The Detroit Demolition is a women's semi-professional American football

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 of the Women's Spring Football League

Women's Spring Football League

The Women's Spring Football League is a full contact Women's American football league which began play in 2010. Five teams played the WSFL's 2010 exhibition schedule, with twelve more joining for their first full season in 2011, and five more for 2012. Three of the league's original 5 have since...

 based in the Detroit, Michigan

Detroit, Michigan

Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...

 area. During their most recent season, home games were played at Franklin High School

Franklin High School (Livonia, Michigan)

Benjamin Franklin High School, also referred to as Franklin High School, Livonia Franklin and FHS, is a public high school located in Livonia, Michigan, a suburb west of Detroit.-History:...

 in Livonia

Livonia, Michigan

Livonia is a city in the northwest part of Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Livonia is a very large suburb with an array of traditional neighborhoods connected to the metropolitan area by freeways. The population was 96,942 at the 2010 census, making it Michigan's 9th largest...

. They joined 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...

 (NWFA) in 2002 as the Detroit Danger, winning a national championship. Their only loss that year was in the regular season to the Cleveland Fusion

Cleveland Fusion

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...

 by a score of 14–3.

History

After an ownership change, and a name change to the Detroit Demolition, the team coached by Tony Blankenship won three more national titles, going undefeated in each of those three seasons and accumulating 52 consecutive wins. The Demolition sought membership into 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....

 (IWFL) in 2006 and was subsequently accepted in the league. In 2005, the team played a special Mother's Day

Mother's Day

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 game at Ford Field

Ford Field

Ford Field is an indoor American football stadium located in Detroit, Michigan, USA, that is the current home field of the NFL's Detroit Lions. It is owned by the Detroit/Wayne County Stadium Authority. It regularly seats 65,000, though it is expandable up to 70,000 for football and 80,000 for...

, home of the Detroit Lions

Detroit Lions

The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...

. The Demolition play their home games at Livonia Franklin High School. Detroit was upset in the 2006 IWFL Championship Game by the Atlanta Xplosion

Atlanta Xplosion

The Atlanta Ravens, formerly known as the Atlanta Xplosion, is a football team in the Independent Women's Football League. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, the Ravens play their home games in nearby Roswell at Centennial High School.-2003:...

 by a score of 21–14. It was only the Demolition's second loss in the franchise's five-year history.
The Detroit Demolition returned to the IWFL for the 2007 season and won the IWFL World Championship Game and took the title back from Atlanta Xplosion.

Season-By-Season

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| colspan="6" align="center" | Detroit Danger (NWFL)
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|2002 || 10 || 1 || 0 || 1st Great Lakes Division || Won NWFL Quarterfinal (Nashville

Nashville Dream

The Nashville Dream was a women's professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They were one of the founding teams of the National Women's Football Association...

)
Won NWFL Semifinal (Pensacola)
Won NWFL Championship (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...

)
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| colspan="6" align="center" | Detroit Demolition (NWFA)
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|2003 || 10 || 0 || 0 || 1st NC Great Lakes || First-Round Bye
Won Northern Conference Semifinal (Cleveland

Cleveland Fusion

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...

)
Won Northern Conference Championship (Philadelphia)
Won NWFA Championship (Pensacola)
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|2004 || 10 || 0 || 0 || 1st NC Great Lakes || First-Round Bye
Won Northern Conference Semifinal (Columbus

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...

)
Won Northern Conference Championship (D.C.

D.C. Divas

The D.C. Divas are a football team in the Women's Football Alliance. Based in the Washington Metropolitan Area, the Divas play their home games in Landover at Prince George's Sports and Learning Complex.-2001:The Divas were formed in 2000 to be one of the charter franchises of the National Women's...

)
Won NWFA Championship (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....

)
|-
|2005 || 10 || 0 || 0 || T-1st Northern Division || First-Round Bye
Won Northern Division Semifinal (Southwest Michigan

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...

)
Won Northern Division Championship (D.C.

D.C. Divas

The D.C. Divas are a football team in the Women's Football Alliance. Based in the Washington Metropolitan Area, the Divas play their home games in Landover at Prince George's Sports and Learning Complex.-2001:The Divas were formed in 2000 to be one of the charter franchises of the National Women's...

