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The Louisiana Bayou Beast was a team in the Professional Indoor Football League

Professional Indoor Football League

The Professional Indoor Football League was the second league to successfully play indoor football as a paid pro-league sport, after the Arena Football League. Since the AFL had a patent given in 1990 on the gameplay of "Arena Football" , the PIFL played with mostly the same rules, but without the...

(PIFL) in 1998, in the Indoor Professional Football League

Indoor Professional Football League

The Indoor Professional Football League was the new incarnation of the Professional Indoor Football League , which started in 1998. Two of its teams left the league and their owner, Kerry Ecklund, founded the Indoor Football League in 1999...

(IPFL) in 1999, and reincarated in 2001 in the National Indoor Football League

National Indoor Football League

National Indoor Football League was a professional indoor football league in the United States. For their first six years, the league had teams in markets not covered by either the Arena Football League or its developmental league, af2, however, that changed briefly with their expansion into AFL...

(NIFL). The Bayou Beast franchise was owned by James (Sr.) and Carolyn Shiver, who currently own and operate the NIFL which is based in Lafayette, Louisiana

Lafayette, Louisiana

Lafayette is a city in and the parish seat of Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States, on the Vermilion River. The population was 120,623 at the 2010 census...

. The Bayou Beast competed in the PIFL in 1998, playing their home games at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center

Pete Maravich Assembly Center

Pete Maravich Assembly Center is a 13,472-seat multi-purpose arena in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The arena opened in 1972. It is home to the Louisiana State University Tigers and Lady Tigers basketball teams. It was originally known as the LSU Assembly Center, but was renamed in memory of Pete...

on the LSU

Louisiana State University

Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, most often referred to as Louisiana State University, or LSU, is a public coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The University was founded in 1853 in what is now known as Pineville, Louisiana, under the name...

campus in Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Baton Rouge is the capital of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and is the second-largest city in the state.Baton Rouge is a major industrial, petrochemical, medical, and research center of the American South...

. The team colors were red, black, and white. In 1999, the PIFL changed its name to the IPFL, and the Beast changed arenas, moving to the Riverside Centroplex

Baton Rouge River Center

The Baton Rouge River Center is a municipally owned multi-purpose 200,000 square feet entertainment facility located on the Mississippi River in downtown Baton Rouge, the capital city of Louisiana.It is maintained by a private management company, SMG, which presents more than five...

in downtown Baton Rouge for that season. After two seasons of dismal attendance, the Bayou Beast moved to Alexandria

Alexandria, Louisiana

Alexandria is a city in and the parish seat of Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. It lies on the south bank of the Red River in almost the exact geographic center of the state. It is the principal city of the Alexandria metropolitan area which encompasses all of Rapides and Grant parishes....

. and were renamed the Louisiana Rangers for the IPFL 2000 season. The team was reincarated in 2001 for the National Indoor Football League

National Indoor Football League

, and based in Monroe

Monroe, Louisiana

Monroe is a city in and the parish seat of Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 53,107, making it the eighth largest city in Louisiana. A July 1, 2007, United States Census Bureau estimate placed the population at 51,208, but 51,636...

. Following that season, the franchise folded.

1998 PIFL season

The Bayou Beast played its inaugural game on the road against the Madison Mad Dogs

Madison Mad Dogs

The Madison Mad Dogs was an indoor football team that played in the Professional Indoor Football League in 1998, and in the Indoor Football League in 1999 & 2000. The Mad Dogs franchise was owned by Keary Ecklund. The team office was based in Madison, Wisconsin, and played their games at the Dane...

on April 10, 1998. They won the game 36-28 in front of a crowd of 4,283. The team logo, consisting of a raging "Beast" busting through his football uniform, known as "Blitz". Some spectators said that the "Bayou Beast" logo (Blitz) looked like "a raccoon on steroids".

In their first year, they won 13 out of 14 games (losing only to the Colorado Wildcats

Colorado Wildcats

The Colorado Wildcats was a team in the Professional Indoor Football League in 1998. The Wildcats franchise was owned by Gary Kozacek, who also was head coach/owner of the same Wildcats team for the previous 9 years, as they competed in semi-pro football in and around Colorado...

41-49 on May 9, 1998) to win the PIFL's first regular season title. With a 10-game win streak to end the season, the Bayou Beast were seeded in the #1 position with the home field advantage throughout the playoffs.

