Team History
The name "Chattanooga Steam" originated because the original owners of the ball club wanted their team to be Chattanooga's team. Due to the railroad history of the city, they felt that a train should be incorporated, and simply moved the "s" from "Chattanooga's" and added it to "team". The result was the Chattanooga Steam.
The Steam was ranked in the Minor League Football News' Top 25 in 2008. On April 6, 2008, they received their highest ranking at #11 in the United States. On May 31, 2009, the Steam were once again ranked #11 in the United States.
In 2008, the Steam played an independent schedule and finished the year with a record of 16-5.
During the 2009 DSFL season, the Steam finished 10-0 in the regular season. On June 13, 2009, the Steam defeated the Georgia Buccaneers 22-8 to win the DSFL championship game in Atlanta, Georgia. Coach Kenneth "Skip" Poole was also named the DSFL Coach of the Year following the trophy ceremony. This was the first championship won by a Chattanooga team since semi-professional football came to Chattanooga in the 1950s.
In 2010, Coach Kenneth "Skip" Poole went to Poland to coach the team's European affiliate, the Devils Wrocław. Interim head coach Alan "Moon" Lowrance led the team to a record of 10-1 in the DSFL. The Steam lost in the DSFL championship game to the Gainesville Gladiators 23-14. The team opted not to participate in the USFL that season.
Players' ages range from 18 to their mid-40s. In the 2011 season, the Chattanooga Steam, also known as the Chattanooga Outlaws, were coached by a former player of the Steam Terrance Groves. The Steam played their home games at Howard High School; they played in the National Developmental Football League (NDFL).
For the 2012 season, Coach Poole has returned to the Steam.
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