The Pittsburgh Force is an inactive women's

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team based in

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. Home games were last played at William V. Campbell Athletic Field in nearby Munhall. In the early planning stages, the Force was originally planning to play in the

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, but after the NWFA folded, they decided to join the upstart

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History

In 2008, Robert Gold was selected as the team's first head coach. They held tryouts in Ambridge,

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, and Chartiers Valley for their inaugural 2009 season. From 2009 to 2011 they played their home games at

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in suburban

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. In 2012, the Force moved their home field to William V. Campbell Athletic Field in suburban

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. In 2013, the Force went on a re-building hiatus. They returned for the 2014 season in the WFA. Coaches W/L Records: *Robert Gold (2009) 2-6 *Tim Schaup (2010) 1-2 *Jason Mignanelli (2010) 4-1 *Adam Santuro (2011) 1-5 *Kathy Ferrari (2011-2014) 6-10

Season-by-season

, - , 2009 , , 2 , , 6 , , 0 , , 4th National Mid-Atlantic , , -- , - , 2010 , , 5 , , 3 , , 0 , , 2nd National Mid-Atlantic , , -- , - , 2011 , , 2 , , 6 , , 0 , , 4th National Mid-Atlantic , , -- , - , 2012 , , 1 , , 7 , , 0 , , 3rd National Division 4 , , -- , - , 2014 , , 4 , , 2 , , 0 , , 3rd Northeast Division , , -- , - !Total , , 14 , , 24 , , 0 , colspan="2",

Roster

2009

Season schedule

2010

Season schedule

2011

Season schedule

Note: Erie was disqualified for the season and forfeited their wins against the Pittsburgh Force.

2012

Season schedule

2014

Season schedule

External links

Pittsburgh Force official website
* http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/stories/2008/03/10/daily3.html {{Pennsylvania Sports Women's Football Alliance teams American football teams in Pittsburgh American football teams established in 2009 Women's sports in Pennsylvania