Tri-Cities Fever
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The Tri-Cities Fever are a professional indoor football team in the Indoor Football League
. Their first season was in 2005
as an expansion member of the National Indoor Football League
. Though they represent the entire Tri-Cities
region, they play their home games exclusively at the Toyota Center
in Kennewick
, Washington. When the Fever play at the Toyota Center, the arena is known as 'Gesa Field at the Toyota Center'. The teams Head coach
is Adam Shackleford.
47-31 in Kennewick.
, along with the Billings Outlaws
and River City Rage
. The league was expected to make an official announcement at a press conference sometime on the weekend of September 11, and was also hoping to add the Rapid City Flying Aces
and Wyoming Cavalry
soon. However, Tri-Cities instead joined the af2
which had in-state rival Spokane
.
The new ownership had introduced a new logo, with team colors and uniforms that were reminiscent of the Miami Dolphins
on December 13, 2006 (left), but because of general fan dislike, the team announced on January 9, 2007 that they would be switching back to their old color scheme and logo.
| colspan="6" align="center" | Tri-Cities Fever (NIFL)
|-
|2005 || 9 || 5 || 0 || 3rd Pacific West || Won Pacific Conference Quarter Final (Wyoming
)
Won Pacific Conference Semi-Final (Everett
)
Won Pacific Conference Championship (Odessa
)
Won Indoor Bowl V (Rome
)
|-
|2006 || 9 || 5 || 0 || 2nd Pacific North || Won Pacific Conference Quarter Final (Wyoming
)
Lost Pacific Conference Semi-Final (Billings
)
|-
| colspan="6" align="center" | Tri-Cities Fever (af2)
|-
|2007 || 8 || 8 || 0 || 3rd AC West || Lost AC Round 1 (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
)
|-
|2008 || 4 || 12 || 0 || 5th NC West || --
|-
|2009 || 3 || 13 || 0 || 5th NC West || --
|-
| colspan="6" align="center" | Tri-Cities Fever (IFL)
|-
|2010 || 7|| 7 || 0 || 3rd Pacific North || Lost Round 1 (Billings
)
|-
|2011 || 10 || 4 || 0 || 2nd Pacific || Won Round 1 (West Texas)
Won Conference Semi-Final (Colorado
)
Won Intense Conference Championship (Allen)
Lost 2011 United Bowl (Sioux Falls
)
|-
!Totals || 58 || 58 || 0
|colspan="2"| (including playoffs)
Richard Davis was fired after an 0-5 start to the season
. On April 27, Pat O'Hara, Head coach of the Arena Football League's Los Angeles Avengers
was named Head coach of the Fever while the AFL was suspended.
O'Hara was going to remain Fever coach for the 2010 season in the IFL until he was offered head coaching job of the Orlando Predators of the af1. He was replaced by former Spokane Shock head coach Adam Shackleford.
Indoor Football League
The Indoor Football League began in 1999 as an offshoot of the troubled Professional Indoor Football League. Keary Ecklund, the owner of the Green Bay Bombers and Madison Mad Dogs, left the PIFL after its first, financially-troubled, season to start his own league. Unlike the PIFL, the IFL was an...
. Their first season was in 2005
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as an expansion member of 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...
. Though they represent the entire Tri-Cities
Tri-Cities, Washington
The Tri-Cities is a mid-sized metropolitan area in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Washington, consisting of three neighboring cities: Kennewick, Pasco, and Richland. The cities are located at the confluence of the Yakima, Snake, and Columbia rivers in the semi-arid region of...
region, they play their home games exclusively at the Toyota Center
Toyota Center (Kennewick)
The Toyota Center is an multi-purpose arena in Kennewick, Washington, USA.The arena opened in 1988 as the Tri-Cities Coliseum...
in Kennewick
Kennewick, Washington
Kennewick is a city in Benton County in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Washington, near the Hanford nuclear site. It is the most populous of the three cities collectively referred to as the Tri-Cities...
, Washington. When the Fever play at the Toyota Center, the arena is known as 'Gesa Field at the Toyota Center'. The teams Head coach
Head coach
A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches...
is Adam Shackleford.
