The West Texas Roughnecks is a professional indoor football team based in Odessa, Texas that plays in the Lone Star Football League. The team's nickname is a tribute to the oil industry, which has been the source of Odessa's wealth over the past century.
The team began operations in 2004 as the Odessa Roughnecks, a charter member of the Intense Football League (IFL). In 2005, the IFL merged with the NIFL. For the 2006 season, the IFL was resurrected, and the Odessa Roughnecks returned to their original league. In 2008 the Intense Football League merged again, this time with the UIF to create the Indoor Football League.
The team plays its home games at the Ector County Coliseum in Odessa. The team was sold by its original owner (Tommy Benizio) in September 2008 to Allegiance Pro Sports, Inc. In January 2010, Dale and Jay Morris of Midland, Texas purchased the Roughnecks from Allegiance Pro Sports.
The Roughnecks are coached by Chris Williams. The 2011 season will be Coach Williams's eighth season with the Roughnecks.
The Roughnecks won its first championship in 2006 at Intense Bowl 2 by beating the Corpus Christi Hammerheads 97–56, which is an IFL record for most points scored by one team in a game. The team finished with an overall record of 14–2.
During the season, Roughnecks games are broadcast live on KQRX. Up through the 2009 season games were broadcast on KMCM.
For the 2012 season, the Roughnecks are joining the Lone Star Football League.
Read more about West Texas Roughnecks: History, Regular-season Winning Streak, Season-by-Season, Head Coach, Roster
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