Abilene Ruff Riders

Abilene Ruff Riders
Founded	2006
League	Intense (2007-2008) IFL (2009-2010) SIFL (2011) LSFL (2012-present)
Team history	Katy Ruff Riders (2007-2008) Abilene Ruff Riders (2009-present)
Arena	Taylor County Expo Center
Based in	Abilene, Texas
Team colors	Black, Crimson, White
Owner	BCPSA, LLC.
Head coach	Shon King
Mascot	Rowdy The Ruff Rider
Website	www.677Pass.com

The Abilene Ruff Riders is a professional indoor football team. The Ruff Riders are a member of the Lone Star Football League. The Ruff Riders play their home games at the Taylor County Expo Center, in Abilene, TX.

Team history

The Ruff Riders began play as the Katy Ruff Riders, a 2007 expansion team of the Intense Football League. They originally played their home games at the Leonard E. Merrell Center in Katy, TX. The Ruff Riders relocated to Abilene, TX at the conclusion of their 2008 Intense Football League season. After the conclusion of their 2010 season, the team joined the Southern Indoor Football League. After the conclusion of their 2011 season, the team joined the Lone Star Football League. The team is currently owned by BCPSA, LLC.

Date	Opponent	Location	Result
Sunday, March 9	Frisco Thunder	Frisco, Texas	L 66-63
Saturday, March 15	Fairbanks Grizzlies	Fairbanks, Alaska	W 75-61
Saturday, March 29	Louisiana Swashbucklers	Lake Charles, Louisiana	L 89-26
Saturday, April 12	Louisiana Swashbucklers	Katy, Texas	L 80-45
Saturday, April 26	Louisiana Swashbucklers	Lake Charles, Louisiana	L 70-24
Sunday, May 4	CenTex Barracudas	Katy, Texas	L 79-62
Monday, May 12	San Angelo Stampede Express	Katy, Texas	W 42-20
Saturday, May 17	CenTex Barracudas	Katy, Texas	W 72-63
Saturday, May 24	Frisco Thunder	Katy, Texas	W 57-43
Saturday, May 31	CenTex Barracudas	Belton, Texas	L 63-61
Monday, June 9	Louisiana Swashbucklers	Katy, Texas	L 45-38
Saturday, June 14	Corpus Christi Hammerheads	Katy, Texas	W 48-41
Saturday, June 21	San Angelo Stampede Express	San Angelo, Texas	L 51-48
Saturday, June 28	Odessa Roughnecks	Odessa, Texas	L 74-61

Date	Opponent	Location	Result
Monday, Mar 30	Odessa Roughnecks (exhibition game)	Odessa, Texas	W 36-33
Monday, April 6	Odessa Roughnecks	Abilene, Texas	W 39-24
Saturday, April 11	Omaha Beef	Abilene, Texas	L 52-46
Saturday, April 18	Corpus Christi Hammerheads	Corpus Christi, Texas	W 33-27
Saturday, April 25	San Angelo Stampede Express	Abilene, Texas	W 59-20
Saturday, May 2	Wichita Wild	Park City, Kansas	L 49-33
Saturday, May 9	El Paso Generals	El Paso, Texas	L 58-36
Saturday, May 16	Corpus Christi Hammerheads	Abilene, Texas	W 48-37
Saturday, May 23	El Paso Generals	Abilene, Texas	W 45-35
Saturday, May 30	Corpus Christi Hammerheads	Abilene, Texas	L 27-22
Saturday, June 13	Odessa Roughnecks	Odessa, Texas	W 40-27
Saturday, June 20	Corpus Christi Hammerheads	Corpus Christi, Texas	L 44-35
Saturday, June 27	San Angelo Stampede Express	San Angelo, Texas	L 56-32
Saturday, July 4	Odessa Roughnecks	Abilene, Texas	W 43-27
Saturday, July 11	Odessa Roughnecks	Odessa, Texas	W 40-32
Saturday, July 18 (playoffs)	San Angelo Stampede Express	Abilene, Texas	L 37-34

