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1.0 Overview

1.1 The end, but then a new beginning

5.0 Coaches and staff

5.1 Former head coaches

6.0 Notable players, past and present

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The Kentucky Horsemen (Known as the Lexington Horsemen fom 2003 - 2009) are an af2 team based in Lexington, Kentucky. They play their home games at Rupp Arena. They began as a 2003 expansion member of the National Indoor Football League, where they were successful. After defeating the Sioux Falls Storm to win Indoor Bowl IV, the Horsemen decided to join the new United Indoor Football (UIF) as a charter member, where they made the playoffs, yet lost to the Sioux Falls Storm (the team they beat in their last year in the NIFL). They made the playoffs again in 2006 and made it all the way to United Bowl II; but they, again, lost to the Sioux Falls Storm.

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Overview

During the 2007 season the Horsemen finished with an 8-7 regular season record and then advance through the playoffs to United Bowl III where they faced none other than their longtime playoff foe the undefeated Sioux Falls Storm they lost the game 62-59 after Collin Barber missed the potential game tying field goal as time expired. The game was Head Coach Mike Zuckerman's final game.

The team's official mascot is Spike , a hero-like horseman.

The end, but then a new beginning

On August 22, 2007 Horsemen owner Lenny House announced that the Horsemen had played their final game. They weren't averaging fans like they were once and simply lost too much money. They would join other Eastern Conference UIF teams that financially struggled during the 2007 season.

However, on October 16, 2007, House announced he had changed his mind and the Horsemen would be playing the 2008 season in arenafootball2, where they would have an in-state rivalry ("The War on I-64") with the Louisville Fire. With the move the Horsemen would get new jerseys and change the shade of blue. ^[1]

Changes in 2009

The Horsemen saw numerous changes occur aft the 2008 season. Most notably, ownership changed hands from the House family to the newly formed not fo profit Horsemen Charitable Foundation. The foundation was spearheaded by Horsemen general manager Brian Boehm in an effort to keep Central Kentucky from losing yet another professional sports team.

Season-by-season

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties''

Season	W	L	T	Finish	Playoff results
Lexington Horsemen (NIFL)
2003	9	6	0	2nd Atlantic Eastern	Lost Round 1 (Ohio Valley)
2004	10	4	0	1st Atlantic North	Won Round 1 (Atlantic City) Won Atlantic Semi-Final (Houma) Won Atlantic Conference Championship (Ohio Valley) Won Indoor Bowl IV (Sioux Falls)
Lexington Horsemen (UIF)
2005	11	4	0	1st South	Won Round 1 (Evansville) Lost Semifinals (Sioux Falls)
2006	13	2	0	1st East	Won Semifinals (Rock River) Lost United Bowl II (Sioux Falls)
2007	8	7	0	3rd East	Won Round 1 (River City) Won Eastern Championship (Bloomington) Lost United Bowl III (Sioux Falls)
Lexington Horsemen (af2)
2008	9	7	0	3rd AC Midwest	Lost AC Round 1 (Green Bay)
Kentucky Horsemen (af2)
2009	10	6	0	3rd AC South	Won AC Round 1 (South Georgia) Lost AC Semifinal (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton)
Totals	78	42	0	(including NIFL, UIF, & af2 playoffs)

* = Current Standing

Highlights

First Game

On March 29 2003, the Horsemen played their first game in front of a crowd of 10,004 in Rupp Arena. They lost to the Lake Charles Land Sharks 41-50.

Indoor Bowl IV

In their second season( 2004), the Horsemen beat the Sioux Falls Storm in Sioux Falls 59-38 to win the Indoor Bowl Championship.

United Bowl II

Under first year QB Eddie Eviston, the Horsemen lost to the undefeated Sioux Falls Storm 64-72 in United Bowl II. The Storm still retain that streak as of July 22, 2007

Road to United Bowl III

After leaving the team to play for the Cincinnati Jungle Kats of the af2 quarterback, Eddie Eviston returned to play in a July, 22 2007 playoff game against the River City Rage. They won the game 48-33 and advanced to the Eastern Conference championship with home field advantage.
In the same game, running back Rayshawn Askew tied Hall of Fame NFL wide receiver Jerry Rice for most touchdowns by a professional football player with 208. The following week in the eastern conference championship Askew broke the record on a touchdown catch from Eddie Eviston. The Horsemen won and advanced to the United Bowl.