Houma Bayou Bucks

The Houma Bayou Bucks was a team in the National Indoor Football League (NIFL). The Bayou Bucks were officially announced as a team on December 19, 2001. [http://web.archive.org/web/20020718192940/bayoubucks.com/newsreleases/niflpress.htm] The team's first GM was Travis Carrell [http://web.archive.org/web/20020716094041/bayoubucks.com/newsreleases/gm_named_for_bayou_bucks.html] and their first head coach was Jack Phillips Jr. [http://web.archive.org/web/20020710200806/bayoubucks.com/newsreleases/bayou_bucks_name_head_coach.htm] The Bayou Bucks competed in the NIFL from 2002 thru the 2004 seasons, playing their home games at the Houma Terrebonne Civic Center in Houma, Louisiana. The team colors were: Green, Gold, and Blue. After the 2004 NIFL season, Sudo Properties, Inc., parent company of the Bayou Bucks football team, had filed a lawsuit in federal court against the Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government (TPCG). The suit accuses TPCG of illegal acts spanning a three year period. [http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3088099] [http://web.archive.org/web/20050404191616/bayoubucks.com/bucks_file_lawsuit.htm] Following the lawsuit, the franchise folded.

eason-by-season overall records

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2002 || 5 || 9 || 0 || 3rd AC Southern || --
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2003 || 10 || 5 || 0 || 2nd AC Southern || Lost Round 1 (Lake Charles)
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2004 || 11 || 3 || 0 || 1st AC Southern || Lost Round 1 (Lexington)
-!Totals || 26 || 17 || 0
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2002 Houma Bayou Bucks schedule

March 23 Austin Knights at Houma Bayou Bucks 40-39

March 30 Houma Bayou Bucks at Oklahoma Crude 29-31

April 5 Houma Bayou Bucks at Louisiana Rangers 64-81

April 12 bye

April 20 Tupelo FireAnts at Houma Bayou Bucks 24-44

April 27 Houma Bayou Bucks at Lake Charles Land Sharks 16-37

May 5 Mississippi Fire Dogs at Houma Bayou Bucks 7-26

May 11 Winston-Salem Energy at Houma Bayou Bucks - cancelled in 3rd Qtr. due to fight [http://web.archive.org/web/20020719191609/bayoubucks.com/newsreleases/wild_fight_ends_bayou_bucks_game.htm] [http://web.archive.org/web/20020717230843/bayoubucks.com/newsreleases/more_stories_arise_from_bucks_ga.htm]

May 18 Houma Bayou Bucks at Winston-Salem Energy 31-61

May 25 Louisiana Rangers at Houma Bayou Bucks 50-43

June 1 Houma Bayou Bucks at Mississippi Fire Dogs 31-22

June 8 Houma Bayou Bucks at Austin Knights 53-42

June 15 bye

June 22 Oklahoma Crude at Houma Bayou Bucks 15-58

June 29 Lake Charles Land Sharks at Houma Bayou Bucks 42-31

July 6 Houma Bayou Bucks at Austin Knights 32-40

2003 Houma Bayou Bucks schedule

March 15 bye

March 22 Myrtle Beach Stingrays at Houma Bayou Bucks 14-29

March 29 Oklahoma Crude at Houma Bayou Bucks 18-29

April 5 Houma Bayou Bucks at Utah Warriors 61-36

April 12 Houma Bayou Bucks at Beaumont Drillers 54-44

April 19 Houma Bayou Bucks at Austin Rockers 44-33

April 26 Houma Bayou Bucks at Lake Charles Land Sharks 35-48

May 4 Tupelo FireAnts at Houma Bayou Bucks 26-47

May 10 Lake Charles Land Sharks at Houma Bayou Bucks 21-28

May 17 Houma Bayou Bucks at Tupelo FireAnts 49-43

May 24 Beaumont Drillers at Houma Bayou Bucks 40-6

May 31 Houma Bayou Bucks at Myrtle Beach Stingrays 36-30

June 7 Houma Bayou Bucks at Oklahoma Crude 36-39

June 14 Austin Rockers at Houma Bayou Bucks 39-42

June 21 bye

June 28 Evansville BlueCats at Houma Bayou Bucks 6-55 [http://www.angelfire.com/la3/tgmc/030628BucksvsCats01.htm] [http://www.angelfire.com/la3/tgmc/030628BucksvsCats02.htm]

July 5 bye

NIFL Playoffs

July 12 Houma Bayou Bucks at Lake Charles Land Sharks 19-44

2004 Houma Bayou Bucks schedule

March 12 Houma Bayou Bucks at Tupelo FireAnts 50-58

March 20 Lake Charles Land Sharks at Houma Bayou Bucks 13-43

April 3 Beaumont Drillers at Houma Bayou Bucks 43-52

April 10 Wichita Falls Thunder at Houma Bayou Bucks 51-66

April 17 Houma Bayou Bucks at Lake Charles Land Sharks 39-33

April 24 bye

May 1 Tupelo FireAnts at Houma Bayou Bucks 55-84

May 8 Houma Bayou Bucks at Beaumont Drillers 51-40

May 15 Houma Bayou Bucks at Lake Charles Land Sharks 31-27

May 22 Evansville BlueCats at Houma Bayou Bucks 51-49

May 28 Houma Bayou Bucks at Tupelo FireAnts 60-58

June 6 bye

June 12 Beaumont Drillers at Houma Bayou Bucks 66-74

June 19 Waco Marshals at Houma Bayou Bucks 0-74

June 26 Oklahoma Crude at Houma Bayou Bucks 33-84

July 2 Houma Bayou Bucks at Tupelo FireAnts 50-54

NIFL Conference Semi-finals

July 16 Houma Bayou Bucks at Lexington Horsemen 63-70

Links

[http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/bayoubucks/ Houma Bayou Bucks online fan club]

[http://www.jedlevron.com/bayoubucks Houma Bayou Bucks fan website]