Fairbanks Grizzlies
Encyclopedia
The Fairbanks Grizzlies are a professional indoor football team in the Indoor Football League
. The team plays their home games at the Carlson Center
in Fairbanks, Alaska
. The team's former rival the Alaska Wild
, folded midway through the 2010 season due to team issues.
The Grizzlies are notable for being the northernmost professional gridiron football
team in history; the Alaska Wild
held the previous record, and before that, the Edmonton Eskimos
. Grizzlies games are broadcast live on KCBF
.
| colspan="6" align="center" | Fairbanks Grizzlies (Intense Football League)
|-
|2008 || 3 || 11 || 0 || 9th League || --
|-
| colspan="6" align="center" | Fairbanks Grizzlies (Indoor Football League)
|-
|2009 || 7 || 7 || 0 || 2nd Intense Pacific || Won Divisionals I (Colorado
)
Lost Divisionals II (Billings
)
|-
|2010 || 9 || 5 || 0 || 2nd Pacific North || Lost First Round (Billings
)
|-
|2011 || 10 || 4 || 0 || 1st Pacific || Lost Conference Semi-Final (Allen)
|-
!Totals || 28 || 28 || 0
|colspan="2"| (including playoffs)
Indoor Football League
The Indoor Football League began in 1999 as an offshoot of the troubled Professional Indoor Football League. Keary Ecklund, the owner of the Green Bay Bombers and Madison Mad Dogs, left the PIFL after its first, financially-troubled, season to start his own league. Unlike the PIFL, the IFL was an...
. The team plays their home games at the Carlson Center
Carlson Center
The John A. Carlson Community Activity Center is a 6,443-seat multi-purpose arena in Fairbanks, Alaska. It is home to the University of Alaska Fairbanks Nanooks ice hockey team of the CCHA, the Fairbanks Grizzlies of the Indoor Football League, and is also the site used for the university's...
in Fairbanks, Alaska
Fairbanks, Alaska
Fairbanks is a home rule city in and the borough seat of the Fairbanks North Star Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska.Fairbanks is the largest city in the Interior region of Alaska, and second largest in the state behind Anchorage...
. The team's former rival the Alaska Wild
Alaska Wild
The Alaska Wild was a professional indoor football team, a member of the Indoor Football League. The Alaska Wild played their home games in the Sullivan Arena in Anchorage, Alaska...
, folded midway through the 2010 season due to team issues.
The Grizzlies are notable for being the northernmost professional gridiron football
Gridiron football
Gridiron football , sometimes known as North American football, is an umbrella term for related codes of football primarily played in the United States and Canada. The predominant forms of gridiron football are American football and Canadian football...
team in history; the Alaska Wild
Alaska Wild
The Alaska Wild was a professional indoor football team, a member of the Indoor Football League. The Alaska Wild played their home games in the Sullivan Arena in Anchorage, Alaska...
held the previous record, and before that, the Edmonton Eskimos
Edmonton Eskimos
The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. They currently play in the West Division of the Canadian Football League . Edmonton is currently the third-youngest franchise in the CFL, although there were clubs with the name Edmonton Eskimos as early as 1895...
. Grizzlies games are broadcast live on KCBF
KCBF
KCBF is a commercial radio station airing sports programming in Fairbanks, Alaska, broadcastingon 820 AM. KCBF obtains its programming from Fox Sports Radio. Until 1981, they were KFRB 900. Until March 2011 the station carried ESPN Radio....
.
Season-by-season
|-| colspan="6" align="center" | Fairbanks Grizzlies (Intense Football League)
|-
|2008 || 3 || 11 || 0 || 9th League || --
|-
| colspan="6" align="center" | Fairbanks Grizzlies (Indoor Football League)
|-
|2009 || 7 || 7 || 0 || 2nd Intense Pacific || Won Divisionals I (Colorado
Colorado Ice
The Colorado Ice is a professional indoor football team. They are a member of the Indoor Football League . Their home games are played at the Budweiser Events Center in Loveland, Colorado, which is also the home of the CHL's Colorado Eagles...
)
Lost Divisionals II (Billings
Billings Outlaws
The Billings Outlaws were a professional league indoor football team. They were a member of the Indoor Football League, of which they are the current champions. They played their home games at Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark...
)
|-
|2010 || 9 || 5 || 0 || 2nd Pacific North || Lost First Round (Billings
Billings Outlaws
The Billings Outlaws were a professional league indoor football team. They were a member of the Indoor Football League, of which they are the current champions. They played their home games at Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark...