PIFL Semifinals (Playoffs)

Their first playoff game would be against the #4 ranked Colorado Wildcats

Colorado Wildcats

. A couple of key events took place before the opening kickoff of this game. First, the Pete Maravich Assembly Center

Pete Maravich Assembly Center

, home arena of the Bayou Beast, could not be used since it was previously booked for that weekend. A deal was worked out with the Riverside Centroplex to host the Beast's first playoff game. Secondly, the owner of the Colorado Wildcats

Colorado Wildcats

was financially strapped by the end of the season and was about to forfeit their playoff appearance rather than pay travel costs to Baton Rouge. The Shivers, the Bayou Beast owners, offered to pay travel expenses for the Wildcats to compete against the Beast. This would also be their chance to avenge the only loss of the season by defeating them in the playoffs. The Bayou Beast did just that by winning 67-51.

PIFL Championship Game

The only PIFL Championship game was hosted in Baton Rouge, back in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center

Pete Maravich Assembly Center

. It pitted the #1 Louisiana Bayou Beast versus the second-seeded Madison Mad Dogs

Madison Mad Dogs

who had defeated their sister team (both teams owned by Keary Ecklund), the #3 Green Bay Bombers

Green Bay Bombers

The Green Bay Bombers was an indoor football team that played in the Professional Indoor Football League in 1998, and in the Indoor Football League in 1999 & 2000. The Bombers franchise was owned by Keary Ecklund. The team office was based in Neenah, Wisconsin, and played their games at the Brown...

46-19. Louisiana quarterback Doug Coleman hit receiver Derrick Fobb with a 20-yard touchdown pass with no time remaining to give the Louisiana Bayou Beast the inaugural Professional Indoor Football League championship by a 42-41 margin. Coleman fumbled the snap on the big play but managed to pick up the ball and run out of trouble before spotting Fobb alone in the end zone. Matt Huerkamp, the league's top kicker, nailed the extra point for the win. Coleman's throw, his fourth scoring toss of the evening, came one play after Madison was penalized for a facemask penalty, giving the Bayou Beast one final untimed down.

Madison had taken a 41-35 lead with just 18.3 seconds remaining on a Raymond Philyaw to Mandrell Dean strike. On the play, Dean leaped between two defenders to pull down what at the time looked like the decisive score. Following the Mad Dogs' touchdown, Coleman hit Michael Lewis with a throw to set the Bayou Beast up in Madison territory. The Madison Mad Dogs

Madison Mad Dogs

defense stiffened, first coming up with a sack and then pressuring Coleman into an incomplete pass. The failed pass attempt would have been the final play of the game; however, an incidental facemask penalty gave Louisiana one last shot.

Louisiana Bayou Beast 1998 PIFL schedule

March 28† - Texas Bullets
Texas Bullets
The Texas Bullets were a team in the Professional Indoor Football League in 1998. The Bullets franchise was owned by Wayne Stigler, who also was the team's head coach. The Bullets played their home games at the Bell County Expo Center in Belton, TX., with the team offices located in Temple, TX....

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April 4† - Utah Catzz
Utah Catzz
The Utah Catzz was a team in the United States Professional Indoor Football League in 1998. The Catzz franchise was owned by Michael & Carla Curran, who also started a farm club for the Catzz, the Salt Lake Lions . The Catzz played their home games at the David O. McKay Events Center in Orem, UT.,...

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† Pre-Season PIFL games

April 10 - Louisiana Bayou Beast 36, at Madison Mad Dogs
Madison Mad Dogs
The Madison Mad Dogs was an indoor football team that played in the Professional Indoor Football League in 1998, and in the Indoor Football League in 1999 & 2000. The Mad Dogs franchise was owned by Keary Ecklund. The team office was based in Madison, Wisconsin, and played their games at the Dane...

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April 19 - Madison Mad Dogs
Madison Mad Dogs
The Madison Mad Dogs was an indoor football team that played in the Professional Indoor Football League in 1998, and in the Indoor Football League in 1999 & 2000. The Mad Dogs franchise was owned by Keary Ecklund. The team office was based in Madison, Wisconsin, and played their games at the Dane...

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May 9 - Louisiana Bayou Beast 41, at Colorado Wildcats
Colorado Wildcats
The Colorado Wildcats was a team in the Professional Indoor Football League in 1998. The Wildcats franchise was owned by Gary Kozacek, who also was head coach/owner of the same Wildcats team for the previous 9 years, as they competed in semi-pro football in and around Colorado...

