Oklahoma City Lightning
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The Oklahoma City Lightning is Oklahoma City (United States)
full-contact women's American football
team in the Women's Football Alliance
. Home games are played at Taft Stadium
.
Formerly a member of the Independent Women's Football League
in their inaugural season of 2002, and then the National Women's Football Association
from 2003 until 2008, they have made the playoffs in six of seven seasons played so far, losing four times in the Conference Championship Game (two to the Pensacola Power in 2003 and 2005 and once to the Austin Outlaws
in 2002 and the Columbus Comets
in 2007) and losing twice in the NWFA Championship Game (to the Detroit Demolition
in 2004 and to the D.C. Divas
in 2006).
After sitting out the 2009 season, the Lightning were blown out 62-0 by the Lone Star Mustangs
in their first game of 2010. The following week, the Lightning left the WFA and almost folded, however, they have since joined the Women's Spring Football League
, where they will play the remainder of 2010 and beyond.
| colspan="6" align="center" | Oklahoma City Lightning (IWFL)
|-
|2002 || 5 || 3 || 0 || 3rd Western || --
|-
| colspan="6" align="center" | Oklahoma City Lightning (NWFA)
|-
|2003 || 7 || 1 || 0 || 1st South Midwest || Won Southern Conference Quarterfinal (Nashville
)
Won Southern Conference Semifinal (Chattanooga
)
Lost Southern Conference Championship (Pensacola)
|-
|2004 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 1st South Southwest || First-Round Bye in Southern Conference Quarterfinal
Won Southern Conference Semifinal (Kansas City)
Won Southern Conference Championship (Pensacola)
Lost NWFA Championship (Detroit
)
|-
|2005 || 7 || 1 || 0 || 3rd South || Won Southern Division Quarterfinal (New Orleans
)
Won Southern Conference Semifinal (Nashville
)
Lost Southern Conference Championship (Pensacola)
|-
|2006 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 1st South West || First-Round Bye in NWFA First Round
Won NWFA Quarterfinal (Cleveland
)
Won NWFA Semifinal (Mass.
)
Lost NWFA Championship (D.C.
)
|-
|2007 || 7 || 1 || 0 || 1st South West || Won Southern Conference Quarterfinal (New Orleans
)
Won Southern Conference Semifinal (St. Louis
)
Lost Southern Conference Championship (Columbus
)
|-
|2008 || 6 || 2 || 0 || 2nd South Central || Lost Southern Conference Quarterfinal (H-Town
)
|-
| colspan="6" align="center" | Oklahoma City Lightning (WFA)
|-
|2009 || colspan="6" rowspan="1" align="center" | Did Not Play
|-
|2010 || 0 || 2 || 0 || -- || --
|-
| colspan="6" align="center" | Oklahoma City Lightning (WSFL)
|-
|2010 || -- || 1 || -- || -- || --
|-
|2011 || -- || -- || -- || -- || --
|-
!Totals || 58 || 16 || 0
|colspan="2"| (including playoffs)
** = Forfeited
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City is the capital and the largest city in the state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, the city ranks 31st among United States cities in population. The city's population, from the 2010 census, was 579,999, with a metro-area population of 1,252,987 . In 2010, the Oklahoma...
full-contact women's 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 in 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...
. Home games are played at Taft Stadium
Taft Stadium
Taft Stadium is a WPA-built stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It is the current home of the Oklahoma City Lightning, a NWFA team, along with Northwest Classen HS and John Marshall HS. Built in 1934, the stadium now lies in disrepair. A dirt track was installed in 1946.-External links:* page...
.
Formerly a member of 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....
in their inaugural season of 2002, and then 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...
from 2003 until 2008, they have made the playoffs in six of seven seasons played so far, losing four times in the Conference Championship Game (two to the Pensacola Power in 2003 and 2005 and once to the Austin Outlaws
Austin Outlaws
The Austin Outlaws are a women's football team in the Women's Football Alliance. They are based in Austin, Texas. Home games are played at Chaparral Stadium on the campus of Westlake High School....
in 2002 and the Columbus Comets
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...
in 2007) and losing twice in the NWFA Championship Game (to the Detroit Demolition
Detroit Demolition
The Detroit Demolition is a women's semi-professional American football team of the Women's Spring Football League based in the Detroit, Michigan area. During their most recent season, home games were played at Franklin High School in Livonia. They joined the National Women's Football Association...
in 2004 and to the 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...
in 2006).
