Fairbanks Grizzlies

Established 2007
Folded 2011
Played in Carlson Center
in Fairbanks, Alaska
League/conference affiliations
Intense Football League (2008)

Indoor Football League (2009–2011)

* Intense Conference (2009–2011)
* Pacific Division (2009, 2011)
* Pacific North Division (2010)

Current uniform

Team colors| Blue, orange, white

Mascot| Tundra
Cheerleaders| Lady Grizzlies
Personnel
Owner(s)| Chad Dittman
Ricky Bertz
Michael Taylor
Head coach| Robert Fuller
Team history

* Fairbanks Grizzlies (2008–2011)

Championships
League championships (0)

Conference championships (0)

Division championships (1)
2011
Playoff appearances (3)
2009, 2010, 2011
Home arena(s)

* Carlson Center (2008–2011)

The Fairbanks Grizzlies were a professional indoor football team based in Fairbanks, Alaska. The team was a member of the Pacific Division of the Intense Conference in the Indoor Football League (IFL). The Grizzlies began play in 2008 as a member of the Intense Football League and joined the IFL in 2008 as part of the Intense Football League and United Indoor Football (UIF) merger. The team played their home games at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks.

The Grizzlies were notable for being the northernmost professional gridiron football team in history; the Alaska Wild held the previous record, and before that, the Edmonton Eskimos. Grizzlies games were broadcast live on KCBF. (The northernmost gridiron football team of any sort is the high school football team of Barrow High School.)

The Grizzlies suspended operations in October 2011 in the face of lawsuits against the team.[1]

## Season-by-season

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Grizzlies player, Daudi White, in 2009 The Grizzlies in a game against the Alaska Wild in July 2009. Season records  Season | W | L | T | Finish | Playoff results

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Fairbanks Grizzlies (Intense Football League)
2008 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 9th League | \--
Fairbanks Grizzlies (Indoor Football League)
2009 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2nd Intense Pacific | Won Divisionals I (Colorado)
Lost Divisionals II (Billings)
2010 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2nd Pacific North | Lost First Round (Billings)
2011 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1st Pacific | Lost Conference Semi-Final (Allen)
Totals | 30 | 30 | 0  | (including playoffs)

## Final roster

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This section is transcluded from 2011 Fairbanks Grizzlies season. (edit | history)

Fairbanks Grizzlies roster

Quarterbacks

* 19 Donovan Porterie
* 12 Ryan Ratekin

Running backs

* 9 Romandre Gibbs

Wide receivers

* 5 John Halman
* 2 Erick Jones
* 7 Desmond Tardy
* 1 Tony Taylor

|  | Offensive linemen

* 79 Lyndon Brown
* 54 Jerome Johnson
* 67 James Thompson
* 72 Nicholas Thornton-Jack

Defensive linemen

* 71 Junior Aumavae
* 95 Tyron Hurst
* 30 Stephan Smith. Jr.
* 54 Bryan Wick

|  | Linebackers

* 40 Steve Faoro
* 8 Devin Robinson

Defensive backs

* 20 Xavier Drakeford
* 21 Noah Harris
* 15 Thyrell Lewis
* 24 James Romain
* 3 Daudi White
* 13 Kenny Viser

Kickers

* 18 Rett Thibodeaux

|  | Injured reserve

* Currently vacant

Exempt list

* Currently vacant

Practice squad

* Currently vacant

* Rookies in italics
* Roster updated June 24, 2011
* 24 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS

## References

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1. ^ Sam Friedman (November 6, 2011). "Lawsuit filed against Fairbanks Grizzlies". newsminer.com. Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Retrieved January 29, 2016.

## External links

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* Bell County Expo Center
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