The Abilene Bombers were a professional
indoor football team. The Bombers played their home games at the
Taylor County Expo Center, in
Abilene, Texas
Abilene ( ) is a city in Taylor County, Texas, Taylor and Jones County, Texas, Jones counties, Texas, United States. Its population was 125,182 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Abilene metropolitan ar ...
.
Team history
The Bombers began play as the Katy Ruff Riders, a 2007 expansion team of the
Intense Football League
The Intense Football League (IFL) was a professional indoor football minor league that began operations in 2004. Its focus was in Texas, but it was notable for being the first professional football league to place a franchise in Alaska.
History ...
. They originally played their home games at the
Leonard E. Merrell Center in
Katy, Texas
Katy is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. It is in the Greater Katy area, itself forming the western part of the Greater Houston metropolitan area. Homes and businesses may have Katy postal addresses without being in the City of Katy. The city ...
. The Bombers relocated to
Abilene, Texas
Abilene ( ) is a city in Taylor County, Texas, Taylor and Jones County, Texas, Jones counties, Texas, United States. Its population was 125,182 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Abilene metropolitan ar ...
at the conclusion of their 2008
Intense Football League
The Intense Football League (IFL) was a professional indoor football minor league that began operations in 2004. Its focus was in Texas, but it was notable for being the first professional football league to place a franchise in Alaska.
History ...
season. From then on they were known as the Abilene Ruff Riders. On February 4, 2010, the Ruff Riders were purchased by a local ownership group.
After the conclusion of their 2010 season, the team joined the
Southern Indoor Football League. After the conclusion of their 2011 season, the team joined the
Lone Star Football League
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 Souther ...
. On April 17, 2012, the team changed its name and logo to the Abilene Bombers. They were later owned by BCPSA, LLC. In 2012, they joined the
Lone Star Football League
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 Souther ...
. They barely clinched a playoff spot with a 6–7 record, only to fall to the
Amarillo Venom
The Amarillo Venom were a professional Indoor American football, indoor football team based in Amarillo, Texas. They played their home games at the Amarillo Civic Center. The Venom began play as the Amarillo Dusters in 2004 as a charter member ...
in the playoffs 70–40.
Final roster
2008 season schedule
2009 season schedule
Season-by-season
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, colspan="6" align="center" , Katy Ruff Riders (Intense)
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, 2007 , , 7 , , 7 , , 0 , , 5th League , , –
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, 2008 , , 5 , , 9 , , 0 , , 7th League , , –
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, colspan="6" align="center" , Abilene Ruff Riders (IFL)
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, 2009 , , 9 , , 5 , , 0 , , 2nd Intense Lone Star , , Lost Round 1 (
San Angelo
San Angelo ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Tom Green County, Texas, United States. Its location is in the Concho Valley, a region of West Texas between the Permian Basin (North America), Permian Basin to the northwest, Chihuahuan Desert ...
)
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, 2010 , , 2 , , 12 , , 0 , , 3rd Intense Lone Star , , –
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, colspan="6" align="center" , Abilene Ruff Riders (SIFL)
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, 2011 , , 4 , , 8 , , 0 , , 4th WC Southwest , , –
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, colspan="6" align="center" , Abilene Ruff Riders (LSFL)
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, 2012 , , 4 , , 8 , , 0 , , 7th LSFL , , –
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, 2013 , , 6 , , 6 , , 0 , , 4th LSFL , , Lost LSFL Semifinals (
Amarillo)
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!Totals , , 37 , , 57 , , 0
, colspan="2", (including playoffs)
References
External links
Abilene Bombers official websiteTaylor County Expo Center websiteRuff Riders' 2007 statsRuff Riders' 2008 statsRuff Riders' 2011 stats
{{SIFL
2007 establishments in Texas
2013 disestablishments in Texas
American football teams established in 2006
American football teams disestablished in 2013