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May 16 - Louisiana Bayou Beast 44, at Utah Catzz
Utah Catzz
The Utah Catzz was a team in the United States Professional Indoor Football League in 1998. The Catzz franchise was owned by Michael & Carla Curran, who also started a farm club for the Catzz, the Salt Lake Lions . The Catzz played their home games at the David O. McKay Events Center in Orem, UT.,...

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May 23 - Texas Bullets
Texas Bullets
The Texas Bullets were a team in the Professional Indoor Football League in 1998. The Bullets franchise was owned by Wayne Stigler, who also was the team's head coach. The Bullets played their home games at the Bell County Expo Center in Belton, TX., with the team offices located in Temple, TX....

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May 30 - Louisiana Bayou Beast 57, at Green Bay Bombers
Green Bay Bombers
The Green Bay Bombers was an indoor football team that played in the Professional Indoor Football League in 1998, and in the Indoor Football League in 1999 & 2000. The Bombers franchise was owned by Keary Ecklund. The team office was based in Neenah, Wisconsin, and played their games at the Brown...

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June 6 - Honolulu Hurricanes
Honolulu Hurricanes
This article is about the defunct Professional Indoor Football League team, for the American basketball Association team, see Hawaii Hurricanes...

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June 13 - Louisiana Bayou Beast 40, at Texas Bullets
Texas Bullets
The Texas Bullets were a team in the Professional Indoor Football League in 1998. The Bullets franchise was owned by Wayne Stigler, who also was the team's head coach. The Bullets played their home games at the Bell County Expo Center in Belton, TX., with the team offices located in Temple, TX....

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June 20 - Utah Catzz
Utah Catzz
The Utah Catzz was a team in the United States Professional Indoor Football League in 1998. The Catzz franchise was owned by Michael & Carla Curran, who also started a farm club for the Catzz, the Salt Lake Lions . The Catzz played their home games at the David O. McKay Events Center in Orem, UT.,...

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June 27 - Green Bay Bombers
Green Bay Bombers
The Green Bay Bombers was an indoor football team that played in the Professional Indoor Football League in 1998, and in the Indoor Football League in 1999 & 2000. The Bombers franchise was owned by Keary Ecklund. The team office was based in Neenah, Wisconsin, and played their games at the Brown...

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July 4 - Minnesota Monsters
Minnesota Monsters
The Minnesota Monsters was an indoor football team that played in the Professional Indoor Football League in 1998. The Monsters franchise was owned by Robert and Joann Edwards. The team office was based in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, and played their games at Warner Coliseum on the Minnesota...

at Louisiana Bayou Beast - Minnesota forfeits
July 4 - Syracuse Blitz
Syracuse Blitz
The Syracuse Blitz was a Professional Indoor Football League team that played one exhibition game in 1998 and was going to join the league officially in 1999....

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‡ this game scheduled as an exhibition game to replace the forfeit

July 11 - Colorado Wildcats
Colorado Wildcats
The Colorado Wildcats was a team in the Professional Indoor Football League in 1998. The Wildcats franchise was owned by Gary Kozacek, who also was head coach/owner of the same Wildcats team for the previous 9 years, as they competed in semi-pro football in and around Colorado...

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July 19 - Louisiana Bayou Beast at Minnesota Monsters
Minnesota Monsters
The Minnesota Monsters was an indoor football team that played in the Professional Indoor Football League in 1998. The Monsters franchise was owned by Robert and Joann Edwards. The team office was based in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, and played their games at Warner Coliseum on the Minnesota...

- Minnesota forfeits
August 2 - Louisiana Bayou Beast 52, at Honolulu Hurricanes
Honolulu Hurricanes
This article is about the defunct Professional Indoor Football League team, for the American basketball Association team, see Hawaii Hurricanes...

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PLAYOFFS

August 9 - Colorado Wildcats
Colorado Wildcats
The Colorado Wildcats was a team in the Professional Indoor Football League in 1998. The Wildcats franchise was owned by Gary Kozacek, who also was head coach/owner of the same Wildcats team for the previous 9 years, as they competed in semi-pro football in and around Colorado...

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PIFL CHAMPIONSHIP

August 15 - Madison Mad Dogs
Madison Mad Dogs
The Madison Mad Dogs was an indoor football team that played in the Professional Indoor Football League in 1998, and in the Indoor Football League in 1999 & 2000. The Mad Dogs franchise was owned by Keary Ecklund. The team office was based in Madison, Wisconsin, and played their games at the Dane...

