The Mobile Admirals were a professional

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team that played during the 1999 season as part of the

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; the Admirals were the league champions. 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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offensive coordinator Tom Walsh 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 Admirals had a 6–2 record, then were the top seed in the four-team playoff

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. After defeating the

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in the semi-finals, the Admirals defeated the

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in the championship game, RFL Bowl I. The team was

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ed by

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and

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, and

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Sherman Williams was the league MVP. After the season, the league ceased operation.

1999 season schedule

May 1 game played in Mobile due to schedule conflict with Houston's stadium
May 22 game played in

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