The South Georgia Wildcats were a professional arena football team based in Albany, Georgia. They were member of the South Division of the American Conference of Arenafootball2 (AF2). The Wildcats joined the AF2 in 2002 as an expansion team, after the league granted an expansion franchise to

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. During their first 3 seasons they were known as the Cape Fear Wildcats until they relocated to Albany, Georgia in 2005. They played their home games at Albany Civic Center in Albany, Georgia.

Cape Fear Wildcats

The team began as the Cape Fear Wildcats. The Wildcats began play in the 2002 season as an expansion team in the

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. Their home games were played at

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. They made a splash quickly in the AF2, reeling off three straight playoff berths. The team combined to go 35–13 in their first three seasons, (21-8 at home) establishing themselves as a perennial contender. They garnered an average attendance of 4,635. However, they relocated to Albany, Georgia following the 2004 season. The Wildcats relocated to Albany, Georgia after the 2004 season. The team retained the Wildcat nickname from its earlier years. Relocation was tough, however, as the team went a combined 6-26 its first two seasons, winning just three home games.

Final roster

Season-by-season

, - , colspan="6" align="center" , Cape Fear Wildcats , - , 2002 , , 13 , , 3 , , 0 , , 1st AC Atlantic , , Won AC Round 1 (

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57–48)
Won AC Semifinal ( Albany 46–30)
Lost AC Championship (

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43–23) , - , 2003 , , 10 , , 6 , , 0 , , 1st AC Atlantic , , Lost AC Round 1 ( Mohegan 50–47) , - , 2004 , , 12 , , 4 , , 0 , , 2nd AC Northeast , , Won AC Round 1 (

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54–53)
Lost AC Semifinal ( Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 40–37) , - , colspan="6" align="center" , South Georgia Wildcats , - , 2005 , , 3 , , 13 , , 0 , , 4th AC South , , -- , - , 2006 , , 3 , , 13 , , 0 , , 5th AC South , , -- , - , 2007 , , 10 , , 6 , , 0 , , 2nd NC South , , Won NC Round 1 (

59–50)
Lost NC Semifinals (

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49–28) , - , 2008 , , 12 , , 4 , , 0 , , 1st AC South , , Lost AC Round 1 (

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46–42) , - , 2009 , , 11 , , 5 , , 0 , , 2nd AC South , , Lost AC Round 1 (

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66–63) , - !Totals , , 78 , , 60 , , 0 , colspan="2", (including playoffs)

References

External links

Official website

Cape Fear Wildcats at ArenaFan

South Georgia Wildcats at ArenaFan
2005 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state) 2009 disestablishments in Georgia (U.S. state) {{GeorgiaUS-sport-team-stub