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1999 IPFL season

In 1999, the Beast started off with a new arena Riverside Centroplex, two new head coaches (Jeff Majors & Chris Carrier) http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/theadvocate/access/41183427.html?dids=41183427:41183427&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Apr+8%2C+1999&author=&pub=Advocate&edition=&startpage=7.C&desc=Beast+meet+Fire+Dogs+in+opener, a new GM

General manager

General manager is a descriptive term for certain executives in a business operation. It is also a formal title held by some business executives, most commonly in the hospitality industry.-Generic usage:...

(Les Crooks, formerly GM of the ECHL

ECHL

The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States...

Baton Rouge Kingfish

The Baton Rouge Kingfish were a minor professional ice hockey team in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as a member of the East Coast Hockey League. The franchise arrived in Baton Rouge in 1996 after relocating from Erie, Pennsylvania, where they had played as the Erie Panthers since 1988 as one of the...

) http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/theadvocate/access/41180370.html?dids=41180370:41180370&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Mar+23%2C+1999&author=SHELDON+MICKLES&pub=Advocate&edition=&startpage=1.D&desc=Bayou+Beast+G.M.+enjoys+challenge, a local television and production deal to air the games tape-delayed along with a weekly coach's show, Wall2Wall Football (KTTE 11 - Ind. Baton Rouge), and a kisok at the local mall selling IPFL and Bayou Beast merchandise (Cortana Mall). Then the wheels started to fall off. The Beast lost their season opener on the road to the Mississippi Firedogs 35-45 in front of a crowd of 5,138. Then, the new GM left the team and the production company was dropped after they failed to record the first home game correctly. The Beast media relations director took over as Interim GM http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/theadvocate/access/41183816.html?dids=41183816:41183816&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Apr+13%2C+1999&author=&pub=Advocate&edition=&startpage=7.D&desc=Bayou+Beast+G.M.+leaves+IPFL+team until the position was filled with Ted "Rock" Knapp from Houston, Texas

Houston, Texas

Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...

http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/theadvocate/access/41339957.html?dids=41339957:41339957&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=May+7%2C+1999&author=&pub=Advocate&edition=&startpage=5.E&desc=Knapp+named+G.M.+for+Bayou+Beast+club. After trying Co-Head Coaches for the '99 Bayou Beast, the team had a 2-5 record going into an off week. During that off time, Ted "Rock" Knapp was promoted to Head Coach/General Manager of the Bayou Beast and Coaches Majors and Carrier were terminated.

Chris Beard spinal cord injury

The first game for the "Rock" as head coach of the Bayou Beast was at home against the Texas Terminators

Texas Terminators

This team is not to be confused with the softball team in Texas.The Texas Terminators was an indoor football team that played in the Indoor Professional Football League in 1999. The Terminators franchise was owned by Jeff Parnell. The team office was based in Austin, and played their games in the...

. During the game, when Chris Beard tackled Texas wideout Cory Caesar, Beard's head snapped back. This broke his neck and he was not able to move. He laid motionless for 30 minutes on the field. His condition was unknown to other players and spectators after his being taken to Our Lady of the Lake Hospital. During the delay, both the Louisiana Bayou Beast and the Texas Terminators got together at midfield, kneeled, and prayed for Beard. The next day, Beard underwent a seven-hour surgery to his neck. He was in intensive care at the hospital. The hit left him paralyzed in his arms and legs. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/theadvocate/access/42223278.html?dids=42223278:42223278&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Jun+8%2C+1999&author=&pub=Advocate&edition=&startpage=1.D&desc=Beast%27s+Beard+in+critical+condition Dr. Steven Bailey performed the surgery and said his diagnosis was undetermined at this time. Television station WAFB

WAFB

WAFB is the CBS-affiliated television station for Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 9 from a transmitter southwest of Arlington. Owned by Raycom Media, WAFB is sister to Class A MyNetworkTV affiliate WBXH-CA. The two share studios on Government...

9 (CBS

CBS

CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...

