Gone but not Forgotten
Dallas Desperados (2002-2008)
Dallas, TexasLast Part of the Arena Football League (1987-2008)
The Dallas Desperados were an arena football team. Based in Dallas, Texas, they were last a member of the Arena Football League (1987-2008). The team played from 2002 to 2008.
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Dallas Desperados News from OSC's Archives
AFL suspends operations indefinitely (August 6, 2009)
Dallas officials work to help improve business model of league (December 15, 2008)
Desperados To Hold Open Tryouts For 2009 Team (October 28, 2008)
Desperados Shift To Southern Division For 2009 Season (October 27, 2008)
Pettis Named 2008 Ironman of the Year (July 15, 2008)
Defensive End Earns Award For Second Time In Five-Year Career (July 2, 2008)
Hall Of Famer White To Serve As Honorary Coach At Desperados Playoff Game (June 27, 2008)
Pettis Named to 2008 AFL All-Ironman Team (June 26, 2008)
Three Desperados Named to AFL All-Arena Team (June 25, 2008)
NFL Hall of Famer to be Honorary Coach at Desperados Practice (June 24, 2008)
Desperados to Host Wild Card Playoff Game (June 22, 2008)
LME Parters with the Dallas Desperados for football event at Texas Stadium (June 20, 2008)
Desperados host PBR riders (June 19, 2008)
Desperados Place Hunter on Left Squad (June 11, 2008)
Desperados Pettis Named AFL Ironman of the Month for May (June 4, 2008)
Desperados WR/DB Earns Honor for the Second Consecutive Week (June 3, 2008)
Desperados Clinch Playoff Berth (May 31, 2008)
Pettis Named AFL Ironman of the Week (May 27, 2008)
Desperados Activate Bush (May 16, 2008)
Dolezel Named AFL Offensive Player Of The Week (May 13, 2008)
Desperados Release Harris (May 6, 2008)
Two Desperados named to AFLWA Mid-Season Team (April 22, 2008)
Desperados Activate Dolezel (April 4, 2008)
Beating the Odds (March 23, 2008)
Desperados Place Dennis On IR; Sign Hunter (March 20, 2008)
FSN Southwest To Air Desperados At Sabercats Matchup (March 19, 2008)
Pettis Named AFL Ironman Of The Week (March 18, 2008)
Dallas Desperados & Team ESPN Host Football Clinic For Local Boys & Girls Club (March 10, 2008)
1480AM ESPN Deportes to broadcast Desperados home games (March 6, 2008)
Desperados place Dolezel on IR (March 6, 2008)
Dallas adds QB Fife, places WR Thurman on IR (March 5, 2008)
Bittersweet Start (March 1, 2008)
Dallas activates Garnett, places Brown on IR (February 27, 2008)
Desperados Finalize 2008 Opening Day Roster (February 25, 2008)
Desperados Release Eight; Re-Sign Jones (February 22, 2008)
Desperados Kick Off 2008 Training Camp On Monday, February 4 (January 30, 2008)
Desperados Add Reddick Through Waivers (January 18, 2008)
Desperados Weatherington Signs Two-Year Extension (January 16, 2008)
Desperados Release Cannida (January 15, 2008)
Desperados sign ex-NFL DB Robinson (November 26, 2007)
Desperados Sign Two More Receivers (November 16, 2007)
Desperados Add WR/DB/KR Bush (November 13, 2007)
Dallas Reloads Roster With Free Agent Additions (November 7, 2007)
Dallas Desperados Announce 2008 Schedule (November 1, 2007)
Desperados to Hold Open Tryouts for 2008 Team at Texas Stadium on October 20th (October 3, 2007)
Dallas Desperados Hold Auditions for 2008 Dance Team (September 5, 2007)
Desperados COO Named AFL Executive Of The Year (July 31, 2007)
Dolezel Joins Dallas Cowboys (July 31, 2007)
Dallas Desperados Place Three on AFL-Arena First Team (June 28, 2007)
Bobby Keyes named to AFL All-Rookie Team (June 27, 2007)
Dallas Desperados Playoff Tickets (June 15, 2007)
Desperados Team Up with Speedzone to Make an Impact on At-Risk Youth (June 15, 2007)
Rolling On (June 1, 2007)
Dallas Desperados Transactions (May 22, 2007)
Desperados Team Up for a Cure During Monday Night Football (May 10, 2007)
Desperados Win Slugfest With Soul (April 16, 2007)
Desperados Comeback Again, Win 53-51 (April 5, 2007)
Dallas Desperados Trade Offensive Lineman (March 30, 2007)
Desperados Avenge '06 Playoff Loss, 70-49 (March 26, 2007)
Desperados Corral Kansas City, 66-54 (March 17, 2007)
Desperados Continue Winning Streak in the Community (March 16, 2007)
Desperados add veteran kicker (March 13, 2007)
Desperados Weather Storm, 59-40 (March 11, 2007)
