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| Oklahoma Wranglers |
| [[Image:|center|150px|Oklahoma Wranglers]] |
|
| Year founded |
1995 |
| Year folded |
2001 |
| Prior names |
Memphis Pharaohs, Portland Forest Dragons |
| ArenaBowl championships |
none |
The Oklahoma Wranglers was the final name of a team in the Arena Football League, that also operated in Memphis, Tennessee, and Portland, Oregon.
[edit] History
[edit] Memphis Pharaohs (1995-1996)
The Memphis Pharaohs, who had played at the Pyramid Arena in Memphis in 1995 and 1996, relocated to Portland, Oregon after a winless (0-14) 1996 campaign. The team was named the Pharaohs because the capital of ancient Egypt was Memphis, Egypt, and because they literally played their home games in a pyramid.
[edit] Portland Forest Dragons (1997-1999)
After three seasons in Portland (1997-1999), the luckless franchise relocated again, this time to Oklahoma City. The move happened after the franchise owner attempted and failed to sell the team to an owner committed to keeping the team in Portland.
[edit] Oklahoma Wranglers (2000-2001)
The team was known as the Oklahoma Wranglers (no relation to the current Austin Wranglers) prior to being disbanded after the 2001 season.
[edit] Season-by-season
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties
| Season |
W |
L |
T |
Finish |
Playoff results |
| Memphis Pharaohs |
| 1995 |
6 |
6 |
0 |
3rd AC Central |
Lost Week 1 (Tampa Bay Storm) |
| 1996 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
4th AC Central |
-- |
| Portland Forest Dragons |
| 1997 |
2 |
12 |
0 |
4th AC Central |
-- |
| 1998 |
4 |
10 |
0 |
3rd AC Western |
-- |
| 1999 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
2nd AC Western |
-- |
| Oklahoma Wranglers |
| 2000 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
3rd AC Western |
Lost Week 2 (San Jose SaberCats) |
| 2001 |
5 |
9 |
0 |
4th AC Western |
-- |
| Totals |
31 |
67 |
0 |
(including playoffs) |
[edit] AFL Hall of Famers
[edit] External links
