Mississippi Pride
Founded1998
Folded1999
LeagueRegional Football League
Based inJackson, Mississippi
StadiumMississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
OwnerWayne Van[1]
Head coachJohnny Plummer

The Mississippi Pride were a professional American football team that played during the 1999 season as part of the Regional Football League. They played their home games at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Mississippi.[2]

The team was announced as one of the league's charter members on November 12, 1998.[3] For their lone season, former Mississippi State Bulldogs assistant coach Johnny Plummer served as head coach.[4]

Although the team was scheduled to play a 12-game regular season,[5] poor attendance and sagging revenues would prove too much for the new league. In the shortened regular season, the Pride had a 4–4 record. In the postseason, the Pride were seeded third in the four-team playoff bracket, and lost to the second seed, the Houston Outlaws. Pride starter Stewart Patridge was named the all-RFL quarterback.[6] After the season, the team and league ceased operation.

1999 season schedule

DateOpponentSiteW/LScoreAttnd.Ref.
April 17Shreveport KnightsAwayL12–402,866[7]
April 24Houston OutlawsHomeL5–283,000[8]
May 2New Orleans ThunderAwayW30–144,000[9]
May 8Ohio CannonHomeW20–173,500[10]
May 15Mobile AdmiralsAwayL13–36[11]
May 22Shreveport KnightsHomeW35–104,800[12]
May 29Mobile AdmiralsHomeW28–206,500[13]
June 5New Orleans ThunderHomeL7–122,700[14]
Playoffs
June 12Houston OutlawsAwayL3–27[15]

The June 5 game was originally scheduled for June 6 in Toledo against the Ohio Thunder.[16]

References

  1. McCloskey, John (April 18, 1999). "Knights Report". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 50. Retrieved January 30, 2019 via newspapers.com.
  2. "Beginning of the Knights' Reign". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. April 17, 1999. p. 28. Retrieved January 26, 2019 via newspapers.com.
  3. "League". Remember the RFL. Retrieved January 25, 2019 via Google Sites.
  4. "Patridge gets his shot at pro football". The Greenwood Commonwealth. Greenwood, Mississippi. February 25, 1999. p. 7. Retrieved January 26, 2019 via newspapers.com.
  5. "Mississippi Pride 1999 Schedule". Hattiesburg American. Hattiesburg, Mississippi. March 29, 1999. p. 1. Retrieved January 26, 2019 via newspapers.com.
  6. "Eight Pride players make All-RFL team". The Clarion-Ledger. Jackson, Mississippi. June 25, 1999. p. 31. Retrieved January 23, 2019 via newspapers.com.
  7. McCloskey, John (April 18, 1999). "Knights blow out Pride in opener". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 45. Retrieved January 24, 2019 via newspapers.com.
  8. Goolsby, Henry (April 25, 1999). "Outlaws victimize error-prone Pride 28-5". The Clarion-Ledger. Jackson, Mississippi. p. 35. Retrieved January 26, 2019 via newspapers.com.
  9. "Pride pounces on Thunder for 1st RFL victory". The Clarion-Ledger. Jackson, Mississippi. May 3, 1999. p. 17. Retrieved January 25, 2019 via newspapers.com.
  10. Goolsby, Henry (May 9, 1999). "Pride overcomes 10-point deficit to edge Cannon". The Clarion-Ledger. Jackson, Mississippi. p. 31. Retrieved January 26, 2019 via newspapers.com.
  11. "Interception helps Admirals stay afloat against Price 36-13". The Clarion-Ledger. Jackson, Mississippi. May 16, 1999. p. 33. Retrieved January 26, 2019 via newspapers.com.
  12. Goolsby, Henry (May 23, 1999). "Patridge, Ashley prove unstoppable; Pride turns tables on Knights 35-10". The Clarion-Ledger. Jackson, Mississippi. p. 23. Retrieved January 24, 2019 via newspapers.com.
  13. Goolsby, Henry (May 30, 1999). "Pride uses Patridge's pinpoint passing to sink Admirals". The Clarion-Ledger. Jackson, Mississippi. p. 2D. Retrieved January 26, 2019 via newspapers.com.
  14. Goolsby, Henry (June 6, 1999). "Thunder rumbles past Pride". The Clarion-Ledger. Jackson, Mississippi. p. 27. Retrieved January 26, 2019 via newspapers.com.
  15. Goolsby, Henry (June 15, 1999). "Curry: Pay woes contributed to Pride's losses". The Clarion-Ledger. Jackson, Mississippi. p. 23. Retrieved January 26, 2019 via newspapers.com.
  16. Goolsby, Henry (June 9, 1999). "Pride relishes change to apprehend Outlaws". The Clarion-Ledger. Jackson, Mississippi. p. 23. Retrieved January 23, 2019 via newspapers.com.

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