For the American rugby union team competing in the Rugby Super League see Utah Warriors Rugby.
| Utah Warriors (indoor football) | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2004 |
| League | National Indoor Football League |
| Team history | Utah Warriors (2004-2005) |
| Arena | E-Center |
| Based in | West Valley City, Utah |
| Team colors | Gold, Black, White |
| President | Doug Tate |
| Head coach | Lee Leslie |
| Championships | 0 |
| Division titles | 0 |
The Utah Warriors were an indoor football team based in West Valley City, Utah. The Warriors played in the National Indoor Football League. The Warriors joined the NIFL in 2004 as an expansion team. The Warriors were the fourth indoor football team to be based in the Salt Lake City area, the first being the Indoor Professional Football League members, the Utah Catzz in 1998, the Utah Rattlers, who had an ownership change, and the name changed to the Utah Express, also of the NIFL in 2001. The Warriors played their home games at the E-Center in the suburb of West Valley City, Utah.
The Warriors joined the NIFL at the beginning of the 2003 season, but disbanded after of the 2004 season, so the franchise owners could prepare to launch an Arena Football League team, the Utah Blaze, for the 2006 season. The Warriors reached the league championship game during their first season, falling to the Ohio Valley Greyhounds 45-37.
Read more about Utah Warriors (indoor Football): Franchise History, Season-by-season
Famous quotes containing the word warriors:
“We are but warriors for the working day.
Our gayness and our gilt are all besmirched
With rainy marching in the painful field.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)