The Fort Wayne Flash was a full-contact women's outdoor football team of the

Women's Football Alliance The Women's Football Alliance (WFA) is a professional full-contact Women's American football tackle minor league that began play in 2009. It is the largest 11-on-11 football league for women in the world, and the longest running active women's ...

based in

Fort Wayne, Indiana Fort Wayne is a city in and the county seat of Allen County, Indiana, United States. Located in northeastern Indiana, the city is west of the Ohio border and south of the Michigan border. The city's population was 263,886 as of the 2020 Censu ...

. The team started its exhibition season in 2006 and officially became part of the

National Women's Football Association The National Women's Football Association (NWFA) was a full-contact American football league for women headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. The league was founded by Catherine Masters in 2000, as the two benchmark teams, the Alabama Renegades ...

and began playing league games in 2007. Home games for the 2008 season were played at Bishop John M. D’Arcy Stadium on the University of Saint Francis campus, however, starting in 2009, the team played on the campus of Woodlan Senior/Junior High School in nearby Woodburn.Fort Wayne Flash Women's Tackle Football – 2009 Schedule
. Retrieved on 2009-05-04. In 2008, the Flash clinched their first ever playoff berth and won the Midwest Division title. However, their playoff run was one-and-done, as they lost to the

Columbus Comets The Columbus Comets are a women's professional American football team based in Columbus, Ohio. They play in the Women's Football Alliance. The Comets played in the National Women's Football Association from their inception in 2003 until 2008 (i ...

14–7. Beginning in 2009, the Flash played in the

. For 2010, the Flash were taking the season off to reorganize and cope with the death of player Karen O'Boyle and since then have never been heard of again.

Season-By-Season

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) , - , colspan="6" align="center" , Fort Wayne Flash (WFA) , - , 2009 , , 4 , , 4 , , 0 , , 3rd National Central , , – , - !Totals , , 13 , , 12 , , 0 , colspan="2", (including playoffs)

2009 Season Schedule

References

*Smith, B
"Women show grit on football field"
''Fort Wayne Journal Gazette'', June 15, 2008. Retrieved on 2009-04-28

External links

Fort Wayne Flash Women's Tackle Football Official Website
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Season-By-Season

2009 Season Schedule

See also

References

External links