Our Story

Built in Richmond

The RVA Tomahawks are Richmond's semi-pro football team, an organization that plays hard on game day and works just as hard to change lives the rest of the week. Tomahawk Nation has played its home games around Henrico, Richmond, and Chesterfield, at fields like Henrico High School, Varina High School, Tomahawk Middle School, and Camelot Park.

In the spring of 2017 the Tomahawks won the ACFA championship. In 2019 they wore the ECFA shield as an official member of the league, then finished the fall season 5-2-1 as Dirty Bowl champions.

Championship Years

In January 2020 the Tomahawks brought home the MLK Bowl national championship. In 2021 they won the 3A national championship, the biggest title in program history.

Tomahawks rosters have been full of local talent from schools like Varina, Highland Springs, and Hermitage, alongside players with college football experience at programs like Virginia State and Rutgers.

End of an Era

Fall 2022 marked the final season of the original RVA Tomahawks. The name, the colors, and the mission carried on, and Tomahawk Nation never stopped showing up for its community.

More Than a Scoreboard

Every Tomahawk is expected to give back. Players have served meals to people experiencing homelessness, collected clothes and shoes for neighbors in need, and run camps that teach teenagers ages 13 to 17 life skills through football.

The team also hosts The Huddle, a monthly men's group where people share their stories and talk through real life. What's said in The Huddle stays in The Huddle. As the Tomahawks put it: saving one young man at a time.