The Kansas City Tribe is a football team in the

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based in

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. Home games are played at Center High School.

History

2008

Founded by Colin Stoner, John Van Sittert, and Mindy White, the Tribe began as a member of the

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and was their return to the Kansas City market after the

Kansas City Storm The Kansas City Storm is a women's tackle football team based in Kansas City. The Storm was founded in 2004 and has been serving Kansas City area women since then with a mission to "provide a safe, positive and fun opportunity for women in Kansas ...

left for the NWFA. In their inaugural season, the Tribe finished at 4-4, good for second place in the Mid-South Division.

2009

The Tribe's breakout year would be its sophomore one, however. Finishing at 7–1, the Tribe clinched its first ever playoff spot and Midwest Division title. In the storm-heavy first-round game against the

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, the Tribe was trailing 14-6 late in the fourth quarter; however, late heroics would give them the 19–14 win, paving the way for the Western Conference title game against division rival

Chicago Force The Chicago Force was a women's American football team. Founded in 2003 by Lisa Cole, the team played at De La Salle HS & St. Rita HS – both on Chicago's South side; Lane Stadium at Lane Technical College Prep High School, Holmgren Athletic Com ...

(at whose hands the Tribe endured its only defeat of the regular season). That game was much more lopsided, with the Tribe pulling out the 40–16 win and the Western Conference championship. The Tribe won the IWFL Tier I World Championship on July 25, defeating the previously unbeaten Eastern Conference champion

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, 21–18, at Round Rock ISD Athletic Stadium in

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(a suburb of

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2010

Although they finished 6–2, that was still not enough for a playoff berth (missing by .028 percentage points), finishing third in the Midwest Division behind the

Dallas Diamonds The Dallas Diamonds was a women's professional American football team in the Women's Football Alliance (WFA). The Diamonds were made up of 46 players and a coaching staff of 10. The Diamonds won four national championships; the first three were ...

and

2011

In the Tribe's first WFA season, they finished 7–1, good for the Midwest Division title and a return trip to the playoffs. After defeating the

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51–0 in the first round, the Tribe fell to the Dallas Diamonds 20–23 in an epic battle decided in overtime.

Season-By-Season

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Won Western Conference Championship (

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Lost American Conference Semifinal (

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Lost American Conference Semifinal (

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2009

Season schedule

2010

Season schedule

2011

Standings

Season schedule

2012

Season schedule

External links

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