The Wisconsin Warriors were a football team in the Independent Women's Football League. Based in Greendale, the Warriors played their home games on the campus of Greendale High School. The Warriors were the defending IWFL North American Champions of 2009.
History
2008 The Warriors were formed in 2007, continuing a legacy of women's football in SE Wisconsin perpetuated by the Wisconsin Riveters and Northern Ice among other teams. Their inaugural season was a struggle, as the Warriors only finished 2-6 and fourth place in the Midwest Division.
2009 In 2009 (after they had already been assigned a Tier I-strength schedule), the Warriors opted to move to Tier II. Though they had only finished 4-4 on the regular season, their team rating/strength of schedule (being the only Tier II team to pick up two wins against Tier I-both vs. the Minnesota Vixen), the Warriors wrapped up home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. In the first round, the Warriors dominated the Chattanooga Locomotion with a 32-6 victory. that task was not much more difficult in the following round; thanks to a 28-6 win over the Carolina Phoenix, the Warriors won the Regional Championship. On July 25, the Warriors won the IWFL Tier II North American Championship, defeating the defending champion Montreal Blitz, 42-14, at Round Rock ISD Athletic Stadium in Round Rock, Texas (a suburb of Austin).
2010 They finished 6-4 in 2010, won their division and beat the Memphis Belles in the quarterfinals of the Tier II playoffs but did not win the Tier that year as they lost in the semifinals.
2011 They moved up to Tier I in 2011. The Warriors were featured on Fox 6 twice. They would finish 8-0 that year, their first ever undefeated season, claimed the Midwest division title and made the Tier I playoffs where they would win a quarterfinal. But once again, they lost in the semifinals and wouldn't win the Tier title in 2011.
Season-By-Season
|2008 || 2 || 6 || 0 || 4th East Midwest || -- |- |2009 || 7 || 4 || 0 || 1st Tier II || Won Tier II Quarterfinal (Chattanooga)Won Tier II Semifinal (Carolina)Won Tier II Championship (Montreal) |- |2010 || 6 || 4 || 0 || 2nd Tier II West || Won Tier II Midwest Division (Memphis) |- |2011 || 9 || 1 || 0 || 2nd Tier I West || Won Tier I Midwest Division |- |2012* || 9 || 1 || 0 || 2nd Tier I West || Won Midwest Division |- !Totals || 33 || 16 || 0 |colspan="2"|(including playoffs)
* = Current Standing
Season Schedules
2009 DateOpponentHome/AwayResultApril 11Detroit DemolitionAwayLost 6-34April 18Chicago ForceAwayLost 20-38April 25Iowa CrushHomeWon 30-0May 2Minnesota VixenAwayWon 54-16May 9Kansas City TribeAwayLost 0-58May 23Iowa CrushHomeWon 42-0May 30Minnesota VixenHomeWon 38-8June 6Kansas City TribeHomeLost 12-19June 27Chattanooga Locomotion (Tier II Quarterfinal)HomeWon 32-6July 11Carolina Phoenix (Tier II Semifinal)HomeWon 28-6July 25Montreal Blitz (Tier II Championship)Neutral (Round Rock)Won 42-14
2010 DateOpponentHome/AwayResultApril 3Chicago ForceAwayLost 0-42April 17Chicago ForceHomeLost 7-30April 24Erie IllusionHomeWon 19-0May 1Wisconsin WolvesAwayWon 50-12May 8Kansas City TribeAwayLost 0-44May 15Iowa CrushHomeWon 40-0May 22Minnesota VixenHomeWon 55-0June 5Iowa CrushAwayWon 28-0June 12 - Midwest DivisionMemphis BellesHomeWon 36-6July 10 - Western ConferenceBay Area BanditsAwayLost 2-35
References
External links IWFL website