Mississippi Fire Dogs
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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 National Indoor Football League
in 2001. Their final season was in 2002.
During the 1999 & 2000 IPFL seasons, the most notable member for the Fire Dogs was head coach/general manager/player(QB) John Fourcade, formerly of the NFL New Orleans Saints. Fourcade was followed as head coach in 2001 & 2002 by Irvin Favre, the late father of legendary Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre. Irvin Favre, who also was minority owner of the Fire Dogs, died of a heart attack while driving in December 2003.
Week 2 – Portland Prowlers 42, Mississippi Fire Dogs 41
Week 3 - Idaho Stallions 35, at Mississippi Fire Dogs 22
Week 4 - Mississippi Fire Dogs 23, at Mobile Seagulls 30
Week 5 - Mississippi Fire Dogs 37, at Louisiana Rangers 50
Week 6 - bye
Week 7 - Shreveport-Bossier 17 at Mississippi Fire Dogs 57
Week 8 - bye
Week 9 - Mississippi Fire Dogs 51, at Idaho Stallions 28
Week 10 - Mississippi Fire Dogs 56, at Louisiana Rangers 44
Week 11 - Mobile Seagulls 40, at Mississippi Fire Dogs 30
Week 12 - Mississippi Fire Dogs 30, at Mobile Seagulls 16
Week 13 - Mississippi Fire Dogs 49, Omaha Beef 46
Week 14 - Louisiana Rangers 34, at Mississippi Fire Dogs 53
Week 15 – Mississippi Fire Dogs 39, Portland Prowlers 36
Week 16 - bye
Week 17 - Shreveport-Bossier 34 at Mississippi Fire Dogs 49
Week 18- Mississippi Fire Dogs 37 at Shreveport-Bossier 41
Week 19 - Omaha Beef 44, Mississippi Fire Dogs 38
Semifinals - Mississippi Fire Dogs 43, Omaha Beef 40
IPFL Championship – Mississippi Fire Dogs 53, Portland Prowlers 48
| colspan="6" align="center" | Mississippi Fire Dogs (IPFL)
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|1999 || 9 || 7 || 0 || 3rd League || --
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|2000 || 11 || 5 || 0 || 2nd League || Won Semifinals (Omaha)
Won IPFL Championship (Portland)
|-
| colspan="6" align="center" | Mississippi Fire Dogs (NIFL)
|-
|2001 || 13 || 1 || 0 || 1st Southern Division || Won Round 1 (Johnstown)
Won Semifinals (Ohio Valley)
Won Indoor Bowl I (Wyoming)
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|2002 || 3 || 9 || 0 || 2nd Eastern Division || --
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!Totals || 36 || 22 || 0
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Biloxi, Mississippi
Biloxi is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, in the United States. The 2010 census recorded the population as 44,054. Along with Gulfport, Biloxi is a county seat of Harrison County....
. They played their home games at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum
Mississippi Coast Coliseum
The Mississippi Coast Coliseum is a 11,500 reserved seating, 15,000 festival seating, multi-purpose arena in Biloxi, Mississippi. It was built in 1977. It hosted WCW Beach Blast 1993 and the Sun Belt Conference men’s basketball tournament in 1992 and 1993...
. They were a charter member of 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...
. They Played from in the 1999-2000 IPFL seasons before joining 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...
in 2001. Their final season was in 2002.
History
During their first two years, the Fire Dogs went 9-7 and third in the league, yet it was their second season that proved to be a glorious year by winning the IPFL championship title. When the IPFL folded, the Fire Dogs joined the new National Indoor Football League as a charter member and won the inaugural Indoor Bowl against the Wyoming Cavalry. However, they couldn't repeat the same success in 2002. Afterwards, the franchise folded.During the 1999 & 2000 IPFL seasons, the most notable member for the Fire Dogs was head coach/general manager/player(QB) John Fourcade, formerly of the NFL New Orleans Saints. Fourcade was followed as head coach in 2001 & 2002 by Irvin Favre, the late father of legendary Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre. Irvin Favre, who also was minority owner of the Fire Dogs, died of a heart attack while driving in December 2003.
2000 IPFL Season
Week 1 - Mobile Seagulls 33, at Mississippi Fire Dogs 57Week 2 – Portland Prowlers 42, Mississippi Fire Dogs 41
Week 3 - Idaho Stallions 35, at Mississippi Fire Dogs 22
Week 4 - Mississippi Fire Dogs 23, at Mobile Seagulls 30
Week 5 - Mississippi Fire Dogs 37, at Louisiana Rangers 50
Week 6 - bye
Week 7 - Shreveport-Bossier 17 at Mississippi Fire Dogs 57
Week 8 - bye
Week 9 - Mississippi Fire Dogs 51, at Idaho Stallions 28
Week 10 - Mississippi Fire Dogs 56, at Louisiana Rangers 44
Week 11 - Mobile Seagulls 40, at Mississippi Fire Dogs 30
Week 12 - Mississippi Fire Dogs 30, at Mobile Seagulls 16
Week 13 - Mississippi Fire Dogs 49, Omaha Beef 46
Week 14 - Louisiana Rangers 34, at Mississippi Fire Dogs 53
Week 15 – Mississippi Fire Dogs 39, Portland Prowlers 36
Week 16 - bye
Week 17 - Shreveport-Bossier 34 at Mississippi Fire Dogs 49
Week 18- Mississippi Fire Dogs 37 at Shreveport-Bossier 41
Week 19 - Omaha Beef 44, Mississippi Fire Dogs 38
Semifinals - Mississippi Fire Dogs 43, Omaha Beef 40
IPFL Championship – Mississippi Fire Dogs 53, Portland Prowlers 48
Season-By-Season
|-| colspan="6" align="center" | Mississippi Fire Dogs (IPFL)
|-
|1999 || 9 || 7 || 0 || 3rd League || --
|-
|2000 || 11 || 5 || 0 || 2nd League || Won Semifinals (Omaha)
Won IPFL Championship (Portland)
|-
| colspan="6" align="center" | Mississippi Fire Dogs (NIFL)
|-
|2001 || 13 || 1 || 0 || 1st Southern Division || Won Round 1 (Johnstown)
Won Semifinals (Ohio Valley)
Won Indoor Bowl I (Wyoming)
|-
|2002 || 3 || 9 || 0 || 2nd Eastern Division || --
|-
!Totals || 36 || 22 || 0
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