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| Conference | National | |
| Division | Eastern | |
| Year founded | 2002 | |
| Home arena | American Airlines Center | |
| City, State | Dallas, Texas | |
| Head Coach | Will McClay | |
| ArenaBowl championships | None | |
| Conference titles | None | |
| Division titles | 3: 2003, 2006, 2007 |
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| Wild Card berths | 1: 2002 |
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The Dallas Desperados are a professional Arena Football team in the Eastern Division of the Arena Football League. The 2008 Dallas Desperados season is the seventh season for the franchise The Eastern Division is one of the four divisions of the American Arena Football League. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The American Airlines Center is an Arena located in the Victory Park neighborhood near downtown Dallas, Texas that is used for Will McClay (born 1966-10-13) is an Arena Football League coach for the Dallas Desperados. The ArenaBowl is the Arena Football League 's championship game This article is about the sport of Arena Football See Arena Football (video game for the EA Sports Video game of the same name The Eastern Division is one of the four divisions of the American Arena Football League. The Arena Football League (AFL was founded in 1987 as an American football indoor league. They began play in 2002 as an expansion team, and have posted a winning record in all but one of their seasons in existence. The team is owned by Jerry Jones, who also owns the Dallas Cowboys. Jerral "Jerry" Jones (born October 13, 1942, in Los Angeles California) is the owner of the Dallas Cowboys NFL franchise The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC in the National
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History
During a halftime interview at a Cowboys preseason game on August 12, 2000, Jerry Jones revealed to Babe Laufenberg that the AFL had granted him an expansion franchise to begin play in 2002. Brandon Hugh 'Babe' Laufenberg (born December 5, 1959 in Burbank, California) is a former American football Quarterback The team was originally going to be named the “Dallas Texans”, following in the footsteps of Dallas’ former AFL franchise which existed from 1990-1993. The Dallas Texans were an Arena Football League team that played from 1990 to 1993. However, that same year he sold the rights to the name "Texans" for a reported 10 million dollars to the upstart Houston franchise. After a contest in which fans voted via the team’s official website, the new Dallas team was eventually named the Desperados. Jones appointed Cowboys special teams coach Joe Avezzano as head coach, and on November 21, 2001 in the AFL expansion draft, they acquired their first player, lineman Aaron Hamilton. Joe Avezzano (born November 17, 1943, Yonkers New York) is a former special teams coach in the National Football League
Avezzano, along with starting quarterback Andy Kelly, led the team to a respectable 7-7 record and a playoff appearance in the Desperados first season of play, and a 10-6 record and a second consecutive playoff berth in 2003 under new quarterback Jim Kubiak. Andy Kelly (born May 5 1968) is a former American football Quarterback in the Arena Football League. However, Avezzano was fired from the Cowboys staff that season, and subsequently resigned as Desperados head coach when he accepted a job with the Oakland Raiders. The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in the city of Oakland California.
Before the 2004 season, Jones hired Will McClay to replace Avezzano, and McClay struggled to a 6-10 record his rookie season as coach. Will McClay (born 1966-10-13) is an Arena Football League coach for the Dallas Desperados. The team improved to 8-7-1 the following season and barely missed making the playoffs, and under the helm of quarterback/offensive coordinator Clint Dolezel, posted a 13-3 record in 2006 and made their first appearance in an AFL conference championship game, losing to the Orlando Predators. Clint Dolezel is an Arena Football League Quarterback for the Dallas Desperados. The Orlando Predators are an Arena Football League team based in Orlando Florida that was founded in 1991 The following season saw the Desperados post an AFL record fifteen wins and the team appeared destined to make their first ArenaBowl appearance, but they were shocked by the Columbus Destroyers, who had entered the playoffs with a 7-9 record, in the first round. The Columbus Destroyers are an Arena Football League team The Destroyers franchise was founded in Buffalo New York in 1999, and have played in Columbus
With the exception of one playoff game and the entirety of the 2003 season, the Desperados have played all of their home games at American Airlines Center, and the team’s official mascot is “Kid Coyote” [1]. The American Airlines Center is an Arena located in the Victory Park neighborhood near downtown Dallas, Texas that is used for
Head coaches
- 2002-2003 Joe Avezzano
- 2004-present Will McClay
Notable players
- James Thomas Cannida - OL/DL
- Clint Dolezel - QB
- Aaron Hamilton - DL\OL - First player in franchise history
- Jermaine Jones - DS
- Marcus Nash - WR
- Will Pettis - WR/DB
- Duke Pettijohn - FB/LB
- Colston Weatherington - DL/OL
- Jermaine Lewis - WR
- Daleroy Stewart - DL/OL
- Josh "Zeus" White - FB/LB
- Chris Sanders - QB
Season-by-season
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties
| Season | W | L | T | Finish | Playoff results |
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| 2002 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4th AC Western | Won Week 1 (Indiana) Lost Week 2 (Chicago) |
| 2003 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1st AC Central | Lost Week 1 (Georgia) |
