Frisco Thunder
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The Frisco Thunder was an indoor football team in Frisco, Texas
. They were a member of the Intense Football League
and played their home games at the Dr Pepper Arena.
The Thunder began play in the Intense Football League
. As an expansion team, they made the playoffs and finished with a record of 8-6. Their second season was more disappointing, which ended with a 6-8 record and a first round playoff loss to the Odessa Roughnecks. The team also had the distinction of playing the first half of the 2008 season at home, and the remaining 7 games consecutively on the road due to construction on their home arena.
The team was owned by former Minnesota Vikings
and New Orleans Saints
Jake Reed
, who purchased the team during the 2007 season. The team ceased operations after the 2008 season.
| colspan="6" align="center" bgcolor="#2F4F2F" | Frisco Thunder (Intense Football League)
|-
|2007 || 8 || 6 || 0 || Lost Semifinals || Corpus Christi
55, Frisco 41
|-
|2008 || 6 || 8 || 0 || Lost Round 1 || Odessa
67, Frisco 33
|-
| colspan="6" align="center" bgcolor="#2F4F2F" | Frisco Thunder (Indoor Football League)
|-
|2009 || -- || -- || -- || Defunct ||
|-
|2010 || || || || ||
|-
!Totals || 14 || 16 || 0
|colspan="2"| (including playoffs)
Frisco, Texas
Frisco is an affluent city in Collin and Denton Counties in the U.S. state of Texas and a rapidly growing suburb of Dallas. As of the 2010 Census, 116,989 people were living in Frisco up from 33,714 in the previous census. Frisco was the fastest growing city in the United States in 2009, and also...
. They were a member of the Intense Football League
Intense Football League
The Intense Football League was a professional indoor football league that initially began operations in 2004. Its focus was in Texas, but was notable for being the first professional football league to place a franchise in Alaska.-History:...
and played their home games at the Dr Pepper Arena.
The Thunder began play in the Intense Football League
Intense Football League
The Intense Football League was a professional indoor football league that initially began operations in 2004. Its focus was in Texas, but was notable for being the first professional football league to place a franchise in Alaska.-History:...
. As an expansion team, they made the playoffs and finished with a record of 8-6. Their second season was more disappointing, which ended with a 6-8 record and a first round playoff loss to the Odessa Roughnecks. The team also had the distinction of playing the first half of the 2008 season at home, and the remaining 7 games consecutively on the road due to construction on their home arena.
The team was owned by former Minnesota Vikings
Minnesota Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...
and New Orleans Saints
New Orleans Saints
The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League ....
Jake Reed
Jake Reed
Willis "Jake" Reed is a former professional American football player who played for 12 seasons in the National Football League as a wide receiver from 1991 to 2002 for the Minnesota Vikings and the New Orleans Saints.Reed played football collegiately at Grambling State University and was selected...
, who purchased the team during the 2007 season. The team ceased operations after the 2008 season.
Season-By-Season
|-| colspan="6" align="center" bgcolor="#2F4F2F" | Frisco Thunder (Intense Football League)
|-
|2007 || 8 || 6 || 0 || Lost Semifinals || Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi Hammerheads
The Corpus Christi Hammerheads are a professional indoor football team from Corpus Christi, Texas. They are a member of the Lone Star Football League.-History:The Hammerheads were a charter member of the Intense Football League...
55, Frisco 41
|-
|2008 || 6 || 8 || 0 || Lost Round 1 || Odessa
Odessa Roughnecks
The West Texas Roughnecks is a professional indoor football team based in Odessa, Texas that plays in the Lone Star Football League. The team's nickname is a tribute to the oil industry, which has been the source of Odessa's wealth over the past century....
67, Frisco 33
|-
| colspan="6" align="center" bgcolor="#2F4F2F" | Frisco Thunder (Indoor Football League)
|-
|2009 || -- || -- || -- || Defunct ||
|-
|2010 || || || || ||
|-
!Totals || 14 || 16 || 0
|colspan="2"| (including playoffs)