Indiana Firebirds
October 6, 2019
Arena Football League (2001-2004) Born: October 19, 2000 – The Albany Firebirds relocate to Indianapolis, IN Folded: September 20, 2004 First Game: April 14, 2001 (L 60-59
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San Antonio Force
June 7, 2019
The San Antonio Force, who lasted only a single season at HemisFair Arena, is infamous among the ever-dwindling core of indoor football obsessives for absorbing the only shutout loss in the 30+ year history of the high-scoring Arena Football League.
Anaheim Piranhas
December 29, 2018
The Anaheim Piranhas were a short-lived entry in the Arena Football League. The club played two seasons at Arrowhead Pond (now known as the Honda Center) in the summers of 1996 and 1997. After a promising debut in 1996 that saw the expansion team win its first seven games and claim of 3,000 season tickets sold, the Piranhas suffered an astounding collapse of on-field competence and box office support during the second season. The team went out of business in late 1997.
Texas Terror
December 2, 2018
The Texas Terror were an Arena Football League based in Houston that played two seasons in 1996 and 1997. The team was owned by the management of the Houston Rockets and, like their NBA parent, played at the Compaq Center (formerly the Houston Summit). After a dreadful sophomore season in 1997 that saw the team’s attendance plummet by over 50%, ownership abandoned the “Terror” identity and re-branded the team as the Houston ThunderBears in 1998. The ThunderBears eventually went out of business in 2001, closing the book on this indoor football franchise.
Nashville Kats (1997-2001)
February 21, 2018
Arena Football League (1997-2001) Born: January 4, 1996 – AFL expansion franchise Moved: September 21, 2002 (Georgia Force) First Game: May 2, 1997 (W 47-21