- Baton Rouge) reported that Beard's neck may have been injured on an earlier play and showed a film clip of it on their 10pm local news. Additionally, throughout the game, Beard had failed to attach his chin strap on his helmet. It is undetermined if it was attached on the play he was injured or injured more severely by not having it attached. A trust fund was set up at a local bank for donations to help with the hospital costs. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/theadvocate/access/42291820.html?dids=42291820:42291820&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Jun+10%2C+1999&author=&pub=Advocate&edition=&startpage=2.E&desc=BRIEFS

Longest game in IPFL history

The next Bayou Beast game, against arch-rival Mississippi Fire Dogs

Mississippi Fire Dogs

The Mississippi Fire Dogs are a now-defunct indoor football team from Biloxi, Mississippi. They played their home games at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. They were a charter member of the Indoor Professional Football League. They Played from in the 1999-2000 IPFL seasons before joining the...

at home, was dedicated to Chris Beard. The Beast would donate 25% of all ticket sales (till the end of the season) into the Chris Beard trust fund http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/theadvocate/access/42291820.html?dids=42291820:42291820&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Jun+10%2C+1999&author=&pub=Advocate&edition=&startpage=2.E&desc=BRIEFS. Replica jersey's of Beard's and other merchandise were sold to raise money for the fund, and a giant six-foot "Get Well" card was signed at the gate by all who attended this game. The team asked the league if they could remove the "Beast" logo from the side of their helmets for the rest of the '99 IPFL season, as their tribute to Chris. The league denied their request for the logo but granted permission for the removal of the yellow stripe on the top of the helmet. From that game on, every Bayou Beast game would be played without a stripe on the helmet.
The Bayou Beast won with a 31-yard field goal

Field goal (football)

A field goal in American football and Canadian football is a goal that may be scored during general play . Field goals may be scored by a placekick or the now practically extinct drop kick.The drop kick fell out of favor in 1934 when the shape of the ball was changed...

by Mike Shafer during the second overtime period, making this the longest IPFL game ever played. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/theadvocate/access/42400290.html?dids=42400290:42400290&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Jun+15%2C+1999&author=&pub=Advocate&edition=&startpage=6.D&desc=IPFL+honors+pair+of+Bayou+Beasts

Third head coach change during 1999 season

On July 13, the Bayou Beast released head coach Ted "Rock" Knapp. No reason was given. Knapp had a record of 2-3 as head coach and 3-5 since joining the Bayou Beast as the general manager. The following day, Barrett Murphy was named the new head coach of the Louisiana Bayou Beast. Barrett brought back Jeff Majors as the offensive coordinator, and Gary Frank remained with the team as linesman coach.

The first test for Murphy and the Bayou Beast was a heartbreaking loss to the first place Texas Terminators

Texas Terminators

, 16-23. The lost gave Texas the 1999 IPFL regular season championship title, home field advantage as host of the 1999 IPFL championship game, and knocked the Bayou Beast out of the playoff race. Barrett ended with an overall record of 2-2 in the last four games of the season.

The Bayou Beast franchise relocates

On February 12, 2000, The Louisiana Bayou Beast IPFL football team announced that it would relocate to Alexandria, LA. and would be renamed the Louisiana Rangers

Beaumont Drillers

The Beaumont Drillers were a professional indoor football team. They played their home games at Ford Arena in Beaumont, TX. They originally began playing as the Louisiana Rangers in the Indoor Professional Football League in 2000 when they replaced the Louisiana Bayou Beast...

for the 2000 IPFL season.

Louisiana Bayou Beast 1999 IPFL schedule

March 20† - Mississippi Fire Dogs
Mississippi Fire Dogs
The Mississippi Fire Dogs are a now-defunct indoor football team from Biloxi, Mississippi. They played their home games at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. They were a charter member of the Indoor Professional Football League. They Played from in the 1999-2000 IPFL seasons before joining the...

at Louisiana Bayou Beast - CANCELLED
March 26† - Mississippi Fire Dogs
Mississippi Fire Dogs
The Mississippi Fire Dogs are a now-defunct indoor football team from Biloxi, Mississippi. They played their home games at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. They were a charter member of the Indoor Professional Football League. They Played from in the 1999-2000 IPFL seasons before joining the...

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† Pre-Season IPFL games

April 8 - Louisiana Bayou Beast 35, at Mississippi Fire Dogs
Mississippi Fire Dogs
The Mississippi Fire Dogs are a now-defunct indoor football team from Biloxi, Mississippi. They played their home games at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. They were a charter member of the Indoor Professional Football League. They Played from in the 1999-2000 IPFL seasons before joining the...

