Hawaii Hammerheads
Founded	1999
Arena	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Neal S. Blaisdell Center The Neal S. Blaisdell Center in downtown Honolulu, Honolulu CDP is a community center for the City & County of Honolulu. Constructed in 1964 on the historic Ward Estate and originally called the Hawaii International Center, the center was renamed after Mayor of Honolulu Neal S. Blaisdell...
Based in	Honolulu, Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii Honolulu is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii. Honolulu is the southernmost major U.S. city. Although the name "Honolulu" refers to the urban area on the southeastern shore of the island of Oahu, the city and county government are consolidated as the City and...
Colors	Aqua, silver and black
League	Indoor Professional Football League Indoor Professional Football League The Indoor Professional Football League was the new incarnation of the Professional Indoor Football League , which started in 1998. Two of its teams left the league and their owner, Kerry Ecklund, founded the Indoor Football League in 1999...
Head coach	Guy Benjamin

The Hawaii Hammerheads was an indoor football team in the Indoor Professional Football League

Indoor Professional Football League

The Indoor Professional Football League was the new incarnation of the Professional Indoor Football League , which started in 1998. Two of its teams left the league and their owner, Kerry Ecklund, founded the Indoor Football League in 1999...

 (IPFL) during the 1999 season. The Hammerheads were owned by George Heatherington and played their home games at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center

Neal S. Blaisdell Center

The Neal S. Blaisdell Center in downtown Honolulu, Honolulu CDP is a community center for the City & County of Honolulu. Constructed in 1964 on the historic Ward Estate and originally called the Hawaii International Center, the center was renamed after Mayor of Honolulu Neal S. Blaisdell...

 in Honolulu

Honolulu, Hawaii

Honolulu is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii. Honolulu is the southernmost major U.S. city. Although the name "Honolulu" refers to the urban area on the southeastern shore of the island of Oahu, the city and county government are consolidated as the City and...

, Hawaii

Hawaii

Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...

. The team's official colors were: Aqua, Silver and Black. The head coach for the Hammerheads was Guy Benjamin.

The Hammerheads brought Hawaii its first ever football championship in an upset against the Texas Terminators

Texas Terminators

This team is not to be confused with the softball team in Texas.The Texas Terminators was an indoor football team that played in the Indoor Professional Football League in 1999. The Terminators franchise was owned by Jeff Parnell. The team office was based in Austin, and played their games in the...

 in the 1999 IPFL Championship game played at Austin

Austin, Texas

Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...

, Texas

Texas

Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

 28-13. After the season, the team folded due to the team not making any money the first year and not being able to secure financial backing for the 2000 season.

Hammerheads staff & team information

Majority Owner/President: George Heatherington

Minority Owner: Robert Wu

Director of Communications: Chris Hart

Director of Sales and Marketing: Kalei Kamakahi

Director of Promotions: Tamme Strickland

Head Coach: Guy Benjamin

Guy Benjamin

Guy Emory Benjamin is a retired American football quarterback who played six seasons in the National Football League.-College career:...

1999 IPFL Hawaii Hammerheads schedule

Saturday, April 17th - Hawaii Hammerheads 27, Mississippi Fire Dogs

Mississippi Fire Dogs

The Mississippi Fire Dogs are a now-defunct indoor football team from Biloxi, Mississippi. They played their home games at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. They were a charter member of the Indoor Professional Football League. They Played from in the 1999-2000 IPFL seasons before joining the...

 24

Saturday, April 24th - Texas Terminators

Texas Terminators

This team is not to be confused with the softball team in Texas.The Texas Terminators was an indoor football team that played in the Indoor Professional Football League in 1999. The Terminators franchise was owned by Jeff Parnell. The team office was based in Austin, and played their games in the...

 36, Hawaii Hammerheads 21

Thursday, April 29th - Texas Terminators

Texas Terminators

This team is not to be confused with the softball team in Texas.The Texas Terminators was an indoor football team that played in the Indoor Professional Football League in 1999. The Terminators franchise was owned by Jeff Parnell. The team office was based in Austin, and played their games in the...

 49, Hawaii Hammerheads 34

Sunday, May 9th - Hawaii Hammerheads 53, Idaho Stallions 37

Saturday, May 15th - Idaho Stallions 27, Hawaii Hammerheads 26 (OT)

Sunday, May 23rd - Hawaii Hammerheads 57, Rocky Mountain Thunder

Rocky Mountain Thunder

The Rocky Mountain Thunder was an indoor football team in the Indoor Professional Football League during the 1999 season. The Thunder was owned by Scott D. Riddell and played their home games at the World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The team's official colors were: Royal Blue, Silver and...

