Tri-Cities Fever
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| Conference | National |
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| Division | West |
| Year founded | 2005 |
| Home arena | Toyota Center |
| City, State | Kennewick, Washington |
| Indoor football championships | 1 (2005 NIFL) |
The Tri-Cities Fever is a professional arena football team in the af2. 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. The Fever won their first "Indoor Bowl" championship (in their first season of operation) on July 30, 2005, defeating the Rome Renegades 47-31 in Kennewick.
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 Football, along with the Billings Outlaws and River City Rage [1] 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, has joined the af2 which also holds former rival Everett and in-state foe Spokane and will be playing in that league. [2]. While playing at the Toyota Center, the arena is known as 'Gesa Field at the Toyota Center'.
The new ownership had introduced a new logo, with team colors and uniforms that were reminiscent of the Miami Dolphins on December 13, 2006 (see insert below), 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. [3]
[edit] Season-by-season
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties
| Season | W | L | T | Finish | Playoff results |
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| 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) |
| Tri-Cities Fever (af2) | |||||
| 2007 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3rd AC West | Lost Round 1 (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton) |
| *2008 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4th NC West | -- |
| Totals | 35 | 25 | 0 | (including playoffs) | |
* = Current Standing
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| American Conference | Eastern Division | Albany Conquest · Mahoning Valley Thunder · Manchester Wolves · Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers |
| Midwestern Division | Green Bay Blizzard · Iowa Barnstormers · Lexington Horsemen · Louisville Fire · Quad City Steamwheelers · Peoria Pirates | |
| Southern Division | Daytona Beach ThunderBirds · Florida Firecats · South Georgia Wildcats · Tennessee Valley Vipers | |
| National Conference | Central Division | Amarillo Dusters · Arkansas Twisters · Lubbock Renegades · Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz · Tulsa Talons |
| Southwestern Division | Austin Wranglers · Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings · Corpus Christi Sharks · Rio Grande Valley Dorados · Texas Copperheads | |
| Western Division | Boise Burn · Central Valley Coyotes · Spokane Shock · Stockton Lightning · Tri-Cities Fever | |
| Related articles: Arena Football League · af2 · Arena football · Indoor football | ||
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