Frisco Thunder
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| Year founded | 2006 |
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| Home arena | Deja Blue Arena |
| City, State | Frisco, Texas |
| Intense Bowl Championships | 0 |
The Frisco Thunder is a professional indoor football team in Frisco, Texas which began Intense Football League play in 2007. The team plays its home games at the Deja Blue Arena.
The Thunder’s inaugural squad became the first expansion team in the history of the IFL to make the playoffs and finishing with a record of 8-6.
The team is owned by former Minnesota Vikings and New Orleans Saints Jake Reed, who purchased the team during the 2007 season.
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[edit] Management
Owner- Jake & Vinita Reed
General Manager - Dan Ryan
Head Coach - Troy Esprit
Defensive Coordinator - Eric Jackson
Quarterbacks Coach - Brad Frazier
Lineman Coach - Billy Jack Ray
Athletic Trainer- Mike Burns
Equipment Manager - Ben Fernandez
[edit] Season-By-Season
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties
| Season | W | L | T | Finish | Playoff results |
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| 2007 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3rd League | Lost Semifinals (Corpus Christi) |
| *2008 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4th League | -- |
| Totals | 14 | 13 | 0 | (including playoffs) | |
* = Current Standing
[edit] 2008 Season Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Result |
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| March 1 | San Angelo Stampede Express | Home | W 63-44 |
| March 9 | Katy Ruff Riders | Home | W 66-63 |
| March 16 | Alaska Wild | Home | W 50-41 |
| March 22 | CenTex Barracudas | Home | L 50-54 |
| March 29 | Fairbanks Grizzlies | Home | W 66-55 |
| April 6 | Odessa Roughnecks | Home | L 46-47 |
| April 13 | Corpus Christi Hammerheads | Home | W 72-31 |
| April 19 | Odessa Roughnecks | Away | L 41-74 |
| May 10 | CenTex Barracudas | Away | L 25-41 |
| May 17 | San Angelo Stampede Express | Away | W 28-16 |
| May 24 | Katy Ruff Riders | Away | |
| May 31 | Louisiana Swashbucklers | Away | |
| June 12 | Alaska Wild | Away | |
| June 28 | San Angelo Stampede Express | Away |
[edit] External links
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| Soccer | MLS: FC Dallas, PDL: DFW Tornados | |
| Baseball | MLB: Texas Rangers, TL: Frisco RoughRiders, AA: Fort Worth Cats • Grand Prairie AirHogs, CBL: McKinney Blue Thunder | |
| Basketball | NBA: Dallas Mavericks, PBL: Dallas Defenders, ABA/WBA: Texas Tycoons, WBA: Fort Worth Star Prospects • Mayas-USA, UBL: Fort Worth Funk • Grand Prairie Stallions • Texas Wranglers | |
| Football | NFL: Dallas Cowboys, AFL: Dallas Desperados, IFL: Frisco Thunder, APFL: Fort Worth Regulators, NAFL: Dallas Diesels, NPSFL: DFW Panthers, NPSFL: Dallas Defenders Football Club, WPFL: Dallas Diamonds, NWFA: Dallas Rage | |
| Hockey | NHL: Dallas Stars, CHL: Texas Brahmas, NAHL: Texas Tornado | |
| College athletics (NCAA Division I) |
North Texas • SMU • TCU • UT-Arlington |
