The West Michigan Mayhem is a women's professional
American football
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team based in
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Kalamazoo ( ) is a city in the southwest region of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Kalamazoo County. At the 2010 census, Kalamazoo had a population of 74,262. Kalamazoo is the major city of the Kalamazoo-Portage Metropolit ...
. They play in the
Women's Football Alliance
The Women's Football Alliance (WFA) is a professional full-contact Women's American football tackle minor league that began play in 2009. It is the largest 11-on-11 football league for women in the world, and the longest running active women's ...
. The Mayhem played in the
National Women's Football Association
The National Women's Football Association (NWFA) was a full-contact American football league for women headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. The league was founded by Catherine Masters in 2000, as the two benchmark teams, the Alabama Renegades ...
from their inception in 2002 until 2008 (from 2002 to 2005 they were based in
Otsego and known as the Southwest Michigan Jaguars). Home games are played at
Roy Davis Field in
Schoolcraft, Michigan
Schoolcraft is a village in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States. The village is located in Schoolcraft Township approximately south of Kalamazoo on U.S. Route 131. The population was 1,525 at the 2010 census. The village is named in h ...
.
Season-By-Season
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, colspan="6" align="center" , Southwest Michigan Jaguars (NWFA)
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, 2002 , , 3 , , 5 , , 0 , , 3rd Great Lakes Division , , --
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, 2003 , , 4 , , 4 , , 0 , , 3rd Great Lakes Division , , --
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, 2004 , , 6 , , 2 , , 0 , , 2nd North Great Lakes , , Won Northern Conference Quarterfinal (
Philadelphia
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)
Lost Northern Conference Semifinal (
D.C.)
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, 2005 , , 7 , , 1 , , 0 , , 4th North Division , , Won Northern Conference Quarterfinal (
Columbus
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* Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), the Italian explorer
* Columbus, Ohio, capital of the U.S. state of Ohio
Columbus may also refer to:
Places ...
)
Lost Northern Conference Semifinal (
Detroit
Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at th ...
)
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, colspan="6" align="center" , West Michigan Mayhem (NWFA)
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, 2006 , , 7 , , 1 , , 0 , , 1st North West , , Lost NWFA First Round (
Columbus
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* Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), the Italian explorer
* Columbus, Ohio, capital of the U.S. state of Ohio
Columbus may also refer to:
Places ...
)
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, 2007 , , 6 , , 2 , , 0 , , 1st North West , , Won Northern Conference Quarterfinal (
Baltimore
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)
Lost Northern Conference Semifinal (
Pittsburgh
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)
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, 2008 , , 8 , , 0 , , 0 , , 1st North North , , First-round bye for Northern Conference Quarterfinal
Won Northern Conference Semifinal (
New York)
Won Northern Conference Championship (
Philadelphia
Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...
)
Lost NWFA Championship (
H-Town)
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, colspan="6" align="center" , West Michigan Mayhem (WFA)
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, 2009 , , 8 , , 0 , , 0 , , 1st National Central , , Won National Conference Semifinal (
Columbus
Columbus is a Latinized version of the Italian surname "''Colombo''". It most commonly refers to:
* Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), the Italian explorer
* Columbus, Ohio, capital of the U.S. state of Ohio
Columbus may also refer to:
Places ...
)
Won National Conference Championship (
Philadelphia
Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...
)
Lost WFA National Championship (
St. Louis
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)
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, 2010 , , 7 , , 1 , , 0 , , 1st National North Central , , Lost National Conference Quarterfinal (
Philadelphia
Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...
)
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, 2011 , , 3 , , 5 , , 0 , , 3rd National Central , , --
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, 2012 , , 4 , , 4 , , 0 , , 3rd WFA National 6 , , --
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, 2013 , , 4 , , 5 , , 0 , , 1st round of Playoffs , , --
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, 2014 , , 2 , , 6 , , 0 , , 2nd round of Playoffs , , --
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, 2015 , , 6 , , 2 , , 0 , , 1st round of Playoffs , , --
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!Totals , , 83 , , 48 , , 0
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* = current standing
2009
Season Schedule
2010
Season Schedule
2011
Standings
Season Schedule
2012
Season schedule
External links
West Michigan Mayhem
National Women's Football Association teams
Women's Football Alliance teams
American football teams in Michigan
Sports in Kalamazoo, Michigan
American football teams established in 2002
2002 establishments in Michigan
Women's sports in Michigan
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