The Baltimore Nighthawks are a football team in the Independent Women's Football League

Independent Women's Football League

The Independent Women's Football League was founded in 2000, and began play in 2001.IWFL founders began with the goal to establish a quality women's football league that would be respected as the top level of women's tackle football in the world....

. The Nighthawks played their inaugural game in Brooklandville

Brooklandville, Maryland

Brooklandville is an unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States near where the Jones Falls Expressway meets the Baltimore Beltway. The general area is a part of Lutherville, and some addresses in the area are considered to be in Lutherville, though Brooklandville has a...

 at Martin D. Tullai Field (adjacent to St. Paul's School). The Nighthawks played the remainder of their home season at Baltimore Lutheran School.
The Baltimore Nighthawks have made Art Modell Stadium at Mergenthaler Vocational Technical High School their home field since the 2009 season.

The Baltimore Nighthawks support several charitable organizations focused on breast cancer research, healthcare for the homeless, child abuse and hunger. On March 21, 2009, the Nighthawks made women's football history when they hosted the Pink Ribbon Bowl. The goal was to raise awareness about breast cancer and introduce professional women's tackle football to a broader audience. A portion of the proceeds benefited the Susan G. Komen for the Cure

Susan G. Komen for the Cure

Susan G. Komen for the Cure, formerly known as The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, often referred to as simply Komen, is the most widely known, largest and best-funded breast cancer organization in the US....

 foundation for breast cancer

Breast cancer

Breast cancer is cancer originating from breast tissue, most commonly from the inner lining of milk ducts or the lobules that supply the ducts with milk. Cancers originating from ducts are known as ductal carcinomas; those originating from lobules are known as lobular carcinomas...

 research.

Season-by-season

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|2008 || 2 || 6 || 0 || 5th Tier I Eastern North Atlantic || --
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|2009 || 3 || 5 || 0 || 4th Tier I Eastern North Atlantic || --
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|2010 || 3 || 5 || 0 || 4th Tier I Eastern Southeast || --
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|2011 || 4 || 4 || 1 || 2nd East Mid-Atlantic || Lost Tier II Quarterfinal (New England Intensity

New England Intensity

The New England Intensity is a football team in the Independent Women's Football League based in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Home games are played at Joseph P. Hanlon Field on the campus of Medway High School in Medway....

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!Totals || 12 || 20 ||1|| ||--

2009

Date	Opponent	Home Home team In team sports, the term home advantage describes the advantage–usually a psychological advantage–that the home team is said to have over the visiting team as a result of playing in familiar facilities and in front of supportive fans... /Away Home team In team sports, the term home advantage describes the advantage–usually a psychological advantage–that the home team is said to have over the visiting team as a result of playing in familiar facilities and in front of supportive fans...	Result
April 11	D.C. Divas	Home	Lost 0-33
April 18	Philadelphia Firebirds	Away	Won 22-15
April 25	Pittsburgh Passion	Away	Lost 0-49
May 2	Detroit Demolition	Home	Lost 0-13
May 16	Jersey Justice	Home	Won 32-6
May 23	D.C. Divas	Away	Lost 14-70
May 30	Boston Militia	Home	Lost 0-68
June 6	Connecticut Crushers Connecticut Crushers The Connecticut Crushers are a women's American football team based in Hartford, and a member of the Independent Women's Football League since 2009. Home games are played at Dillon Stadium....	Away	Won 30-8

2010

Date	Opponent	Home Home team In team sports, the term home advantage describes the advantage–usually a psychological advantage–that the home team is said to have over the visiting team as a result of playing in familiar facilities and in front of supportive fans... /Away Home team In team sports, the term home advantage describes the advantage–usually a psychological advantage–that the home team is said to have over the visiting team as a result of playing in familiar facilities and in front of supportive fans...	Result
April 3	Philadelphia Firebirds	Home	Won 54-0
April 10	D.C. Divas	Away	Lost 6-54
April 24	New York Nemesis New York Nemesis The New York Nemesis is a women's tackle football team playing out of the Capital District of New York. It is a member of the Independent Women's Football League , a league with over 30 teams across the United States...	Home	Won 7-6
May 1	Carolina Queens Carolina Queens The Carolina Queens are a women's American football team based out of Charlotte, North Carolina playing in the Independent Women's Football League...	Away	Won 21-0
May 8	D.C. Divas	Home	Lost 7-28
May 15	Pittsburgh Passion	Away	Lost 6-34
May 22	New York Sharks	Away	Lost 6-38
June 5	Carolina Phoenix Carolina Phoenix The Carolina Phoenix is a football team in the Independent Women's Football League based in the Triad and the Triangle of North Carolina. Home games are played at Western Guilford High School in Greensboro....	Home	Lost 20-22 (OT)

External links

• Baltimore Nighthawks website
• IWFL website