Cleveland Fusion
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The Cleveland Fusion is a women's professional American football
team based in Cleveland, Ohio
, United States. They play in the Women's Football Alliance
. The Fusion played in the National Women's Football Association
from their inception in 2002 until 2008. Home games are played at Byers Field in nearby Parma
.
| colspan="6" align="center" | Cleveland Fusion (NWFA)
|-
|2002 || 6 || 2 || 0 || Unknown Division || --
|-
|2003 || 6 || 2 || 0 || 2nd Great Lakes Division || Won Northern Conference Quarterfinals (Baltimore
)
Lost Northern Conference Semifinals (Detroit
)
|-
|2004 || 3 || 5 || 0 || 5th North Great Lakes ||
|-
|2005 || 5 || 3 || 0 || 10th North Division || --
|-
|2006 || 7 || 1 || 0 || 1st North Central || Won NWFA First Round(Philadelphia)
Lost NWFA Quarterfinals (Oklahoma City
)
|-
|2007 || 6 || 2 || 0 || 3rd North Central || Won Northern Conference Quarterfinals (Connecticut
)
Won Northern Conference Semifinals (Mass.
)
Lost Northern Conference Championship (Pittsburgh
)
|-
|2008 || 5 || 3 || 0 || 2nd North Central || --
|-
| colspan="6" align="center" | Cleveland Fusion (WFA)
|-
|2009 || 4 || 4 || 0 || 3rd National Mid-Atlantic || --
|-
|2010 || 6 || 2 || 0 || 2nd National North Central || Lost National Conference Quarterfinal (St. Louis
)
|-
|2011 || 5 || 3 || 0 || 2nd National Mid-Atlantic || --
|-
!Totals || 57 || 31 || 0
|colspan="2"| (including playoffs)
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
team based in Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
, United States. They play in 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...
. The Fusion played in 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...
from their inception in 2002 until 2008. Home games are played at Byers Field in nearby Parma
Parma, Ohio
Parma is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. It is the largest suburb of Cleveland and the seventh largest city in the state of Ohio...
.
Season-By-Season
|-| colspan="6" align="center" | Cleveland Fusion (NWFA)
|-
|2002 || 6 || 2 || 0 || Unknown Division || --
|-
|2003 || 6 || 2 || 0 || 2nd Great Lakes Division || Won Northern Conference Quarterfinals (Baltimore
Baltimore Burn
The Baltimore Burn is a women's American football team in the Women's Spring Football League . Formerly a member of the National Women's Football League The Baltimore Burn is a women's American football team in the Women's Spring Football League (2011). Formerly a member of the National Women's...
)
Lost Northern Conference Semifinals (Detroit
Detroit Demolition
The Detroit Demolition is a women's semi-professional American football team of the Women's Spring Football League based in the Detroit, Michigan area. During their most recent season, home games were played at Franklin High School in Livonia. They joined the National Women's Football Association...
)
|-
|2004 || 3 || 5 || 0 || 5th North Great Lakes ||
|-
|2005 || 5 || 3 || 0 || 10th North Division || --
|-
|2006 || 7 || 1 || 0 || 1st North Central || Won NWFA First Round(Philadelphia)
Lost NWFA Quarterfinals (Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City Lightning
The Oklahoma City Lightning is Oklahoma City full-contact women's American football team in the Women's Football Alliance. Home games are played at Taft Stadium....
)
|-
|2007 || 6 || 2 || 0 || 3rd North Central || Won Northern Conference Quarterfinals (Connecticut
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....
)
Won Northern Conference Semifinals (Mass.
Boston Militia
The Boston Militia are a women's full contact football team in the Women's Football Alliance, of which they are the current defending champions...
)
Lost Northern Conference Championship (Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Passion
The Pittsburgh Passion is a women's American football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The franchise began play in 2003 and is currently owned by Teresa Conn and Franco Harris. It is a licensed team in the Women's Football Alliance....
)
|-
|2008 || 5 || 3 || 0 || 2nd North Central || --
|-
| colspan="6" align="center" | Cleveland Fusion (WFA)
|-
|2009 || 4 || 4 || 0 || 3rd National Mid-Atlantic || --
|-
|2010 || 6 || 2 || 0 || 2nd National North Central || Lost National Conference Quarterfinal (St. Louis
St. Louis Slam
The St. Louis Slam is a women's professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They play in the Women's Football Alliance, of which they are the current defending champions. The Slam played in the National Women's Football Association from their inception in 2003 until 2008. Home...