After sitting out the 2009 season, the Lightning were blown out 62-0 by the Lone Star Mustangs
Lone Star Mustangs
The Lone Star Mustangs are a team of the Women's Football Alliance. Based in Bedford Texas , the Mustangs play their home games at Pennington Field...
in their first game of 2010. The following week, the Lightning left the WFA and almost folded, however, they have since joined 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...
, where they will play the remainder of 2010 and beyond.
Season-By-Season
|-| colspan="6" align="center" | Oklahoma City Lightning (IWFL)
|-
|2002 || 5 || 3 || 0 || 3rd Western || --
|-
| colspan="6" align="center" | Oklahoma City Lightning (NWFA)
|-
|2003 || 7 || 1 || 0 || 1st South Midwest || Won Southern Conference 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 Southern Conference Semifinal (Chattanooga
Chattanooga Locomotion
The Chattanooga Locomotion is a team in the Independent Women's Football League based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Home games are played on the campus of Red Bank High School....
)
Lost Southern Conference Championship (Pensacola)
|-
|2004 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 1st South Southwest || First-Round Bye in Southern Conference Quarterfinal
Won Southern Conference Semifinal (Kansas City)
Won Southern Conference Championship (Pensacola)
Lost NWFA Championship (Detroit
Detroit Demolition
The Detroit Demolition is a women's semi-professional American football team of the Women's Spring Football League based in the Detroit, Michigan area. During their most recent season, home games were played at Franklin High School in Livonia. They joined the National Women's Football Association...
)
|-
|2005 || 7 || 1 || 0 || 3rd South || Won Southern Division Quarterfinal (New Orleans
New Orleans Blaze
The New Orleans Blaze is a women's American football team in the Women's Football Alliance. Formerly a member of the National Women's Football Association, they play at City Park, splitting their time between Pan American Stadium and Tad Gormley Stadium....
)
Won Southern Conference Semifinal (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...
)
Lost Southern Conference Championship (Pensacola)
|-
|2006 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 1st South West || First-Round Bye in NWFA First Round
Won NWFA Quarterfinal (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 NWFA Semifinal (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...
)
Lost NWFA 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...
)
|-
|2007 || 7 || 1 || 0 || 1st South West || Won Southern Conference Quarterfinal (New Orleans
New Orleans Blaze
The New Orleans Blaze is a women's American football team in the Women's Football Alliance. Formerly a member of the National Women's Football Association, they play at City Park, splitting their time between Pan American Stadium and Tad Gormley Stadium....
)
Won Southern Conference Semifinal (St. Louis
St. Louis Slam
The St. Louis Slam is a women's professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They play in the Women's Football Alliance, of which they are the current defending champions. The Slam played in the National Women's Football Association from their inception in 2003 until 2008. Home...
)
Lost Southern Conference Championship (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...
)
|-
|2008 || 6 || 2 || 0 || 2nd South Central || Lost Southern Conference Quarterfinal (H-Town
H-Town Texas Cyclones
The H-Town Texas Cyclones are a team of the Independent Women's Football League. Based in Houston, the Cyclones play their home games at Reggie Grob Stadium on the campus of the Spring Branch Independent School District. The Cyclones are the second IWFL team based in Houston, after the Houston...
)
|-
| colspan="6" align="center" | Oklahoma City Lightning (WFA)
|-
|2009 || colspan="6" rowspan="1" align="center" | Did Not Play
|-
|2010 || 0 || 2 || 0 || -- || --
|-
| colspan="6" align="center" | Oklahoma City Lightning (WSFL)
|-
|2010 || -- || 1 || -- || -- || --
|-
|2011 || -- || -- || -- || -- || --
|-
!Totals || 58 || 16 || 0
|colspan="2"| (including playoffs)
2010 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 10 | Lone Star Mustangs Lone Star Mustangs The Lone Star Mustangs are a team of the Women's Football Alliance. Based in Bedford Texas , the Mustangs play their home games at Pennington Field... |
Away | Lost 0-62 |
| April 17 | Memphis Soul | Away | Lost 0-6** |
| April 24 | Kansas City Storm 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... |
Away | |
| May 8 | Topeka Mudcats Topeka Mudcats The Topeka Mudcats are a women's professional American football team based in Topeka, Kansas, and a charter member of the Women's Spring Football League.-History:... |
Away | Lost 0-6 Forfeit |
| May 15 | Kansas City Storm | Home | |
| May 22 | Kansas City Storm | Away | |
| May 29 | Topeka Mudcats | Home | |
| June 12 | Kansas City Storm | Home | |
| July 3 | Topeka Mudcats | Away | |
| July 10 | Topeka Mudcats | Home |