 40

Friday, May 28th -Hawaii Hammerheads 37, Rocky Mountain Thunder

Rocky Mountain Thunder

The Rocky Mountain Thunder was an indoor football team in the Indoor Professional Football League during the 1999 season. The Thunder was owned by Scott D. Riddell and played their home games at the World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The team's official colors were: Royal Blue, Silver and...

 18

Saturday, June 5th - Hawaii Hammerheads 38, Idaho Stallions 34

Saturday, June 12th - Idaho Stallions 63, Hawaii Hammerheads 51

Saturday, June 19th - Hawaii Hammerheads 48, Rocky Mountain Thunder

Rocky Mountain Thunder

The Rocky Mountain Thunder was an indoor football team in the Indoor Professional Football League during the 1999 season. The Thunder was owned by Scott D. Riddell and played their home games at the World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The team's official colors were: Royal Blue, Silver and...

 44

Saturday, June 26th - Hawaii Hammerheads 28, Rocky Mountain Thunder

Rocky Mountain Thunder

The Rocky Mountain Thunder was an indoor football team in the Indoor Professional Football League during the 1999 season. The Thunder was owned by Scott D. Riddell and played their home games at the World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The team's official colors were: Royal Blue, Silver and...

 17

Saturday, July 3rd - Hawaii Hammerheads 55, Texas Terminators

Texas Terminators

This team is not to be confused with the softball team in Texas.The Texas Terminators was an indoor football team that played in the Indoor Professional Football League in 1999. The Terminators franchise was owned by Jeff Parnell. The team office was based in Austin, and played their games in the...

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Saturday, July 10th - Hawaii Hammerheads 36, Louisiana Bayou Beast

Louisiana Bayou Beast

The Louisiana Bayou Beast was a team in the Professional Indoor Football League in 1998, in the Indoor Professional Football League in 1999, and reincarated in 2001 in the National Indoor Football League . The Bayou Beast franchise was owned by James and Carolyn Shiver, who currently own and...

 13

Saturday, July 17th - Mississippi Fire Dogs

Mississippi Fire Dogs

The Mississippi Fire Dogs are a now-defunct indoor football team from Biloxi, Mississippi. They played their home games at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. They were a charter member of the Indoor Professional Football League. They Played from in the 1999-2000 IPFL seasons before joining the...

 35, Hawaii Hammerheads 20

Sunday, August 1st - Hawaii Hammerheads 24, Louisiana Bayou Beast

Louisiana Bayou Beast

The Louisiana Bayou Beast was a team in the Professional Indoor Football League in 1998, in the Indoor Professional Football League in 1999, and reincarated in 2001 in the National Indoor Football League . The Bayou Beast franchise was owned by James and Carolyn Shiver, who currently own and...

 20

Wednesday, August 4th - Louisiana Bayou Beast

Louisiana Bayou Beast

The Louisiana Bayou Beast was a team in the Professional Indoor Football League in 1998, in the Indoor Professional Football League in 1999, and reincarated in 2001 in the National Indoor Football League . The Bayou Beast franchise was owned by James and Carolyn Shiver, who currently own and...

 32, Hawaii Hammerheads 30

IPFL Playoff game

Saturday, August 14th - # 2 Hawaii Hammerheads 36, at # 3 Mississippi Fire Dogs

Mississippi Fire Dogs

The Mississippi Fire Dogs are a now-defunct indoor football team from Biloxi, Mississippi. They played their home games at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. They were a charter member of the Indoor Professional Football League. They Played from in the 1999-2000 IPFL seasons before joining the...

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1999 IPFL Championship Game

On August 20, 1999, the # 2 Hawaii Hammerheads (10-6) defeated the # 1 ranked Texas Terminators

Texas Terminators

This team is not to be confused with the softball team in Texas.The Texas Terminators was an indoor football team that played in the Indoor Professional Football League in 1999. The Terminators franchise was owned by Jeff Parnell. The team office was based in Austin, and played their games in the...

 28-13 at the Travis County Expo Center

Luedecke Arena

The Luedecke Arena is a 6,500-seat multi-purpose arena on the grounds of the Travis County Exposition Center in Austin, Texas.Built in 1983, the arena is home to the Star of Texas Fair & Rodeo, the Austin Turfcats of the Indoor Football League, and the Republic of Texas Biker Rally...

in front of 4,527 fans. Behind an opportunistic defensive effort, the Hammerheads held the Texas offense, the league's highest-scoring unit well below its regular-season average of 40.8 points per game. In doing so, Texas finished with just eight first downs and 144 yards of total offense. Aside from recording four turnovers (two fumble recoveries and two interceptions), Hawaii also held the regular-season champion Terminators scoreless for two quarters.