The Mississippi Pride were a professional

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team that played during the 1999 season as part of the

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. They played their home games at

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. The team was announced as one of the league's charter members on November 12, 1998. For their lone season, former

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assistant coach Johnny Plummer served as head coach. Although the team was scheduled to play a 12-game regular season, 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

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, and lost to the second seed, the

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. Pride starter Stewart Patridge was named the all-RFL quarterback. After the season, the team and league ceased operation.

1999 season schedule

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

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1999 season schedule

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