Date	Opponent	Location	Result
Saturday, March 6	West Texas Roughnecks	Abilene, Texas	L 33-36
Saturday, March 20	San Angelo Stampede Express	Abilene, Texas	L 27-38
Saturday, March 27	Arkansas Diamonds	North Little Rock, Arkansas	L 53-34
Saturday, April 3	San Angelo Stampede Express	San Angelo, Texas	L 39-37
Saturday, April 10	Austin Turfcats	Austin, Texas	L 68-34
Saturday, April 17	Corpus Christi Hammerheads	Abilene, Texas	W 48-31
Saturday, April 24	Arkansas Diamonds	Abilene, Texas	L 23-26
Saturday, May 1	Amarillo Venom	Amarillo, Texas	L 58-50
Saturday, May 8	San Angelo Stampede Express	San Angelo, Texas	L 46-37
Saturday, May 15	Austin Turfcats	Abilene, Texas	W 47-20
Saturday, May 22	West Texas Roughnecks	Abilene, Texas	L 54-51
Saturday, May 29	Amarillo Venom	Abilene, Texas	L 56-22
Sunday, June 6	Corpus Christi Hammerheads	Corpus Christi, Texas	L 49-46
Saturday, June 13	West Texas Roughnecks	Odessa, Texas	L 70-55

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

Season	W	L	T	Finish	Playoff results
Katy Ruff Riders (Intense)
2007	7	7	0	5th League	--
2008	5	9	0	7th League	--
Abilene Ruff Riders (IFL)
2009	9	5	0	2nd Intense Lone Star	Lost Round 1 (San Angelo)
2010	2	12	0	3rd Intense Lone Star	--
Abilene Ruff Riders (SIFL)
2011	4	8	0	4th WC Southwest	--
Abilene Ruff Riders (LSFL)
2012	--	--	--	--	--
Totals	27	42	0	(including playoffs)

Lone Star Football League

Teams	Abilene Ruff Riders · Amarillo Venom · Corpus Christi Hammerheads · Houston Stallions · Laredo Rattlesnakes · Mesquite Bandits · Rio Grande Valley Magic · West Texas Roughnecks · San Angelo Stampede Express (2013)

Venues	Amarillo Civic Center · American Bank Center · Ector County Coliseum · Laredo Energy Arena · Leonard E. Merrell Center · Resistol Arena · State Farm Arena · Taylor County Expo Center · Foster Communications Coliseum (2013)

Intense Football League

Teams	Alaska Wild \| Amarillo Dusters \| CenTex Barracudas \| Corpus Christi Hammerheads \| El Paso Rumble \| Fairbanks Grizzlies \| Frisco Thunder \| Katy Ruff Riders \| Laredo Lobos \| Louisiana Swashbucklers \| Lubbock Lone Stars \| Odessa Roughnecks \| San Angelo Stampede Express

Arenas	Bell County Expo Center \| The Carlson Center \| Central Pavilion Arena \| Dr Pepper Arena \| Ector County Coliseum \| Leonard E. Merrell Center \| San Angelo Coliseum \| Sudduth Coliseum \| Sullivan Arena

Seasons	2004 \| 2006 \| 2007 \| 2008

Sports teams based in West Texas

Baseball	TL: Midland RockHounds, AA: El Paso Diablos, ULB: San Angelo Colts

Football	IFL: West Texas Roughnecks, LSFL: Abilene Ruff Riders • San Angelo Stampede Express

Hockey	NAHL: Odessa Jackalopes, WSHL: El Paso Rhinos

Roller derby	WFTDA: West Texas Roller Dollz

Soccer	PDL: Chivas El Paso Patriots • West Texas United Sockers

College athletics (NCAA Division I)	Texas Tech Red Raiders • UTEP Miners