The Pittsburgh Force is a women's American Football

American football

American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

 team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...

. They are currently a member of the Mid-Atlantic Division of the Women's Football Alliance

Women's Football Alliance

The Women's Football Alliance is a full-contact Women's American football league which began play in the spring of 2009. They have now completed three full seasons and grew to over 60 teams slated for the 2011 season. The women play 11 person tackle football games with rules that basically mirror...

. Home games will be played at Moe Rubenstein Stadium in nearby Ambridge

Ambridge, Pennsylvania

Ambridge is a borough in Beaver County in Western Pennsylvania, incorporated in 1905 and named after the American Bridge Company. Ambridge is located 16 miles northwest of Pittsburgh, alongside the Ohio River. In 1910, 5,205 people lived in Ambridge; in 1920, 12,730 people lived there, and in...

. They will play an eight game regular season schedule.

The Force are one of two Pittsburgh teams in the WFA, the other being the Pittsburgh Passion

Pittsburgh Passion

The Pittsburgh Passion is a women's American football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The franchise began play in 2003 and is currently owned by Teresa Conn and Franco Harris. It is a licensed team in the Women's Football Alliance....

.

In the early planning stages, the Force was originally planning to play in the National Women's Football Association

National Women's Football Association

The National Women's Football Association was a full-contact American football league for women headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. The league was founded by Catherine Masters in 2000, as the two benchmark teams, the Alabama Renegades and the Nashville Dream played each other six times in...

.

History

In 2008, the Force was founded by owner Kathy Ferrari. Robert Gold was selected as the team's Head Coach. They held tryouts at Ambridge, Cranberry

Cranberry Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania

Cranberry Township is a township in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is classified as a Second Class Township and follows the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Second Class Township Code. The population was 28,098 as of the 2010 census....

, and Chartiers Valley for their inaugural 2009 season.

Season-by-season

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|2009 || 2 || 6 || 0 || 4th National Mid-Atlantic || --
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|2010 || 5 || 3 || 0 || 2nd National Mid-Atlantic || --
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|2011 || 2 || 6 || 0 || 4th National Mid-Atlantic || --
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!Total || 9 || 15 || 0
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Season schedule

Date	Opponent	Home Home team In team sports, the term home advantage describes the advantage–usually a psychological advantage–that the home team is said to have over the visiting team as a result of playing in familiar facilities and in front of supportive fans... /Away Home team In team sports, the term home advantage describes the advantage–usually a psychological advantage–that the home team is said to have over the visiting team as a result of playing in familiar facilities and in front of supportive fans...	Result
April 18	Columbus Comets Columbus Comets The Columbus Comets are a women's professional American football team based in Columbus, Ohio. They play in the Women's Football Alliance. The Comets played in the National Women's Football Association from their inception in 2003 until 2008...	Away	Lost 0-49
April 25	Cleveland Fusion Cleveland Fusion The Cleveland Fusion is a women's professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. They play in the Women's Football Alliance. The Fusion played in the National Women's Football Association from their inception in 2002 until 2008...	Away	Won 34-28
May 9	Cincinnati Sizzle Cincinnati Sizzle The Cincinnati Sizzle is a women's Professional football team from Cincinnati, Ohio. They play in the Women's Football Alliance, with home games played at La Salle High School...	Home	Won 36-18
May 16	Columbus Comets	Home	Lost 0-38
May 23	Kentucky Karma Kentucky Karma The Kentucky Karma is a team in the Women's Football Alliance. Based in Louisville, the Karma play their home games at South Oldham High School in Crestwood, Kentucky, approximately 20 miles northeast of Louisville...	Home	Lost 6-8
May 30	Cleveland Fusion	Home	Lost 16-34
June 6	Cincinnati Sizzle	Away	Lost 8-14
June 20	Kentucky Karma	Away	Lost 20-46

Season schedule

Date	Opponent	Home Home team In team sports, the term home advantage describes the advantage–usually a psychological advantage–that the home team is said to have over the visiting team as a result of playing in familiar facilities and in front of supportive fans... /Away Home team In team sports, the term home advantage describes the advantage–usually a psychological advantage–that the home team is said to have over the visiting team as a result of playing in familiar facilities and in front of supportive fans...	Result
April 10	Dayton Diamonds Dayton Diamonds The Dayton Diamonds are a charter member of the Women's Football Alliance which began play in 2008. Based in Dayton, Ohio, home games are played on the campus of Northmont High School in nearby Clayton....	Home	Won 9-8
April 17	Columbus Comets Columbus Comets The Columbus Comets are a women's professional American football team based in Columbus, Ohio. They play in the Women's Football Alliance. The Comets played in the National Women's Football Association from their inception in 2003 until 2008...	Home	Loss 0-68
April 24	Cleveland Fusion Cleveland Fusion The Cleveland Fusion is a women's professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. They play in the Women's Football Alliance. The Fusion played in the National Women's Football Association from their inception in 2002 until 2008...	Away	Loss 3-60
May 8	Columbus Comets	Away	Loss 0-58
May 22	Detroit Dark Angels Detroit Dark Angels The Detroit Dark Angels are a women's semi-professional American football team founded in 2010. The Dark Angels are members of the Women's Football Alliance...	Home	Win 32-14
June 5	Dayton Diamonds	Away	Win 12-6 (2 OT)
June 12	Cincinnati Sizzle Cincinnati Sizzle The Cincinnati Sizzle is a women's Professional football team from Cincinnati, Ohio. They play in the Women's Football Alliance, with home games played at La Salle High School...	Home	Win 48 - 0
June 19	Dayton Diamonds	Away	Win 13-0

Season schedule

Date	Opponent	Home Home team In team sports, the term home advantage describes the advantage–usually a psychological advantage–that the home team is said to have over the visiting team as a result of playing in familiar facilities and in front of supportive fans... /Away Home team In team sports, the term home advantage describes the advantage–usually a psychological advantage–that the home team is said to have over the visiting team as a result of playing in familiar facilities and in front of supportive fans...	Result
April 2	Pittsburgh Passion Pittsburgh Passion The Pittsburgh Passion is a women's American football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The franchise began play in 2003 and is currently owned by Teresa Conn and Franco Harris. It is a licensed team in the Women's Football Alliance....	Home	Lost 0-30
April 9	Columbus Comets Columbus Comets The Columbus Comets are a women's professional American football team based in Columbus, Ohio. They play in the Women's Football Alliance. The Comets played in the National Women's Football Association from their inception in 2003 until 2008...	Away	Lost 0-55
April 16	Erie Illusion Erie Illusion The Erie Illusion is a women's football team playing in the Women's Football Alliance and they are based in Erie, Pennsylvania. Their team colors are orange and purple; the team plays at Veterans Stadium. Mary Butler is the owner of the franchise. James Vogt is the head coach...	Home	win by forfeit
May 7	Cleveland Fusion Cleveland Fusion The Cleveland Fusion is a women's professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. They play in the Women's Football Alliance. The Fusion played in the National Women's Football Association from their inception in 2002 until 2008...	Home	Lost 0-54
May 14	Pittsburgh Passion	Away	Lost 0-45
June 4	Cleveland Fusion	Away	Lost 0-76
June 11	Erie Illusion	Away	Win by forfeit
June 18	Columbus Comets	Home	Lost 0-64

Note: Erie was disqualified for the season and forfeited their wins against the Pittsburgh Force.

External links

• Pittsburgh Force official website