55 p.m. Zappers L 30–34 1–2 Infinite Energy Arena Twitch Recap
4 March 6 7:30 p.m. Glacier Boyz W 56–52 2–2 Infinite Energy Arena Twitch Recap
Legend:
 –  Light green background indicates a victory.
 –  Light red background indicates a loss.

Game summaries

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Week 1: vs. Glacier Boyz

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Week 1: Wild Aces vs Glacier Boyz – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Wild Aces 14 16 30
Glacier Boyz 14 8 22

at Infinite Energy Arena, Atlanta, Georgia

  • Date: February 13
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. ET
  • Game weather: Indoor
  • TV: Twitch
  • Recap
Game information
First half
  • GLA – David Pindell 11-yard run (pass failed), 14:22. Glacier Boyz 6–0. Drive: 5 plays, 40 yards, 5:38.
  • WLD – Calen Campbell 5-yard run (Jackson Erdmann–Rachaud Floyd pass), 5:27. Wild Aces 8–6. Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 8:55.
  • GLA – Andrew Jamiel 28-yard pass from David Pindell (David Pindell–James Harden pass), 0:37. Glacier Boyz 14–8. Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 4:50.
  • WLD – Jeremiah Houston 22-yard pass from Ed Crouch (pass failed), 0:01. Tied 14–14. Drive: 4 plays, 40 yards, 0:36.

Second half

  • WLD – Ed Crouch 22-yard run (Ed Crouch–Douglas McNeil pass), 14:51. Wild Aces 22–14. Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 5:10.
  • GLA – Andrew Jamiel 8-yard pass from Deondre Francois (Deondre Francois–Joseph Boykin pass), 9:10. Tied 22–22. Drive: 5 plays, 40 yards, 5:41.
  • WLD – Calen Campbell 4-yard run (Ed Crouch–Rachaud Floyd pass), 1:59. Wild Aces 30–22. Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 7:05.

Week 2: vs. Beasts

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Week 2: Beasts vs Wild Aces – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Beasts 16 14 30
Wild Aces 22 6 28

at Infinite Energy Arena, Atlanta, Georgia

  • Date: February 20
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. ET
  • Game weather: Indoor
  • TV: Twitch
  • Recap
Game information
First half
  • WLD – Jeremiah Houston 15-yard pass from Deondre Francois (pass failed), 16:12. Wild Aces 6–0. Drive: 3 plays, 40 yards, 4:38.
  • BST – Dane Key 40-yard pass from Quinton Flowers (Quinton Flowers–Christian Saulsberry), 16:05. Beasts 8–6. Drive: 1 plays, 40 yards, 0:07.
  • WLD – Ed Crouch 8-yard run (Ed Crouch–Isaiah King), 10:41. Wild Aces 14–8. Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 5:24.
  • BST – Quinton Flowers 3-yard run (Quinton Flowers–Damon Sheehy-Guiseppi), 5:02. Beasts 16–14. Drive: 5 plays, 40 yards, 5:39.
  • WLD – Richaud Floyd 25-yard pass from Deondre Francois (Deondre Francois–Richaud Floyd), 2:29. Wild Aces 22–16. Drive: 3 plays, 40 yards, 2:33.

Second half

  • BST – Quinton Flowers 1-yard run (Quinton Flowers–Chris Bazile), 10:33. Beasts 22–20. Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 9:27.
  • WLD – Daryl Virgies 4-yard run (pass failed), 5:34. Wild Aces 28–24. Drive: 5 plays, 40 yards, 4:59.
  • WLD – TJ Edwards II 3-yard run, 0:00. Beasts 30–28. Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 5:34.

Week 3: vs. Zappers

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Week 3: Wild Aces vs Zappers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Wild Aces 8 22 30
Zappers 22 12 34

at Infinite Energy Arena, Atlanta, Georgia

  • Date: February 27
  • Game time: 7:55 p.m. ET
  • Game weather: Indoor
  • TV: Twitch
  • Recap
Game information
First half
  • ZAP – Travis Toivonen 21-yard pass from Logan Marchi (Logan Marchi–Dane Key), 17:37. Zappers 8–0. Drive: 3 plays, 40 yards, 2:23.
  • ZAP – Travis Toivonen 21-yard pass from Logan Marchi (Logan Marchi–Dane Key), 17:37. Zappers 8–0. Drive: 3 plays, 40 yards, 2:23.

