The Harrisburg Stampede is a professional indoor football team in American Indoor Football. The team plays its home games at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center.

The "Stampede" name alludes to the team's home venue, which hosts the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's annual livestock show. The team's colors of blue and gold are the traditional colors of the state.

History

In the Harrisburg Stampede's inaugural game, they beat an opposing team of AIFA All-Stars, 46-26, in the 2009 AIFA Kickoff Classic.

After an 0-6 start to the 2011 season, Bernie Nowotarski was removed as General Manager and Head Coach of the Stampede. He was replaced by Josh Resignalo.

After the merger of the AIFA's eastern division and the SIFL, they played the 2011 season in the SIFL. The following season, the SIFL disbanded, leading the Stampede to rejoin their former league, which is now going by American Indoor Football.

Ownership

The Harrisburg Stampede's ownership group consists of John Morris, co-founder and former owner of the AIFA. Marques Colston

Marques Colston

Marques Colston is an American football wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints of the NFL. He was selected in the seventh round of the 2006 NFL Draft as a supplemental compensatory pick. Following the trade of receiver Donté Stallworth, Colston was inserted into the starting lineup for week 1 of...

 also previously held a share in the team.

Season-By-season

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| colspan="6" align="center" | Harrisburg Stampede (AIFA)
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|2009 || 4 || 10 || 0 || 3rd Northern ||
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|2010 || 11 || 3 || 0 || 2nd Eastern || Won Round 1 (Erie)
Lost EC Championship (Baltimore

Baltimore Mariners

The Baltimore Mariners were an indoor football team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The team was founded when the American Indoor Football Association expelled the Baltimore Blackbirds for negotiating with another league. The AIFA maintained the lease rights to 1st Mariner Arena, so the Mariners were...

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| colspan="6" align="center" | Harrisburg Stampede (SIFL)
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|2011 || 2 || 10 || 0 || 3rd EC Northeast || --
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| colspan="6" align="center" | Harrisburg Stampede (AIF)
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|2012 || -- || -- || -- || -- || --
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!Totals || 18 || 24 || 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
March 14	Florence Phantoms Florence Phantoms The Florence Phantoms was a professional arena football team based out of Florence, South Carolina, in the United States. They are a 2006 expansion member of the American Indoor Football Association, and the current AIFA Champions as of the 2008 season's end...	Away	Lost 13-19
March 28	Baltimore Mariners Baltimore Mariners The Baltimore Mariners were an indoor football team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The team was founded when the American Indoor Football Association expelled the Baltimore Blackbirds for negotiating with another league. The AIFA maintained the lease rights to 1st Mariner Arena, so the Mariners were...	Home	Won 37-34
April 4	South Carolina Force South Carolina Force The Greenville Force was a professional indoor football team in the Southern Indoor Football League. The team was based in Greenville, South Carolina, with home games played at the BI-LO Center. The Force was the first arena/indoor football team based in Greenville since the af2's Carolina Rhinos...	Home	Lost 37-40
April 11	Columbus Lions Columbus Lions The Columbus Lions are an indoor football team of the Professional Indoor Football League. Based in Columbus, Georgia, the Lions play their home games at the Columbus Civic Center...	Home	Lost 33-35
April 18	Erie RiverRats	Away	Won 34-31
April 25	D.C. Armor D.C. Armor The D.C. Armor was a professional indoor football team that began play in the American Indoor Football Association in the 2009 season. The team was based in Washington, D.C., with home games at the under-renovation D.C. Armory. The Armor were the first professional football team to play within the...	Away	Lost 26-44
May 2	Baltimore Mariners	Home	Lost 27-37
May 9	D.C. Armor	Home	Won 20-18
May 17	Reading Express Reading Express The Reading Express are a professional indoor football team based out of Reading, Pennsylvania. They are a member of the Indoor Football League, having begun play as a member of the American Indoor Football League 2006...	Away	Lost 6-44
May 23	Erie RiverRats	Away	Lost 44-54
May 30	Erie RiverRats	Home	Won 53-29
June 6	South Carolina Force	Home	Lost 30-36
June 13	Baltimore Mariners	Away	Lost 55-58
June 27	Reading Express	Home	Lost 19-41

External links

• Harrisburg Stampede
• Stampede's 2009 Stats
• Stampede's 2010 Stats
• Stampede's 2011 Stats