Nebraska Danger
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The Nebraska Danger is a professional indoor football team set to begin play in the Indoor Football League
for the 2011 season. Based in Grand Island
, the Danger will play its home games at Eihusen Arena
.
The Danger is the Tri-Cities' second indoor football team, following the defunct Tri-City Diesel of the National Indoor Football League
(2001-2004). However, the Diesel was based out of Kearney
and played at the arena that is now the Viaero Event Center.
| colspan="6" align="center" | Nebraska Danger (IFL)
|-
|2011 || 3 || 11 || 0 || 4th Great Plains || --
|-
!Totals || 3 || 11 || 0
|colspan="2"| (including playoffs)
Patrick Pimmel: Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator
Corey Bethany: Offensive Coordinator
Jeff Tomlin: Offensive/Defensive Line Coach
Indoor Football League
The Indoor Football League began in 1999 as an offshoot of the troubled Professional Indoor Football League. Keary Ecklund, the owner of the Green Bay Bombers and Madison Mad Dogs, left the PIFL after its first, financially-troubled, season to start his own league. Unlike the PIFL, the IFL was an...
for the 2011 season. Based in Grand Island
Grand Island, Nebraska
Grand Island is a city in and the county seat of Hall County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 48,520 at the 2010 census.Grand Island is home to the Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center which is the sole agency responsible for training law enforcement officers throughout the state,...
, the Danger will play its home games at Eihusen Arena
Eihusen Arena
The Eihusen Arena is a 7,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Grand Island, Nebraska, USA. Opened in 2006 as part of the Heartland Events Center, it hosts local sporting events and concerts. Beginning in 2011, it will be home to the Indoor Football League's Nebraska Danger....
.
The Danger is the Tri-Cities' second indoor football team, following the defunct Tri-City Diesel of the National Indoor Football League
National Indoor Football League
National Indoor Football League was a professional indoor football league in the United States. For their first six years, the league had teams in markets not covered by either the Arena Football League or its developmental league, af2, however, that changed briefly with their expansion into AFL...
(2001-2004). However, the Diesel was based out of Kearney
Kearney, Nebraska
Kearney is a city in and the county seat of Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 30,787 at the 2010 census. It is home to the University of Nebraska-Kearney....
and played at the arena that is now the Viaero Event Center.
Season-By-Season
|-| colspan="6" align="center" | Nebraska Danger (IFL)
|-
|2011 || 3 || 11 || 0 || 4th Great Plains || --
|-
!Totals || 3 || 11 || 0
|colspan="2"| (including playoffs)
Preseason
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final Score | Team Record | ||||
| February 25 (Fri) | 7:05pm | Scrimmage | Blue 43-31 | --- | |
Regular Season
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final Score | Team Record | ||||
| 1 | Bye | ||||
| 2 | March 7 (Mon) | 7:05pm | Wichita Wild Wichita Wild The Wichita Wild is a professional indoor football team located in Wichita, Kansas. The wild plays in the Indoor Football League the second biggest football league in the United States only after the NFL. The IFL was formed in 2008 through a merger between the Intense Football League and the... |
W 70-59 | 1-0 |
| 3 | Bye | ||||
| 4 | March 21 (Mon) | 7:05pm | @Sioux Falls Storm Sioux Falls Storm The Sioux Falls Storm are a professional indoor football team. They are a member of the Indoor Football League. They play their home games at Sioux Falls Arena... |
L 32-80 | 1-1 |
| 5 | March 27 (Sun) | 4:00pm | Green Bay Blizzard Green Bay Blizzard The Green Bay Blizzard is a professional indoor football team, which was founded in 2003. The Blizzard began play in the Indoor Football League in 2010, after having played the previous seven seasons in af2, in the now defunct the minor league of the Arena Football League. The Blizzard play in... |
L 38-48 | 1-2 |
| 6 | April 3 (Sun) | 3:00pm | @La Crosse Spartans La Crosse Spartans The La Crosse Spartans were a professional indoor football team. They were a member of the Indoor Football League. They played their home games at the La Crosse Center in La Crosse, Wisconsin.... |
L 44-50 | 1-3 |
| 7 | April 9 (Sat) | 7:05pm (9:05 Central) |
@Wenatchee Valley Venom | W 84-63 | 2-3 |
| 8 | April 16 (Sat) | 7:05pm | Allen Wranglers | W 60-37 | 3-3 |
| 9 | April 23 (Sat) | 7:05pm | @Omaha Beef Omaha Beef The Omaha Beef are a professional indoor football team. They are a member of the Indoor Football League . They play their home games at Omaha Civic Auditorium, which was also once the home of the AHL's Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights and is now the home of the Omaha Lancers of the United States Hockey... |
L 37-46 | 3-4 |
| 10 | April 30 (Sat) | 8:05pm | Sioux Falls Storm Sioux Falls Storm The Sioux Falls Storm are a professional indoor football team. They are a member of the Indoor Football League. They play their home games at Sioux Falls Arena... |
L 56-78 | 3-5 |
| 11 | May 7 (Sat) | 7:05pm | @Allen Wranglers | L 23-49 | 3-6 |
| 12 | May 14 (Sat) | 7:05pm | Colorado Ice Colorado Ice The Colorado Ice is a professional indoor football team. They are a member of the Indoor Football League . Their home games are played at the Budweiser Events Center in Loveland, Colorado, which is also the home of the CHL's Colorado Eagles... |
L 39-47 | 3-7 |
| 13 | May 21 (Sat) | 7:07pm | @Bloomington Extreme Bloomington Extreme The Bloomington Extreme are a professional indoor football team and a member of the Indoor Football League. The team's name is derived from a naming rights deal with local auto dealer Extreme Motors. The Extreme play their home games at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington,... |
L 27-45 | 3-8 |
| 14 | May 28 (Sat) | 7:05pm | Omaha Beef Omaha Beef The Omaha Beef are a professional indoor football team. They are a member of the Indoor Football League . They play their home games at Omaha Civic Auditorium, which was also once the home of the AHL's Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights and is now the home of the Omaha Lancers of the United States Hockey... |
L 41-75 | 3-9 |
| 15 | June 4 (Sat) | 7:05pm | @Wichita Wild Wichita Wild The Wichita Wild is a professional indoor football team located in Wichita, Kansas. The wild plays in the Indoor Football League the second biggest football league in the United States only after the NFL. The IFL was formed in 2008 through a merger between the Intense Football League and the... |
L 22-65 | 3-10 |
| 16 | June 11 (Sat) | 7:05pm | Wyoming Cavalry Wyoming Cavalry The Wyoming Cavalry are a professional indoor football team of the Indoor Football League. They play their home games in Casper, Wyoming at Casper Events Center.... |
L 44-46 | 3-11 |
Coaching Staff
Mike Davis: Head Coach/Defensive CoordinatorPatrick Pimmel: Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator
Corey Bethany: Offensive Coordinator
Jeff Tomlin: Offensive/Defensive Line Coach