National Indoor Football League (2001–2007)
4-882: The Beaumont Drillers were a professional indoor football team. They played their home games at Ford Arena in Beaumont, Texas . They originally began playing as the Louisiana Rangers in the Indoor Professional Football League (IPFL) in 2000 when they replaced the Louisiana Bayou Beast . As the Rangers, they played their home games at the Rapides Parish Coliseum in Alexandria, Louisiana . After
8-768: A 2,448 sq ft VIP Club, a 1,107 sq ft party patio, concession stands, and restrooms. It is part of a larger suburban municipal complex called Ford Park . It is currently managed by OVG360, a division of Oak View Group . Ford Arena was most recently home to Oxford City FC of Texas (formerly the Texas Strikers) of the Major Arena Soccer League . The arena was also home to the ABA Southeast Texas Mavericks basketball team, NIFL Beaumont Drillers indoor football team, ECHL Texas Wildcatters ice hockey team, and
12-808: The Conroe Storm withdrawing, but lost. Former Drillers Shockmain Davis , Pat Palmer and Chad Luttrell all spent time playing in the NFL. This American football team article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a sports team in Texas is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Ford Arena The Ford Arena is a 9,737-seat multi-purpose arena in Beaumont, Texas , USA . The arena has 34,000 sq ft of exhibit space available for conventions and exhibitions. It also includes 7 production offices, 3 dressing rooms,
16-752: The league collapsed, the Rangers moved into the National Indoor Football League (NIFL). After two seasons, the franchise moved to Beaumont, Texas , and became the Drillers. The team left the NIFL in 2008 and played in the American Professional Football League in 2008 with new ownership. The team played most of their schedule, cancelling two home games. The team played in APFL Bowl VI, because of
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