Columbus Comets

Columbus Comets
Founded	2003
League	NWFA (2003-2008) WFA (2009-present)
Team history	Columbus Flames (2003) Columbus Comets (2004-present)
Stadium	Grove City Christian School
Based in	Grove City, Ohio
Team colors	Black, Blue, White
Owner	The Patterson Family
Head coach	Hank 'The Hammer' Patterson
Championships	0
Division titles	4 (NWFA: 2007 & 2008, WFA: 2009 & 2010)

The Columbus Comets are a women's professional American football team based in Columbus, Ohio.^[1] They play in the Women's Football Alliance. The Comets played in the National Women's Football Association from their inception in 2003 until 2008 (in 2003 they were known as the Columbus Flames). Their home games are played at Grove City Christian School in Grove City, Ohio.

Season-by-season results

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties

Season	W	L	T	Finish	Playoff results
Columbus Flames (NWFA)
2003	5	3	0	3rd Mid-Atlantic Division	--
Columbus Comets (NWFA)
2004	6	2	0	4th North Great Lakes	Won Northern Conference Quarterfinal (Mass.) Lost Northern Conference Semifinal (Detroit)
2005	6	2	0	5th North Division	Lost Northern Conference Quarterfinal (SW Michigan)
2006	5	3	0	2nd North Central	Won Eastern Conference Quarterfinal (West Michigan) Won Eastern Conference Semifinal (Pensacola) Lost Eastern Conference Championship (D.C.)
2007	6	2	0	2nd South North	Won Southern Conference Quarterfinal (Pensacola) Won Southern Conference Semifinal (Chattanooga) Won Southern Conference Championship (Oklahoma City) Lost NWFA Championship (Pittsburgh)
2008	6	2	0	1st North Central	Won Northern Conference Quarterfinal (Fort Wayne) Lost Northern Conference Semifinal (Philadelphia)
Columbus Comets (WFA)
2009	8	0	0	1st National Mid-Atlantic	Lost National Conference Semifinal (West Michigan)
2010	8	0	0	1st National Mid-Atlantic	Won National Conference Quarterfinal (Baltimore) Won National Conference Semifinal (Philadelphia) Won National Conference Championship (St. Louis) Lost WFA Championship (Lone Star)
2011	5	3	0	3rd National Mid-Atlantic	--
Total	65	24	0	(including playoffs)

Roster

Columbus Comets rosterview · talk · edit
Quarterbacks 11 Crystal Davis Running Backs Currently vacant Wide Receivers  2 Ayesha Jones 23 Cassandra Pettway		Offensive Line Currently vacant Defensive Line Currently vacant Linebackers Currently vacant		Defensive Backs  1 Dietra Sherwin 22 Ivy Ortman 24 Sarah Miller Special Teams Currently vacant Multiple Positions  5 Kristen Auel RB/PK  8 Tiffany Sollberger DB/WR  9 Andrea Judy DB/WR 12 Erika Englund WR/DL 13 Shelly Gates RB/LB 15 Latrice Johnson QB/WR 19 Lashonda Knight DB/TE 20 Raquel Robinson TE/DL 21 Sarah "Sam" Favata LB/DB 25 Whitney Barnes WR/CB 26 Breeanne Martin RB/P 28 Laura Stephens DB/WR 32 Deasha Talley WR/QB 33 Jaymi Duke FB/LB 35 Suzanne Keller DE/LB 37 Stephanie Stephens RB/DB 40 Ebony Cullins DL/LB 41 Kimberly Klesse TE/DL 42 Lindsay Rice LB/RB 49 Cristie Sabatucci LB/RB 50 Kim Roberts DL/OL 52 India Harrington DL/OL 54 Carolyn O'Leary DL/OL 55 Chelsey Boyd OL/DL 56 Shannon McGregor DL/LB 58 Lorrain Harris OL/DL 59 Staci Alkula OL/LS 60 Emily Schnittger OL/PK 66 Cherish Looker OL/DL 70 Holly Robinson OL/DL 71 Stephanie Jeffers OL/DL 77 Chelsea Johnson OL/DL 79 Darneeka Junies LB/DL 87 Star Allen LB/TE 89 Azelia Goings TE/DL		Injured Reserve Currently vacant Exempt List Currently vacant Practice Squad Currently vacant Rookies in italics Roster updated December 30, 2010 41 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS → More rosters

2009

Season schedule

Date	Opponent	Home/Away	Result	Type
April 18	Pittsburgh Force	Home	Won 49-0	Regular Season
May 2	Cincinnati Sizzle	Home	Won 36-0	Regular Season
May 9	Cleveland Fusion	Home	Won 30-12	Regular Season
May 16	Pittsburgh Force	Away	Won 38-0	Regular Season
June 6	Cleveland Fusion	Away	Won 20-7	Regular Season
June 13	Kentucky Karma	Home	Won 23-8	Regular Season
June 20	Cincinnati Sizzle	Away	Won 47-8	Regular Season
June 27	Kentucky Karma	Away	Won 21-12	Regular Season
July 11	West Michigan Mayhem	Away	Lost 12-41	National Conference Semifinal

2010

Season schedule

Date	Opponent	Home/Away	Result	Type
April 17	Pittsburgh Force	Away	Won 68-0	Regular Season
April 24	Dayton Diamonds	Home	Won 43-0	Regular Season
May 8	Pittsburgh Force	Home	Won 58-0	Regular Season
May 15	West Michigan Mayhem	Home	Won 36-31	Regular Season
May 22	Cincinnati Sizzle	Away	Won 68-6	Regular Season
June 5	Kentucky Karma	Home	Won 60-0	Regular Season
June 12	Dayton Diamonds	Away	Won 48-0	Regular Season
June 19	Toledo Reign	Away	Won 65-0	Regular Season
June 26	Baltimore Burn	Home	Won 67-8	National Conference Quarterfinal
July 10	Philadelphia Liberty Belles	Home	Won 38-7	National Conference Semifinal
July 17	St. Louis Slam	Home	Won 21-14	National Conference Championship
July 31	Lone Star Mustangs	Neutral (Las Vegas, NV)	Lost 12-16	WFA Championship

2011

Standings

2011 Mid Atlantic Division
view · talk · edit	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	DIV	GB	STK
y-Pittsburgh Passion	8	0	0	1.000	270	35	8-0	---	W8
Cleveland Fusion	5	3	0	0.625	267	90	5-3	3.0	L1
Columbus Comets	5	3	0	0.625	191	60	5-3	3.0	W2
Pittsburgh Force	2	6	0	0.000	8	364	2-6	6.0	L1
Erie Illusion	0	8	0	0.250	68	255	0-8	8.0	L8

Season schedule

Date	Opponent	Home/Away	Result
April 2	Cleveland Fusion	Home	Won 16-13
April 9	Pittsburgh Force	Home	Won 55-0
April 30	Pittsburgh Passion	Away	Lost 0-17
May 7	Erie Illusion	Away	Won 36-7
May 14	Cleveland Fusion	Away	Lost 6-16
May 21	Pittsburgh Passion	Home	Lost 6-7
June 4	Erie Illusion	Home	Won 6-0**
June 18	Pittsburgh Force	Away	Won 64-0

** = Won by forfeit

References

1. ^ "Pittsburgh Passion - Columbus Comets to Play in the World Championship of Women". The Paramus Post. July 8, 2007. http://www.paramuspost.com/article.php/20070708115616300. Retrieved January 29, 2011. 

External links

• Columbus Comets website
• Women's Football Talk Interview with Coach Patterson