)
Won NWFA Championship (Pensacola

Pensacola Power

The Gulf Coast Riptide is a women's American football full contact football team in the Women's Football Alliance founded in 2001 as the Pensacola Power of the National Women's Football Association. The WFA plays under NFL rules with minor modifications such as ball size and kick off placement...

)
|-
| colspan="6" align="center" | Detroit Demolition (IWFL)
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|2006 || 10 || 0 || 0 || 1st WC Midwest || Won Western Conference Semifinal (Chicago

Chicago Force (football)

The Chicago Force is a women's football team that is now in the Women's Football Alliance. Founded in 2003, the team has previously played at De La Salle HS & St...

)
Won Western Conference Championship (Sacramento

Sacramento Sirens

The Sacramento Sirens are a women's semi-professional American football team, located in Sacramento, California. The team has compiled one of the most successful records in women’s full tackle football.-History:...

)
Lost IWFL Championship (Atlanta

Atlanta Xplosion

The Atlanta Ravens, formerly known as the Atlanta Xplosion, is a football team in the Independent Women's Football League. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, the Ravens play their home games in nearby Roswell at Centennial High School.-2003:...

)
|-
|2007 || 10 || 1 || 0 || 1st WC Midwest || Won Western Conference Semifinal by Forfeit (Kansas City

Kansas City Storm

The Kansas City Storm is a women's tackle football team based in Kansas City. The Storm was founded in 2004 and has been serving Kansas City area women since then with a mission to "provide a safe, positive and fun opportunity for women in Kansas City and surrounding areas to play tackle...

)
Won Western Conference Championship (Sacramento

Sacramento Sirens

The Sacramento Sirens are a women's semi-professional American football team, located in Sacramento, California. The team has compiled one of the most successful records in women’s full tackle football.-History:...

)
Won IWFL Championship (Atlanta

Atlanta Xplosion

The Atlanta Ravens, formerly known as the Atlanta Xplosion, is a football team in the Independent Women's Football League. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, the Ravens play their home games in nearby Roswell at Centennial High School.-2003:...

)
|-
|2008 || 7 || 1 || 0 || 2nd Tier I EC Midwest || Lost Eastern Conference Semifinal (Chicago

Chicago Force (football)

The Chicago Force is a women's football team that is now in the Women's Football Alliance. Founded in 2003, the team has previously played at De La Salle HS & St...

)
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|2009 || 4 || 4 || 0 || 3rd Tier 1 EC Mid Atlantic || --
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|2010 || colspan="6" rowspan="1" align="center" | Did Not Play
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| colspan="6" align="center" | Detroit Demolition
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|2011 || -- || -- || -- || -- || --
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!Totals || 72 || 9 || 0
|colspan="2"| (including playoffs)

2009

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 11	Wisconsin Warriors Wisconsin Warriors The Wisconsin Warriors are a football team in the Independent Women's Football League. Based in Kenosha, the Warriors play their home games on the campus of Indian Trail Academy...	Home	Won 34-6
April 18	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....	Away	Lost 6-29
April 25	D.C. Divas D.C. Divas The D.C. Divas are a football team in the Women's Football Alliance. Based in the Washington Metropolitan Area, the Divas play their home games in Landover at Prince George's Sports and Learning Complex.-2001:The Divas were formed in 2000 to be one of the charter franchises of the National Women's...	Home	Lost 0-35
May 2	Baltimore Nighthawks Baltimore Nighthawks The Baltimore Nighthawks are a football team in the Independent Women's Football League. The Nighthawks played their inaugural game in Brooklandville at Martin D. Tullai Field...	Away	Won 13-0
May 16	Chicago Force Chicago Force (football) The Chicago Force is a women's football team that is now in the Women's Football Alliance. Founded in 2003, the team has previously played at De La Salle HS & St...	Home	Won 21-19
May 23	Pittsburgh Passion	Home	Lost 12-34
June 6	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	Won 33-7
June 13	Chicago Force	Away	Lost 6-26