Quad City Steamwheelers

This article is about the League/conference affiliationsAF2 (2000–2009)

• National Conference (2000–2005)
• American Conference (2006–2009)
  • Midwestern Division (2001–2005)
  • Eastern Division (2006)
  • Midwest Division (2007–2009)

Team colorsNavy blue, gold and scarlet red
     MascotSteamwheeler WilliePersonnelOwner(s) (2002–2004)
Rick Frazier (2004–2006)
Sean Ponder (2007)
Troy Biladeau (2008–2009)Team history

• Quad City Steamwheelers (2000–2009)

ChampionshipsLeague championships (2)
2000, 2001Conference championships (2)
2000, 2001Division championships (3)
2001, 2003, 2004Playoff appearances (7)2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008Home arena(s)

• iWireless Center
  (2000–2009)

The Quad City Steamwheelers were a professional

.

The team was founded on September 1, 1999, when the

Jim Foster

coined the team's nickname.

In December 2009, it was confirmed that the Steamwheelers had ceased operations, opting not to join the new Arena Football League after the bankruptcy of the

Team history

Back-to-back ArenaCup wins

The Steamwheelers played their inaugural season in 2000 and dominated the league for its first two seasons. They went undefeated in 2000 behind coach

winning streak

in the af2 at 24 consecutive wins.

Banned from 2002 playoffs

Allegations of rules violations plagued the Steamwheelers during the second season and they were eventually banned from the 2002 playoffs for salary cap violations under Haege.

Coached by Rich Ingold from 2002–2004, the Steamwheelers were still successful as they clinched two more division titles. However, the team failed to win any additional league championships and lost 14 games over that three-year span. Ingold left the Steamwheelers after the 2004 season and was replaced by Rick Frazier, former coach for the

.

The 2006 season, under coach Frazier, was the first losing season for the franchise in its history.

In October 2006, the league awarded the right to operate the franchise to a new ownership group. The resulting change in ownership oversaw the change in team leadership from Frazier to new head coach Sean Ponder. Ponder was the team's offensive coordinator during the 2006 season. In 2009, the tenth and final af2 season, the Steamwheelers had their second losing season in franchise history.

With the folding of

In 2018, a

Season-by-season

Season records

Season	W	L	T	Finish	Playoff results
2000	16	0	0	1st NC	Won Round 1 ( Tennessee Valley 68–59)
2001	15	1	0	1st NC Midwest	Won Round 1 (Macon 80–55) Won Semifinal (Carolina 35–16) Won ArenaCup II (Richmond 55–51)
2002	10	6	0	2nd NC Midwest	Banned from playoffs
2003	14	2	0	1st NC Midwest	Lost NC Semifinal ( Arkansas 63–61)
2004	10	6	0	1st NC Midwest	Lost NC Round 1 (Louisville 53–48)
2005	9	7	0	3rd NC Midwest	Lost NC Round 1 (Rio Grande Valley 56–38)
2006	7	9	0	5th AC East	Did not qualify
2007	10	6	0	1st AC Midwest	Lost AC Round 1 (Green Bay 39–34)
2008	8	8	0	3rd AC Midwest	Lost AC Round 1 (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 57–29)
2009	5	11	0	3rd AC Midwest	Did not qualify
Totals	108	53	0	(including playoffs)

References

• Quad City Steamwheelers on ArenaFan