The Lone Star Football League ( LSFL ) was a regional professional indoor football minor league that played three seasons from 2012 to 2014. All of the LSFL's charter teams were based in the state of Texas , with five teams coming from the Southern Indoor Football League , three from the Indoor Football League , plus one expansion team. The LSFL played three seasons to completion before merging with the Champions Professional Indoor Football League in August 2014 to form Champions Indoor Football .
11-551: Individual player salaries were varied in the LSFL, with a total $ 3,000 team salary cap per game, which averaged between $ 100 and $ 450 per player. The 2012 season began with the Houston Stallions , Amarillo Venom , Rio Grande Valley Magic , Laredo Rattlesnakes , West Texas Roughnecks , Corpus Christi Hammerheads , and Abilene Ruff Riders participating. While a number of the other teams scheduled to launch in 2012 did not make it to
22-652: A game winning 46 yard field goal as time expired. The Stallions rallied from 55-39 down with 10:20 remaining in the fourth quarter to win their first playoff game. The Stallions lost to the Louisiana Swashbucklers on June 27, 2011 in the Western Conference championship. For the 2012 season, the Stallions will be a charter member of the Lone Star Football League . Midway through the 2012 season,
33-793: A professional indoor football team based in Lake Charles, Louisiana . They were formed in 2005 as an expansion member of the National Indoor Football League (NIFL) and were originally known as the Southwest Louisiana Swashbucklers . They replaced another NIFL franchise, the Lake Charles Land Sharks . In 2006, they moved to the Intense Football League (IFL) and shortened their name to Louisiana Swashbucklers. They were originally set to play in
44-668: A professional indoor football team that competed in the Lone Star Football League (LSFL). Based in Houston, Texas , the Stallions played their home games at the Merrell Center in Katy, Texas . In their inaugural season as a member of the Southern Indoor Football League , the Stallions played a truncated home season after problems leasing two previous venues ( Texas Southern University 's Health and Physical Education Arena and
55-665: The Indoor Football League due to the IFL's merger with United Indoor Football, but later had to bow out over financial concerns. For their next three seasons, they were a member of the new Southern Indoor Football League . Later a member of the Professional Indoor Football League , they played their home games at Sudduth Coliseum in Lake Charles, Louisiana . On May 24, 2013, the team announced that they would be ceasing operations due to low turnout and cancelled
66-842: The Rio Grande Valley Sol in Hidalgo to the league. On August 14, 2014, it was announced at the league website that they merged with the Champions Professional Indoor Football League to create what they say is the largest indoor football league in the country. The merged league became known as Champions Indoor Football . The LSFL required a $ 25,000 franchise fee to join, as well as a $ 25,000 letter of credit . (Clemson) Antonio Clay WTX Roughnecks waiver LSFL 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120402113053/http://www.texaslsfl.com/news/daily-transactions.html Houston Stallions The Houston Stallions were
77-649: The LSFL played with just five teams. Amarillo, Laredo, Corpus Christi, and Abilene (now known as the Bombers) returned from the 2012 season. The league added two new teams; the expansion San Angelo Bandits and the New Mexico Stars (formerly of the Indoor Football League and the LSFL's first and only team outside of Texas). The league announced in October that the Corpus Christi Hammerheads had been removed from
88-777: The Nutty Jerry Entertainment Center in Winnie, Texas ) caused cancellations of early home games. After much preseason speculation on game days and locations, the Houston Stallions kicked off their inaugural season with a 52-20 win over the Rio Grande Valley Magic . They finished the regular season 12-0, the only undefeated team in the SIFL. The Stallions beat the Rio Grande Valley Magic on Monday June 20, 2011 in their first playoff game in dramatic fashion by kicking
99-474: The Stallions announced they had suspended operations indefinitely. This American football team article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a sports team in Texas is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Louisiana Swashbucklers Intense Football League (2006–2008) Southern Indoor Football League (2009–2011) The Louisiana Swashbucklers were
110-639: The league due to its ownership violating by-laws. The Amarillo Venom defeated the Laredo Rattlesnakes 70–69 to repeat as league champions. After the season, in late September 2013, the Laredo franchise announced it was ceasing operations due to the financial and legal difficulties of its owner. With the Laredo and Abilene franchises failing to return, the LSFL added the West Texas Wildcatters in Odessa and
121-690: The start of the regular season, only the Mesquite Bandits had their franchise revoked rather than fold voluntarily. The Houston team was 7–0 when it folded halfway through the season. The Amarillo Venom finished the regular season 10–4 and went on to defeat the Rio Grande Valley Magic 62–40 in the LSFL championship game. Former Clemson linebacker Antonio Clay was practicing with the West Texas Roughnecks in Odessa, Texas in 2012. [1] For 2013,
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