National Indoor Football League (NIFL)
The Fever were founded in 2005 as part of the National Indoor Football League (NIFL), and they won their first "Indoor Bowl" championship on July 30, 2005, defeating the Rome RenegadesRome Renegades
The Rome Renegades were a professional indoor football team, based out of Rome, Georgia. The Renegades played their home games at Forum Civic Center. They began as a 2002 expansion member of the National Indoor Football League, as the Oklahoma Crude. After three unsuccessful seasons, they moved...
47-31 in Kennewick.
Move to af2
After the 2006 season, the Fever announced they were leaving the NIFL. On September 4, it was confirmed that they were moving to United Indoor FootballUnited Indoor Football
United Indoor Football was a United States indoor football league that started in 2005. Ten owners from the National Indoor Football League, including one expansion and two from arenafootball2 took their franchises and formed their own league...
, along with the Billings Outlaws
Billings Outlaws
The Billings Outlaws were a professional league indoor football team. They were a member of the Indoor Football League, of which they are the current champions. They played their home games at Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark...
and River City Rage
River City Rage
The RiverCity Rage were a professional indoor football team in the Indoor Football League. They played home games at the Family Arena in Saint Charles, Missouri, part of the metropolitan area of St. Louis, Missouri, in past seasons, played in the Scottrade Center in downtown St...
. The league was expected to make an official announcement at a press conference sometime on the weekend of September 11, and was also hoping to add the Rapid City Flying Aces
Rapid City Flying Aces
The Rapid City Flying Aces is a professional indoor American football team in Rapid City, South Dakota. Like their predecessors, the Black Hills Red Dogs, they play their home games at the Don Barnett Arena in Rapid City. As of April 2007 The Flying Aces did not belong to any football league...
and Wyoming Cavalry
Wyoming Cavalry
The Wyoming Cavalry are a professional indoor football team of the Indoor Football League. They play their home games in Casper, Wyoming at Casper Events Center....
soon. However, Tri-Cities instead joined 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...
which had in-state rival Spokane
Spokane Shock
The Spokane Shock is a professional arena football team of the Arena Football League from Spokane, Washington, USA. They play their home games at the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena...
.
New ownership, new logo
Miami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
on December 13, 2006 (left), but because of general fan dislike, the team announced on January 9, 2007 that they would be switching back to their old color scheme and logo.
Back to the Carrs, on to the IFL
There had been speculation that the Fever would fold after the 2009 season, however, on September 6, it was announced that J. R. and Terri Carr had bought back the team from Texas af2 holdings, ensuring the Fever would return for the 2010 season. Later that month, it was announced that the af2 was shutting down and the new Arena Football 1 was taking its place, including the Fever as a charter team. The Fever would drop out of the AF1 however on November 19 as the Tier 2 division, which the Fever were slated to be in, was scrapped by the league due to a lack of teams. So the Fever joined the Indoor Football league based in Richmond, Va. The Fever joined former rival (NIFL) and defending IFL champion the Billings Outlaws and new in-state rival the Kent Predators.Season-by-season
|-| colspan="6" align="center" | Tri-Cities Fever (NIFL)
|-
|2005 || 9 || 5 || 0 || 3rd Pacific West || Won Pacific Conference Quarter Final (Wyoming
Wyoming Cavalry
The Wyoming Cavalry are a professional indoor football team of the Indoor Football League. They play their home games in Casper, Wyoming at Casper Events Center....
)
Won Pacific Conference Semi-Final (Everett
Everett Hawks
The Everett Hawks are a now-defunct professional and later minor-league arena football team based in Everett, Washington, USA. The team was in existence for five years in three leagues, the Northwest Football League , the National Indoor Football League , and af2 and in two cities, the Eastside...
)
Won Pacific Conference Championship (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....
)
Won Indoor Bowl V (Rome
Rome Renegades
The Rome Renegades were a professional indoor football team, based out of Rome, Georgia. The Renegades played their home games at Forum Civic Center. They began as a 2002 expansion member of the National Indoor Football League, as the Oklahoma Crude. After three unsuccessful seasons, they moved...
