Boise Burn
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| Conference | American |
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| Division | West |
| Year founded | 2006 |
| Home arena | Qwest Arena |
| City, State | Boise, Idaho |
| Indoor football championships | none |
The Boise Burn is an arena football team based in Boise, Idaho. The Burn began play in the af2
league in March 2007. Burn home games are played at the Qwest
Arena in downtown Boise.
Team history
- June 6, 2006: af2 officials announced a Boise expansion franchise for the 2007 season
- June 28: The unnamed team announced that former Utah Blaze assistant coach Lee Leslie would serve as head coach.
- July 27: The Idaho Statesman newspaper announced a "name-the-team" contest.
- August 25: Balloting for the contest closed.
- August 27: A poll was started. The "final six" choices were:
- Blast
- Bruisers
- Cutthroats
- Rapids
- Sawtooths
- Wildfire
- October 10: Announced team name as the Boise Burn to pay tribute to local firefighters.
- October 25: Logo (a flaming skull clenching a football in its teeth) & colors (red, orange, and silver) released, first 4 players signed are QB Bart Hendricks, RB Lee Marks, WR Tim Gilligan, and K Dan Beardall.
2007 Season
Home games are in bold
- Friday March 30th: Louisville (Won 57-52)
- Saturday April 28th: Oklahoma City (Won 48-42)
- Saturday May 5th: Bakersfield (Won 69-55)
- Saturday May 12th: Central Valley (Lost 70-78)
- Saturday June 16th: Rio Grande Valley (Lost 32-62)
- Saturday June 30th: Tri-Cities (Lost 42-55)
- Saturday July 7th: Bakersfield(Won 47-16)
- Saturday July 21st: Central Valley
- Saturday July 28th: Tri-Cities
Season-By-Season
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties
| Season | W | L | T | Finish | Playoff results |
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| 2007 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4th AC West | -- |
External links
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| AMERICAN CONFERENCE | |||||
| EASTERN DIVISION
Albany Conquest |
MIDWESTERN DIVISION
Cincinnati Jungle Kats |
WESTERN DIVISION
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| NATIONAL CONFERENCE | |||||
| CENTRAL DIVISION
Amarillo Dusters |
SOUTHWESTERN DIVISION
Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings |
SOUTHERN DIVISION
Alabama Steeldogs |
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| 2008 EXPANSION/RETURN
Austin Wranglers |
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| Related articles: Arena Football League | af2 | Arena football | Indoor football | |||||
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