The Summit County Rumble were a

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team located in

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(near

Akron Akron () is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Summit County. It is located on the western edge of the Glaciated Allegheny Plateau, about south of downtown Cleveland. As of the 2020 Census, the city prop ...

) and that began play in 2007. The team played their home games at the Summit County Fairgrounds Arena Complex. The team was originally scheduled to play as the Toledo Rumble in the

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, but the city of Toledo, which is seeking a new arena, balked on the deal. Later on, they were going to play as the Wayne County Rumble at the

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, but a deal fell through. Finally, they were going to play at the Gault Recreation and Fitness Center, also in Wooster, but a deal fell through there as well. With that they decided to move to Summit County and became the Summit County Rumble. The team held the dubious distinction of being the first team to lose to the

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(a 48-47 loss on May 5, 2007 at the Rumble's home opener). Later in the season, on June 16, the Rumble defeated the Revolution in Morristown by a score of 38-27, thus earning the Rumble their first (and only) win in franchise history. On June 28, 2007 the CIFL announced that it had suspended operations of the team.''CIFL suspends operations of Steubenville, Summit County''
oursportscentral.com, June 28, 2007

Season-By-Season

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2007 Season Schedule

2007 CIFL Standings

References

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