)
|-
|2006 || 9 || 5 || 0 || 2nd Pacific North || Won Pacific Conference Quarter Final (Wyoming
Wyoming Cavalry
The Wyoming Cavalry are a professional indoor football team of the Indoor Football League. They play their home games in Casper, Wyoming at Casper Events Center....
)
Lost Pacific Conference Semi-Final (Billings
Billings Outlaws
The Billings Outlaws were a professional league indoor football team. They were a member of the Indoor Football League, of which they are the current champions. They played their home games at Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark...
)
|-
| colspan="6" align="center" | Tri-Cities Fever (af2)
|-
|2007 || 8 || 8 || 0 || 3rd AC West || Lost AC Round 1 (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers were a minor league arena football team that played in the AF2. The team was part of the East Division in the American conference. The Pioneers were an expansion team for the league's 2002 season, and were the runner-ups in ArenaCup VIII and ArenaCup X.-2001:The...
)
|-
|2008 || 4 || 12 || 0 || 5th NC West || --
|-
|2009 || 3 || 13 || 0 || 5th NC West || --
|-
| colspan="6" align="center" | Tri-Cities Fever (IFL)
|-
|2010 || 7|| 7 || 0 || 3rd Pacific North || Lost Round 1 (Billings
Billings Outlaws
The Billings Outlaws were a professional league indoor football team. They were a member of the Indoor Football League, of which they are the current champions. They played their home games at Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark...
)
|-
|2011 || 10 || 4 || 0 || 2nd Pacific || Won Round 1 (West Texas)
Won Conference Semi-Final (Colorado
Colorado Ice
The Colorado Ice is a professional indoor football team. They are a member of the Indoor Football League . Their home games are played at the Budweiser Events Center in Loveland, Colorado, which is also the home of the CHL's Colorado Eagles...
)
Won Intense Conference Championship (Allen)
Lost 2011 United Bowl (Sioux Falls
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...
)
|-
!Totals || 58 || 58 || 0
|colspan="2"| (including playoffs)
Preseason
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final Score | Team Record | ||||
| February 17 (Thu) | 6:05pm | Wenatchee Valley Venom | W 53-14 | --- | |
Regular Season
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final Score | Team Record | ||||
| 1 | February 26 (Fri) | 7:05pm | Arizona Adrenaline Arizona Adrenaline The Arizona Adrenaline were a professional indoor football team of the Indoor Football League. The team was based in Prescott Valley, Arizona, with home games played at the Tim's Toyota Center.... |
W 76-28 | 1-0 |
| 2 | March 5 (Sat) | 7:05pm | @Wenatchee Valley Venom | L 52-59 | 1-1 |
| 3 | March 12 (Sat) | 7:05pm | Fairbanks Grizzlies Fairbanks Grizzlies The Fairbanks Grizzlies are a professional indoor football team in the Indoor Football League. The team plays their home games at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks, Alaska... |
W 50-35 | 2-1 |
| 4 | Bye | ||||
| 5 | March 25 (Fri) | 7:05pm (5:05 Pacific) |
@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... |
W 51-37 | 3-1 |
| 6 | Bye | ||||
| 7 | April 10 (Sun) | 1:00pm | Kent Predators Kent Predators The Everett Raptors are a professional indoor football team that plays in the Indoor Football League . They play their home games at the Comcast Arena at Everett in Everett, Washington... (later changed name to Seattle Timberwolves) |
W 60-42 | 4-1 |
| 8 | April 16 (Sat) | 7:05pm (6:05 Pacific) |
@Arizona Adrenaline Arizona Adrenaline The Arizona Adrenaline were a professional indoor football team of the Indoor Football League. The team was based in Prescott Valley, Arizona, with home games played at the Tim's Toyota Center.... |
W 90-31 | 5-1 |
