This team is not to be confused with the softball team in Texas.
27-673: The Texas Terminators was an indoor football team that played in the Indoor Professional Football League (IPFL) in 1999. The Terminators franchise was owned by Jeff Parnell. The team office was based in Austin , and played their games in the Travis County Expo Center , known as "The Barn" for Terminators games. The team colors were: Purple, Teal, Black, Grey & White. On September 1, 1998, Texas announced Duane Duncum as its head coach for
54-804: A pair of players on the defensive first team. In February 1998, the Arena Football League sued the PIFL for allegedly infringing its trademarks, copyrights and patent. The PIFL answered and denied the Arena Football League's allegations. Late in June 1998, the Arena Football League filed a Motion for Preliminary Injunction before Judge Harry Leinenweber in Federal Court in the Northern District of Illinois. The Motion
81-1305: A perfect 8-0 at home, 12-4 overall for the 1999 season. Texas won the regular season IPFL title and a bye through the playoffs, straight to the 1999 IPFL Championship Game as the number one seeded team. Week 1 - bye Week 2 - Texas Terminators 47, at Louisiana Bayou Beast 28 Week 3 - Texas Terminators 36, at Hawaii Hammerheads 21 Week 4 - Texas Terminators 49, at Hawaii Hammerheads 34 Week 5 - Rocky Mountain Thunder 36, at Texas Terminators 29 Week 6 - Texas Terminators 35, at Mississippi Fire Dogs 33 Week 7 - Texas Terminators 62, at Louisiana Bayou Beast 46 Week 8 - Texas Terminators 34, at Mississippi Fire Dogs 5 Week 9 - Texas Terminators 35, at Louisiana Bayou Beast 13 Week 10 - Texas Terminators 58, at Rocky Mountain Thunder 15 Week 11 - Texas Terminators 42, at Idaho Stallions 19 Week 12 - Mississippi Fire Dogs 32, at Texas Terminators 27 Week 13 - Hawaii Hammerheads 55, at Texas Terminators 44 Week 14 - Texas Terminators 44, at Mississippi Fire Dogs 41 Week 15 - Texas Terminators 23, at Louisiana Bayou Beast 16 Week 16 - bye Week 17 - Idaho Stallions 35, at Texas Terminators 34 Week 18 - Texas Terminators 55, at Idaho Stallions 37 On August 20, 1999,
108-543: Is a wonderful facility and we were thankful for them allowing us the opportunity to play there. The facts sadly can not be ignored and the conditions were less than optimal for indoor football in July and August. The IPFL as a league will continue to grow as evidenced by the addition of Portland, Omaha, and Shreveport this year. The play of the Texas Terminators reaffirmed that Texas is the home of football. To
135-619: The #2 Hawaii Hammerheads (10-6) defeated the #1 ranked Texas Terminators 28-13 at the Travis County Expo Center in front of 4,527 fans. Behind an opportunistic defensive effort, the Hammerheads held the Texas offense, the league's highest-scoring unit well below its regular-season average of 40.8 points per game. In doing so, Texas finished with just eight first downs and 144 yards of total offense. Aside from recording four turnovers (two fumble recoveries and two interceptions), Hawaii also held
162-620: The 1999 IPFL Championship Game loss.... Texas Terminator fans, It is with great regret that I announce that the Texas Terminators Indoor Professional Football team will not be participating in the up coming IPFL 2000 season. We were looking forward to defending our regular season championship in pursuit of winning it all this year. Last season the Austin metro area fans and media rallied behind our franchise providing an Inaugural season that
189-458: The 2002 season, which never occurred. Professional Indoor Football League (1998) The Professional Indoor Football League ( PIFL ) was the second league to successfully play indoor football as a paid pro-league sport, after the Arena Football League (AFL). Since the AFL had a patent given in 1990 on the gameplay of " Arena Football " (mainly the endzone nets), the PIFL played with mostly
216-411: The Arena Football League against the PIFL for patent infringement. As part of the settlement, all present and future PIFL teams have agreed to honor the patents, trademarks, copyrights and net structure of the Arena Football League, and in return the Arena Football League has withdrawn its motion to seek a restraining order to prevent the PIFL from playing its games. Additionally, the PIFL has agreed to use
