Downriver Waves
The Downriver Waves are an original team of the UFFL, established as one of the United Conference teams in 2014. The name 'Downriver' represents many southern Detroit municipalities like Southgate, Wyandotte, Lincoln Park, Allen Park, Ecorse, River Rouge, Riverview, Trenton, Woodhaven, Brownstown Charter Township, Gibraltar, and Grosse Ile Township. Much of the management from the Detroit FFL team came to Taylor after the dissolution of the league.
The Waves are notorious for winning the first UFFL FurBowl, which they accomplished by beating the Fargo Axemen 13-10 in overtime -- but also for largely struggling to be successful since the first season. The team fell apart in 2015, finishing with a 3-13 record overall, and has struggled to recover ever since. Head Coach Viktor von Tanner was brought in to shake up the lethargy, but to no avail thus far.
In 2018, as part of the UFFL expansion to 16 teams, the Waves franchise moved to the Continental Conference, East Division.
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| Conference / Division | Continental East |
| Home City | Taylor, Michigan, USA |
| Stadium | Wave Stadium |
| Conference Championships | 1 (2014) |
| FurBowl Championships | 1 (2014) |
Management
| Franchise Manager (IRL) | dragon287 (FA) |
|---|---|
| General Manager (IC) | Charles Roberts Jr. (Dragon - male) |
| Head Coach | Viktor von Tanner (Doberman - male) |
| Offensive Coordinator | Nick O'Larry (Irish setter) |
| Defensive Coordinator | Banner Might (Bull) |
| Special Teams Coordinator | Sam Winston (Kangaroo) |
| GM Spreadsheet | -Link here- |
History
The GM may fill this in as they see fit.
Starting Roster
The table below includes all players currently starting on the Waves roster.
| Roster | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | # | Name | Species/College | Ht (in) | Wt (lbs) | Yrs |
| WR | 5 | Paula Falconetti | Bald Eagle | 76 | 215 | 3 |
| K | 7 | Paul Ivey | Wisconsin | 69 | 198 | 0 |
| QB | 8 | Drew Dillinger | Hays Converter | 77 | 240 | 3 |
| DT | 12 | Emilio Gaspacci | 74 | 275 | 2 | |
| P | 14 | Gordon Hensley | 72 | 210 | 7 | |
| QB | 14 | Aspen Redfield | Deer - Red / Silverthorn | 76 | 245 | 7 |
| WR | 15 | Bruce Turner | Northern Arizona | 73 | 203 | 4 |
| QB | 15 | Joe McJamison | Fox / Pittsburgh Anthro | 70 | 190 | 3 |
| K | 19 | Chas Patterson | Rabbit - Mountain cottontail | 74 | 190 | 13 |
| CB | 23 | Alan Bueno | Monmouth | 73 | 208 | 0 |
| SS | 24 | Jason Trimble | Fossa | 75 | 212 | 5 |
| CB | 24 | Hayden Batten | SMU | 73 | 214 | 3 |
| FB | 26 | Leandro Trejo | Penguin- Crested / Warrenton | 71 | 242 | 0 |
| FS | 27 | Adam Enos | Bison | 74 | 203 | 5 |
| RB | 27 | Sharon Traveston | Lynx, Eurasian / NV Furry | 70 | 177 | 3 |
| SS | 32 | Ryker Delmont | Cougar | 76 | 231 | 1 |
| RB | 33 | Rick Nicksen | Otter-Sea / Mustelid U of MI | 69 | 250 | 0 |
| CB | 34 | Sam Samsonite | Husky | 71 | 180 | 2 |
| RB | 36 | Cedric Wolff | Hedgehog / Meredith Envy | 70 | 223 | 5 |
| FS | 45 | Winfred Whitney | Morehead State | 73 | 198 | 2 |
| CB | 46 | David Locke | Wildebeest- Blue | 74 | 220 | 7 |
| LB | 51 | Isreal Royal | Salamander - Tiger | 75 | 240 | 8 |
| G | 52 | Akira Miyamoto | 74 | 302 | 3 | |
| C | 52 | Elijah Hedrick | Drake | 76 | 310 | 1 |
| LB | 53 | Jacob Douglass | Tennessee State | 74 | 256 | 2 |
| LB | 54 | Jake Barba | San Diego | 74 | 239 | 3 |
| C | 56 | Edgardo Gardner | 76 | 292 | 5 | |
| LB | 57 | Joseph Lyman | Toad - Spadefoot | 77 | 258 | 5 |
| LB | 58 | Malcolm Domi | Bear - Polar / Iceberg, Nova Scotia | 76 | 278 | 4 |
| LB | 59 | Dustin Drudi | Chattanooga | 74 | 269 | 0 |
| G | 60 | Eddie Triplett | Bearded Dragon | 76 | 320 | 16 |
| C | 64 | Everette Fletcher | Horse - Morgan | 76 | 300 | 8 |
| DE | 64 | Phillip White | 75 | 285 | 5 | |
| DT | 66 | Hendrix Blake | 80 | 350 | 5 | |
| DE | 68 | Brent Spear | Southern Miss | 75 | 268 | 4 |
| DT | 71 | Raphael McCormick | Viscacha | 72 | 290 | 9 |
| DE | 72 | Caylee Arce | Richmond | 76 | 314 | 0 |
| T | 73 | Rod Lackey | Starling - European | 73 | 255 | 13 |
| T | 73 | Brandon Cormier | Penguin - Emperor | 72 | 330 | 8 |
| G | 75 | Malcolm McCabe | Alabama | 73 | 295 | 1 |
| T | 79 | Brooks Dunn | Duiker - common | 76 | 270 | 8 |
| T | 79 | Zachariah Wood | 71 | 295 | 9 | |
| WR | 80 | Jesse Oahu | Salamander- Tiger / Hawaii Island | 71 | 170 | 4 |
| WR | 82 | Kerry Fowler | Macaw / Van Winkel | 71 | 190 | 12 |
| WR | 84 | Allen Blue | Fish-Blue Peacock Cichlid / FL Aquatic | 70 | 211 | 0 |
| TE | 88 | Dave Crawford | Camel- Dromedary | 77 | 244 | 6 |
| TE | 89 | Tony Bentley | Colgate | 77 | 250 | 3 |
| DT | 94 | Nala Azikiwe | Lion | 76 | 270 | 1 |
Team Statistics
| Team Yearly Stats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | W | L | T | Win % | PF | PA |
| 2014 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 341 | 353 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0.188 | 217 | 380 |
| 2016 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0.312 | 216 | 354 |
| 2017 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0.188 | 236 | 449 |
| 2018 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0.25 | 243 | 441 |
| 2019 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0.25 | 265 | 407 |
| 2021 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0.429 | 333 | 440 |
| Total: | 33 | 77 | 0 | 0.266 | 1843 | 2384 |
