Fairbanks Grizzlies
The Fairbanks Grizzlies were a professional indoor football team based in Fairbanks, Alaska. The team was a member of the Pacific Division of the Intense Conference in the Indoor Football League (IFL). The Grizzlies began play in 2008 as a member of the Intense Football League and joined the IFL in 2008 as part of the Intense Football League and United Indoor Football (UIF) merger. The team played their home games at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks.
| Fairbanks Grizzlies | |
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| Established 2007 Folded 2011 Played in Carlson Center in Fairbanks, Alaska | |
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| League/conference affiliations | |
| Intense Football League (2008) Indoor Football League (2009–2011)
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Current uniform | |
| Team colors | Blue, orange, white |
| Mascot | Tundra |
| Cheerleaders | Lady Grizzlies |
| Personnel | |
| Owner(s) | Chad Dittman Ricky Bertz Michael Taylor |
| Head coach | Robert Fuller |
| Team history | |
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| Championships | |
| League championships (0) | |
| Conference championships (0) | |
| Division championships (1) 2011 | |
| Playoff appearances (3) | |
| 2009, 2010, 2011 | |
| Home arena(s) | |
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The Grizzlies were notable for being the northernmost professional gridiron football team in history; the Alaska Wild held the previous record, and before that, the Edmonton Eskimos. Grizzlies games were broadcast live on KCBF. (The northernmost gridiron football team of any sort is the high school football team of Barrow High School.)
The Grizzlies suspended operations in October 2011 in the face of lawsuits against the team.[1]
Season-by-season
| Season | W | L | T | Finish | Playoff results |
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| Fairbanks Grizzlies (Intense Football League) | |||||
| 2008 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 9th League | -- |
| Fairbanks Grizzlies (Indoor Football League) | |||||
| 2009 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2nd Intense Pacific | Won Divisionals I (Colorado) Lost Divisionals II (Billings) |
| 2010 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2nd Pacific North | Lost First Round (Billings) |
| 2011 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1st Pacific | Lost Conference Semi-Final (Allen) |
| Totals | 30 | 30 | 0 | (including playoffs) | |
Final roster
| Fairbanks Grizzlies roster | ||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Kickers
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Injured reserve
Exempt list
Practice squad
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References
- Sam Friedman (November 6, 2011). "Lawsuit filed against Fairbanks Grizzlies". newsminer.com. Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
