The Winston-Salem Energy was an
indoor football team based in
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Winston-Salem is a city and the county seat of Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States. In the 2020 census, the population was 249,545, making it the second-largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region, the 5th most populous city in N ...
. The Energy competed in 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, A ...
(NIFL), as a member of the league's Atlantic Conference Northern Division.
The team was owned by David Graham. The club folded following their only season in 2002. Winston-Salem was without an NIFL team until 2007, with the arrival of the
Winston-Salem Wildcats.
Season-By-Season
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2002 NIFL Winston-Salem Schedule
3/09 BYE
3/16 H
Ohio Valley Greyhounds
The Ohio Valley Greyhounds were a professional indoor football team. They began play in 1999 as the Steel Valley Smash, a charter member of the IFL. After the league folded, they moved to the NIFL, became a charter member, and renamed themse ...
Ohio Valley no showed for the game
3/23 BYE
3/30 H
Ohio Valley Greyhounds
The Ohio Valley Greyhounds were a professional indoor football team. They began play in 1999 as the Steel Valley Smash, a charter member of the IFL. After the league folded, they moved to the NIFL, became a charter member, and renamed themse ...
40-43 L
4/06 H
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 ...
59-48 W
4/13 A
Tennessee ThunderCats
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41-51 L
4/20 H
River City Renegades
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63-8 W
4/27 A
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 ...
32-43 L
5/4 H
Tennessee ThunderCats
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59-54 W
5/11 A
Houma Bayou Bucks The Houma Bayou Bucks was a team in the National Indoor Football League (NIFL). The Bayou Bucks were officially announced as a team on December 19, 2001. The team's first GM was Travis Carrell and their first head coach was Jack Phillips Jr.
The ...
50-21 L
5/18 H
Houma Bayou Bucks The Houma Bayou Bucks was a team in the National Indoor Football League (NIFL). The Bayou Bucks were officially announced as a team on December 19, 2001. The team's first GM was Travis Carrell and their first head coach was Jack Phillips Jr.
The ...
61-31 W
5/26 BYE
6/01 H
Louisiana Rangers
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65-69 L
6/08 BYE
6/15 A
Louisiana Rangers
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51-59 L
6/22 A
River City Renegades
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26-41 L
6/29 A
Ohio Valley Greyhounds
The Ohio Valley Greyhounds were a professional indoor football team. They began play in 1999 as the Steel Valley Smash, a charter member of the IFL. After the league folded, they moved to the NIFL, became a charter member, and renamed themse ...
42-86 L
7/06 A
Tupelo FireAnts
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38-35 W
References
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National Indoor Football League teams
Sports in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
American football teams in North Carolina
2001 establishments in North Carolina
2002 disestablishments in North Carolina
American football teams established in 2001
American football teams disestablished in 2002