The Mobile Seagulls were a professional
indoor football team. They were initially a member of the
Indoor Professional Football League
The Indoor Professional Football League (IPFL) was the new incarnation of the Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL), which started in 1998. Two of its teams (the Madison Mad Dogs and the Green Bay Bombers) left the league and their owner, ...
for the 2000 season before joining the
National Indoor Football League
The National Indoor Football League (NIFL) was a professional indoor football league in the United States. For their first six years, the league had teams in markets not covered by either the Arena Football League or its developmental league, ...
for the 2001 season, their final. They played their home games at
Mobile Civic Center Arena for the 2000 season and at the
Mitchell Center
Mitchell Center is a 10,041-seat multi-purpose arena on the campus of the University of South Alabama in Mobile, Alabama. It was completed in 1998 and is the home court for University of South Alabama Jaguars basketball teams. The Center is name ...
for the 2001 season. The majority owner of the team was Mobile businessman, James Childers.
The Seagulls were announced as an expansion franchise as part of the IPFL on February 10, 2000.
It was during this press conference that former
Houston Oilers
The Houston Oilers were a professional American football team that played in Houston from its founding in 1960 to 1996 before relocating to Memphis, and later Nashville, Tennessee becoming the Tennessee Titans. The Oilers began play in 1960 a ...
receiver
Kenny Burrough was announced as the team's general manager and head coach. The 2001 season saw former New Orleans Saints QB, John Fourcade take over as head coach and quarterback.
2000 Mobile Seagulls IPFL Schedule
Week 1 – Mobile Seagulls 33, at
Mississippi Fire Dogs
The Mississippi Fire Dogs were a professional indoor American football team based in Biloxi, Mississippi. They played their home games at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. They were a charter member of the Indoor Professional Football League. They p ...
57
Week 2 – Mobile Seagulls 29, at
Louisiana Rangers
Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...
43
Week 3 – bye
Week 4 –
Mississippi Fire Dogs
The Mississippi Fire Dogs were a professional indoor American football team based in Biloxi, Mississippi. They played their home games at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. They were a charter member of the Indoor Professional Football League. They p ...
23, at Mobile Seagulls 30
Week 5 –
Portland Prowlers
The Portland Prowlers were a professional indoor football team based in Portland, Oregon. Playing as a member of the Indoor Professional Football League (IPFL) for the 2000 season, they played their home games at the Memorial Coliseum. This was ...
12, at Mobile Seagulls 19
Week 6 –
Omaha Beef
The Omaha Beef is an indoor football team and a charter member of the Champions Indoor Football (CIF) league. Based in Omaha, Nebraska, the Beef play their home games at Liberty First Credit Union Arena in nearby Ralston.
History First 13 se ...
39, at Mobile Seagulls 36
Week 7 – bye
Week 8 –
Louisiana Rangers
Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...
32, at Mobile Seagulls 3
Week 9 – Mobile Seagulls 31, at
Shreveport-Bossier Bombers
The Shreveport-Bossier Bombers were an indoor football team of the Indoor Professional Football League (IPFL) in 2000. The Bombers, based out of Shreveport, LA/ Bossier City, LA, were one of four IPFL expansion teams for that season. They playe ...
34
Week 10 –
Shreveport-Bossier Bombers
The Shreveport-Bossier Bombers were an indoor football team of the Indoor Professional Football League (IPFL) in 2000. The Bombers, based out of Shreveport, LA/ Bossier City, LA, were one of four IPFL expansion teams for that season. They playe ...
27, at Mobile Seagulls 15
Week 11 – Mobile Seagulls 40, at
Mississippi Fire Dogs
The Mississippi Fire Dogs were a professional indoor American football team based in Biloxi, Mississippi. They played their home games at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. They were a charter member of the Indoor Professional Football League. They p ...
30
Week 12 –
Mississippi Fire Dogs
The Mississippi Fire Dogs were a professional indoor American football team based in Biloxi, Mississippi. They played their home games at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. They were a charter member of the Indoor Professional Football League. They p ...
30, at Mobile Seagulls 16
Week 13 – Mobile Seagulls 57, at
Portland Prowlers
The Portland Prowlers were a professional indoor football team based in Portland, Oregon. Playing as a member of the Indoor Professional Football League (IPFL) for the 2000 season, they played their home games at the Memorial Coliseum. This was ...
41
Week 14 – Mobile Seagulls 55, at
Shreveport-Bossier Bombers
The Shreveport-Bossier Bombers were an indoor football team of the Indoor Professional Football League (IPFL) in 2000. The Bombers, based out of Shreveport, LA/ Bossier City, LA, were one of four IPFL expansion teams for that season. They playe ...
51
Week 15 –
Louisiana Rangers
Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...
13, at Mobile Seagulls 21
Week 16 – Mobile Seagulls 44, at
Omaha Beef
The Omaha Beef is an indoor football team and a charter member of the Champions Indoor Football (CIF) league. Based in Omaha, Nebraska, the Beef play their home games at Liberty First Credit Union Arena in nearby Ralston.
History First 13 se ...
57
Week 17 –
Idaho Stallions
The Boise Stallions are a defunct indoor football team from Boise, Idaho. They were a charter member of the Indoor Professional Football League. They originally began as the Idaho Stallions. Throughout their three seasons, 20 year old Larry Sto ...
7, at Mobile Seagulls 63
Week 18 – Mobile Seagulls 51, at
Idaho Stallions
The Boise Stallions are a defunct indoor football team from Boise, Idaho. They were a charter member of the Indoor Professional Football League. They originally began as the Idaho Stallions. Throughout their three seasons, 20 year old Larry Sto ...
34
Week 19 – bye
Season-By-Season
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References
Sports in Mobile, Alabama
National Indoor Football League teams
Indoor Professional Football League teams
American football teams in Alabama
American football teams established in 2000
American football teams disestablished in 2001
2000 establishments in Alabama
2001 disestablishments in Alabama
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