A List of Every Women's Tackle Football Franchise
Known to Have Existed:
1960s to 1980s
Mesa (AZ) American Girls
--1978
Cleveland USA Daredevils
--early 1970s
Cleveland Brewers
--at least 1978 to late 1980s
Pittsburgh Hurricanes
Pittsburgh Powderkegs
Detroit Fillies
--early 1970s
Toledo Troopers
--1971 to 1979
Toronto Canadian Belles
--early 1970s
Midwest Cowgirls
--early 1970s
New York Fillies
--1972 to circa 1974
Detroit Demons
--1974 to 1978
Buffalo
Bowling Green
Dallas Bluebonnets
--circa 1972 to 1975
San Jose Ravens
--mid-1970s
Dallas-Fort Worth Shamrocks
--circa 1974 to 1979
Oklahoma City Dolls
--1976 to 1979, 1982 revival attempt.
Toledo Furies
--1983 to 1987
Battle Creek (MI) Rainbows
--at least 1981 and 1983
Kalamazoo (MI) Rainbows
--mid-1980s
San Antonio Rose
--1976
San Antonio Flames
--1976
Hollywood Stars
--1978 to 1979
Atlanta Angels
(run by Bonnie Johnson)--1979
Redmond (WA) Sex Killers
--1979
Seattle Lakers
(run by Karen Ward)--1979
Tucson (AZ) Wild Kittens
--1978
Phoenix Cowgirls
--1978
Los Angeles Dandelions
--1973 to 1980
Dayton Fillies
--1974, at least
Texas Fireflies
--mid-1970s
Columbus Pacesetters
--1973 to 1988
California Mustangs
--mid-to-late 1970s
Pasadena Roses
--1975 to 1978
San Diego Lobos
--1975 to 1976
Philadelphia Queen Bees
--1976 to 1977
Middletown (near Cincinnati, OH) Mavericks
--1976 to mid-1980s
Houston Her-ricanes
--1976 to 1981?
Long Island Hurricanes (a.k.a. Her-ricanes)
--mid-1970s
Tulsa Babes
--1976 to 1978
Lawton (OK) Tornadoes
--1978 to 1979
Grand Rapids Carpenters
--1980s
Lansing (MI) Unicorns
Los Angeles Scandals
--1984/85
Long Beach Queens
--1978 to 1979
Southland (CA) Cowgirls
--1978 to 1979
Chicago Sirens
--1976 to 1977
Japanese Women's Football Teams
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