Established 2016 Folded 2022 Played in Wheeling, West Virginia at the WesBanco Arena WestVirginiaRoughriders.com
League/conference affiliations
Arena Pro Football (2017)
American Arena League (2018–2019)
Northern Division (2019)
National Arena League (2020–2021)
Current uniform
Team colors
Black, lime green, silver, white
Personnel
Owner(s)
Gregg Fornario Mike Kacor Jim Jones
General manager
Marty Medovic
Head coach
Mook Zimmerman
Team history
Richmond Roughriders (2017–2018)
West Virginia Roughriders (2019–2022)
Championships
League championships (2)
APF: 2017
AAL: 2019
Conference championships (0)
Division championships (1)
AAL Northern: 2019
Playoff appearances (3)
APF: 2017
AAL: 2018, 2019
Home arena(s)
Richmond Coliseum (2017–2018)
WesBanco Arena (2019)
The West Virginia Roughriders were a professional indoor football team based in Wheeling, West Virginia. They were founded in 2016 as the Richmond Roughriders and played at the Richmond Coliseum in 2017 and 2018.
They were members the Arena Pro Football (APF) league in 2017. The Roughriders initially announced they were joining the National Arena League (NAL) for the 2018 season but then later joined the American Arena League (AAL). After the one season in the AAL, the owner announced he was creating his own league, Professional Arena Football, and left the AAL but the new league never gained traction and the team returned to the AAL. Concurrently, the Roughriders also moved to Wheeling due to arena issues in Richmond.[1] They again announced they were not returning to the AAL for the 2020 season and joined the NAL two years after initially backing out. However, the 2020 season was cancelled due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the team opted to go dormant for the 2021 season, and then left the NAL prior to the 2022 season.
^"'It was a total honor': Richmond Roughriders find new home in West Virginia". WRIC-TV. September 24, 2018.
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