Boise Burn

Boise Burn

Afl2 team
name = Boise Burn | logo =Boise Burn.jpg
conference = National
division = West
founded = 2006
arena = Qwest Arena
location = Boise, Idaho
championships = none
owner = Idaho Sports Properties

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.

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 ( 57-52)

* Friday April 13th: Quad City ( 26-42)

* Saturday April 21st: Everett ( 70-34)

* Saturday April 28th: Oklahoma City ( 48-42)

* Saturday May 5th: Bakersfield ( 69-55)

* Saturday May 12th: Central Valley ( 70-78)

* Saturday May 19th: Spokane ( 44-62)

* Saturday May 26th: Stockton ( 33-51)

* Saturday June 9th: Everett ( 32-52)

* Saturday June 16th: Rio Grande Valley ( 32-62)

* Saturday June 23rd: Spokane ( 28-60)

* Saturday June 30th: Tri-Cities ( 42-55)

* Saturday July 7th: Bakersfield( 47-16)

* Saturday July 14th: Stockton"'( 58-46)

* Saturday July 21st: Central Valley

* Saturday July 28th: Tri-Cities

Season-By-Season

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2007 || 8 || 8 || 0 || 4th AC West || --
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2008 || 8 || 8 || 0 || 3rd NC West || --
-!Totals || 16 || 16 || 0
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External links

* [http://www.boiseburn.com Official Website]
* [http://www.arenafan.com/teams/?page=clubhouse&team=121 Boise Burn on ArenaFan.com]


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