The Daytona Beach Hawgs were a professional indoor football team. They were a member of the NIFL . They played their home games at Ocean Center. Bryson was replaced by Pepe Pearson, a former Ohio State standout, who commuted to Daytona Beach on gamedays only. His tenure was marred by the team having to fly out to Everett, Washington on the day of the game; a road trip to Fayetteville, N.C., without travel expenses, and a regular season finale in Rome, Ga., where the team traveled in mini-vans and had to share equipment. Despite this, the Hawgs still won their division championship with an 8-6 record and the right to host a playoff game.