Racine Raiders

Racine Raiders
Founded	1953
League	Central States Football League (CSL) (1953); Bi-States Football League (BSFL) (1954–1959); Tri-States Football League (TSFL) (1960–1961); Central States Football League (1962–1975); Northern States Football League (NSFL) (1978–1981, 1983–1985); American Football Association (AFA) (1982); Midwest Football League (1986–2006) (MWFL) (1986–1990, 1992–1994); Independent (1991); Mid-Continental Football League (MCFL) (1995–2002); North American Football League (NAFL) (2003–2009); Elite MCFL (2011); MidStates Football League (MSFL) (2010, 2012–2022); Gridiron Developmental Football League (GDFL) (2023–2024); The Players Football Association (PFA) (2025–present);
Team history	Racine Raiders (1953–1975); North Shore Gladiators (1978); Racine Gladiators (1979–1985); Racine Raiders (1986–present)
Based in	Racine, Wisconsin
Stadium	Horlick Field
Colors	Black, silver, cardinal
President	Matt Nelson
Head coach	Wilbert Kennedy
Championships	11 (1981, 1983, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1995, 2001, 2012, 2014, 2023, 2024)
Division titles	22
Dancers	Raiders Spirit Squad
Mascot	R.J. Raider

The Racine Raiders are a semi-professional American football club based in Racine, Wisconsin. The team plays in The Players Football Association (PFA).

Founded in 1953, they are the oldest minor league football team still operating in Wisconsin. They are the second-oldest, non-collegiate sports team in Wisconsin. They own a total of 11 national titles, the most of any semi-pro team in the United States. The Raiders have 667 wins, more wins than any other semi-pro team in the United States.

The Raiders were the first minor league football team to gain 501(c)(3) Not-For-Profit status from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in 1990. The organization is composed entirely of volunteers. The helmet design is a silver background with a cowboy bandit in black with an eye patch on the left eye with a half and half bandanna of cardinal and black.