Iowa Barnstormers
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Established 1995 Play in Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa TheIowaBarnstormers.com |
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Arena Football League (1995–2000)
af2 (2001, 2008–2009)
Arena Football League (2010–2014)
Indoor Football League (2015–present)
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| Team colors | Black, Gold, Red, White |
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| Owner(s) | Jeff Lamberti | ||||
| General manager | John Pettit | ||||
| Head coach | Dixie Wooten | ||||
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League championships (0) 0 |
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Conference championships (5) AFL: 3, af2: 2, IFL: 0 |
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Division championships (0) 0 |
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| Playoff appearances (5) | |||||
| AFL: 3, af2: 2, IFL: 0 | |||||
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Arena Football League (1995–2000)
af2 (2001, 2008–2009)
Arena Football League (2010–2014)
Indoor Football League (2015–present)
The Iowa Barnstormers are a professional indoor football team based in Des Moines, Iowa. They are currently members of the United Conference of the Indoor Football League (IFL). They play their home games at Wells Fargo Arena, known in indoor football circles as "The Well".
Several teams called the Iowa Barnstormers have played in different indoor football leagues since 1995. The original Arena Football League team played in Des Moines' Veterans Memorial Auditorium from 1995 to 2001, and subsequently relocated to Uniondale, New York, where they were known as the New York Dragons. Des Moines was awarded a franchise in the developmental AF2 league in 2001 that carried on the Barnstormers name and branding, but the team suspended operations after the end of the season. In 2008 a new Barnstormers team began play in the AF2, now based in the new Wells Fargo Arena; this team joined the new AFL in 2010 following the league's reorganization. For the 2015 season, the Barnstormers left the AFL and became members of the IFL.
On April 25, 1994, the Arena Football League approved an expansion team to be based in Des Moines, Iowa, to begin play in the 1995 season. The team was owned by Jim Foster, the inventor/creator of arena football, and the founder of the Arena Football League. On May 12, 1995, the Barnstormers played their first regular season game, on the road against the Milwaukee Mustangs. In a wild finish that saw both teams combine to score 24 points in the final 40.4 seconds of the fourth quarter, the Barnstormers won, 69–61. The next weekend, May 20, 1995, the Barnstormers played their first regular season home game against the Miami Hooters at Veterans Memorial Auditorium, winning 41–29.
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