| 9 | April 23 (Sat) | 7:05pm | Colorado Ice Colorado Ice The Colorado Ice is a professional indoor football team. They are a member of the Indoor Football League . Their home games are played at the Budweiser Events Center in Loveland, Colorado, which is also the home of the CHL's Colorado Eagles... |
W 48-42 | 6-1 |
| 10 | April 30 (Sat) | 7:05pm | Seattle Timberwolves | W 63-33 | 7-1 |
| 11 | May 7 (Sat) | 7:05pm (8:05 Pacific) |
@Fairbanks Grizzlies Fairbanks Grizzlies The Fairbanks Grizzlies are a professional indoor football team in the Indoor Football League. The team plays their home games at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks, Alaska... |
L 20-58 | 7-2 |
| 12 | May 14 (Sat) | 7:05pm | Wenatchee Valley Venom | W 80-10 | 8-2 |
| 13 | May 20 (Fri) | 7:00pm (6:00 Pacific) |
@Colorado Ice Colorado Ice The Colorado Ice is a professional indoor football team. They are a member of the Indoor Football League . Their home games are played at the Budweiser Events Center in Loveland, Colorado, which is also the home of the CHL's Colorado Eagles... |
L 54-58 | 8-3 |
| 14 | May 28 (Sat) | 7:05pm | Fairbanks Grizzlies Fairbanks Grizzlies The Fairbanks Grizzlies are a professional indoor football team in the Indoor Football League. The team plays their home games at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks, Alaska... |
L 28-31 | 8-4 |
| 15 | June 4 (Sat) | 7:05pm | @Wenatchee Valley Venom | W 58-52 | 9-4 |
| 16 | June 12 (Sun) | 7:05pm | @Seattle Timberwolves | W 86-59 | 10-4 |
| Playoffs | |||||
| 1 | June 20 (Mon) | 7:00pm | West Texas Roughnecks | W 61-49 | --- |
| 2 | June 27 (Mon) | 7:00pm (6:00 Pacific) |
@Colorado Ice Colorado Ice The Colorado Ice is a professional indoor football team. They are a member of the Indoor Football League . Their home games are played at the Budweiser Events Center in Loveland, Colorado, which is also the home of the CHL's Colorado Eagles... |
W 45-42 | --- |
| 3 | July 9 (Sat) | 7:00pm (5:00 Pacific) |
@Allen Wranglers | W 67-46 | --- |
| 4 | July 16 (Sat) | 7:00pm (5:00 Pacific) |
@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... |
L 10-37 | --- |
Head coaches
On April 26, 2009 Head coachHead coach
A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches...
Richard Davis was fired after an 0-5 start to the season
2009 af2 season
The 2009 AF2 season was the AF2's 10th and final season. The regular season began on Friday, March 20 and finished on Saturday, July 25. The league champion was the Spokane Shock, who defeated the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers 74-27 in ArenaCup X.-Standings:...
. On April 27, Pat O'Hara, Head coach of the Arena Football League's Los Angeles Avengers
Los Angeles Avengers
The Los Angeles Avengers was an Arena Football League team based in Los Angeles, California from 2000 through 2008. They folded on April 19, 2009.-History:...
was named Head coach of the Fever while the AFL was suspended.
O'Hara was going to remain Fever coach for the 2010 season in the IFL until he was offered head coaching job of the Orlando Predators of the af1. He was replaced by former Spokane Shock head coach Adam Shackleford.
2010 Season Schedule
| Opponent | Date | Location | Score |
| Fairbanks Grizzles | 8-Mar | Fairbanks, Alaska | |
| Billings Outlaws | 14-Mar | Billings, Montana | |
| Kent Predators | 27-Mar | Kennewick, Washington | |
| Fairbanks Grizzles | 10-Apr | Kennewick, Washington | |
| Kent Predators | 18-Apr | Kent, Washington | |
| Billings Outlaws | 24-Apr | Kennewick, Washington | |
| Alaska Wild | 1-May | Kennewick, Washington | |
| Kent Predators | 8-May | Kennewick, Washington | |
| Colorado Ice | 15-May | Loveland, Colorado | |
| Alaska Wild | 23-May | Anchorage, Alaska | |
| Fairbanks Grizzles | 29-May | Kennewick, Washington | |
| Kent Predators | 4-Jun | Kent, Washington | |
| Alaska Wild | 12-Jun | Kennewick, Washington | |
| Billings Outlaws | 19-Jun | Billings, Montana | |