The Kalamazoo Xplosion was an indoor football team based in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The Xplosion began play in 2007 expansion team of the Continental Indoor Football League. They played their home games at Wings Stadium.
History Original team owners are Mike Johnson, Mike Trumbell, and Esteban Rivera, who also owned the Saginaw Sting. A number of Sting players and Xplosion players indicated at the end of the 2008 season that wages were in arrears from the owners. This led to an investigation of Johnson in his role as Sting General Manager. Trumbell, owner of Triple Threat Sports in Battle Creek, and Rivera, a Battle Creek police officer, have offered a deal to split ownership of the two teams, with Trumbell and Rivera owning the Sting, and Johnson receiving the Xplosion.
Season-by-season
|2007 || 10 || 2 || 0 || 2nd Great Lakes || Won GLD Semifinal (Chicago)Lost GLD Championship (Michigan) |- |2008 || 11 || 1 || 0 || 1st Great Lakes East || Won GLD East Finals (Muskegon)Won GLD Championship (Rock River)Lost CIFL Championship (Saginaw) |- !Totals || 24 || 5 || 0 |colspan="2"| (including playoffs)
2007 season schedule DateOpponentHome/AwayResultMarch 24Marion MayhemAwayWon 37-35April 7Springfield StallionsAwayWon 47-19April 14Chicago SlaughterHomeWon 34-21April 21Marion MayhemHomeWon 39-31April 28Springfield StallionsHomeWon 38-14May 5Muskegon ThunderHomeWon 41-37May 11Miami Valley SilverbacksAwayWon 40-37May 20Chicago SlaughterAwayLost 47-51May 28Summit County RumbleHomeWon 75-20June 2Miami Valley SilverbacksHomeWon 41-21June 8Port Huron PiratesAwayLost 20-55June 16Muskegon ThunderAwayWon 34-28July 7Chicago Slaughter (Playoffs)HomeWon 51-40July 13Michigan Pirates (Playoffs)Away (Flint)Lost 29-37
2007 CIFL standings
2008 season schedule DateOpponentHome/AwayResultMarch 7Chicago SlaughterAwayWon 46-39 (OT)March 14Rock River RaptorsHomeWon 33-26 (OT)March 21Flint PhantomsHomeWon 62-8March 27Fort Wayne FreedomAwayWon 50-34April 4Muskegon ThunderAwayLost 37-44 (OT)April 11Chicago SlaughterHomeWon 54-48April 19Flint PhantomsAwayWon 44-18May 3Muskegon ThunderHomeWon 49-19May 10Rock River RaptorsAwayWon 36-28May 16Miami Valley SilverbacksAwayWon 48-13May 31Miami Valley SilverbacksHomeWon 46-43June 7Fort Wayne FreedomHomeWon 39-32June 14Muskegon Thunder (Playoffs)HomeWon 50-33June 21Rock River Raptors (Playoffs)HomeWon 56-42June 29Saginaw Sting (CIFL Championship)HomeLoss 37-41
2008 CIFL standings
References
External links Official website Xplosion's 2007 stats