Charlotte Thunder

The Charlotte Thunder were a professional indoor American football team based out of Charlotte, North Carolina. They were members of the American Arena League (AAL) and played their home games at the Bojangles' Coliseum. The team was formed prior to the 2018 season as the Carolina Energy and was co-owned by Daniel Rudmann and head coach Ervin Bryson.[2] In 2020, the team was sold to an ownership group led by former NFL players, Ted Ginn Jr. and Thomas Davis Sr. and rebranded as the Charlotte Thunder.[3] The team also has several other minority owners including former players Jeff Reed and Frank Garcia.[4] They are the fourth team to play in Charlotte behind the Charlotte Rage and Carolina Cobras, both formerly of the Arena Football League, and the Carolina Speed of the American Indoor Football Association. On October 21, 2022, the team announced on their Facebook page that the team would not be playing in the 2023 season.

Charlotte Thunder
Established 2017
Folded 2022
Played in Bojangles' Coliseum
in Charlotte, North Carolina
CharlotteThunder.com
League/conference affiliations
Current uniform
Team colorsBlack, Panther blue, silver
     
Personnel
Owner(s)Thomas Davis Sr.
Ted Ginn Jr.
Joe Maus[1]
Head coachErvin Bryson
Team history
  • Carolina Energy (2018–2019)
  • Charlotte Thunder (2020–2022)
Championships
League championships (0)
Conference championships (0)
Division championships (2)
  • AAL Southern: 2019
  • AAL East: 2021
Playoff appearances (3)
  • AAL: 2018, 2019, 2021
Home arena(s)

Season-by-season results
League Champions Conference Champions Division Champions Playoff berth League leader
Season League Division Regular season Postseason results
FinishWinsLossesTies
2018 AAL 5th[lower-alpha 1]530Lost semifinal (Richmond) 43–57[6]
2019 AALSouthern 1st[lower-alpha 2]600Division final (Peach State)[lower-alpha 3]
Won semifinal (Carolina) 58–38
Lost AAL Championship (West Virginia) 29–55
2020 AAL Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 AALEast 1st1000No official postseason held by the league; named East Division champion via regular season record[8]
Lost league championship, 43–60 vs. (North Texas)[lower-alpha 4]
Totals 2130All-time regular season record (2018–2021)
13—All-time postseason record (2018–2021)
2260All-time regular season and postseason record (2018–2021)
  1. Qualified for the playoffs as the fourth seed due to the Georgia Doom opting not to participate.[5]
  2. The AAL counted all games played by member teams, including games against non-league members, and forfeits in the league standings for the 2019 season.
  3. The Energy had scheduling issues with their arena and the league awarded the Energy a bye to the next round.[7]
  4. The two teams chose to play each other after the league announced there would be no league championship.[9]

References
  1. "Charlotte Thunder Front Office". Charlotte Thunder. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  2. David Boraks (February 15, 2018). "Charlotte Gets A New Arena Football Team - The Carolina Energy". WFAE.com.
  3. "Former Georgia football star Thomas Davis buys arena football team". UGA Wire. March 6, 2020.
  4. "Charlote Thunder Roll Into Inaugural Season". Spectrum Local News. March 12, 2021.
  5. "2018 American Arena League Final Regular Season Standings and Playoff Pairings". AAL. June 12, 2018. Archived from the original on June 13, 2018.
  6. "Carolina Energy Exits Arena Playoffs, Looks To 2019". WFAE. June 21, 2018.
  7. "AAL Playoff Picture Set". OurSports Central. June 6, 2019.
  8. "Your AAL 2021 Eastern Champions The Charlotte Thunder!!! Here's to an undefeated 2021 Season!". Charlotte Thunder Facebook. June 7, 2021.
  9. "Its Official!!! The championship game will take place June 26th at 6:30PM. The Charlotte Thunder go against The North Texas Bulls ALL TICKETS ONLY $25!!!". Charlotte Thunder. June 7, 2021.
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