The Omaha Mammoths were a

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team based in

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. They were a charter member of the

Fall Experimental Football League The Fall Experimental Football League (FXFL) was a professional football minor league that played two seasons in 2014 and 2015. This league's stated goal was to become a professional feeder-system for the National Football League (NFL). The lea ...

, which was trying to become the developmental league for the

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. They played their home games at

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in Omaha, home of the

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and the former home of the United Football League's

Omaha Nighthawks The Omaha Nighthawks were a professional American football team based in Omaha, Nebraska, which played in the United Football League, joining the league as an expansion team in 2010. During their first season, the Nighthawks played their home gam ...

. The Mammoths were the first pro outdoor football franchise to play in Omaha since the Nighthawks. Despite having the strongest attendance in the FXFL for 2014 and a promise from the commissioner that the team would return, the Mammoths were quietly replaced by the

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during the 2015 offseason due to travel costs. Mammoths coach

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confirmed the report on July 19.Kaipust, Rich (July 19, 2015)
FXFL's Omaha Mammoths football team not returning for second season
''Omaha World-Herald''. Retrieved July 30, 2015. The Mammoths finished their first and only season in second place with a record of 3–1, declining to play a championship game.

Final roster

References

External links

Official website

Official Facebook page

Official Twitter page
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