Iowa Crush
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The Iowa Crush founded women's tackle football in the State of Iowa. They play in the Independent Women's Football League
which comprises 34 teams (12 Tier I Teams, 22 Tier II Teams) in North America and made up of over 1,800 female athletes. The IWFL will select its best players to America's first Women's National Team to compete in the first ever IFAF Women's World Championship to be held in Stolkholm, Sweden in June 2010. There are multiple players from the Iowa Crush being considered for the Women's National Team to be selected in February 2010. The Iowa Crush is based in Des Moines
. They play their home games at Buxton Stadium on the campus of Simpson College
in nearby Indianola
.
The Crush compete for talent and fans with the Des Moines area's other women's football team, the Iowa Thunder
of the Women's Football Alliance
.
| colspan="6" align="center" | Des Moines Courage (IWFL)
|-
|2004 || 1 || 3 || 0 || X-Team || -- || PS || 30 || PA || 126
|-
|2005 || 2 || 6 || 0 || X-Team || -- || PS || 112 || PA || 228
|-
| colspan="6" align="center" | Iowa Crush (IWFL)
|-
|2006 || 4 || 4 || 0 || X-Team || -- || PS || 162 || PA || 195
|-
|2007 || 2 || 6 || 0 || 4th West Midwest || -- || PS || 70 || PA || 246
|-
|2008 || 0 || 8 || 0 || 3rd West Mid-South || -- || PS || 13 || PA || 354
|-
|2009 || 0 || 8 || 0 || 23rd Tier II || -- || PS || 41 || PA || 276
|-
|2010* || 3 || 5 || 0 || 5th Tier II West Midwest || -- || PS || 110 || PA || 207
|-
!Totals || 12 || 40 || 0 || -- || -- || TS || 538 || PA || 1632
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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....
which comprises 34 teams (12 Tier I Teams, 22 Tier II Teams) in North America and made up of over 1,800 female athletes. The IWFL will select its best players to America's first Women's National Team to compete in the first ever IFAF Women's World Championship to be held in Stolkholm, Sweden in June 2010. There are multiple players from the Iowa Crush being considered for the Women's National Team to be selected in February 2010. The Iowa Crush is based in Des Moines
Des Moines, Iowa
Des Moines is the capital and the most populous city in the US state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small portion of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857...
. They play their home games at Buxton Stadium on the campus of Simpson College
Simpson College
Simpson College is a four-year, coeducational liberal arts institution situated in Indianola, Iowa, USA, and affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Simpson, which has been fully accredited by North Central Association since 1913, is a small school with approximately 1,400 full-time students...
in nearby Indianola
Indianola, Iowa
As of the census of 2000, there were 12,998 people, 4,748 households, and 3,261 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,414.7 people per square mile . There were 4,981 housing units at an average density of 542.1 per square mile...
.
The Crush compete for talent and fans with the Des Moines area's other women's football team, the Iowa Thunder
Iowa Thunder
The Iowa Thunder is a women's professional American football team based in Des Moines, Iowa. They play in the Women's Spring Football League. During its first two seasons, the Thunder was a member of the Women's Football Alliance-History:...
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...
.
Season-By-Season
|-| colspan="6" align="center" | Des Moines Courage (IWFL)
|-
|2004 || 1 || 3 || 0 || X-Team || -- || PS || 30 || PA || 126
|-
|2005 || 2 || 6 || 0 || X-Team || -- || PS || 112 || PA || 228
|-
| colspan="6" align="center" | Iowa Crush (IWFL)
|-
|2006 || 4 || 4 || 0 || X-Team || -- || PS || 162 || PA || 195
|-
|2007 || 2 || 6 || 0 || 4th West Midwest || -- || PS || 70 || PA || 246
|-
|2008 || 0 || 8 || 0 || 3rd West Mid-South || -- || PS || 13 || PA || 354
|-
|2009 || 0 || 8 || 0 || 23rd Tier II || -- || PS || 41 || PA || 276
|-
|2010* || 3 || 5 || 0 || 5th Tier II West Midwest || -- || PS || 110 || PA || 207
|-
!Totals || 12 || 40 || 0 || -- || -- || TS || 538 || PA || 1632
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