Colorado Spartans

Colorado Spartans
Colorado Spartans
Current season
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General information
Founded	2023
Headquartered	Denver, Colorado; at the Denver Coliseum
Colors	Black, sky blue, silver;
	CO-Spartans.com
Personnel
Owner	Tony Thompson
General manager	Brandon Negron
Head coach	Fred Shaw
Team history
	Colorado Spartans (2024–present);
Home fields
	Denver Coliseum (2024–present);
League / conference affiliations
	National Arena League (2024–present); ;

The Colorado Spartans are a professional indoor football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are an expansion team that are current members of the National Arena League. They play their home games at the Denver Coliseum in Denver, Colorado.

History

On August 31, 2023, the National Arena League announced the addition of the Spartans as an expansion team. They previously played in Loveland following the Colorado Ice/Crush of the Indoor Football League.^[1] On October 2, 2024, the Spartans announced their move to Denver and the Denver Coliseum for the 2025 National Arena League season.^[2]

Standings
Year	League	Home	Away	Division	Non-League
2024	4-5	3-1	1-4	N/A	2–0
2025	7-3	4-1	3-2	3-3	1–0*
2026	4-4	3-1	1-3	N/A	N/A
Total	15-12	10-3	5-9	3-3	3–0

Counted towards League Standings

Playoffs: Loss at Omaha 54–71 on 6/7/2025

Head to Head

Team	Total	Home	Away	PF	PA
Amarillo Warbirds	1-0	1-0	N/A	50	11
Carolina Cobras	1-2	1-0	0-2	129	135
Columbus Lions	1-0	1-0	N/A	42	38
Dallas Bulls	1-0	N/A	1-0	42	12
Idaho Horsemen	5-0	3-0	2-0	242	98
Omaha Beef	1-4	1-2	0-2	157	195
Pueblo Punishers	1-2	1-1	0-1	139	144
Salina Liberty	0-1	N/A	0-1	42	48
Sioux City Bandits	1-2	N/A	1-2	148	128
SW Kansas Storm	0-1	N/A	0-1	41	48
Wheeling Miners	2-0	1-0	1-0	90	69

The Oklahoma Flying Aces, Beaumont Renegades, & Shreveport/Louisiana Rouxgaroux played concurrently with the Spartans, but haven't/won't gone head to head. The Topeka Tropics, Amarillo Dusters, Corpus Christi Tritons, & Harrisburg Stampede were league members, but never hit the field during the Spartan's tenure.

Playoffs Head to Head
Team	Total	Home	Away	PF	PA
Omaha Beef	0-1	N/A	0-1	54	71

Non League
Team	Total	Home	Away	PF	PA
Northern Colorado Nightmare	1-0	1-0	N/A	70	12
Cedar Rapids River Kings	1-0	1-0	N/A	35	26
Las Vegas Kings	1–0*	1-0	N/A	69	18

The NAL counts this game towards the League Standings

Current roster

Colorado Spartans roster

Quarterbacks

12 Paxton Lynch
8 Javin Kilgo

Running backs

2 Alexis Rosario WR

Wide receivers

3 Steven Newbold, Jr. DB
5 Brian Robinson DB
11 Bizzet Woodley K
— Desmond Hill
9 Breon Michel

Offensive linemen

6 Anthony Wilson, Jr.
54 Faleaoga Russell
74 Dre Sparrow
67 Dallas Reins

Defensive linemen

10 Samuel Hammond LS
99 Steven Fluker OL
90 Jack Robinson OL
— Chidozie Nwankwo
0 Cory Henry

Linebackers

26 Carver Shamelle Dumas FB

Defensive backs

1 Travion "Wooda" Mosby WR
28 Joe Harless
21 Joe Powell
27 Dillon Thomas
22 Jax Neubert WR
7 Jordus Smith
— Ralph Joseph

Special teams

28 Scott Roche
17 Jonathan Cardoza-Chicas
42 Alex Steiner

Reserve lists

Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated March 14, 2024
25 Active, Inactive

