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Muskegon Thunder Wiki Information
The Muskegon Thunder
are a member of the Indoor Football League and began play in 2007 in the Continental Indoor Football League from 2007 - 2008. They play their home games at the L.C. Walker Arena in Muskegon, Michigan.
The Thunder entered their first season with Shane Fairfield as head coach. A well-respected figure in local high school football, he took the Holton Red Devils to a conference championship as well as two back to back district championships against Muskegon Catholic. Prior to that he coached his alma mater Muskegon Catholic Central, and Muskegon High School.
Defensive coordinator will be Detroit native Terry Foster, once a star for the Grand Valley State University team. Foster played in the AFL for the Grand Rapids Rampage and last year was assistant coach there. Offensive coordinator Brent White almost mirrored Fairfield's path from Muskegon to Holton, playing for the Big Reds from 1999 to 2002 and then stepping off the field as assistant JV coach at Holton. He quickly became offensive coordinator for the Holton Red Devils where he led his team to some record-breaking performances.
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MUSKEGON THUNDER TICKETS
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Season-By-Season
Note:
W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties''
| Season
| W
| L
| T
| Finish
| Playoff results
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| Muskegon Thunder (CIFL)
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| 2007
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 5th Great Lakes
| Lost GLD Qualifier (Marion)
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| 2008
| 5
| 7
| 0
| 2nd Great Lakes East
| Lost GLD East Finals (Kalamazoo)
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| Muskegon Thunder (IFL)
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| 1
| 12
| 0
| 5th United Atlantic
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| Totals
| 10
| 29
| 0
| (including playoffs)
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* = Current Standing
2007 Season Schedule
| Date
| Opponent
| Home/Away
| Result
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| March 24
| Summit County Rumble
| Neutral (Steubenville)
| Won 42-21
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| March 31
| Marion Mayhem
| Away
| Lost 20-48
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| April 13
| Summit County Rumble
| Home
| Won 54-12
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| April 21
| Port Huron Pirates
| Home
| Lost 13-47
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| April 28
| Chicago Slaughter
| Home
| Lost 40-57
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| May 5
| Kalamazoo Xplosion
| Away
| Lost 37-41
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| May 12
| Port Huron Pirates
| Away
| Lost 37-76
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| May 19
| Springfield Stallions
| Away
| Won 49-25
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| May 26
| Springfield Stallions
| Home
| Won 52-36
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| June 9
| Chicago Slaughter
| Home
| Lost 34-58
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| June 16
| Kalamazoo Xplosion
| Home
| Lost 28-34
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| June 23
| Lehigh Valley Outlawz
| Home
| Lost 54-55
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| June 29
| Marion Mayhem (Playoffs)
| Away
| Lost 57-68
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2008 Season Schedule
| Date
| Opponent
| Home/Away
| Result
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| March 8
| Marion Mayhem
| Home
| Lost 34-33 [1]
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| March 21
| Rock River Raptors
| Home
| Won 44-36 [2]
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| March 29
| Milwaukee Bonecrushers
| Away
| Won 60-35 [3]
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| April 4
| Kalamazoo Xplosion
| Home
| Won 44-37 (OT) [4] [5]
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| April 12
| Fort Wayne Freedom
| Home
| Won 39-33 [6]
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| April 25
| Chicago Slaughter
| Home
| Lost 10-27
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| May 3
| Kalamazoo Xplosion
| Away
| Lost 19-49 [7]
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| May 10
| Flint Phantoms
| Away
| Won 55-42 [8]
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| May 17
| Milwaukee Bonecrushers
| Home
| Lost 46-51
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| May 24
| Fort Wayne Freedom
| Away
| Lost 38-42
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| May 31
| Chicago Slaughter
| Away
| Lost 35-38
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| June 6
| Saginaw Sting
| Away
| Lost 23-60
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| June 14
| Kalamazoo Xplosion (Playoffs)
| Away
| Lost 33-50
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Tragedy
On January 18, 2009, Adam Pringle, player, part-owner of the club, and son of the club's president, died from injuries sustained in a snowmobile accident. [9]
References
- Mayhem open season with victory
- Raptors fall on the road
- 'Just atrocious' loss
- XplosionD-fused
- Kalamazoo vs Muskegon (Apr 04, 2008)
- Freedom's offensive woes spell doom in loss
- Xplosion get payback vs. Thunder
- After slow start, Thunder explode in CIFL win over Phantoms
- Muskegon Thunder rocked by Adam Pringle's death MLive.com article. Retrieved on 19 January 2009.
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