The Cincinnati Sizzle is a women's professional full-contact/tackle football team from
Cincinnati, Ohio
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. The team was established in 2003, by former
Cincinnati Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football team based in Cincinnati. The Bengals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC North, North division. The team plays its h ...
running back
Ickey Woods. Steve Sherman is the current owner of the Cincinnati Sizzle, as of the 2018 season, with Michelle Terrell continues in her 15th year as general manager. The regular season spans from April to July. Currently the home games are played at
Walnut Hills High School (Cincinnati).
The Sizzle played in the
National Women's Football Association (NWFA) for 4 seasons 2005 to 2008. Later joined the
Women's Football Alliance (WFA) in 2009 to 2014. In the 2013 WFA season the Cincinnati Sizzle made its first ever playoff appearance as a first-round wild-card match-up against the Pittsburgh Passion. By the 2014 season the
Women's Football Alliance (WFA) had 63 teams across the United States making it the largest-ever women's tackle football league in the world.
In 2015, the Cincinnati Sizzle joined the
United States Women's Football League (USWFL) formerly the Women's Spring Football League (WSFL) and won the semi-finals playoff rival game against West Virginia. In 2016, the Cincinnati Sizzle ranked no. 2 at the beginning of the post season and hosted their first ever semifinal playoff game against Memphis Tn Legacy at
Woodward High School. The Cincinnati Sizzle beat the New England Nightmare 30-6 and claimed their first national title in the 2016
United States Women's Football League Championship Game played on Saturday, July 30, 2016, in Horn Lake, Mississippi. , Cincinnati Sizzle plays in the
Women's Football Alliance (WFA).
Season-By-Season
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, colspan="6" align="center" , Cincinnati Sizzle (NWFA)
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, 2005 , , 2 , , 6 , , 0 , , 15th Northern , , --
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, 2006 , , 3 , , 5 , , 0 , , 2nd Northern Northwest , , --
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, 2007 , , 0 , , 8 , , 0 , , 4th Southern North , , --
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, 2008 , , 4 , , 4 , , 0 , , 3rd Southern East , , --
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, colspan="6" align="center" , Cincinnati Sizzle (WFA)
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, 2009 , , 1 , , 7 , , 0 , , 5th National Mid-Atlantic , , --
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, 2010 , , 0 , , 8 , , 0 , , 4th National Central , , --
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, 2011 , , 4 , , 4 , , 0 , , 3rd National North Central , , --
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, 2012 , , 0 , , 8, , 0 , , 3rd National North Central , , --
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, 2013 , , 4 , , 5 , , 0 , , 2nd National North Central , , Lost National Conference Wild Card (
Pittsburgh
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, 2014 , , 0 , , 8 , , 0 , , 3rd National Mideast , , --
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, 2017 , , 3 , , 0 , , 0 , , North Atlantic Division , , --
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, colspan="6" align="center" , Cincinnati Sizzle (USWFL)
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, 2015 , , 3 , , 4 , , 0 , , 3rd Northern , , Won Freedom Bowl (West Virginia)
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, 2016 , , 8 , , 1 , , 0 , , , , Won League Semifinal (
TN)
Won USWFL Championship (New England)
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!Totals , , 31 , , 68 , , 0
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2016
Season schedule
Post Season schedule
Championship schedule
2017
Season schedule
Post Season schedule
References
External links
Cincinnati Sizzle MySpace
Women's Football Alliance teams
American football teams in Cincinnati
American football teams established in 2005
United States Women's Football League
2005 establishments in Ohio
Women's sports in Ohio
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