243-414: The Arena Football League's efforts to challenge the practices of any competing professional "indoor" football league and clarified that its patent essentially applied to its end zone rebound nets, not any and all efforts to play American football indoors. On November 12, 1998, The Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL) and the Arena Football League reached a settlement agreement in the lawsuit brought by
270-441: The PIFL coaches. The Green Bay Bombers lead the list with five first team selections, including top vote getter quarterback Jay McDonagh. He was joined on the offensive first team by teammates Chris Perry and Heath Garland (both receivers), Louisiana's Michael Lewis (WR), Chris Cloud (center) and Matt Huerkamp (kicker), Colorado's Rob Satterly (offensive line) and Utah's Matt Meservy (OL). Green Bay, Colorado and Madison each placed
297-610: The Terminators' inaugural season. Duncum's resume included four years of professional football experience: Hamilton Tiger-Cats ( CFL ), 1991; Orlando Thunder ( WLAF ), 1992; San Antonio Force ( AFL ), 1993; and Dallas Texans ( AFL ), 1994. Prior to his professional career, Duncum was a standout linebacker at the University of Texas . The team held tryouts at Austin High School on October 17, 1998. The Terminators won
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#1732786942949324-848: The basis that this settlement will allow the Professional Indoor Football League to expand in an orderly fashion." The PIFL proposed European Division was set to kick off in November 1998 with teams in England and Ireland. A six-team tournament was planned for August 22, 1998 in Manchester , England. Terry Smith was the PIFL European League Director and was the head coach of the Great Britain Spartans . The Spartans were
351-695: The best players, quitting. In 1999 , the PIFL essentially "split" into two leagues. Keary Ecklund, owner of the Green Bay Bombers and Madison Mad Dogs , took his two teams and form the Indoor Football League . On January 4, 1999, the remaining teams of the PIFL renamed the league to the Indoor Professional Football League . August 7, 1998 — # 3 Green Bay Bombers 19 at # 2 Madison Mad Dogs 46 August 9, 1998 — # 4 Colorado Wildcats * 51 at # 1 Louisiana Bayou Beast 67 (at Riverside Centroplex ) * Colorado's trip to Louisiana
378-541: The country. The league was finally formed in late 1997 and began its first season in 1998. The league offices were located in Las Vegas, Nevada . The PIFL was rife with problems from the start. The Colorado Wildcats changed coaches during the preseason. By the third game, many teams were in serious financial trouble and started forfeiting games. The Minnesota Monsters folded after Week 5. Many other teams missed payrolls and this resulted in many players, including some of
405-887: The demise of the Pro Indoor Football League. The Pro Indoor Football League was re-formed as the Indoor Professional Football League and the three remaining clubs from the old league; the Hawaii Hammerheads (formerly Honolulu Hurricanes), the Rocky Mountain (Colorado Springs) Thunder (formerly Colorado (Denver) Wildcats) and the Louisiana Bayou Beast were joined by three new franchises in Boise, Idaho; Biloxi, Mississippi; and Austin, Texas. The league
432-403: The following disclaimer, "PIFL and its teams are not affiliated, sponsored or associated with the Arena Football League or any of its member teams", on all official publications. Professional Indoor Football League Commissioner Mike Storen stated, "The Professional Indoor Football League is happy to acknowledge the uniqueness of the Arena Football League's patented net system and method of play on
459-546: The league was looking into replacing the two folded franchises of Minnesota and Texas and expanding the league back to 8 teams, or even beyond, to 10 or 12, for what was supposed to be its second season. However, the league took a major hit when Madison and Green Bay left the league to form a new league called the Indoor Football League. This left the league with only four teams: Honolulu, Utah, Colorado and Louisiana. The Utah Catzz soon folded as well, leading to