Second half

Week 4: vs. Glacier Boyz

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Postseason

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Schedule

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Playoff round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Recap
Semifinals March 13 Zappers (3) W 32–6 3–2 Infinite Energy Arena Recap
People's Championship v1.0 March 20 Glacier Boyz (4) W 36–30 4–2 Infinite Energy Arena Recap

Game summaries

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Semifinals: vs. (3) Zappers

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People's Championship v1.0: vs. (4) Glacier Boyz

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End of the season

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Standings

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FCFL
W L T PCT PF PA STK
Wild Aces 4 2 0 .667 144 134 W3
Beasts 3 2 0 .600 132 126 L2
Zappers 2 3 0 .400 138 134 L1
Glacier Boyz 2 4 0 .333 126 142 L1

Records established

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Since it was the franchise's first season these statistics are the records set by players for Season v1.0.

Season
Statistic Player Value
Passing
Completions Jackson Erdmann 20 completions
Attempts Jackson Erdmann 37 attempts
Yards Jackson Erdmann 284 yards
Touchdowns Jackson Erdmann 6 TDs
Interceptions Jackson Erdmann 1 INT
Rushing
Attempts Ladarius Galloway 46 attempts
Yards Ladarius Galloway 313 yards
Touchdowns Ladarius Galloway 7 TDs
Receiving
Receptions Raphael Leonard 10 receptions
Yards Elkanah Dillon 138 yards
Touchdowns Jeremiah Houston 4 TDs
Defense
Tackles Darreon Jackson 10.0 tackles
Sacks Owen Obasuyi 4.0 sacks
Forced fumbles Owen Obasuyi 1 FF
Fumble recoveries Owen Obasuyi 1 FR
Fumble return yards Owen Obasuyi 13 yards
Interceptions Joseph Putu 2 INTs
Interception return yards Dillon Winfrey 48 yards
Game
Statistic Player Game Value
Passing
Completions Jackson Erdmann Glacier Boyz (Week 4) 6 completions
Attempts Jackson Erdmann Glacier Boyz (Week 4) 13 attempts
Yards Jackson Erdmann Glacier Boyz (Week 4) 102 yards
Touchdowns Deondre Francois Beasts (Week 2) 2 TDs
Jackson Erdmann Glacier Boyz (Week 4)
Ed Crouch Glacier Boyz (Week 4)
Interceptions Jackson Erdmann Zappers (Week 3) 1 INT
Longest pass Ed Crouch Glacier Boyz (Week 6) 36 yards
Rushing
Attempts Ladarius Galloway Glacier Boyz (Week 6) 14 attempts
Yards Ladarius Galloway Glacier Boyz (Week 6) 105 yards
Touchdowns Ladarius Galloway Glacier Boyz (Week 4) 3 TDs
Ladarius Galloway Glacier Boyz (Week 6)
Longest run Daryl Virgies Zappers (Week 5) 48 yards
Receiving
Receptions Travis Toivonen Glacier Boyz (Week 1) 3 receptions
Raphael Leonard Zappers (Week 3)
Raphael Leonard Glacier Boyz (Week 4)
Yards Elkanah Dillon Glacier Boyz (Week 4) 68 yards
Touchdowns Raphael Leonard Zappers (Week 3) 2 TDs
Elkanah Dillon Glacier Boyz (Week 4)
Longest reception Elkanah Dillon Glacier Boyz (Week 6) 36 yards
Defense
Tackles Joseph Putu Zappers (Week 5) 6.5 tackles
Darreon Jackson Glacier Boyz (Week 6)
Sacks Owen Obasuyi Zappers (Week 5) 2.0 sacks
Forced fumbles Owen Obasuyi Zappers (Week 5) 1 FF
Fumble recoveries Owen Obasuyi Zappers (Week 5) 1 FR
Fumble return yards Owen Obasuyi Zappers (Week 5) 14 yards
Longest fumble return Owen Obasuyi Zappers (Week 5) 14 yards
Interceptions Joseph Putu Glacier Boyz (Week 4) 2 INTs
Interception return yards Dillon Winfrey Zappers (Week 5) 48 yards
Longest interception return Dillon Winfrey Zappers (Week 5) 48 yards

Awards

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Award Player Ref.
Offensive MVP Ladarius Galloway [1]
Defensive MVP Joseph Putu [1]
Champion of the Fans Jackson Erdmann [1]
Finals MVP Ed Crouch [1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "FCF Season v1.0 Title Game: The People's Championship - 3/20/21". FCF. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  2. ^ "FAN CONTROLLED FOOTBALL (FCF) SEASON V1.0 FINALE THE PEOPLE'S CHAMPIONSHIP! GAME RECAP". FCF. Retrieved 2021-09-22.