Syracuse Blitz
Syracuse Blitz | |
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Established 1998 Folded 1999 Played in Syracuse, New York | |
League/conference affiliations | |
Professional Indoor Football League (1998) | |
Current uniform | |
Team colors | Black |
Personnel | |
Owner(s) | Don Angelo Bryan Perry |
Team history | |
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Championships | |
League championships (0) | |
Conference championships (0) | |
Division championships (0) |
The Syracuse Blitz was a Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL) team that played one exhibition game in 1998 and was going to join the league officially in 1999.
The franchise was originally awarded to
After one scheduled tryout (Feb. 21, 1998), the Syracuse Blitz did not come together in time for the 1998 PIFL season, so the team had changed their plans to enter the league in 1999. The "Blitz" in fact did play one exhibition game against the
The Syracuse Blitz never did take to the field in the 1999 regular season, as the league changed its name to the Indoor Professional Football League that season.
Twenty years after the original Buffalo Blitz were proposed, the Buffalo Lightning indoor football team (itself an offshoot of the long-established Buffalo Gladiators semi-pro squad) rebranded itself as the Buffalo Blitz.