486-470: The media, our fans and friends rest assured the Texas Terminators will a find suitable venue to continue bringing you the same "Wall-to-Wall" football excitement that you have come to expect from your team. WE'LL Be BACK! Thank you Jeff Parnell Texas Terminators owner However, neither Parnell nor the Terminators were ever heard from again publicly. Indoor Professional Football League The Indoor Professional Football League ( IPFL )
513-487: The regular-season champion Terminators scoreless for two quarters. The Terminators were stocked with a great deal of local talent and former stars of the University of Texas including: James Brown, Butch Hadnot, and Lance Gunn (who had signed but opted to work for Frito Lay instead.) The defense was led by Aaron Hamilton, who had 11.5 sacks on the season. As posted on the official Texas Terminators website right after
540-564: The relocation of the Baton Rouge-based Louisiana Bayou Beast to Alexandria, Louisiana and announced the team would be known as the Louisiana Rangers. The Bayou Beast's relocation to Alexandria left the league with no club still remaining in its city that it started operations in. Mississippi defeated Portland in the championship. The Fort Wayne Safari was announced as an expansion team for
567-493: The same rules, but without the endzone nets. The PIFL only lasted one season ( 1998 ) under that name. The PIFL was started by Richard "Dick" Suess. Suess was deeply involved in football on the semi-pro and minor league level, and was editor–publisher of the Minor League Football News . In 1996, he began shopping around the idea of the PIFL, an indoor league created from the top minor league programs around
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#1732786942949594-635: Was going to have 8 clubs, but the Arizona (Tucson) Mirage and the Syracuse Blitz folded. During the off season, the Indoor Professional Football League saw major changes with the loss of three of its charter franchises: Rocky Mountain, Hawaii and Texas. However, the league saw the addition of four new franchises with the fourth new addition expanding the league beyond six franchises. The new clubs were Shreveport-Bossier City, Portland (OR), Omaha and Mobile. The Indoor Professional Football League approved
621-471: Was paid for by the owners of the Bayou Beast August 15, 1998 — #2 Madison Mad Dogs 41 at #1 Louisiana Bayou Beast 42 (at Pete Maravich Assembly Center ) Following the championship game, the Professional Indoor Football League held an on-the-field awards ceremony. Those honored were as follows: The Professional Indoor Football League earlier announced its 1998 All-Star teams as chosen by
648-516: Was second to none in the IPFL. Our games were well attended by football savvy fans and with their support we posted a perfect 8-0 home record. All of the teams in the IPFL knew they were in for a war when they entered "the Barn" as we referred to our home the "Travis County Exposition Center". It is that respect for our fans that have led me to forgo participating in the 2000 season. The Exposition Center
675-454: Was set for hearing on July 21, 1998. On July 20, 1998, the PIFL and its league members filed their response, which included video tapes and other evidence refuting the Arena Football League's allegations. On July 22, 1998, the day after receiving the PIFL's legal papers, the Arena Football League withdrew its Motion for Preliminary Injunction in a lawsuit in Federal Court in Chicago . This ended
702-685: Was the new incarnation of the Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL), which started in 1998. Two of its teams (the Madison Mad Dogs and the Green Bay Bombers ) left the league and their owner, Kerry Ecklund , founded the Indoor Football League in 1999. The IPFL led a troubled three-year existence, and died after its 2001 season, with its most successful teams joining up with the National Indoor Football League . The IPFL
729-400: Was unique among indoor football leagues in that it sanctioned the use of a white football, manufactured by Rawlings , which was easier to see in the artificial lighting conditions. The league's slogan was "Great Football, No Gimmicks". In 1999, IPFL was headed by a new commissioner, Mike Storen , and the league offices were moved to Atlanta . Before the Pro Indoor Football League folded,
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