The Florida Marine Raiders (formerly the Lakeland Raiders) were a professional indoor football team; though they began play in 2012 as a member of the Ultimate Indoor Football League, for 2014 they became a charter member of the X-League Indoor Football (X-League). The Raiders were based in Lakeland, Florida, with home games played at the Lakeland Center. The Lakeland Raiders were founded by Michael Mink in his mother's vision of helping players get a second chance.
The Raiders were the second indoor football team to play in Lakeland, after the Lakeland Thunderbolts which played in the National Indoor Football League for the 2005 and 2006 seasons, then joined the American Indoor Football Association for the 2007 season, winning the league championship before folding that offseason.
At the conclusion of the 2013 UIFL season, the Raiders announced that they would be joining the newly formed X-League. On July 11, 2013, the franchise announced that they would be changing their name to the Florida Marine Raiders. In August 2015, the Marine Raiders announced they would not be returning in 2016.
2012 season
2013 season
2014 season
Players of note All-League selections RB Levi Raines, Jr. (1) WR Reggie Ellis (1) OL Adam Duckett (1) DL Kendrick Stewart (1) LB Prince Hall (1) DB Maurice Francois (1)
Awards and honors The following is a list of all Raiders/Marine Raiders players who won league Awards
Season Player Position Award2012 Drametrice Smith LB UIFL Defensive Player of the Year
|2013|| Drametrice Smith || LB || Team Defensive Most Valuable Player
|2014|| Levi Raines, Jr. || RB || Most Valuable Player
|2014|| Prince Hall || LB || Co-Defensive Player of the Year
Season-by-season results League championsConference championsDivision championsWild card berthLeague leader
Season Team League Conference Division Regular season Postseason resultsFinishWinsLossesTies 2012 2012 UIFL South 3rd 6 6 Lost South Conference Finals (Florida) 29-60 2013 2013 UIFL 3rd 6 3 Lost UIFL Semifinals (Corpus Christi) 58-68 2014 2014 X-League 2nd 5 3 Won X-Bowl I (St. Louis) 60-48 2015 2015 X-League 4th 5 3 Lost X-Bowl II (Florida) 23-65Totals2215All-time regular season record (2012–2015)13-All-time postseason record (2012–2015)2318All-time regular season and postseason record (2012–2015)
References
External links Florida Marine Raiders official website