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The Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz are a 2004 expansion team of the Arena Football League's minor league af2. The Yard Dawgz play at the Ford Center, located in downtown Oklahoma City. The Yard Dawgz were founded in 2003 by Barry Switzer, Jeff Lund and Horn Chen. Jeff Lund recently sold the franchise to local businessman, Phil Miller. Miller is also the owner of several Oklahoma based businesses including Long Wave Incorporated, DocSoft Inc. and South-20 Inc.
Yard Dawgz had a successful first year on and off the field by leading the league in attendance and finishing the regular season with 10-6 record to finish second in the Southwest Division of the National Conference.
In 2005, The Yard Dawgz had another successful year, despite changing divisions, by coming in third in attendance and finishing the regular season with 10-6 record to finish second in the Midwest Division of the National Conference.
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The Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz are a 2004 expansion team of the Arena Football League's minor league af2. The Yard Dawgz play at the Ford Center, located in downtown Oklahoma City. The Yard Dawgz were founded in 2003 by Barry Switzer, Jeff Lund and Horn Chen. Jeff Lund recently sold the franchise to local businessman, Phil Miller. Miller is also the owner of several Oklahoma based businesses including Long Wave Incorporated, DocSoft Inc. and South-20 Inc.
Team history
Three straight winning seasons
The Yard Dawgz had a successful first year on and off the field by leading the league in attendance and finishing the regular season with 10-6 record to finish second in the Southwest Division of the National Conference.
In 2005, The Yard Dawgz had another successful year, despite changing divisions, by coming in third in attendance and finishing the regular season with 10-6 record to finish second in the Midwest Division of the National Conference. The Dawgz lost in the first round to the Amarillo Dusters.
The Yard Dawgz had their best showing in 2006 with a record of 11-5 and their third playoff appearance. Kicker A.J. Haglund won the af2 Kicker of the Year award and Quarterback Cwaig Swrickland became the only player in af2 history to reach 20,000 passing yards for their career.
First losing season
In 2007, under head coach John Fitzgerald, the Yard Dawgz had the second leading offense in the league - averaging 310.9 yd/game. Despite finishing 7-9, the team made their fourth consecutive playoff appearance. Three members of the 2007 Yard Dawgz earned All-af2 First Team honors - WR/DB Al Hunt, Center Gene Frederic, and OL/DL Barry Giles.
Current happenings
On June 28, 2008 against the Lubbock Renegades, Wide Receiver Al Hunt became only the third player in af2 history to record 1,000 points.
Season-By-Season
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|2004 || 10 || 6 || 0 || 2nd NC Southwest || Lost Week 1 (Peoria)
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|2005 || 10 || 6 || 0 || 2nd NC Midwest || Lost Week 1 (Amarillo)
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|2006 || 11 || 5 || 0 || 2nd NC Midwest || Lost Week 1 (Arkansas)
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|2007 || 7 || 9 || 0 || 3rd NC Central || Lost Week 1 (Tulsa)
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|2008 || 6 || 10 || 0 || 5th NC Central || --
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|2009 || || || || NC Central ||
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!Totals || 44 || 40 || 0
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2008 schedule
=Head Coaches=
- 2004 Gary Reasons
- 2005-2006 Jeff Jarnigan
- 2007 John Fitzgerald
- 2008 Gary Reasons and Sparky McEwen
Notable Players
- Al Hunt
- Barry Giles
- Fred Shaw
- Kelly Butler
- Andre Burns
- Danny Howard
- Evan Gray
- Ryan Porter
- Ben Scott
- Jarrail Jackson
Notable former players
- Timon Marshall
- Craig Strickland
- Peter Martinez
- A.J. Haglund
- B.J. Barre
Cox Convention Center
For the 2009 Season, The Yard Dawgz will play in the arena inside The Cox Convention Center while renovations inside the Ford Center take place.
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