| 2004 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 3rd NC Eastern | -- |
| 2005 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2nd NC Eastern | -- |
| 2006 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1st NC Eastern | Won Divisional (Georgia) Lost NC Championship (Orlando) |
| 2007 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1st NC Eastern | Lost Divisional (Columbus) |
| *2008 | 11 | 3 | 0 | T1st NC Eastern | -- |
| Totals | 72 | 40 | 1 | (including playoffs) | |
* = Current Standing
Current Roster
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Memorable Desperados Moments
- In a June 9, 2007 regular season game against the 4-9 New Orleans VooDoo, Dallas at 13-1 found themselves with their backs against the wall late in the game. James Thomas Cannida (born 1975-01-03 in Savannah Georgia) is an American football Defensive lineman who most recently played for the Dallas Clint Dolezel is an Arena Football League Quarterback for the Dallas Desperados. Jermiane Jones (born July 25, 1976 in Morgan City Louisiana) is an Arena football Defensive Specialist for the Dallas Desperados Marcus DeLando Nash (born February 1, 1976 in) is an American football Wide receiver for the Dallas Desperados of the Arena Will Pettis (born December 11, 1977) is a Wide Receiver / Defensive Back in the Arena Football League, currently playing for the Maynard C "Duke" Pettijohn (born June 7, 1977 in Poughkeepsie, New York) is an American football fullback / Colston Weatherington (born October 29, 1977 in Graceville Florida) is an Arena football player Jermaine Lewis (born October 16, 1974 in Lanham Maryland) is an American football Wide receiver in the NFL. Daleroy Andrew Stewart (born November 1, 1978 in Vero Beach Florida) is a professional American football player Christopher Sanders (born December 22, 1977 in Nuremberg Germany) is an American football Quarterback in the Arena Football The Indiana Firebirds were a team in the Arena Football League. The Chicago Rush is a team in the Arena Football League. They began play as a 2001 expansion team The Georgia Force is in no way related to the San Antonio Force, which was an Arena Football League team that played only in the 1992 season before disbanding The Georgia Force is in no way related to the San Antonio Force, which was an Arena Football League team that played only in the 1992 season before disbanding The Orlando Predators are an Arena Football League team based in Orlando Florida that was founded in 1991 The Columbus Destroyers are an Arena Football League team The Destroyers franchise was founded in Buffalo New York in 1999, and have played in Columbus Christopher Sanders (born December 22, 1977 in Nuremberg Germany) is an American football Quarterback in the Arena Football Clint Dolezel is an Arena Football League Quarterback for the Dallas Desperados. Colston Weatherington (born October 29, 1977 in Graceville Florida) is an Arena football player Maynard C "Duke" Pettijohn (born June 7, 1977 in Poughkeepsie, New York) is an American football fullback / Will Pettis (born December 11, 1977) is a Wide Receiver / Defensive Back in the Arena Football League, currently playing for the Ralph Everette (Pete Hunter (born May 25, 1980 in Atlantic City New Jersey) is an American football player playing for the Dallas Remy Martin Hamilton (born August 30 1974 in Wildwood New Jersey) is an American football kicker for the Dallas Desperados D'Andrae Carnell Thurman (born October 25, 1980 in Houston Texas) is an Arena football Wide receiver who currently plays for the The New Orleans VooDoo is a team in the Arena Football League, and is owned in part by Tom Benson, who also owns the National Football League New Orleans But Dallas QB Clint Dolezel threw a beautiful pass into the endzone with 30 seconds left on the clock to give the Desperados the lead. Clint Dolezel is an Arena Football League Quarterback for the Dallas Desperados. On the ensuing kickoff, the VooDoo fielded the ball off the net and found themselves looking at a long way to the endzone from their own 1 yard line. They managed to put together a lengthy drive and were able to score on an amazing play with 1. 7 seconds left to make the score 80 - 79. Rather than tie the game with an extra point they elected to go for the win with a 2 point conversion. VooDoo quarterback Steve Bellisari dropped back and was sacked by 2007 AFL lineman of the year Colston Weatherington on the ten. Steve Bellisari (born April 21, 1980 in Boca Raton Florida) is an American football Quarterback for the New Orleans VooDoo Colston Weatherington (born October 29, 1977 in Graceville Florida) is an Arena football player The game was over along with the VooDoo playoff hopes. Final Score: 80-79 Dallas.
The game was voted 2007 "Game of the Year" leaguewide in July 2007.
Awards and Honors
2007
- Will Pettis- U. S. Army Ironman of the Year
- Shy Anderson- AFL Executive of the Year
2006
- Shy Anderson- AFL Executive of the Year
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| Soccer | MLS: FC Dallas, PDL: DFW Tornados | |
| Baseball | MLB: Texas Rangers, TL: Frisco RoughRiders, AA: Fort Worth Cats • Grand Prairie AirHogs, CBL: McKinney Blue Thunder | |
| Basketball | NBA: Dallas Mavericks, PBL: Dallas Defenders, ABA/WBA: Texas Tycoons, WBA: Fort Worth Star Prospects • Mayas-USA, UBL: Fort Worth Funk • Grand Prairie Stallions • Texas Wranglers | |
| Football | NFL: Dallas Cowboys, AFL: Dallas Desperados, IFL: Frisco Thunder, APFL: Fort Worth Regulators, NAFL: Dallas Diesels, NPSFL: DFW Panthers, NPSFL: Dallas Defenders Football Club, WPFL: Dallas Diamonds, NWFA: Dallas Rage | |
| Hockey | NHL: Dallas Stars, CHL: Texas Brahmas, NAHL: Texas Tornado | |
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