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The Mississippi Pride were a professional
American football team that played during the 1999 season as part of the
Regional Football League . They played their home games at
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in
Jackson, Mississippi .
[2]
The team was announced as one of the league's charter members on November 12, 1998.
[3] For their lone season, former
Mississippi State Bulldogs assistant coach Johnny Plummer served as head coach.
[4]
Although the team was scheduled to play a 12-game regular season,
[5] poor attendance and sagging revenues would prove too much for the new league. In the shortened regular season, the Pride had a 4–4 record. In the postseason, the Pride were seeded third in the four-team playoff
bracket , and lost to the second seed, the
Houston Outlaws . Pride starter
Stewart Patridge was named the all-RFL quarterback.
[6] After the season, the team and league ceased operation.
† The June 5 game was originally scheduled for June 6 in Toledo against the Ohio Thunder.
[16]
^ McCloskey, John (April 18, 1999).
"Knights Report" .
The Times .
Shreveport, Louisiana . p. 50. Retrieved January 30, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
^
"Beginning of the Knights' Reign" .
The Times .
Shreveport, Louisiana . April 17, 1999. p. 28. Retrieved January 26, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
^
"League" . Remember the RFL . Retrieved January 25, 2019 – via
Google Sites .
^
"Patridge gets his shot at pro football" .
The Greenwood Commonwealth .
Greenwood, Mississippi . February 25, 1999. p. 7. Retrieved January 26, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
^
"Mississippi Pride 1999 Schedule" .
Hattiesburg American .
Hattiesburg, Mississippi . March 29, 1999. p. 1. Retrieved January 26, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
^
"Eight Pride players make All-RFL team" .
The Clarion-Ledger .
Jackson, Mississippi . June 25, 1999. p. 31. Retrieved January 23, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
^ McCloskey, John (April 18, 1999).
"Knights blow out Pride in opener" .
The Times .
Shreveport, Louisiana . p. 45. Retrieved January 24, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
^ Goolsby, Henry (April 25, 1999).
"Outlaws victimize error-prone Pride 28-5" .
The Clarion-Ledger .
Jackson, Mississippi . p. 35. Retrieved January 26, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
^
"Pride pounces on Thunder for 1st RFL victory" .
The Clarion-Ledger .
Jackson, Mississippi . May 3, 1999. p. 17. Retrieved January 25, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
^ Goolsby, Henry (May 9, 1999).
"Pride overcomes 10-point deficit to edge Cannon" .
The Clarion-Ledger .
Jackson, Mississippi . p. 31. Retrieved January 26, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
^
"Interception helps Admirals stay afloat against Price 36-13" .
The Clarion-Ledger .
Jackson, Mississippi . May 16, 1999. p. 33. Retrieved January 26, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
^ Goolsby, Henry (May 23, 1999).
"Patridge, Ashley prove unstoppable; Pride turns tables on Knights 35-10" .
The Clarion-Ledger .
Jackson, Mississippi . p. 23. Retrieved January 24, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
^ Goolsby, Henry (May 30, 1999).
"Pride uses Patridge's pinpoint passing to sink Admirals" .
The Clarion-Ledger .
Jackson, Mississippi . p. 2D. Retrieved January 26, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
^ Goolsby, Henry (June 6, 1999).
"Thunder rumbles past Pride" .
The Clarion-Ledger .
Jackson, Mississippi . p. 27. Retrieved January 26, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
^ Goolsby, Henry (June 15, 1999).
"Curry: Pay woes contributed to Pride's losses" .
The Clarion-Ledger .
Jackson, Mississippi . p. 23. Retrieved January 26, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
^ Goolsby, Henry (June 9, 1999).
"Pride relishes change to apprehend Outlaws" .
The Clarion-Ledger .
Jackson, Mississippi . p. 23. Retrieved January 23, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
"Robinson Decides Against Suit" .
The Clarion-Ledger .
Jackson, Mississippi . June 6, 2000. p. 2D. Retrieved January 30, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
Goolsby, Henry (May 21, 2000).
"RFL's failure has creditors knocking on Pride's door" .
The Clarion-Ledger .
Jackson, Mississippi . p. 1D. Retrieved January 30, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
Goolsby, Henry (May 21, 2000).
"RFL's failure has creditors knocking on Pride's door (cont'd)" .
The Clarion-Ledger .
Jackson, Mississippi . p. 3D. Retrieved January 30, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
Woodrick, Jim (March 23, 2012).
"Mississippi Pride Football and the RFL" . andspeakingofwhich.blogspot.com . Retrieved January 31, 2019 .