The Bismarck Blaze are a now-defunct indoor football team from Bismarck, North Dakota

Bismarck, North Dakota

Bismarck is the capital of the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Burleigh County. It is the second most populous city in North Dakota after Fargo. The city's population was 61,272 at the 2010 census, while its metropolitan population was 108,779...

. They were a 2000 expansion member of the Indoor Football League

Indoor Football League

The Indoor Football League began in 1999 as an offshoot of the troubled Professional Indoor Football League. Keary Ecklund, the owner of the Green Bay Bombers and Madison Mad Dogs, left the PIFL after its first, financially-troubled, season to start his own league. Unlike the PIFL, the IFL was an...

. During their only year of existence, the Blaze won their division and made it all the way to the Gold Cup, yet fell to the Pirates of Peoria. After the year, the IFL folded, as with the Blaze.

Season-by-season

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|2000 || 11 || 3 || 0 || 1st WC Northern || Won Quarterfinal (S.C. Attack

Sioux City Bandits

The Sioux City Bandits are a professional indoor football team, currently a member of the American Professional Football League. They play their home games at the Tyson Events Center....

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Won Semifinal (T. Kings

Johnstown Riverhawks

The Johnstown Riverhawks was a professional indoor football team based out of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. They were a charter member of the American Indoor Football Association. They played their home games at Cambria County War Memorial Arena....

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Lost Gold Cup II (Peoria

Peoria Pirates

The Peoria Pirates were a professional arena football team that last played in af2, the minor league to the Arena Football League. They played their home games at Carver Arena, part of the Peoria Civic Center in Illinois, and were coached by Mike Hohensee...

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!Totals || 13 || 4 || 0
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