Grand Rapids Rampage

Established 1998
Folded 2009
Played in Van Andel Arena
in Grand Rapids, Michigan


Helmet	Logo

League/conference affiliations

Arena Football League (1998–2009)

American Conference (1998-2009)
- Central (1998-2009)

Last uniform

Team colors

Red, Black, Silver, White

Mascot

Blitz

Personnel

Owner(s)

Arena Football League

Head coach

Steve Thonn

Team history

Grand Rapids Rampage (1998–2009)

Championships

League championships (1)
2001

Conference championships (0)
Prior to 2005, the AFL did not have conference championship games

Division championships (1)

Central: 2001

Playoff appearances (6)

1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2009

Home arena(s)

Van Andel Arena (1998-2009)

Arena Football League (1998–2009)

Red, Black, Silver, White

Division championships (1)

The Grand Rapids Rampage was an arena football team based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The team began play in 1998 in the Arena Football League as an expansion team. They were last coached by Steve Thonn. Their home arena was the Van Andel Arena.

The team became the Detroit Drive in 1988 and, in 1994, became the Massachusetts Marauders for one season. Three years later, DP Fox Ventures, L.L.C. bought the team and moved it to Grand Rapids.

The team under its final name dates back to 1997. They began play as a professional team in 1998 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, when Dan DeVos purchased the Detroit Drive/Massachusetts Marauders franchise out of bankruptcy court. Grand Rapids was the smallest market in which the AFL had a franchise at the times of its disbanding. The Rampage played in the Van Andel Arena, which is also the home of the AHL's Grand Rapids Griffins. They competed in the Central Division of the American Conference.

The Grand Rapids Rampage started play in 1998 under coach Michael Trigg. In 2001, with notable players Clint Dolezel, and Terrill Shaw, the Rampage went on to win their first ArenaBowl. This game was broadcast live on the ABC Network.

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