List of Louisiana sports teams

This is an incomplete list of Louisiana's sports teams.

Contents 1 Professional sports teams 1.1 American football 1.2 Baseball 1.3 Basketball 1.4 Hockey 1.5 Roller Derby 1.6 Rugby Union 2 College teams 2.1 NCAA 2.2 NAIA 2.3 NJCAA 3 Transferred professional teams 4 Defunct professional teams 5 See also 6 External links

Professional sports teams

American football National Football League New Orleans Saints Arena Football League New Orleans Night (1991–1992) New Orleans VooDoo (2010–present) World Football League Shreveport Steamer (1974–1975) United States Football League New Orleans Breakers (1983–1985) Canadian Football League Shreveport Pirates (1994–1995) NAFL Baton Rouge Eagles NWFL New Orleans Spice Shreveport Shockhers NIFL Twin City Gators (Monroe) - NIFL Hammond Heroes (starting in 2007) - NIFL AF2 Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings - AF2 IFL Louisiana Swashbucklers (Lake Charles) - IFL IWFL Baton Rouge Women's Football www.brfuel.com Southern American Football League Baton Rouge Riverboat Bandits Central Louisiana Red River Raiders Lake Charles RiverKats New Orleans Westbank Warriors Lafayette Bayou Bulls Greater New Orleans Gladiators Hammond Headhunters Slidell Steelsharks

Baseball Minor League Baseball New Orleans Zephyrs Shreveport-Bossier Captains Alexandria Aces Shreveport Captains Basketball National Basketball Association New Orleans Hornets New Orleans Jazz Hockey Minor League Ice Hockey Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs - Central Hockey League New Orleans Brass - East Coast Hockey League Louisiana IceGators - Southern Professional Hockey League Cajun Catahoulas (WSHL) Jr. B Hockey Southern Women's Hockey League - Roller-ice hockey Roller Derby WFTDA Big Easy Rollergirls (2005–present) Cajun Rollergirls (WFTDA Apprentice) Red Stick Roller Derby (WFTDA Apprentice) Independent Acadiana Rollergirls (Lafayette) Cenla Derby Dames (Alexandria) Pearl River Roller Derby (Slidell) Twin City Knockers (Shreveport/Bossier)(2010–present) Rugby Union Deep South Rugby Union New Orleans Rugby Football Club Baton Rouge Rugby Football Club New Orleans Women's Rugby Football Club aka "The Halfmoons" Baton Rouge Women's Rugby Football Club Texas Rugby Union Shreveport Rugby Football Club

College teams

NCAA

• Bulldogs and Lady Techsters - Louisiana Tech University
• Colonels - Nicholls State University
• Cowboys and Cowgirls - McNeese State University
• Demons - Northwestern State University
• Gentlemen and Ladies - Centenary College of Louisiana
• Green Wave - Tulane University
• Jaguars - Southern University
• Lions - Southeastern Louisiana University
• Privateers - University of New Orleans
• Ragin' Cajuns - University of Louisiana at Lafayette
• Tigers - Grambling State University
• Tigers - Louisiana State University
• Warhawks - University of Louisiana at Monroe
• Wildcats - Louisiana College

NAIA

• Gold Rush/Gold Nuggets - Xavier University of Louisiana
• Knights - Southern University at New Orleans
• Pilots - Louisiana State University in Shreveport
• Wolfpack - Loyola University New Orleans
• Blue Devils - Dillard University

NJCAA

• Bears - Baton Rouge Community College
• Cavaliers - Bossier Parish Community College
• Dolphins - Delgado Community College
• Bengals - Louisiana State University Eunice
• Jaguars - Southern University at Shreveport

Transferred professional teams

• New Orleans Jazz (1974) basketball team moved to Salt Lake City and became the Utah Jazz in 1979.

Defunct professional teams

Defunct football teams

• New Orleans Breakers (1984) - USFL
• Shreveport Pirates (1994–95) - CFL
• Louisiana Bayou Beast (1998–99, 2001) - PIFL / IPFL / NIFL
• New Orleans Thunder (1999) - Regional Football League
• Shreveport-Bossier Southern Knights (1999) - Regional Football League
• Rapides Rangers (2000) - IPFL
• Shreveport-Bossier Bombers (2000) - IPFL
• Baton Rouge Blaze (2001) - af2
• Lafayette Roughnecks (2001) - af2...
• Louisiana Rangers (2001–2002) - NIFL
• Lake Charles LandSharks (2002–2004) - NIFL
• Houma Bayou Bucks (2002–2005) - NIFL
• SW Louisiana Swashbucklers (2005) - NIFL
• Shreveport Steamer (1974–1975) - WFL

Other defunct professional teams

• Houma Hawks
• Baton Rouge Bombers (1997–1998) - EISL
• Baton Rouge River Bats
• Baton Rouge Kingfish (1996–2003) - ECHL
• Louisiana IceGators (1995–2005) - ECHL
• Monroe Moccasins (1997–2001) - WPHL
• New Orleans Brass (1997–2002) - ECHL
• New Orleans Creoles (dates?) - Negro league baseball
• New Orleans Pelicans (1887–1959) - Minor league baseball

Other defunct sports leagues

• Eastern Indoor Soccer League (1997–1998)

See also

• Sports in New Orleans

External links

• List of Louisiana sports teams

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