Minnesota Fighting Pike

Minnesota Fighting Pike
Minnesota Fighting Pike
Founded 1996
League AFL (1996)
Team history Minnesota Fighting Pike (1996)
Arena Target Center
Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Team colors Green, Gold, White
              
Head coach Ray Jauch
Championships 0
Division titles 0
Mascot Tackle

The Minnesota Fighting Pike were an American football team that played one season (1996) in the Arena Football League. The team played at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The team colors were green and gold.

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Season-by-season

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties

Season W L T Finish Playoff results
1996 4 10 0 4th AC Western --

The Pike were 0-7 at home, and the average attendance for the 7 home games was 8,894.[1]

The roster was full of players that had played at the University of Minnesota or other Minnesota colleges and universities. Former Gopher Rickey Foggie was the quarterback and he struggled adapting to the Arena Football League after many years in the Canadian Football League. Once during the season he was benched in favor of Southwest State's Jeff Loots, who threw four interceptions in a game. Loots was playing on his third expansion team in three seasons. Another player from Southwest State was Alvin Ashley. Perhaps the best-known ex-Pike is kicker Mike Vanderjagt, later a star in the CFL and NFL.

Ray Jauch was the head coach. He was assisted by John Coatta Jr. on offense and Frank Haege on defense.

The team's lack of exposure or advertising was the key reason for the team's folding at the end of the 1996 season.[citation needed] The team did not have a regional television deal to promote their games or have the games advertised in newspapers and other media.

The Pike's final game of the season against the Memphis Pharaohs was played in Tupelo, Mississippi, because the Pharaohs had been evicted from their arena.[citation needed] After the game, the Pike ceased operations. There were no announcements nor press releases; players left town and staff did not receive their final paychecks.[citation needed]

The Pike's official mascot was a giant Pike named "Tackle." He was known to "dive" into a promotional hot tub at the arena.

Team leaders

  • Leading rusher: Harry Jackson 22 carries, 26 yards and 0 touchdowns
  • Leading passer: Rickey Foggie 224-443 for 2,269 yards, 40 touchdowns and 16 interceptions.
  • Leading receiver: Reggie Brown 79 catches, 964 yards 17, touchdowns

Other media

  • The team appeared on the game EA Sports Arena Football as a hidden bonus team.

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