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April 17 - Texas Terminators
Texas Terminators
This team is not to be confused with the softball team in Texas.The Texas Terminators was an indoor football team that played in the Indoor Professional Football League in 1999. The Terminators franchise was owned by Jeff Parnell. The team office was based in Austin, and played their games in the...

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April 25 - Rocky Mountain Thunder
Rocky Mountain Thunder
The Rocky Mountain Thunder was an indoor football team in the Indoor Professional Football League during the 1999 season. The Thunder was owned by Scott D. Riddell and played their home games at the World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The team's official colors were: Royal Blue, Silver and...

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May 2 - Louisiana Bayou Beast 36, at Idaho Stallions
Boise Stallions
The Boise Stallions are a now-defunct indoor football team from Boise, Idaho. They were a charter member of the Indoor Professional Football League. They originally began as the Idaho Stallions. Throughout their three seasons, the Stallions had very little success. When the league folded, the...

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May 8 - Mississippi Fire Dogs
Mississippi Fire Dogs
The Mississippi Fire Dogs are a now-defunct indoor football team from Biloxi, Mississippi. They played their home games at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. They were a charter member of the Indoor Professional Football League. They Played from in the 1999-2000 IPFL seasons before joining the...

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May 15 - Louisiana Bayou Beast 38, at Rocky Mountain Thunder
Rocky Mountain Thunder
The Rocky Mountain Thunder was an indoor football team in the Indoor Professional Football League during the 1999 season. The Thunder was owned by Scott D. Riddell and played their home games at the World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The team's official colors were: Royal Blue, Silver and...

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May 22 - Louisiana Bayou Beast 46, at Texas Terminators
Texas Terminators
This team is not to be confused with the softball team in Texas.The Texas Terminators was an indoor football team that played in the Indoor Professional Football League in 1999. The Terminators franchise was owned by Jeff Parnell. The team office was based in Austin, and played their games in the...

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June 5 - Texas Terminators
Texas Terminators
This team is not to be confused with the softball team in Texas.The Texas Terminators was an indoor football team that played in the Indoor Professional Football League in 1999. The Terminators franchise was owned by Jeff Parnell. The team office was based in Austin, and played their games in the...

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June 12 - Mississippi Fire Dogs
Mississippi Fire Dogs
The Mississippi Fire Dogs are a now-defunct indoor football team from Biloxi, Mississippi. They played their home games at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. They were a charter member of the Indoor Professional Football League. They Played from in the 1999-2000 IPFL seasons before joining the...

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June 18 - Louisiana Bayou Beast 10, at Mississippi Fire Dogs
Mississippi Fire Dogs
The Mississippi Fire Dogs are a now-defunct indoor football team from Biloxi, Mississippi. They played their home games at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. They were a charter member of the Indoor Professional Football League. They Played from in the 1999-2000 IPFL seasons before joining the...

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July 4 - Rocky Mountain Thunder
Rocky Mountain Thunder
The Rocky Mountain Thunder was an indoor football team in the Indoor Professional Football League during the 1999 season. The Thunder was owned by Scott D. Riddell and played their home games at the World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The team's official colors were: Royal Blue, Silver and...

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July 10 - Hawaii Hammerheads
Hawaii Hammerheads
The Hawaii Hammerheads was an indoor football team in the Indoor Professional Football League during the 1999 season. The Hammerheads were owned by George Heatherington and played their home games at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. The team's official colors were: Aqua, Silver...

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July 18 - Louisiana Bayou Beast 16, at Texas Terminators
Texas Terminators
This team is not to be confused with the softball team in Texas.The Texas Terminators was an indoor football team that played in the Indoor Professional Football League in 1999. The Terminators franchise was owned by Jeff Parnell. The team office was based in Austin, and played their games in the...

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July 24 - Idaho Stallions
Boise Stallions
The Boise Stallions are a now-defunct indoor football team from Boise, Idaho. They were a charter member of the Indoor Professional Football League. They originally began as the Idaho Stallions. Throughout their three seasons, the Stallions had very little success. When the league folded, the...

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August 1 - Louisiana Bayou Beast 20, at Hawaii Hammerheads
Hawaii Hammerheads
The Hawaii Hammerheads was an indoor football team in the Indoor Professional Football League during the 1999 season. The Hammerheads were owned by George Heatherington and played their home games at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. The team's official colors were: Aqua, Silver...