Dallas Desperados Kick Off Season With Annual Community Out Reach Program (March 2, 2007)
Desperados add two-time ArenaBowl champion wide receiver (February 28, 2007)
Desperados finalize 2007 roster (February 26, 2007)
Desperados to scrimmage Austin Wranglers (February 16, 2007)
Desperados head to New Orleans to practice and scrimmage VooDoo (February 7, 2007)
Desperados open training camp Monday, February 5 (February 1, 2007)
Dallas Desperados sign former NFL Pro Bowl lineman Lincoln Kennedy (January 23, 2007)
Dallas Desperados announce 2007 schedule (November 29, 2006)
Desperados ink Dolezel to three-year extension (November 17, 2006)
Desperados, GameStop and EB Games host Madden Tournament (October 19, 2006)
Dallas Desperados sign former NFL first round pick (October 12, 2006)
Desperados to hold open tryouts (October 10, 2006)
Desperados team up with VooDoo for joint tryout (August 1, 2006)
Desperados Join US Army in Hosting High School Coaches Clinic (June 23, 2006)
Desperados COO Named AFL Executive of the Year (June 13, 2006)
Desperados Fall To Predators, 45-28 (June 4, 2006)
One Step Closer (May 27, 2006)
Desperados Colston Weatherington Named AFL's Lineman of the Year (May 23, 2006)
Dallas Desperados and Will McClay Agree to Contract Extension (May 18, 2006)
Dallas Places Three on First Team (May 17, 2006)
Desperados set AFL records (May 15, 2006)
Desperados Call Time Out During Championship Run to Visit Children's Hospital (May 15, 2006)
Dallas Desperados sional Playoff game set (May 9, 2006)
Statements on the passing of former Desperados lineman Ben Huff (May 8, 2006)
Desperados season finale date change (May 6, 2006)
Dallas Desperados Visit Cottrell House (May 1, 2006)
Double Dip: Division, Home-Field Clinched (April 29, 2006)
Desperados visit Turner Courts Boys & Girls Club (April 18, 2006)
Dallas Desperados Clinch Playoff Berth (April 15, 2006)
Desperados Announce Game Change (April 14, 2006)
Desperados Continue Winning Streak in the Community with Visit to Boys & Girls Club (April 1, 2006)
Score in the Community with Visit to Local School and Boys & Girls Club (March 25, 2006)
Desperados Dolezel Continues Winning Streak in the Community (March 20, 2006)
Desperados Roll Past Predators, 87-62 (March 19, 2006)
Desperados Clint Dolezel named Offensive Player of the Week (March 14, 2006)
Desperados visit East Dallas Boys & Girls Club (March 14, 2006)
Desperados Rout Storm, 64-35 (March 12, 2006)
Desperados' D Overwhelms The Rush (March 5, 2006)
Dallas Desperados week in review (February 14, 2006)
Desperados Edge Columbus, 52-38 (February 11, 2006)
Shaw named Offensive Player of the Week (February 7, 2006)
Shelley Moved to Reserve/Injured (February 3, 2006)
Cupid Rowdy to deliver Valentine surprise baskets (February 2, 2006)
Desperados finalize 2006 roster (January 23, 2006)
Desperados Crushed In Final Seconds, 66-58 (March 26, 2005)
Desperados Oust Avengers, 72-50 (March 19, 2005)
Desperados Corral Wranglers, 52-28 (March 13, 2005)
Mistakes Cost Desperados in 53-51 Loss (March 6, 2005)
Clint Stoerner named AFL Offensive Player of the Week (March 1, 2005)
Desperados Help Open New Boys & Girls Club in Dallas County (February 28, 2005)
Desperados Dominate Soul, 72-43 (February 27, 2005)
Desperados Help Open New Boys & Girls Club Center (February 24, 2005)
Will Pettis Named U.S. Army Ironman of the Week (February 22, 2005)
Desperados Surprise Predators, 42-28 (February 17, 2005)
Dallas Desperados game notes (February 14, 2005)
Desperados Outlast Columbus, 35-31 (February 13, 2005)
Desperados Visit Richardson Boys & Girls Club (February 8, 2005)
Dallas Desperados game notes (February 8, 2005)
Dallas Desperados game notes (February 1, 2005)
Dallas Desperados game notes (January 24, 2005)
Desperados finalize roster (January 23, 2005)
Desperados set to open camp January 4 (December 30, 2004)
Desperados to hold open tryouts (November 12, 2004)
Desperados add five to roster, re-sign kicker (October 28, 2004)
Desperados announce 2005 schedule (October 27, 2004)
Desperados hire new OL/DL coach and director of player personnel (October 22, 2004)
Desperados land two top free agent quarterbacks (October 15, 2004)
Dallas Desperados Dancers to Hold Final Auditions (October 6, 2004)
AFL holds expansion draft for Nashville Kats (September 29, 2004)
