The Boise Burn
is an arena football team based in Boise, Idaho. The Burn began play in the af2 league in March 2007. Burn home games are played at the Qwest Arena in downtown Boise.
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Team history
- June 6, 2006: af2 officials announced a Boise expansion franchise for the 2007 season
- June 28: The unnamed team announced that former Utah Blaze assistant coach Lee Leslie would serve as head coach.
- July 27: The Idaho Statesman newspaper announced a "name-the-team" contest.
- August 25: Balloting for the contest closed.
- August 27: A poll was started. The "final six" choices were:
- *Blast
- *Bruisers
- *Cutthroats
- *Rapids
- *Sawtooths
- *Wildfire
- October 10: Announced team name as the Boise Burn to pay tribute to local firefighters.
- October 25: Logo (a flaming skull clenching a football in its teeth) & colors (red, orange, and silver) released, first 4 players signed are QB Bart Hendricks, RB Lee Marks, WR Tim Gilligan, and K Dan Beardall.
2007 Season
Home games are in
bold
- Friday March 30th: Louisville (Won 57-52)
- Friday April 13th: Quad City (Lost 26-42)
- Saturday April 21st: Everett
(Won 70-34)
- Saturday April 28th: Oklahoma City
(Won 48-42)
- Saturday May 5th: Bakersfield (Won 69-55)
- Saturday May 12th: Central Valley (Lost 70-78)
- Saturday May 19th: Spokane
(Lost 44-62)
- Saturday May 26th: Stockton
(Lost 33-51)
- Saturday June 9th: Everett (Lost 32-52)
- Saturday June 16th: Rio Grande Valley
(Lost 32-62)
- Saturday June 23rd: Spokane (Lost 28-60)
- Saturday June 30th: Tri-Cities
(Lost 42-55)
- Saturday July 7th: Bakersfield
(Won 47-16)
- Saturday July 14th: Stockton'''(Won 58-46)
- Saturday July 21st: Central Valley
(Wiktionary:win|Won
77-41)
- Saturday July 28th: Tri-Cities''' (Won 52-42)
2008 Season
Home games are in
bold
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April 5th, 2008: Tulsa Talons-Lost (28-65)
*April 12th, 2008: Stockton Lightning-Won (51-43)
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April 19th, 2008: Tri-Cities Fever-Won (74-28)
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April 26th, 2008: Texas Copperheads-Won (41-14)
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May 3rd, 2008: Stockton Lightning-Won (77-14)
*May 10th, 2008: Spokane Shock-Lost (42-62)
*May 18th, 2008: Daytona Beach Thunderbirds-Won (61-34)
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May 24th, 2008: Central Valley Coyotes-Lost (40-46)
*May 31st, 2008: Tri-Cities Fever-Lost (46-57)
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June 7th, 2008: Spokane Shock-Lost (51-68)
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June 14th, 2008: Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz-Lost (33-51)
*June 21st, 2008: Stockton Lightning-Won (55-51)
*June 28th, 2008: Tri-Cities Fever-Won (52-34)
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July 12th, 2008: Florida Firecats-Won (59-47)
*July 19th, 2008: Central Valley Coyotes-Lost (50-55)
*July 26th, 2008: Spokane Shock-Lost (48-63)
2009 Season
Home games are in
bold.
*April 11th, 2009: Bossier-Shreveport BattleWings-Won (54-45)
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April 18th, 2009: Spokane Shock-Lost (45-63)
*April 25th, 2009: Central Valley Coyotes-Won (52-45)
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May 2nd, 2009: Stockton Lightning-Won (68-18)
*May 9th, 2009: Spokane Shock-Lost (62-64)
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May 16th, 2009: Tri-Cities Fever-Won (77-28)
*May 23rd, 2009: Stockton Lightning-Won (59-44)
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May 30th, 2009: Amarillo Dusters-Won (51-40)
Season-By-Season
Note:
W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties''
Season
| W
| L
| T
| Finish
| Playoff results
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2007
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 4th AC West
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2008
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 3rd NC West
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| 12
| 4
| 0
| 2nd NC West
| Won NC Round 1 (Arkansas) Lost NC Semifinal (Spokane)
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Totals
| 29
| 21
| 0
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* = Current Standing