The Cincinnati Jungle Kats were an
arena football
Indoor American football, or arena football, is a variation of gridiron football played at ice hockey-sized indoor arenas. While varying in details from league to league, the rules of indoor football are designed to allow for play in a smaller ...
team based in
Cincinnati
Cincinnati ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line wit ...
. The Jungle Kats were members of the Midwest Division of the American Conference of
AF2
The AF2 (often styled as af2, and short for arenafootball2) was the Arena Football League's developmental league; it was founded in 1999 and played its first season in 2000. Like its parent AFL, the AF2 played using the same arena football ru ...
. The Jungle Kats played its home games at the
U.S. Bank Arena. Their only year in existence was 2007. The team is not to be confused with the
Marshals
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(formerly the Cincinnati Marshals), the
NIFL club that was the arena's former tenant, who changed their name to "The Marshals" and moved to
Hara Arena
Hara Arena was a 5,500-seat multi-purpose arena located in the Trotwood, Ohio suburb of Dayton. The facility began as a ballroom in 1956, added an arena in 1964 and grew to a six-building complex which closed in August 2016.
At various times, it ...
in nearby
Dayton, Ohio
Dayton () is the sixth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County. A small part of the city extends into Greene County. The 2020 U.S. census estimate put the city population at 137,644, while Greater Day ...
for the 2007 season.
The team name was in reference to the city's
NFL team, the
Cincinnati Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football team based in Cincinnati. The Bengals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) AFC North, North division. The c ...
and a tribute to the Cincinnati Zoo's tiger conservation efforts. Former Bengals defensive tackle
Sam Adams
Samuel Adams ( – October 2, 1803) was an American statesman, political philosopher, and a Founding Father of the United States. He was a politician in colonial Massachusetts, a leader of the movement that became the American Revolution, and ...
,
Cincinnati Reds
The Cincinnati Reds are an American professional baseball team based in Cincinnati. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League Central, Central division and were a charter member of ...
right fielder
Ken Griffey Jr., and Cincinnati Reds medical director Dr. Timothy Kremchek were the principal owners.
Tony Missick was the team's only head coach. The rest of the coaching staff included Ron Hill, Daniel James, Matt Braun, and Lamont Watson.
The team dissolved in November 2007 after completing one season.
Roster
Coaches of note
Head coaches
''Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the
2007 AF2 season
The 2007 AF2 season was the eighth season of the AF2. It was preceded by 2006 and succeeded by 2008. The regular season began on Friday, March 30 and ended on July 28. The league champions were the Tulsa Talons, who defeated the Wilkes-Barre/Scr ...
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Coaching staff
Season-By-Season
References
External links
Cincinnati Jungle Kats at ArenaFan.com
American football teams in Cincinnati
American football teams in Ohio
Defunct af2 teams
Defunct American football teams in Ohio
American football teams established in 2006
American football teams disestablished in 2007
2006 establishments in Ohio
2007 disestablishments in Ohio
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