West Texas Roughnecks
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| West Texas Roughnecks logo | |
| Founded | 2003 |
| League | Intense (2004, 2006-2008) NIFL (2005) IFL (2009-Present) |
| Team History | Odessa Roughnecks (2003-2009) West Texas Roughnecks (2010-present) |
| Arena | Ector County Coliseum "The Rough House" |
| Based in | Odessa, Texas |
| Team colors | Black, Gold, Blue |
| Owner | Jay and Dale Morris |
| President | Jay and Dale Morris |
| Head Coach | Chris Williams |
| Championships | 2006 Intense Bowl |
| Division Titles | 2005 NIFL Pacific South |
| Dancers | Venus Fitness Dance Team |
| Mascot | Digger |
The West Texas Roughnecks is a professional indoor football team based in Odessa, Texas. 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 of 2010, Dale and Jay Morris of Midland, Texas purchased the Roughnecks from Allegiance Pro Sports.
The Roughnecks are coached by Chris Williams. The 2010 season will be Coach Williams's seventh 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 KMCM or KQRX, depending on the status of Odessa Jackalopes playoff games.
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[edit] History
(from the team's website http://www.odessaroughnecks.com) In 2003, the nearly 20 year old Arena Football League that had been only in major markets like New York and Chicago, was now spreading across the nation in small to middle sized cities. Jerry Jones of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys kicked off his AFL franchise in Dallas and secured the rights to every smaller market in the state of Texas with a suitable arena for indoor football. When Jones couldn’t be reached to discuss selling these rights, a new league was formed throughout the state. In August 2003, Chad Dittman, President of the fledgling Intense Football League announced that Odessa would be one of the sites for his new professional indoor football league.
Through prayer shortly after, Abby and Tommy Benizio decided to purchased the franchise and moved to the Permian Basin along with their pet prairie dogs. By the close of 2003, the franchise creatively announced the name of “Roughnecks” along with the unveiling of a logo fit for the community and a mascot whom has become a staple in both Odessa and Midland known as Digger.
The team kicked off on May 8th, 2004 under the direction of head coach Chris Williams who lead the team to a 9-7 record and home field advantage in the playoffs. Lubbock defeated Odessa in overtime just one game shy of the championship but the season did not end without the success of leading the IFL in attendance and having promoted more players to the next level than any other team in the league.
This success became well known throughout the national football community, and along with the hard work of the teams coaches, Odessa enjoyed a very rare undefeated regular season in the National Indoor Football League in 2005. Despite losing one game shy of the championship again, the Roughnecks were once more atop of their league in attendance, successfully hosted the first ever NIFL All-Star Game, and could boast a 16-1 overall record.
With the opportunity to freshen things up, the Roughnecks assisted in the reformation of the IFL. With a history of great success in the franchise and a great spirit of enthusiasm in the offices and locker room, 2006 turned out to be the team’s best season yet.
The team was recently bought by Jay and Dale Morris of Midland, Texas. They will be changing their name to the West Texas Roughnecks.
[edit] Regular-season winning streak
The Roughnecks at one time held the longest regular-season winning streak in professional football history with 27 straight regular-season victories. The record was broken with a 55–35 win over the Laredo Lobos in Odessa on June 17, 2006, giving the Roughnecks 26 straight regular season wins. The streak began with a 20-0 victory against the San Angelo Stampede on July 31, 2004, in San Angelo, Texas and ended at 27 wins with a 70-63 loss against the Louisiana Swashbucklers on July 1, 2006, in Lake Charles, Louisiana. On March 29, 2008, the Sioux Falls Storm of the United Indoor Football League lost to the Omaha Beef 34-18, ending their historic 40-game winning streak and giving them their first loss since July 15, 2005. They went on to win their fourth United Bowl later that season against the Bloomington Extreme.
[edit] Season-by-Season records
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties
| Season | W | L | T | Finish | Playoff results |
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| Odessa Roughnecks (Intense Football League) | |||||
| 2004 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3rd League | Lost Semifinals (L. Lone Stars) |
| Odessa Roughnecks (NIFL) | |||||
| 2005 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1st Pacific North | Won Pacific Conference Quarterfinal (Beaumont) Won Pacific Conference Semifinal (Corpus Christi) Lost Pacific Conference Final (Tri-Cities) |
| Odessa Roughnecks (Intense Football League) | |||||
| 2006 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1st League | Won Semifinals (Louisiana) Won Intense Bowl II (Corpus Christi) |
| 2007 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 4th League | Lost Semifinals (Louisiana) |
| 2008 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4th League | Won Round 1 (Frisco) Lost Semifinals (Louisiana) |
| Odessa Roughnecks (Indoor Football League) | |||||
| 2009 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 5th Intense Lone Star | -- |
| Totals | 58 | 37 | 0 | (including playoffs) | |
[edit] Head Coach
2004-2006/2006-Present - Chris Williams (52-35)
First coach in franchise history. Left team for 7 games in 2006 before returning. Has taken team to playoffs five times.
[edit] 2009 season schedule
| Date | Opponent | Location | Result/ Game Time | Broadcast station |
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| Monday, Mar 30 | Abilene Ruff Riders (Preseason) | Odessa, Texas | L 33-36 | KQRX |
| Monday, April 6 | Abilene Ruff Riders | Abilene, Texas | L 24-39 | KMCM |
| Saturday, April 11 | San Angelo Stampede Express | San Angelo, Texas | L 55-56 | KQRX |
| Saturday, April 18 | El Paso Generals | Odessa, Texas | L 66-77 | KQRX |
| Friday, April 24 | Omaha Beef | Omaha, Nebraska | L 58-70 | KMCM |
| Saturday, May 2 | Corpus Christi Hammerheads | Robstown, Texas | W 47-44 | KMCM |
| Saturday, May 9 | Corpus Christi Hammerheads | Odessa, Texas | L 31-42 | KMCM |
| Saturday, May 16 | San Angelo Stampede Express | Odessa, Texas | W 47-43 | KMCM |
| Saturday, May 23 | Wichita Wild | Park City, Kansas | L 42-61 | KMCM |
| Saturday, May 30 | Colorado Ice | Odessa, Texas | L 50-60 | KMCM |
| Saturday, June 6 | Corpus Christi Hammerheads | Robstown, Texas | L 30-42 | KMCM |
| Saturday, June 13 | Abilene Ruff Riders | Odessa, Texas | L 27-40 | KMCM |
| Saturday, June 27 | Corpus Christi Hammerheads | Odessa, Texas | W 55-44 | KMCM |
| Saturday, July 4 | Abilene Ruff Riders | Abilene, Texas | 7 PM | KMCM |
| Saturday, July 11 | Abilene Ruff Riders | Odessa, Texas | 7 PM | KMCM |
[edit] External links
- 2010 New Official Site
- Roughnecks' 2006 Stats
- Roughnecks' 2007 Stats
- Roughnecks' 2008 Stats
- Home Teams Online
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