Desperados to hold invitational combine (September 24, 2004)
Desperados Drafted for U.S. Army Boot Camp (September 20, 2004)
Desperados Drafted for U.S. Army Boot Camp (September 16, 2004)
Desperados hire new offensive coordinator (September 3, 2004)
Desperados Sippio, Aldridge Sign With NFL Teams (July 28, 2004)
Nation's Only Youth Arena Football League Concludes Play in Plano on Wednesday (July 27, 2004)
Desperados 2004 Season-In-Review (July 6, 2004)
Desperados Will Pettis Named to AFL All-Ironman Team (June 3, 2004)
Desperados Pettis Named Second Team All-Arena (June 2, 2004)
Desperados Weatherington Named to AFL All-Rookie Team (June 1, 2004)
Desperados Re-Sign Four (June 1, 2004)
Desperados Drop Seventh Consecutive Game, Falling to Storm (May 30, 2004)
Desperados Activate Canonico (May 28, 2004)
Desperados prepare for season finale (May 25, 2004)
With win over Dallas, Storm can advance to playoffs (May 24, 2004)
Desperados Drop Sixth Consecutive Game (May 23, 2004)
Desperados begin final home stand (May 18, 2004)
Desperados Sign Veteran Lineman (May 14, 2004)
Desperados Waive Lineman (May 11, 2004)
Desperados Sign Church to Practice Squad (May 7, 2004)
Desperados Drop Third Consecutive Game, Fall to Dragons (May 1, 2004)
Desperados Trade Parker, Sign Mensch (January 23, 2004)
Desperados Wrap Up First Week, Prepare For Wranglers (January 17, 2004)
Desperados To Promote Children's Literacy (January 16, 2004)
Desperados Close Mini-Camp, Prepare For Training Camp (January 10, 2004)
Desperados Single-Game Tickets & Mini-Season Ticket Packages on Sale (January 7, 2004)
Desperados Set to Open Mini-Camp and Training Camp (January 5, 2004)
Desperados Sign Second Open Tryout Participant, Three Players With Local Ties (December 16, 2003)
Desperados Head Coach Joe Avezzano to Attend Aztec Bowl in Mexico (December 10, 2003)
Open Tryout Participant Among Two Local Athlets Signed by Desperados (November 21, 2003)
Desperados Hold Open Tryouts in Monterrey, Mexico (November 20, 2003)
Desperados Hold Successful Tryout (November 1, 2003)
Desperados Announce 2004 Schedule (October 28, 2003)
Desperados to Hold Open Tryouts (October 27, 2003)
Desperados Add Two More Through Free Agency (October 22, 2003)
Desperados Sign Five to Kick Off Free Agency (October 16, 2003)
Desperados Change Divisions for 2004 Season (October 9, 2003)
Desperados Lose Five in AFL Expansion Draft (October 8, 2003)
Desperados Expose Six Players for AFL Expansion Draft (October 2, 2003)
Dallas Desperados Dancers to hold 2003-04 Auditions (October 1, 2003)
Desperados Season Tickets on Sale Wednesday (September 30, 2003)
Desperados to Hold Tryouts in Monterrey, Mexico (September 15, 2003)
Desperados to Hold Open Tryouts (September 15, 2003)
Desperados Return to American Airlines Center (September 10, 2003)
Desperados Jones Signs With Browns (July 30, 2003)
Desperados WR/DB Pettis Claimed by Saints (June 20, 2003)
Desperados Season-In-Review (June 11, 2003)
Desperados QB Kubiak Signs with Indianapolis Colts (June 4, 2003)
Briggs Named AFL Lineman of the Year (May 27, 2003)
Desperados Season Comes To a Close With Upset Loss to Force (May 24, 2003)
Desperados Briggs Named to AFL All-Ironman Team (May 21, 2003)
Dallas Desperados Game Notes (May 20, 2003)
Desperados Host Force in First Round Playoff Game (May 20, 2003)
Desperados Playoff Game Changes Date & Venue (May 20, 2003)
Desperados Trio Named to All-Arena Teams (May 20, 2003)
Desperados Briggs Named Defensive Player of the Week (May 20, 2003)
Desperados Make AFL All-Rookie Team (May 19, 2003)
Desperados Win Central Division, Host Force Next Sunday (May 18, 2003)
Desperados Alter Roster Due to Injuries (May 16, 2003)
Dallas Desperados Game Notes (May 12, 2003)
Desperados Play for Division Title in Grand Rapids (May 12, 2003)
Desperados Activate Larrimore from IR (May 8, 2003)
Dallas Desperados Game Notes (May 5, 2003)
Desperados Start Playoff Push in Georgia (May 4, 2003)
Desperados Fall to League Leading Storm (May 4, 2003)
Desperados Pettis Named AFL Rookie of the Month for April (May 1, 2003)
Desperados Close Home Schedule against Storm (April 29, 2003)
Desperados Tim Martin Named AFL Defensive Player of the Week (April 29, 2003)
