Shreveport-Bossier Bombers
Founded	2000
Arena	Hirsch Memorial Coliseum Hirsch Memorial Coliseum The Hirsch Memorial Coliseum is a 10,300-seat multi-purpose arena in Shreveport, Louisiana. It was built in 1954. It is located adjacent to the Independence Bowl stadium and across from Fair Park High School in Shreveport....
Based in	Shreveport, Louisiana Shreveport, Louisiana Shreveport is the third largest city in Louisiana. It is the principal city of the fourth largest metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana and is the 109th-largest city in the United States....
Colors	Blue and black
League	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...
Head coach	Edward Jenkins

The Shreveport-Bossier Bombers were an indoor football team 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...

 (IPFL) in 2000. The Bombers, based out of Shreveport, LA/Bossier City, LA, were one of four IPFL expansion teams for that season. They played their games in the Hirsch Memorial Coliseum

Hirsch Memorial Coliseum

The Hirsch Memorial Coliseum is a 10,300-seat multi-purpose arena in Shreveport, Louisiana. It was built in 1954. It is located adjacent to the Independence Bowl stadium and across from Fair Park High School in Shreveport....

 in Shreveport. The Bombers owner was Don Rafferty and Matt Ingram was the general manager of the team.

On August 21, 1999, the IPFL announced two new expansion teams in Omaha and Shreveport. November 9, 1999, Shreveport introduces the team name (Bombers) and the logo. And on February 10, 2000, the Bombers named 24-year-old Edward Jenkins as their head coach for their only season in the IPFL. Jenkins resigned as an assistant coach at Colby College, a Division III school in Waterville, Maine, to take over the helm of the Bombers. Later on, Dave Lockwoodand was named as the Bombers defensive coordinator.

Some notable Shreveport-Bossier Bombers were QB's Chris Milwee and Steve Fill, DB's Chris Samson and Anthony Montgomery, linemen Roman Blake and Alex "Monster" Mash, WR Carson Thomas and PK's Shane Thomas and Sam Corrigan. Even Head Coach Ed Jenkins, for the last home game of the season, was forced into the QB role after Chris Milwee's finger injury. †

The Bombers experienced the least success of the four expansion teams. The team averaged only 28 points per game and was frequently held to less than 15 points. The team enjoyed only one road victory, a 27-15 win over the 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...

. An early six-game losing streak took them out of the playoff race, and their league-worst offense kept them out.

The State Fair of Louisiana filed a lawsuit in Caddo district court on August 31, 2000 regarding the final two years of the Bombers' three-year contract to play in Hirsch Memorial Coliseum. By all indications from Bombers' ownership, the State Fair of Louisiana doesn't expect the Bombers to be back for their second season. ‡

With the construction of a new arena, CenturyTel Center

CenturyTel Center

The CenturyLink Center is a 14,000-seat multi-purpose arena, in Bossier City, Louisiana...

 in Bossier City, LA, and its subsequent lease with the af2

Af2

AF2 was the name of the Arena Football League's developmental league; it was founded in 1999 and played its first season in 2000. Like parent AFL, the AF2 played using the same arena football rules and style of play. League seasons ran from April through July with the postseason and ArenaCup...

 Bossier City Battle Wings, the Bombers left the field for good after that season.

2000 IPFL Shreveport-Bossier Bombers schedule

Week 1 - bye

Saturday, April 15 - Omaha Beef

Omaha Beef

The Omaha Beef are a professional indoor football team. They are a member of the Indoor Football League . They play their home games at Omaha Civic Auditorium, which was also once the home of the AHL's Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights and is now the home of the Omaha Lancers of the United States Hockey...

 39 at Shreveport-Bossier 44

Saturday, April 22 - Louisiana Rangers 42 at Shreveport-Bossier 29

Saturday, April 29 - Shreveport-Bossier 10 at Portland Prowlers

Portland Prowlers

The Portland Prowlers were a professional indoor football team based in Portland, Oregon. Playing as a member of the Indoor Professional Football League for the 2000-2001 seasons, they played their home games at the Memorial Coliseum for both years of their existence. This was the second indoor...

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Sunday, May 7 - Idaho Stallions 44 at Shreveport-Bossier 38

Saturday, May 13 - Shreveport-Bossier 19 at Louisiana Rangers 39

Sunday, May 21 - Shreveport-Bossier 17 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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Friday, May 26 - Shreveport-Bossier 6 at Omaha Beef

Omaha Beef

The Omaha Beef are a professional indoor football team. They are a member of the Indoor Football League . They play their home games at Omaha Civic Auditorium, which was also once the home of the AHL's Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights and is now the home of the Omaha Lancers of the United States Hockey...

 28

Saturday, June 3 - 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...

 31 at Shreveport-Bossier 34

Saturday, June 10 - Shreveport-Bossier 27 at 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...

 15

Week 11 - bye

Saturday, June 24 - Portland Prowlers

Portland Prowlers

The Portland Prowlers were a professional indoor football team based in Portland, Oregon. Playing as a member of the Indoor Professional Football League for the 2000-2001 seasons, they played their home games at the Memorial Coliseum for both years of their existence. This was the second indoor...

 28 at Shreveport-Bossier 22

Saturday, July 1 - Shreveport-Bossier 8 at Idaho Stallions 14

Saturday, July 8 - 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...

 55 at Shreveport-Bossier 51

Week 15 - bye

Saturday, July 22 - Louisiana Rangers 29 at Shreveport-Bossier 35

Saturday, July 29 - Shreveport-Bossier 34 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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Saturday, August 5 - 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...

 37 at Shreveport-Bossier 41

Saturday, August 12 - Shreveport-Bossier 35 at Louisiana Rangers 60