Texas Copperheads
The Texas Copperheads are a professional arena football team that in 2006 was based out of Katy, Texas. They are a member of the af2. The team started as the Katy Copperheads of the National Indoor Football League in 2005. They started playing in 2006 at the Leonard E. Merrell Center. In 2006, they gained national attention on Cold Pizza, a show on ESPN 2, in a segment called A Day In A Life Of An NIFL Team. The same year, they got into the NIFL Playoffs but were eliminated by the Rapid City Flying Aces, 60-38.
After the season, the team announced they were changing their name to the Texas Copperheads, moving to the af2, and moving to the Richard E. Berry Educational Support Center in Cypress, Texas.
Records
On June 25, 2006 The Copperheads scored 132 points in a game against West Palm Beach - final score 132-3. With the move to the more stable af2 a repeat of this performance is highly unlikely as the NIFL blowout featured semipro replacement players playing for West Palm Beach.
Rosters
Not set yet
Season-By-Season
| Season | W | L | T | Finish | Playoff results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katy Copperheads (NIFL) | |||||
| 2006 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1st Pacific South | Won PC Quarterfinals (Beaumont) Lost PC Semifinals (Rapid City) |
| Texas Copperheads (af2) | |||||
| 2007 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Totals | 12 | 4 | 0 | (including playoffs) | |
Criticism
The copperheads were accused by Katy Independent School District of not paying their rent for the season when they were at the Merrell Center as the Katy Copperheads (Katy I.S.D. owns the Merrell Center). At the end of the season they owed Katy I.S.D. $38,892.43. The owner, Bryan Blake would later pay that money in February 2007.To do this he had to sell some of the Texas Copperheads ownership to the owner of the Austin Wranglers, Doug McGregor. Afterwards, Katy I.S.D gave Blake back $38,000 worth of supplies.
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