Soul will travel to Wisconsin to play the Raiders. 7/24/2009
The Soul will travel to Racine, Wisconsin on 8/1/09 to take on the Raiders. The Raiders history runs very deep and is full of championships and glory. The Soul organization is very excited to be invited to play on such a historic field and get a chance to play against a great team. Take a look at the history of the Raiders below and you will see why the trip to Wisconsin is so exciting.
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Pre-NFL Green Bay Packers beat Racine 76-6. |
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Horlick-Racine Legion team accepted into fledgling National Football League. Team was co-sponsored by William Horlick and the American Legion. |
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Horlick-Racine Legion beat Green Bay Packers 24-3 in NFL game. Packers only allowed 34 points that entire season! |
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Horlick-Racine Legion turns franchise over to Racine Exchange Club who do not field a team that season. |
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Horlick-Racine Legion turns franchise over to Racine Exchange Club who do not field a team that season. |
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NFL enacts $1000 franchise fee. Racine Exchange sell team to two men from Portsmouth, Ohio. The team becomes the present day Detroit Lions in 1934! |
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Racine was represented in Minor League Football by various teams, including the Chippewas, Hornets and Bees. |
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Racine Rocks join Central States Football League (CSFL). |
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Racine Rocks fold. |
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Wigs Konicek begins the Racine Raiders and the team adopts the colors of black and silver, seven years before anyone hears about the AFL and Oakland Raiders! |
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Raiders win Bi-States Football League Title. |
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Raiders win second consecutive Bi-States Football League Title. |
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Raiders switch to Tri-States Football League. |
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Raiders switch to Central States Football League (CSFL). |
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Raiders win 26 straight CSFL games, including titles in 1964 and 1965. |
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Original Racine Raiders fold due to financial concerns. |
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Racine Gladiators formed. |
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Head Coach Larry Benjamin named CSFL "Coach of the Year." |
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Gladiators win American Football Association (AFA) National Championship. |
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Gladiators win second straight AFA National Championship. |
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Gladiators fold after season due to financial concerns. |
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Racine Raiders resurrected as a non-profit and community-owned organization. |
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Raiders go 14-1 and win Midwest Football League (MFL) Championship. |
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Racine Raiders resurrected as a non-profit and community-owned organization
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Raiders go 14-1 and win Midwest Football League (MFL) Championship. |
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Raiders go undefeated in regular season to win second straight MFL Championship and also win American Football Association (AFA) National Championship with a 5-3 win over the Brooklyn Mariners before a record crowd of 6,299 fans who braved snow, sleet, rain, and wind in what became known as the "Mud Bowl" at Historic Horlick Field. |
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Raiders become the first and only Minor League Football team to be granted 501.(c)(3) Non-Profit status by the IRS. The Raiders also win the MFL Championship for the third straight year and are crowned World Champions under the banner of the MLFA. |
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Raiders go undefeated in the regular season to take the MFL Regular Season Championship but fall to the Palos-Orland Force in playoffs to stop their run for a three-peat. |
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Raiders add Cardinal Red to their black & silver colors and go to current logo depicting a masked cowboy. Team dropped league affiliation to play an independent schedule in hopes of attracting better competition and finish 9-2. |
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Raiders join the Midwest Football League and go 15-0, scoring 501 points while allowing only 25. Raiders defeat the Brooklyn Mariners for the MLFA/USFA National Championship. |
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Raiders go 13-0 and win MFL Championship but fall 14-7 to the Marlboro Shamrocks in the MLFA/USFA National Championship game. |
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Raiders have another undefeated season (12-0) but do not get invited to National Playoffs. They instead compete in the Greater Midwest Classic Tournament and win it with a 36-7 victory over the Wichita Warriors. |
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Raiders join the Mid-Continental Football League and go 17-1. They win the MCFL Championship and United States Football Association National Title. |
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Raiders go 13-4 but lose to the Southern Michigan Timberwolves in MCFL Title Game. |
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Raiders go 13-5 but once again lose to Southern Michigan Timberwolves in MCFL Title Game. They are still invited to play in Midwest Football Tournament and win it but lose to the Marlboro Shamrocks in the USFA National Championship Game. |
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Raiders go 10-4. |
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Raiders win Mid-States Football Tournament Championship with an 11-4 record. |
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Raiders go 14-3 but lose to the Marlboro Shamrocks in the National Championship Game. |
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Raiders go 15-3 and win the USFA National Title by defeating the Scranton Eagles | |
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 Racine's Historic Horlick Athletic Field has been witness to some of the finest sportsmanship and competitions in the country. Historic Horlick Field, located on Racine's north side, lays claim to a 8,500 seat football stadium and a well kept baseball park enclosed within stone walls and chain fences.
Football has been a part of Historic Horlick Field's history since as early as 1922, when it was the home for the Racine Horlick Legion. Now the Racine Raiders call Historic Horlick Field their home.
The baseball diamond is the site for many of the local tournaments and championship games. Teams from the high schools and local leagues also play their regular season games there. The park has been known as the home of the Old Timer's Athletic Club Softball Tournament for over three decades. The Racine Belles, immortalized in the film A League of Their Own, called Historic Horlick Field their home while the Girl's Professional Baseball League was in existence.
 The Racine Raiders are proud of Historic Horlick Athletic Field and welcome you to enjoy a game here. If you have any questions or concerns about Historic Horlick Field, please call either the Raiders office or the City of Racine, Department of Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Services.
HORLICK FIELD INFORMATION
Location: 1648 North Memorial Drive, on the corner of High Street and North Memorial Drive.
Ownership: Owned and operated by the City of Racine, Wisconsin.
Playing Surface: Natural Grass |  |
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