West Michigan Ironmen
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| Founded | 2015 |
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| Current season | 2017 |
| League |
American Indoor Football (2016) Champions Indoor Football (2017–) |
| Conference | North (2017–present) |
| Division | Northern (2016) |
| Team history | West Michigan Ironmen (2016–present) |
| Based in | Muskegon, Michigan |
| Arena | L. C. Walker Arena |
| Colors | Maroon, Gold, Black, White |
| Owner(s) | Terrence Williams Heith Seewald |
| Head coach | Tyrese Lynk |
| Division titles |
(1) (2016) |
| Playoff berths |
(1) (2016) |
| Dancers | Sparks |
| Local media | Muskegon Chronicle |
| Website | West Michigan Ironmen |
The West Michigan Ironmen are a professional indoor football team based in Muskegon, Michigan (and representing the larger region which also includes Grand Rapids and Holland), the Ironmen play their home games at L.C. Walker Arena. The team joined American Indoor Football (AIF) in 2016. The AIF ceased operations following the 2016 season, leaving the Ironmen without a league. They joined Champions Indoor Football for the 2017 season.
The Ironmen are the second indoor football team to play in Muskegon, after the Muskegon Thunder which played in the Continental Indoor Football League for the 2007 and 2008 seasons and later the Indoor Football League for its inaugural 2009 season before moving to Grand Rapids and becoming the West Michigan ThunderHawks the next year.
In July 2015, it was announced that Terrence Williams was awarded an expansion team in American Indoor Football (AIF) for the 2016 season. After a "name-the-team" contest, the nickname Ironmen was chosen for the expansion franchise.
The Ironmen dropped their first game of the season, but would win every game following that, en route to a berth in the AIF Championship Game. The Ironmen would lose the AIF Championship Game to the Columbus Lions, 32-74, after the game was cut short by multiple altercations leading the Ironmen to leave the field citing safety reasons.
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