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August 4 - Louisiana Bayou Beast 32, at Hawaii Hammerheads
Hawaii Hammerheads
The Hawaii Hammerheads was an indoor football team in the Indoor Professional Football League during the 1999 season. The Hammerheads were owned by George Heatherington and played their home games at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. The team's official colors were: Aqua, Silver...

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2001 NIFL season

The team was reincarated in 2001 in the National Indoor Football League

National Indoor Football League

(NIFL) and this time based in Monroe, Louisiana

Monroe, Louisiana

. The Shivers owned and operated the team and now were the owners of the NIFL, too. The Bayou Beast only managed a 1-13 record that year, even with switching head coaches in the middle of the season. After the season, due to low attendance in Monroe, the franchise was folded. Contrary to popular belief, the Bayou Beast were NOT sold, relocated to Houma, Louisiana

Houma, Louisiana

Houma is a city in and the parish seat of Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, and the largest principal city of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city's powers of government have been absorbed by the parish, which is now run by the Terrebonne Parish...

, and renamed the Houma Bayou Bucks

Houma Bayou Bucks

The Houma Bayou Bucks was a team in the National Indoor Football League . The Bayou Bucks were officially announced as a team on December 19, 2001...

for the 2002 NIFL season. http://web.archive.org/web/20020719064721/bayoubucks.com/newsreleases/notbayoubeast.html

Louisiana Bayou Beast 2001 NIFL schedule

Week 1 Johnstown J Dogs
Johnstown J Dogs
The Johnstown J Dogs are a defunct indoor football team. They played their home games at the Cambria County War Memorial Arena in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. They began play as an expansion member in 2000 as the Johnstown Jackals of the Indoor Football League . After a dismal inaugural year, the...

vs. Louisiana Bayou Beast 55-40
Week 2 off
Week 3 off
Week 4 Louisiana Rangers vs. Louisiana Bayou Beast 56-41
Week 5 Mobile Seagulls
Mobile Seagulls
The Mobile Seagulls were a professional indoor football team. They were initially a member of the Indoor Professional Football League for the 2000 season before joining the National Indoor Football League for the 2001 season, their final. They played their home games at Mobile Civic Center Arena...

vs. Louisiana Bayou Beast 46-21
Week 6 Tupelo FireAnts
Tupelo FireAnts
The Tupelo FireAnts were a professional indoor football team that played their home games at the BancorpSouth Center in Tupelo, Mississippi. They started off as a charter member of the National Indoor Football League . Despite two seemingly good records in 2001 and 2004, they failed to make the...

vs. Louisiana Bayou Beast 43-34
Week 7 Mississippi Fire Dogs
Mississippi Fire Dogs
The Mississippi Fire Dogs are a now-defunct indoor football team from Biloxi, Mississippi. They played their home games at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. They were a charter member of the Indoor Professional Football League. They Played from in the 1999-2000 IPFL seasons before joining the...

vs. Louisiana Bayou Beast 41-6
Week 8 Louisiana Bayou Beast vs. Mobile Seagulls
Mobile Seagulls
The Mobile Seagulls were a professional indoor football team. They were initially a member of the Indoor Professional Football League for the 2000 season before joining the National Indoor Football League for the 2001 season, their final. They played their home games at Mobile Civic Center Arena...

36-40
Week 9 Louisiana Bayou Beast vs. Lake Charles Land Sharks
Lake Charles Land Sharks
The Lake Charles Land Sharks were an indoor football team. They were a charter member of the National Indoor Football League. They played their home games at the Sudduth Coliseum in Lake Charles, Louisiana...

26-63
Week 10 Louisiana Bayou Beast vs. Tupelo FireAnts
Tupelo FireAnts
The Tupelo FireAnts were a professional indoor football team that played their home games at the BancorpSouth Center in Tupelo, Mississippi. They started off as a charter member of the National Indoor Football League . Despite two seemingly good records in 2001 and 2004, they failed to make the...

15-63
Week 11 Louisiana Rangers vs. Louisiana Bayou Beast 43-45 (only victory of season)
Week 12 Louisiana Bayou Beast vs. Sioux Falls Storm
Sioux Falls Storm
The Sioux Falls Storm are a professional indoor football team. They are a member of the Indoor Football League. They play their home games at Sioux Falls Arena...

