The Central PA Vipers are a team of the Independent Women's Football League

Independent Women's Football League

The Independent Women's Football League was founded in 2000, and began play in 2001.IWFL founders began with the goal to establish a quality women's football league that would be respected as the top level of women's tackle football in the world....

. Based in the Steelton

Steelton, Pennsylvania

Steelton is a borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, three miles southeast of Harrisburg. In 1900, 12,086 people lived here; in 1910, 14,246 people lived here; in 1920, 13,248 people lived here; and in 1940, 13,115 people lived here. The population was 5,858 at the 2000 census...

 suburb of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Harrisburg is the capital of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 49,528, making it the ninth largest city in Pennsylvania...

, the Vipers play their home games at Steelton-Highspire School District

Steelton-Highspire School District

The Steelton-Highspire School District is diminutive, urban public school district located in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. It encompasses the boroughs of Steelton and Highspire, both industrial suburbs of Harrisburg. The district features one elementary school, one middle school, and one high...

's War Veterans Memorial Field, also known as Cottage Hill.

Prior to playing in the IWFL, the Vipers were a member of the National Women's Football Association

National Women's Football Association

The National Women's Football Association was a full-contact American football league for women headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. The league was founded by Catherine Masters in 2000, as the two benchmark teams, the Alabama Renegades and the Nashville Dream played each other six times in...

 in 2006 and 2007 (in their inaugural season, they were called the Harrisburg Angels). Starting in 2009, the Vipers will compete for talent and fans with Harrisburg's other women's football team, the Women's Football Alliance

Women's Football Alliance

The Women's Football Alliance is a full-contact Women's American football league which began play in the spring of 2009. They have now completed three full seasons and grew to over 60 teams slated for the 2011 season. The women play 11 person tackle football games with rules that basically mirror...

's Keystone Assault

Keystone Assault

The Keystone Assault is a charter member of the Women's Football Alliance which began play for its inaugural 2009 season. Based in the Pennsylvania capital of Harrisburg, the Assault plays its home games at In the Net Sports Complex in nearby Palmyra....

.

After four seasons and twenty-seven attempts (not counting a forfeit by the Richmond Spirit), the Vipers finally picked up their first victory on the gridiron on June 6, 2009 thanks to a 48-0 triumph over the Holyoke Hurricanes

Holyoke Hurricanes

The Holyoke Hurricanes are a now defunct team of the Independent Women's Football League. Based out of Holyoke, Massachusetts, the Hurricanes played their home games at Ware High School in nearby Ware....

. The following week, the Vipers continued their string of success, defeating the Cape Fear Thunder

Cape Fear Thunder

The Cape Fear Thunder is a football team in the Women's Spring Football League based in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Home games are played at John P...

 30-6.

Season-By-Season

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| colspan="6" align="center" | Harrisburg Angels (NWFA)
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|2006 || 0 || 7 || 0 || 4th North Atlantic Central || --
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| colspan="6" align="center" | Central PA Vipers (NWFA)
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|2007 || 1 || 7 || 0 || 4th North Central || --
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| colspan="6" align="center" | Central PA Vipers (IWFL)
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|2008 || 0 || 8 || 0 || 6th East North Atlantic ||
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|2009 || 2 || 6 || 0 || 19th Tier II || --
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!Totals || 3 || 28 || 0
|colspan="2"| (including playoffs)

2009 Season Schedule

Date	Opponent	Home Home team In team sports, the term home advantage describes the advantage–usually a psychological advantage–that the home team is said to have over the visiting team as a result of playing in familiar facilities and in front of supportive fans... /Away Home team In team sports, the term home advantage describes the advantage–usually a psychological advantage–that the home team is said to have over the visiting team as a result of playing in familiar facilities and in front of supportive fans...	Result
April 18	New England Intensity New England Intensity The New England Intensity is a football team in the Independent Women's Football League based in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Home games are played at Joseph P. Hanlon Field on the campus of Medway High School in Medway....	Home	Lost 14-21
April 25	Manchester Freedom	Away	Lost 0-47
May 2	Erie Illusion Erie Illusion The Erie Illusion is a women's football team playing in the Women's Football Alliance and they are based in Erie, Pennsylvania. Their team colors are orange and purple; the team plays at Veterans Stadium. Mary Butler is the owner of the franchise. James Vogt is the head coach...	Away	Lost 8-61
May 9	Jersey Justice Jersey Justice The Jersey Justice are an Independent Women's Tackle Football Team based in Carteret, New Jersey. The team was formed in 2008 with many former players and staff from the New Jersey Titans. Home games in 2011 are to be played on the campus of St. John Vianney High School in Holmdel, NJ. Prior to...	Away	Lost 0-34
May 23	Southern Maine Rebels	Home	Lost 8-14
June 6	Holyoke Hurricanes Holyoke Hurricanes The Holyoke Hurricanes are a now defunct team of the Independent Women's Football League. Based out of Holyoke, Massachusetts, the Hurricanes played their home games at Ware High School in nearby Ware....	Home	Won 48-0
June 13	Cape Fear Thunder Cape Fear Thunder The Cape Fear Thunder is a football team in the Women's Spring Football League based in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Home games are played at John P...	Home	Won 30-6
June 20	Connecticut Crushers Connecticut Crushers The Connecticut Crushers are a women's American football team based in Hartford, and a member of the Independent Women's Football League since 2009. Home games are played at Dillon Stadium....	Away	Lost 0-2**

** = Forfeited

External links

• Central PA Vipers official website