Intense Football League
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| Intense Football League | |
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| Current season or competition: 2008 Intense Football League season |
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| Sport | Indoor football |
| Founded | 2003 |
| No. of teams | 9 |
| Country(ies) |  United States |
| Most recent champion(s) |
Louisiana Swashbucklers |
| Official website | www.intensefootballleague.net |
The Intense Football League is a professional indoor football league that initially began operations in 2004. Its focus is in Texas, but it is notable for being the first professional football league to place a franchise in Alaska, where two IFL teams currently reside.
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[edit] History
During its first season, the El Paso Rumble folded and the league oversaw operations of the team until the end of the season. In 2005, the Amarillo Dusters left for the af2, while the other teams joined the National Indoor Football League and the league suspended operations. In 2006, the Intense Football League restarted. Three of the original teams (Odessa, San Angelo and Corpus Christi) returned to the IFL, joined by new teams from Belton, Lake Charles, and Laredo.
[edit] Recent developments
Following the 2006 season, the Laredo Lobos left for af2, but the league expanded with three new teams for 2007 in the Frisco Thunder, Katy Ruff Riders, and Alaska Wild (notable for being the first ever professional football team in the state of Alaska). For 2008 another Alaskan team was added with the Fairbanks Grizzlies. The league plans to add a team in El Paso for 2009.[1]
[edit] Current IFL teams
- Alaska Wild (2007 expansion team)
- CenTex Barracudas (2006 expansion team from Belton, TX)
- Corpus Christi Hammerheads (charter member)
- Fairbanks Grizzlies (2008 expansion team) [2]
- Frisco Thunder (2007 expansion team)
- Katy Ruff Riders (2007 expansion team)
- Louisiana Swashbucklers (Lake Charles, LA, joined league in 2006)
- Odessa Roughnecks (charter member)
- San Angelo Stampede Express (charter member)
[edit] Former IFL teams
- Amarillo Dusters (charter member) - now playing in af2
- El Paso Rumble (charter member) - folded after going 0-16 in its only season
- Laredo Lobos - left for af2 in 2007; now folded
- Lubbock Lone Stars (charter member) - moved to NIFL for 2005 as Lubbock Gunslingers, spent the 2006 season inactive, then had the rights bought out by the Lubbock Renegades of the af2
[edit] Possible expansion
These cities have all been mentioned as possibilities, with varying degrees of likelihood.
- Abilene, Texas
- Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Austin, Texas
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Beaumont, Texas
- Conroe, Texas
- El Paso, Texas
- Fort Worth, Texas
- Monterrey, Nuevo Leon
- San Antonio, Texas
- Texarkana, Texas
- Tyler, Texas
- Waco, Texas
- Wichita Falls, Texas
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Katy and Frisco to Join IFL in 2007, More to Come", Our Sports Central, 2006-10-25.
- ^ Fairbanks Grizzlies (2007-12-14). "Grizzlies begin Crafting lineup". Press release.
[edit] External links
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Intense Football League seasons
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| Intense Football League |
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| Alaska Wild | CenTex Barracudas | Corpus Christi Hammerheads | Fairbanks Grizzlies | Frisco Thunder | Katy Ruff Riders | Louisiana Swashbucklers | Odessa Roughnecks | San Angelo Stampede Express |
