Detroit Fury
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The Detroit Fury were an Arena Football League team. The team began play in 2001 and was based in Auburn Hills, Michigan
, a suburb of Detroit, at The Palace of Auburn Hills
, also the home of the NBA
's Detroit Pistons
. The team was co-owned by William Davidson
, who owned the Pistons, along with William Clay Ford, Jr.
, son of the owner of the National Football League
Detroit Lions
. On September 20, 2004, the AFL announced the termination of this franchise, and that its players would be made available to the remaining teams in a dispersal draft
. The Fury made the playoffs in their first season and again in 2003.
|2001 || 7 || 7 || 0 || || Lost Wild Card Round (Arizona
) 52-44
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|2002 || 1 || 13 || 0 || ||
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|2003 || 8 || 8 || 0 || || Won Wild Card Round (Grand Rapids
) 55-54
Lost Quarterfinals (Tampa Bay
) 52-48
|-
|2004 || 5 || 11 || 0 || ||
|-
!Totals || 22 || 41 || 0
|colspan="2"| (including playoffs)
|-
Auburn Hills, Michigan
Auburn Hills is a city in Metro Detroit, Oakland County, in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 21,412 at the 2010 census. The city was formed in 1983 when Pontiac Township became the City of Auburn Hills.-Economy:...
, a suburb of Detroit, at The Palace of Auburn Hills
The Palace of Auburn Hills
The Palace of Auburn Hills, often referred to simply as The Palace, is a sports and entertainment venue in Auburn Hills, Michigan, a suburb on the northern outskirts of Detroit, Michigan, United States. Opened in 1988, it is the home of the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association...
, also the home of the NBA
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
's Detroit Pistons
Detroit Pistons
The Detroit Pistons are a franchise of the National Basketball Association based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The team's home arena is The Palace of Auburn Hills. It was originally founded in Fort Wayne, Indiana as the Fort Wayne Pistons as a member of the National Basketball League in 1941, where...
. The team was co-owned by William Davidson
William Davidson
William Morse "Bill" Davidson, J. D. was an American businessman who was President, Chairman and CEO of Guardian Industries, one of the world's largest manufacturers of architectural and automotive glass...
, who owned the Pistons, along with William Clay Ford, Jr.
William Clay Ford, Jr.
William Clay "Bill" Ford Jr. , is the great-grandson of Henry Ford, and serves as the executive chairman of Ford Motor Company, Ford also served as the President, CEO, and COO until turning over those roles to former Boeing executive Alan Mulally in September 2006...
, son of the owner of the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...
. On September 20, 2004, the AFL announced the termination of this franchise, and that its players would be made available to the remaining teams in a dispersal draft
Dispersal draft
A dispersal draft is a process in professional sports for assigning players to a new team when their current team goes out of business, consolidates with another team, or for some other reason ceases to exist. Since most sports drafts are held in North America, this is where most dispersal drafts...
. The Fury made the playoffs in their first season and again in 2003.
Season-by-season
|-|2001 || 7 || 7 || 0 || || Lost Wild Card Round (Arizona
Arizona Rattlers
The Arizona Rattlers are a professional arena football team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Conference in the Arena Football League . The Rattlers were founded in 1992 as an expansion team. They play their home games at US Airways Center...
) 52-44
|-
|2002 || 1 || 13 || 0 || ||
|-
|2003 || 8 || 8 || 0 || || Won Wild Card Round (Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids Rampage
The Grand Rapids Rampage was an Arena Football League team that began playing as a 1998 expansion team. They were coached by Steve Thonn.-History:...
) 55-54
Lost Quarterfinals (Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay Storm
The Tampa Bay Storm are an Arena Football League team based in the Tampa Bay Area of Florida. They play their home games in the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa....
) 52-48
|-
|2004 || 5 || 11 || 0 || ||
|-
!Totals || 22 || 41 || 0
|colspan="2"| (including playoffs)
|-