Carolina Rhinos
Carolina Rhinos | |
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Established 2000 Folded 2002 Played in Bi-Lo Center in Greenville, South Carolina | |
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League/conference affiliations | |
af2 (2000–2002)
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Current uniform | |
Team colors | Navy blue, red, silver, white |
Personnel | |
Owner(s) | Carl Scheer |
Chairman | Carl Scheer |
President | Bob Scheer |
General manager | Byron K. Rucker |
Head coach | Rod Miller |
Team history | |
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Championships | |
League championships (0) | |
Conference championships (0) | |
Division championships (0) | |
Playoff appearances (1) | |
2001 | |
Home arena(s) | |
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The Carolina Rhinos were one of the original 15 teams to join the inaugural 2000 AF2 season. They were members of the American Conference for their entirety of existence, and the Eastern Division in 2001 and 2002. In their first year, they won 7 of their first 9 games, finished the 2000 season with a 9 wins and 7 losses, en route to the playoffs, before losing to the Augusta Stallions. In 2001, again, they won 7 of their first 9 games, completing a season record of 12 wins and 4 losses, and for the first time ever, they won a playoff game, beating the Tulsa Talons, before losing to the eventual champion, Quad City Steamwheelers. In 2002, everyone expected Carolina to not only go to the playoffs, but to do something great. The Rhinos. didn't do so well on the playing field, going 5-11, and missed the playoffs. To add insult to injury, the Rhinos folded after their post season-less year, and left Arena Football to the Carolina Cobras, which fittingly, folded 2 years after the Rhinos said good-bye to the BI-LO Center.
Season-by-season
ArenaCup Champions | ArenaCup Appearances | Division Champions | Playoff Berth |
Season | League | Conference | Division | Regular season | Postseason results | |||
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Finish | Wins | Losses | ||||||
Carolina Rhinos | ||||||||
2000 | AF2 | American | 4th | 9 | 7 | Lost Round 1 (Augusta 76-64) | ||
2001 | AF2 | American | Eastern | 2nd | 12 | 4 | Won Round 1 (Tulsa 69-35) Lost Semifinals (Quad City 35-16) | |
2002 | AF2 | American | Eastern | 3rd | 5 | 11 | ||
Total | 26 | 22 | (includes only regular season) | |||||
1 | 2 | (includes only the postseason) | ||||||
27 | 24 | (includes both regular season and postseason) |
External links
- Carolina Rhinos on ArenaFan.com
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