The Wyoming Cavalry are a professional indoor football team of the Indoor Football League. They play their home games in Casper, Wyoming at Casper Events Center.
The team began play in 2000 as an expansion member of the original Indoor Football League as the Casper Cavalry. Despite a good inaugural season, they fell in the playoffs to the Black Hills Machine. When the league folded, they moved to the newly-formed National Indoor Football League as the "Wyoming Cavalry" and became a charter member. The team was decently successful, making the playoffs in four of their seven overall seasons, and even making it to the inaugural Indoor Bowl, losing to the Mississippi Fire Dogs (which were coached by Irvin Favre, Brett's father). On July 14th, 2007, Wyoming was scheduled to play an Indoor Football Championship of sorts against the Fayetteville Guard. Both franchises received letters on July 7th, 2007, telling them they have been kicked out of the National Indoor Football League. On August 18, 2007, the Cavalry officially announced they would join the American Indoor Football Association as a flagship team of the league's new Western Division. [1] On July 26, 2009, the Cavalry hosted the Reading Express in AIFA Bowl III and were defeated 65-42. On July 25, 2010, the Cavalry traveled to Baltimore to take on the Mariners in AIFA Bowl IV and would go on to lose 57-42. As of the end of the 2010 season, the Cavalry are 0-5 in championship games.
On September 1, 2010, the Cavalry announced they would be joining the IFL for the 2011 season and beyond.
Season-By-Season[]
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties
| Season | W | L | T | Finish | Playoff results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casper Cavalry (IFL) | |||||
| 2000 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3rd WC Northern | Lost Round 1 (Black Hills) |
| Wyoming Cavalry (NIFL) | |||||
| 2001 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2nd Pacific Central | Won Round 1 (Utah) Won Round 2 (Sioux Falls) Lost Indoor Bowl I (Mississippi) |
| 2002 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 5th Pacific West | -- |
| 2003 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 6th Pacific West | -- |
| 2004 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 3rd Pacific West | -- |
| 2005 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2nd Pacific West | Lost Round 1 (Tri-Cities) |
| 2006 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2nd Pacific West | Lost Round 1 (Tri-Cities) |
| 2007 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1st Pacific | Lost Budweiser Indoor Football Championship Bowl (Fayetteville) |
| Wyoming Cavalry (AIFA) | |||||
| 2008 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1st WC West | Won WCW Round 1 (Arizona) Won Divisional (Mississippi) Lost AIFA Championship Bowl II (Florence) |
| 2009 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1st West | Won Divisional (Utah Valley) Lost AIFA Championship Bowl III (Reading) |
| 2010 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1st West | Won Divisional (San Jose) Lost AIFA Championship Bowl IV (Baltimore) |
| Wyoming Cavalry (IFL) | |||||
| 2011* | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Totals | 96 | 66 | 0 | (including playoffs) | |
* = Current Standing
2011 Season Schedule[]
Preseason[]
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final Score | Team Record | ||||
| TBD | TBD | TBD | |||
| TBD | TBD | TBD | |||
Regular Season[]
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final Score | Team Record | ||||
| 1 | Bye | ||||
| 2 | March 6 (Sun) | 3:00pm | @Colorado Ice | ||
| 3 | Bye | ||||
| 4 | TBD | TBD | TBD | ||
| 5 | TBD | TBD | TBD | ||
| 6 | TBD | TBD | TBD | ||
| 7 | TBD | TBD | TBD | ||
| 8 | TBD | TBD | TBD | ||
| 9 | TBD | TBD | TBD | ||
| 10 | TBD | TBD | TBD | ||
| 11 | TBD | TBD | TBD | ||
| 12 | TBD | TBD | TBD | ||
| 13 | TBD | TBD | TBD | ||
| 14 | TBD | TBD | TBD | ||
| 15 | TBD | TBD | TBD | ||
| 16 | TBD | TBD | TBD | ||
Division Standings[]
| 2011 Mountain West Division | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | DIV | GB | STK | |
| y Colorado Ice | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0.786 | 671 | 492 | 5-1 | --- | W1 |
| x Wyoming Cavalry | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0.643 | 677 | 582 | 4-2 | 2.0 | L1 |
| Arizona Adrenaline | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0.071 | 326 | 908 | 0-6 | 10.0 | L2 |
External links[]
References[]
[2] The Wyoming Cavalry schedule page for 2007, taken 5/13/07. [3] The NIFL schedule page taken 5/13/07.