)
|-
|2011 || 5 || 3 || 0 || 2nd National Mid-Atlantic || --
|-
!Totals || 57 || 31 || 0
|colspan="2"| (including playoffs)
Season Schedules
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 | Kentucky Karma Kentucky Karma The Kentucky Karma is a team in the Women's Football Alliance. Based in Louisville, the Karma play their home games at South Oldham High School in Crestwood, Kentucky, approximately 20 miles northeast of Louisville... |
Home | Won 38-14 |
April 25 | Pittsburgh Force Pittsburgh Force The Pittsburgh Force is a women's American Football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are currently a member of the Mid-Atlantic Division of the Women's Football Alliance. Home games will be played at Moe Rubenstein Stadium in nearby Ambridge... |
Home | Lost 28-34 |
May 9 | Columbus Comets Columbus Comets The Columbus Comets are a women's professional American football team based in Columbus, Ohio. They play in the Women's Football Alliance. The Comets played in the National Women's Football Association from their inception in 2003 until 2008... |
Away | Lost 12-30 |
May 16 | Kentucky Karma | Away | Lost 12-20 |
May 30 | Pittsburgh Force | Away | Won 34-16 |
June 6 | Columbus Comets | Home | Lost 7-20 |
June 13 | Cincinnati Sizzle Cincinnati Sizzle The Cincinnati Sizzle is a women's Professional football team from Cincinnati, Ohio. They play in the Women's Football Alliance, with home games played at La Salle High School... |
Home | Won 36-18 |
June 27 | Cincinnati Sizzle Cincinnati Sizzle The Cincinnati Sizzle is a women's Professional football team from Cincinnati, Ohio. They play in the Women's Football Alliance, with home games played at La Salle High School... |
Away | Won 48-14 |
Season Schedules
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 10 | Toledo Reign | Away | Won 18-7 |
April 17 | Kentucky Karma Kentucky Karma The Kentucky Karma is a team in the Women's Football Alliance. Based in Louisville, the Karma play their home games at South Oldham High School in Crestwood, Kentucky, approximately 20 miles northeast of Louisville... |
Away | Won 54-6 |
April 24 | Pittsburgh Force Pittsburgh Force The Pittsburgh Force is a women's American Football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are currently a member of the Mid-Atlantic Division of the Women's Football Alliance. Home games will be played at Moe Rubenstein Stadium in nearby Ambridge... |
Home | Won 60-3 |
May 1 | Detroit Dark Angels Detroit Dark Angels The Detroit Dark Angels are a women's semi-professional American football team founded in 2010. The Dark Angels are members of the Women's Football Alliance... |
Home | Won 39-12 |
May 8 | West Michigan Mayhem West Michigan Mayhem The West Michigan Mayhem is a women's professional American football team based in Kalamazoo, Michigan. They play in the Women's Football Alliance. The Mayhem played in the National Women's Football Association from their inception in 2002 until 2008... |
Away | Lost 0-55 |
May 15 | Toledo Reign | Home | Won 62-0 |
June 5 | Detroit Dark Angels | Away | Won 34-14 |
June 19 | West Michigan Mayhem | Home | Lost 14-66 |
June 26 | St. Louis Slam St. Louis Slam The St. Louis Slam is a women's professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They play in the Women's Football Alliance, of which they are the current defending champions. The Slam played in the National Women's Football Association from their inception in 2003 until 2008. Home... (National Conference Quarterfinal) |
Home | Lost 23-50 |
Season Schedules
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 2 | Columbus Comets Columbus Comets The Columbus Comets are a women's professional American football team based in Columbus, Ohio. They play in the Women's Football Alliance. The Comets played in the National Women's Football Association from their inception in 2003 until 2008... |
Away | Lost 13-16 |
April 16 | Pittsburgh Passion Pittsburgh Passion The Pittsburgh Passion is a women's American football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The franchise began play in 2003 and is currently owned by Teresa Conn and Franco Harris. It is a licensed team in the Women's Football Alliance.... |
Home | Lost 8-26 |
April 30 | 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... |
Home | Won 50-0 |
May 7 | Pittsburgh Force Pittsburgh Force The Pittsburgh Force is a women's American Football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are currently a member of the Mid-Atlantic Division of the Women's Football Alliance. Home games will be played at Moe Rubenstein Stadium in nearby Ambridge... |
Away | Won 54-0 |
May 14 | Columbus Comets | Home | Won 16-6 |
May 21 | Erie Illusion | Away | Won 50-0 |
June 4 | Pittsburgh Force | Home | Won 76-0 |
June 11 | Pittsburgh Passion | Away | Lost 0-42 |