Erie Invaders
| Founded | 1999 |
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| Folded | 2000 |
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| Based in | Louis J. Tullio Arena in Erie, Pennsylvania |
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| League | Indoor Football League (2000)
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| Colors | Navy blue, sky blue, silver, white |
| Personnel | |
| Head coach | Gary Tufford |
| General manager | Jeff Gonos |
The Erie Invaders were a professional indoor American football team based in Erie, Pennsylvania. They were members of the original Indoor Football League founded in 1999 and began play in 2000 at Louis J. Tullio Arena in Erie. They competed in the Southern Division of the Eastern Conference.[1] They were coached by Gary Tufford. After a 6-8 season and a defeat in the playoffs, the franchise folded due to financial reasons.[2]
History
[edit | edit source]The team was originally slated to join the original incarnation of the Indoor Football League as the Erie Xpress in 1999, but would finally join the league as the Invaders. In 2000, the team compiled a 6-8 record finishing in 2nd place in the Southern Division and would make the Eastern Conference playoffs. The Invaders would subsequently fold after their only season due to financial problems. Indoor football would not be played again in Erie until 2005 when the Erie Freeze of the Atlantic Indoor Football League would be formed and play at the Erie Civic Center[3][4]
Season-by-season
[edit | edit source]| Season | W | L | T | Finish | Playoff results |
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| 2000 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2nd EC Southern | Lost Round 1 (Madison) |
| Totals | 6 | 9 | 0 | ||
Source: [5]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Indoor and Arena Football History: Erie Invaders, Our Sports Central
- ^ A look at Erie's indoor football history, GoErie.com
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Indoor and Arena Football History: Erie Invaders, Our Sports Central
- ^ A look at Erie's indoor football history, GoErie.com