Fairbanks Grizzlies

Intense Football League team
name = Fairbanks Grizzlies

founded = 2007
arena = Carlson Center
location = Fairbanks, Alaska
championships = NoneThe Fairbanks Grizzlies are a professional indoor football team in the Indoor Football League. The team will play their home games at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks, Alaska. The team's most notable rival is the Alaska Wild.

The Grizzlies are notable for being the northernmost professional gridiron football team in history; the Alaska Wild held the previous record, and before that, the Edmonton Eskimos.

2008 Season Review

Fairbanks was excited over the fact of a professional football team playing for the city, but the excitement has died down due to criticism about the quality of the players and the initial coach that was chosen for the team. The players seem to have no clue on how to play football and has been commented as almost comical. However, the team hired John Fourcade to coach the team, and he made a big impact, helping them upset the Odessa Roughnecks and eventually get three wins and many close losses. Quarterback Bo Bartik also came in to help in an interesting turn in his playing career, which includes starting for the Rome Renegades and Daytona Beach Thunder.

2008 Season Schedule

MAR. 6 AT Wild Score 12-88 L

MAR. 15 VS Ruff Riders Score 61-75 L

MAR. 22 VS Roughnecks Score 22-17 W

MAR. 29 AT Thunder Score 55 - 66 L

APR. 5 AT Hammerheads Score 51 -63 L

APR. 10 AT Wild Score 20 - 64 L

APR. 26 AT Hammerheads Score 37 - 55 L

MAY. 3 VS Express Score 37 - 52 L

MAY. 17 VS Swashbucklers Score 27 - 93 L

MAY. 24 VS Hammerheads Score 54 - 77 L

JUN. 7 VS Wild Score 33 - 27 W

JUN. 14 AT Stampede Express 77-56 L

JUN. 21 AT Roughnecks 44-38 L

JUN. 28 VS Wild 68-66 W

Season-by-season

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2008 || 3 || 11 || 0 || 9th League || --
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2009 || -- || -- || -- || -- || --
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External links

* [http://fairbanksgrizzlies.com Official website of the Fairbanks Grizzlies]
* [http://myspace.com/fairbanksgrizzlies Fairbanks Grizzlies] at MySpace
* [http://www.thestatguys.com/IFL/FBG.HTM Grizzlies' 2008 Stats]