Birmingham Fire

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Birmingham Fire
Helmet Logo
Year Founded 1991
Year Retired 1992
City Birmingham, Alabama
Team Colors Royal Blue, Red
Franchise W-L-T Record Regular Season: 12-7-1 Postseason: 0-2
Championships
World Bowls (0)

The Birmingham Fire was a professional American football team that played in the World League of American Football in 1991 and 1992. The team played at Legion Field, and it made the playoffs in both seasons.

In 1995, the franchise was resurrected in Düsseldorf, Germany as the Rhein Fire of NFL Europe.

[edit] Season-By-Season

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties

Season W L T Finish Playoff Results
1991 5 5 0 1st North American West Lost Semifinals (Dragons)
1992 7 2 1 2nd North American West Lost Semifinals (Thunder)
Totals 12 9 1 (0-2 in playoffs)

1991 Results

Week 1: Montreal Machine 20, Birmingham 5

Week 2: Birmingham 17, Sacramento Surge 10

Week 3: Montreal Machine 23, Birmingham 10

Week 4: London Monarchs 27, Birmingham 0

Week 5: Birmingham 31, Orlando Thunder 6

Week 6: Birmingham 16, San Antonio Riders 12

Week 7: Barcelona Dragons 11, Birmingham 6

Week 8: Frankfurt Galaxy 17, Birmingham 3

Week 9: Birmingham 24, New York/New Jersey Knights 14

Week 10: Birmingham 28, Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks 7

Semifinals: Barcelona Dragons 10, Birmingham 3

1992 Results

Week 1: Sacramento Surge 20, Birmingham 6

Week 2: Birmingham 17, San Antonio Riders 10

Week 3: Birmingham 17, Frankfurt Galaxy 7

Week 4: Birmingham 17, London Monarchs 17 (OT)

Week 5: Birmingham 28, Sacramento Surge 14

Week 6: San Antonio Riders 17, Birmingham 14

Week 7: Birmingham 19, Barcelona Dragons 17

Week 8: Birmingham 23, Montreal Machine 16 (OT)

Week 9: Birmingham 24, Orlando Thunder 23

Week 10: Birmingham 27, Ohio Glory 24

Semifinals: Orlando Thunder 45, Birmingham 7

[edit] Trivia

The Birmingham Fire and the London Monarchs are the only two WLAF teams to end a game in a tie (17-17 on Week 4 of the '92 season).

[edit] External links

World League of American Football (WLAF)
North American West: Birmingham Fire | Sacramento Surge | San Antonio Riders

North American East: Montreal Machine | New York/New Jersey Knights | Orlando Thunder | Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks (1991) | Ohio Glory (1992
European: Barcelona Dragons | Frankfurt Galaxy | London Monarchs
See Also: World Bowl | NFL Europa

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