)
|-
|2011 || 10 || 4 || 0 || 1st Pacific || Lost Conference Semi-Final (Allen)
|-
!Totals || 28 || 28 || 0
|colspan="2"| (including playoffs)
Preseason
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final Score | Team Record | ||||
| February 21 (Mon) | Alaska Football League All Stars | W 62-10 | |||
Regular Season
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final Score | Team Record | ||||
| 1 | February 27 (Sun) | 4:05pm | Wenatchee Valley Venom | L 37-45 | 0-1 |
| 2 | March 6 (Sun) | 3:05pm (2:05 Alaska) |
@Kent Predators Kent Predators The Everett Raptors are a professional indoor football team that plays in the Indoor Football League . They play their home games at the Comcast Arena at Everett in Everett, Washington... (later changed name to Seattle Timberwolves) |
L 41-56 | 0-2 |
| 3 | March 12 (Sat) | 7:05pm (6:05 Alaska) |
@Tri-Cities Fever Tri-Cities Fever The Tri-Cities Fever are a professional indoor football team in the Indoor Football League. Their first season was in 2005 as an expansion member of the National Indoor Football League. Though they represent the entire Tri-Cities region, they play their home games exclusively at the Toyota Center... |
L 35-50 | 0-3 |
| 4 | March 18 (Fri) | 7:05pm | Allen Wranglers | W 57-37 | 1-3 |
| 5 | March 26 (Sat) | 7:05pm (6:05 Alaska) |
@Wenatchee Valley Venom | W 50-43 | 2-3 |
| 6 | April 1 (Fri) | 7:05pm (6:05 Alaska) |
@Kent Predators Kent Predators The Everett Raptors are a professional indoor football team that plays in the Indoor Football League . They play their home games at the Comcast Arena at Everett in Everett, Washington... (later changed name to Seattle Timberwolves) |
W 31-30 | 3-3 |
| 7 | April 8 (Fri) | 7:05pm | Arizona Adrenaline Arizona Adrenaline The Arizona Adrenaline were a professional indoor football team of the Indoor Football League. The team was based in Prescott Valley, Arizona, with home games played at the Tim's Toyota Center.... |
W 92-32 | 4-3 |
| 8 | Bye | ||||
| 9 | April 22 (Fri) | 7:05pm | Chicago Slaughter | W 40-35 | 5-3 |
| 10 | April 29 (Fri) | 7:05pm | Wenatchee Valley Venom | W 78-33 | 6-3 |
| 11 | May 7 (Sat) | 7:05pm | Tri-Cities Fever Tri-Cities Fever The Tri-Cities Fever are a professional indoor football team in the Indoor Football League. Their first season was in 2005 as an expansion member of the National Indoor Football League. Though they represent the entire Tri-Cities region, they play their home games exclusively at the Toyota Center... |
W 58-20 | 7-3 |
| 12 | May 15 (Sun) | 4:30pm (12:30 Alaska) |
@Reading Express Reading Express The Reading Express are a professional indoor football team based out of Reading, Pennsylvania. They are a member of the Indoor Football League, having begun play as a member of the American Indoor Football League 2006... |
W 60-45 | 8-3 |
| 13 | May 21 (Sat) | 7:05pm (3:05 Alaska) |
@Lehigh Valley Steelhawks Lehigh Valley Steelhawks The Lehigh Valley Steelhawks are a professional indoor football team set to begin play in the Indoor Football League for the 2011 season. Based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, the Steelhawks will play their home games at Stabler Arena.... |
L 28-37 | 8-4 |
| 14 | May 28 (Sat) | 7:05pm (6:05 Alaska) |
@Tri-Cities Fever Tri-Cities Fever The Tri-Cities Fever are a professional indoor football team in the Indoor Football League. Their first season was in 2005 as an expansion member of the National Indoor Football League. Though they represent the entire Tri-Cities region, they play their home games exclusively at the Toyota Center... |
W 31-28 | 9-4 |
| 15 | June 3 (Fri) | 7:05pm | Seattle Timberwolves | W 85-54 | 10-4 |
| 16 | Bye | ||||
| Playoffs | |||||
| 1 | Bye | ||||
| 2 | June 24 (Fri) | 7:05pm | Allen Wranglers | L 54-72 | --- |
External links
- Fairbanks Grizzlies at MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
- Grizzlies' 2008 Stats