Empire State Roar
Encyclopedia
The Empire State Roar is a Women's American football
team. They play in Rochester, New York
at the East Rochester High School Field and are currently a member of the Women's Football Alliance
. The team was formerly a member of the Women's Professional Football League
until 2008. This team has been defunct since last having played in the Fall of 2007.
. Since the team's inception in 2005, they have played at the East Rochester High School Field. The 2006 season marks the teams first full season with the Women's Professional Football League
, they were an exhibition team during the 2005 season.
Following the 2007 the team left the WPFL and temporarily suspended operations. They originally announced plans to return to play in 2010 as a member of the Women's Football Alliance
; however, since then, owner Sandra Rogers has put the team up for sale.
| colspan="6" align="center" | Empire State Roar (WPFL)
|-
|2005 || 2 || 4 || 0 || X-Team || --
|-
|2006 || 5 || 3 || 0 || 2nd American East || --
|-
|2007 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 1st American East || Lost American Conference Championship (SoCal)
|-
|2008 || colspan="6" rowspan="1" align="center" | Did Not Play
|-
| colspan="6" align="center" | Empire State Roar (WFA)
|-
|2009 || colspan="6" rowspan="1" align="center" | Did Not Play
|-
|2010 || -- || -- || -- || -- || --
|-
!Totals || 15 || 8 || 0
|colspan="2"|
Women's American football
Women have begun playing full-contact American football. Most leagues play by the same rules as their male counterparts, with one exception: women's leagues use a slightly smaller football. Women primarily play on a semi-professional or amateur level in the United States...
team. They play in Rochester, New York
Rochester, New York
Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...
at the East Rochester High School Field and are currently a member of 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 team was formerly a member of the Women's Professional Football League
Women's Professional Football League
The Women's Professional Football League is the original and longest operating women's professional American football league in the United States. Now with teams across the United States, the WPFL had its first game in 1999 with just two original teams: the Lake Michigan Minx and the Minnesota...
until 2008. This team has been defunct since last having played in the Fall of 2007.
History
The Empire State Roar is the only Women's Professional Football team in Rochester, New YorkRochester, New York
Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...
. Since the team's inception in 2005, they have played at the East Rochester High School Field. The 2006 season marks the teams first full season with the Women's Professional Football League
Women's Professional Football League
The Women's Professional Football League is the original and longest operating women's professional American football league in the United States. Now with teams across the United States, the WPFL had its first game in 1999 with just two original teams: the Lake Michigan Minx and the Minnesota...
, they were an exhibition team during the 2005 season.
Following the 2007 the team left the WPFL and temporarily suspended operations. They originally announced plans to return to play in 2010 as a member of 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...
; however, since then, owner Sandra Rogers has put the team up for sale.
Season-By-Season
|-| colspan="6" align="center" | Empire State Roar (WPFL)
|-
|2005 || 2 || 4 || 0 || X-Team || --
|-
|2006 || 5 || 3 || 0 || 2nd American East || --
|-
|2007 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 1st American East || Lost American Conference Championship (SoCal)
|-
|2008 || colspan="6" rowspan="1" align="center" | Did Not Play
|-
| colspan="6" align="center" | Empire State Roar (WFA)
|-
|2009 || colspan="6" rowspan="1" align="center" | Did Not Play
|-
|2010 || -- || -- || -- || -- || --
|-
!Totals || 15 || 8 || 0
|colspan="2"|