Wheeling Wildcats
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| Founded | 2008 |
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| League | Continental Indoor Football League |
| Team history | Wheeling Wildcats 2008-present |
| Based in | Wheeling, West Virginia |
| Arena | WesBanco Arena |
| Colors | orange, purple, white |
| President | Dave Bender |
| Head coach | Shawn Liotta |
| Championships | 0 |
| Division titles | 0 |
The Wheeling Wildcats are a professional indoor football team located in Wheeling, West Virginia and beginning play in the CIFL's 2009 season. The team will fill the void left by the demise of the Ohio Valley Greyhounds, who played their final down of football in 2007. After deciding against using the Greyhounds name, and when "Ironmen" nickname (a nod to the city's former Continental Football League team) was unavailable [1], a naming contest was announced. Out of 175 entries, the name Wildcats was chosen. The team is already working to establish rivalries, challenging the Rochester Raiders to play the Wildcats in the Raiders' first home game [2].
