Kansas City Phantoms

The Kansas City Phantoms were a professional indoor American football team based in Independence, Missouri. The Phantoms competed in Champions Indoor Football (CIF) as a member of the league's North Conference. The team was founded in 2016 by Dr. Ken Vehec and Antonio Hori. The Phantoms joined the CIF as an expansion team in 2017. The Phantoms played their home games at the Silverstein Eye Centers Arena for both seasons.

Kansas City Phantoms
Current season
Established 2016 Play in Silverstein Eye Centers Arena in Independence, Missouri www.kcphantoms.com
League/conference affiliations
Champions Indoor Football (2017–2018) North Conference (2017–2018)
Current uniform
Team colors	Navy, gold, azure, white
Personnel
Owner(s)	Dr. Ken Vehec Antonio Hori
Chairman	Antonio Hori
General manager	Meadow Lemon
Head coach	Meadow Lemon
Team history
Kansas City Phantoms (2017–2018)
Championships
League championships (0)
Conference championships (0)
Division championships (0)
Home arena(s)
Silverstein Eye Centers Arena (2017–2018)

History

On October 17, 2016, the Phantoms were announced as an expansion member of Champions Indoor Football.^[1] On October 26, 2016, former indoor football quarterback, Chris Coffin was named the head coach of the Phantoms.^[2] The Phantoms finished their first season 4–8. On August 10, 2017, the Phantoms announced that Coffin would not return as the head coach.

For the 2018 season, the Phantoms hired Meadow Lemon as head coach. The team finished 3–9 and again failed to make the playoffs. The team was not listed as a member of the CIF when the 2019 schedule was released.^[3]

Roster

Kansas City Phantoms roster
Quarterbacks 11 Trey Cooper  3 Donovan Porterie Running backs 24 Nigel Simmons 32 O. J. Simpson Wide receivers 12 Jared Elmore  8 Isaiah Lewis 81 Jaivon Smallwood  6 Julian Walker  5 Dee Washington		Offensive linemen 72 Zachary Fordal OL 52 Chuck Stevens OL 71 Darryl Johnson OL 95 Jacob Elmore OL/DL Defensive linemen 99 Demetrios Walker DL Eric Banford DL Harold Love III DL		Linebackers 17 Glen Earl Rowell LB 52 Korey Hollingshead LB Defensive backs 19 Carlton Watkins 10 Fred Griggs 7 Jarrard Milo 20 Kevin Funchess 4 Raymond Little 17 LJ Grimes Special teams 19 Dallas Herndon		Reserve lists Currently vacant Rookies in italics Roster updated March 29, 2018 0 Active, 0 Inactive → More rosters

Statistics

Season-by-season results

As of the 2018 season:

League Champions

Conference Champions

Division Champions

Playoff berth

League leader

Season	League	Conference	Division	Regular season				Postseason results
				Finish	Wins	Losses	Ties
2017	CIF	North		6th	4	8	—
2018	CIF	North		6th	3	9	—
Totals					7	17	0	All-time regular season record (2017–2018)
					0	0	—	All-time postseason record (2017–2018)
					7	17	0	All-time regular season and postseason record (2017–2018)

Head coaches' records

As of the 2018 CIF season:

Name	Term	Regular season				Playoffs		Awards
		W	L	T	Win%	W	L
Chris Coffin	2017	4	8	0	.333	0	0
Meadow Lemon	2018	3	9	0	.250	0	0