Team Awards

Offensive Player of the Year 2024 Jason Whittaker-QB Offensive Rookie of the Year 2024 Steven Newbold Jr.-WR Defensive Rookie of the Year 2024 Javaris Thompson-DB Best Dance Team 2024 Defensive Player of the Year 2025 Sam Hammond-DL Special Teams Player of the Year 2025 Luiz Ferreira-K

All-NAL 2025
Player	Position
Bizzet Woodley	WR
Easias Gandy	LB
Sam Hammond	DL
Isaiah Hall	DB
Luiz Ferreira	K
Faleaoga Russell	OL (Honorable Mention)
Byron Cooper	LB (Honorable Mention)
Corey Henry	DL (Honorable Mention)

2024 Players of the Week
Offense	Position	Week(s)	Defense	Position	Week(s)	Special Teams	Position	Week(s)
Jason Whittaker	QB	5	Rick Rumph	DB	13	Luiz Ferreira	K	6, 10
Steven Newbold	WR	10				Steven Newbold	KR	11
Ladarius Skelton	QB	12

2025 Players of the Week
Offense	Position	Week(s)	Defense	Position	Week(s)	Special Teams	Position	Week(s)
Alexis Rosario	RB	8	Easias Gandy	LB	1, 7	Luiz Ferreira	K	8, 11, 12
Andre Sale	QB	11,12	Sam Hammond	DL	8
			DeMario Mays	DB	12

References

^ "Colorado Spartans Expansion Team Joins the NAL for 2024". NAL. August 31, 2023.
^ "Professional arena football is coming back to Denver". Denver7. October 2, 2024.

External links

Official website

[1] "Colorado Spartans Expansion Team Joins the NAL for 2024". NAL. August 31, 2023.

[2] "Professional arena football is coming back to Denver". Denver7. October 2, 2024.

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v t e National Arena League
Teams	Amarillo Warbirds Colorado Spartans Dallas Bulls Louisiana Rouxgaroux Omaha Beef Pueblo Punishers Salina Liberty Sioux City Bandits Southwest Kansas Storm
Venues	Amarillo Civic Center (Amarillo) Brookshire Grocery Arena (Louisiana) Denver Coliseum (Colorado) Fair Park Coliseum (Dallas) Liberty First Credit Union Arena (Omaha) Southwest Motors Events Center (Pueblo) Tony's Pizza Events Center (Salina) Tyson Events Center (Sioux City) United Wireless Arena (Southwest Kansas)
Former teams	Albany Empire (2021–2023) Beaumont Renegades (2025) Carolina Cobras (2018–2025) Columbus Lions (2017–2022, 2025) Corpus Christi Rage (2017) Dayton Wolfpack (2017) Fayetteville Mustangs (2023) Georgia Firebirds (2017) High Country Grizzlies (2017) Idaho Horsemen (2024–2025) Jacksonville Sharks (2017–2023) Jersey Flight (2020–2021) Lehigh Valley Steelhawks (2017–2018) Maine Mammoths (2018) Massachusetts Pirates (2018–2020) Monterrey Steel (2017) New York Streets (2019) Oklahoma Flying Aces (2024) Orlando Predators (2019–2023) San Antonio Gunslingers (2022–2023) West Virginia Roughriders (2020) Wheeling Miners (2025)
Former venues	Albany Civic Center (Georgia) Amway Center (Orlando) Arena Monterrey (Monterrey) Chisholm Trail Coliseum (Oklahoma) Columbus Civic Center (Columbus) Cross Insurance Arena (Maine) Crown Coliseum (Fayetteville) CURE Insurance Arena (Jersey) DCU Center (Massachusetts) Ector County Coliseum (West Texas) Ford Arena (Beaumont) Ford Idaho Center (Idaho) Freeman Coliseum (San Antonio) Greensboro Coliseum Complex (Carolina) Holmes Center (High Country) MVP Arena (Albany) PPL Center (Lehigh Valley) VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena (Jacksonville) WesBanco Arena (Wheeling) Westchester County Center (New York)
Seasons	2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025