21-58
Week 13 Ohio Valley Greyhounds
Ohio Valley Greyhounds
The Ohio Valley Greyhounds were a professional indoor football team. They began play in 1999 as the Steel Valley Smash, a charter member of the IFL. After the league folded, they moved to the NIFL, became a charter member, and renamed themselves as the Ohio Valley Greyhounds...

vs. Louisiana Bayou Beast 69-32
Week 14 Mississippi Fire Dogs
Mississippi Fire Dogs
The Mississippi Fire Dogs are a now-defunct indoor football team from Biloxi, Mississippi. They played their home games at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. They were a charter member of the Indoor Professional Football League. They Played from in the 1999-2000 IPFL seasons before joining the...

vs. Louisiana Bayou Beast 53-46
Week 15 Louisiana Bayou Beast vs. Tupelo FireAnts
Tupelo FireAnts
The Tupelo FireAnts were a professional indoor football team that played their home games at the BancorpSouth Center in Tupelo, Mississippi. They started off as a charter member of the National Indoor Football League . Despite two seemingly good records in 2001 and 2004, they failed to make the...

35-49
Week 16 Lake Charles Land Sharks
Lake Charles Land Sharks
The Lake Charles Land Sharks were an indoor football team. They were a charter member of the National Indoor Football League. They played their home games at the Sudduth Coliseum in Lake Charles, Louisiana...

vs. Louisiana Bayou Beast 55-49

Season-by-season overall records

|-
| colspan="6" align="center" | Louisiana Bayou Beast (PIFL)
|-
|1998 || 15 || 1 || 0 || 1st League || Won Semifinal (Colorado

Colorado Wildcats

)
Won PIFL Championship (Madison

Madison Mad Dogs

)
|-
| colspan="6" align="center" | Louisiana Bayou Beast (IPFL)
|-
|1999 || 6 || 10 || 0 || 5th League || --
|-
|2000 || colspan="6" align="center" | played as Louisiana Rangers
Beaumont Drillers
The Beaumont Drillers were a professional indoor football team. They played their home games at Ford Arena in Beaumont, TX. They originally began playing as the Louisiana Rangers in the Indoor Professional Football League in 2000 when they replaced the Louisiana Bayou Beast...

(NIFL)
|-
| colspan="6" align="center" | Louisiana Bayou Beast (NIFL)
|-
|2001 || 1 || 13 || 0 || 6th AC Southern || --
|-
!Totals || 22 || 24 || 0
|colspan="2"| (including playoffs)

Bayou Beast Head Coaches

1998: Buford Jordan, 15-1 (PIFL Head Coach of the Year)
1999: Jeff Major & Chris Carrier, † 2-5 (week #1-7)
1999: Ted "Rock" Knapp, 2-3 (week #9-13)
1999: Barrett Murphy, 2-2 (week #14-17)
2001: Don Shows, 0-7 (week #1-9)
2001: John Fourcade
John Fourcade
John Charles Fourcade, Jr. is a former professional American football quarterback in the National Football League for the New Orleans Saints and the current head coach of the Rio Grande Valley Magic of the Southern Indoor Football League...

, 1-6 (week #10-16)

† Co-Head Coaches of the Bayou Beast

Notable Bayou Beast players

1998-99: Michael Lewis
Michael Lewis (NFL receiver)
Michael Kendall Lewis is a former American football wide receiver and return specialist who is currently the team ambassador of the New Orleans Saints. He was signed by the Louisiana Bayou Beast in 1998...

(WR)‡
1998-99: Doug Coleman (QB)
1998-99: Melvin Hill (QB) - PIFL League MVP for '98
1998-99: James Hemphill (LB)
1998-99: James Shiver, Jr. (WR) - son of the Bayou Beast owners
1998: Matt Huerkamp (K)‡
1998: Chris Cloud (C)‡
1999: Derrick Fobb (WR)
1999: Joe Valencia (WR)
1999: Chris Beard (DB)†
2001: John Fourcade
John Fourcade
John Charles Fourcade, Jr. is a former professional American football quarterback in the National Football League for the New Orleans Saints and the current head coach of the Rio Grande Valley Magic of the Southern Indoor Football League...

(QB) - former 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 ....

QB, signed to team after week #7, then promoted as Player/Head Coach to finish season out

† Beard was paralyzed in a game on June 6, 1999 against the Texas Terminators

Texas Terminators

.

‡ These players were selected to the PIFL All-Star

All-star

All-star is a term designating an individual as having a high level of performance in their field. Originating in sports, it has since drifted into vernacular and been borrowed heavily by the entertainment industry...

1st Team.

External links

Louisiana Bayou Beast Unofficial Website

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