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(IPFL) in 2000. The Bombers, based out of

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, were one of four IPFL expansion teams for that season. They played their games in the Hirsch Memorial Coliseum in Shreveport. The Bombers owner was Don Rafferty and Matt Ingram was the general manager of the team. On August 21, 1999, the IPFL announced two new expansion teams in Omaha and Shreveport. November 9, 1999, Shreveport introduces the team name (Bombers) and the logo. And on February 10, 2000, the Bombers named 24-year-old Edward Jenkins as their head coach for their only season in the IPFL. Jenkins resigned as an assistant coach at Colby College, a Division III school in Waterville, Maine, to take over the helm of the Bombers. Later on, Dave Lockwoodand was named as the Bombers defensive coordinator. Some notable Shreveport-Bossier Bombers were QB's Chris Milwee and Steve Fill, DB's Chris Samson and Anthony Montgomery, linemen Roman Blake, Willie McCray, and Alex "Monster" Mash, WR Carson Thomas and PK's Shane Thomas and Sam Corrigan. Even Head Coach Ed Jenkins, for the last home game of the season, was forced into the QB role after Chris Milwee's finger injury. † The Bombers experienced the least success of the four expansion teams. The team averaged only 28 points per game and was frequently held to less than 15 points. The team enjoyed only one road victory, a 27-15 win over the

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. An early six-game losing streak took them out of the playoff race, and their league-worst offense kept them out. The State Fair of Louisiana filed a lawsuit in Caddo district court on August 31, 2000 regarding the final two years of the Bombers' three-year contract to play in Hirsch Memorial Coliseum. By all indications from Bombers' ownership, the State Fair of Louisiana doesn't expect the Bombers to be back for their second season. ‡ With the construction of a new arena,

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, and its subsequent lease with the

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, the Bombers left the field for good after that season.

2000 IPFL Shreveport-Bossier Bombers schedule

Week 1 - bye Saturday, April 15 -

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39 at Shreveport-Bossier 44 Saturday, April 22 -

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42 at Shreveport-Bossier 29 Saturday, April 29 - Shreveport-Bossier 10 at

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31 Sunday, May 7 -

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44 at Shreveport-Bossier 38 Saturday, May 13 - Shreveport-Bossier 19 at

39 Sunday, May 21 - Shreveport-Bossier 17 at

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57 Friday, May 26 - Shreveport-Bossier 6 at

28 Saturday, June 3 -

31 at Shreveport-Bossier 34 Saturday, June 10 - Shreveport-Bossier 27 at

15 Week 11 - bye Saturday, June 24 -

28 at Shreveport-Bossier 22 Saturday, July 1 - Shreveport-Bossier 8 at

14 Saturday, July 8 -

55 at Shreveport-Bossier 51 Week 15 - bye Saturday, July 22 -

29 at Shreveport-Bossier 35 Saturday, July 29 - Shreveport-Bossier 34 at

49 Saturday, August 5 -

37 at Shreveport-Bossier 41 Saturday, August 12 - Shreveport-Bossier 35 at

60 saturday, December 3 - Shreveport-bombers 47 at

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References

† The Shreveport Times - "Bombers coach takes over at QB" - August 5, 2000 ‡ The Shreveport Times - "Bombers sued by State Fair" - September 14, 2000 {{Indoor Professional Football League

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