The Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz are a 2004 expansion team of the Arena Football League's minor league af2. The Yard Dawgz play at the Ford Center, located in downtown Oklahoma City. The Yard Dawgz were founded in 2003 by Barry Switzer, Jeff Lund and Horn Chen. Jeff Lund is the current owner of the franchise. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Ford Center is an multipurpose indoor sports/concert arena located in downtown Oklahoma City. ... Nickname: Location in Oklahoma County and the state of Oklahoma. ... The Arena Football League (AFL) was founded in 1987 as an American football indoor league. ... af2 (short for arenafootball2) is the name of the Arena Football Leagues minor league, which started play in 2000. ... The Ford Center is an multipurpose indoor sports/concert arena located in downtown Oklahoma City. ... Downtown Oklahoma City The State Capitol of Oklahoma From The South Motto: Nickname: Capital of the New Century Founded 1889 Incorporated County Oklahoma County Cleveland County Canadian County Borough {{{borough}}} Parrish {{{parrish}}} Mayor Mick Cornett Area - Total - Water 1,608. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...
The Yard Dawgz had a very successful first year on and off the field by leading the league in attendance and finishing the regular season with 10-6 record to finish second in the rugged Southwest Division of the National Conference.
The Yard Dawgz had a very successful second year on and off the field by coming in 3rd in attendance and finishing the regular season with 10-6 record to finish second in the Midwest Division of the National Conference.
The Yard Dawgz had their best showing in 2006 with a record of 11-5 and their third playoff appearance. Kicker A.J. Haglund won the af2 Kicker of the Year award and quarterback Craig Strickland became the first and only player in af2 history to reach 20,000 passing yards.
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MIDWESTERN DIVISION
Cincinnati Jungle Kats Fort Wayne Fusion Green Bay Blizzard Louisville Fire Quad City Steamwheelers The Cincinnati Jungle Kats are a 2007 af2 expansion team that will play its home games at the U.S. Bank Arena. ... The Fort Wayne Fusion are a 2007 af2 (Arena Football Leagues minor league) expansion team in the Midwest Division of the American Conference. ... The Green Bay Blizzard is a professional arena football team, based at the Resch Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin (the Resch Center is actually located in Ashwaubenon). ... The Louisville Fire is an arena football team in af2. ... The Quad City Steamwheelers are a professional arena football team. ...
WESTERN DIVISION
Bakersfield Blitz Boise Burn Central Valley Coyotes Everett Hawks Spokane Shock Stockton Lightning Tri-Cities Fever The Bakersfield Blitz are a professional arena football team. ... The Boise Burn is an arena football team based in Boise, Idaho. ... The Central Valley Coyotes are a professional arena football team. ... The Everett Hawks are a professional arena football team. ... The Spokane Shock are a professional arena football team in the af2 (a farm league to the Arena Football League). ... Conference National Division Western Year founded 2006 Home arena Stockton Arena City, State Stockton, California ArenaCup championships none The Stockton Lightning are a professional arena football team. ... The Tri-Cities Fever is a professional indoor football team in the National Indoor Football League. ...
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
CENTRAL DIVISION
Amarillo Dusters Arkansas Twisters Lubbock Renegades Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz Tulsa Talons The Amarillo Dusters are a professional arena football team in the af2 league. ... The Arkansas Twisters are a professional arena football team. ... The Lubbock Renegades an af2 team scheduled to begin play in 2007. ... The Tulsa Talons are a professional arena football team. ...
SOUTHWESTERN DIVISION
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SOUTHERN DIVISION
Alabama Steeldogs Florida Firecats South Georgia Wildcats Tennessee Valley Vipers The Alabama Steeldogs, originally known as the Birmingham Steeldogs, were incorporated in 2000 as one of the charter teams in the af2, the developmental league of the Arena Football League. ... The Florida Firecats are a professional arena football team. ... The Cape Fear Wildcats was a professional arena football team. ... The Tennessee Valley Vipers is Huntsville, Alabamas af2 franchise, holding home games at the Von Braun Center. ...
Reasons, who was the YardDawgz first-ever Head Coach in 2004, brings a wealth of professional experience as a player, coach, and as a marketing executive to the team in addition to having worked with Miller since 2005 as Director of Marketing and Business Development for Millers companies.
OklahomaCity also received four second place awards, bringing their grand total to six awards - more than any other franchise.
OKLAHOMACITY - According to an in-depth report from the Sports Business Journal, OklahomaCity is the third best market for minor league teams in the United States, preceded only by Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Hershey-Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
OklahomaCity is the 29th-largest city in the nation, according to a 2003 report from the U.S. Census Bureau.
OklahomaCity was the site of the OklahomaCity Bombing on the Alfred P. Murrah building in 1995, the largest act of terrorism on American soil prior to the September 11th attacks and the most destructive act of domestic terrorism in American history.
The OklahomaCity Public School district is the largest in the state and is one of the few urban districts in the nation with a growing enrollment, due largely to the so-called MAPS for KIDs city-wide improvement plan.
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