The Corpus Christi Sharks were a 2007 expansion member of the

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. Michael Trigg was the team's head coach

Trigg had been a head coach in the Arena Football League (1987–2008), Arena Football League with the Milwaukee Mustangs,

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and

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, coaching the Rampage to victory in

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. The Sharks folded in October 2009. The team is not to be confused with the

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of the

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, the American Bank Center's former tenant now playing again at the American Bank Center. Because the Sharks have since folded, there is not competition in trying to schedule games that might occur on the same day.

Season by season

, - , 2007 , , 6 , , 10 , , 0 , , 3rd NC Southwest , , -- , - , 2008 , , 7 , , 9 , , 0 , , 4th NC Southwest , , -- , - , 2009 , , 2 , , 14 , , 0 , , 4th NC Southwest , , -- , - !Totals , , 15 , , 33 , , 0 , colspan="2",

Roster

Coaches

* Michael Trigg 2007 Head Coach, Director of Football Operations *Luke Byrnes 2009 Offensive Coordinator *Quinn Cairo 2009 Defensive Coordinator *Johnny Flores 2007 Assistant Coach, OL/DL, FB/LB *Sven Offerson 2007 Equipment Manager

External links

Official websiteCorpus Christi Sharks at ArenaFan.com
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