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| 2007 NIFL season | |
|---|---|
| League | National Indoor Football League |
| Sport | indoor American football |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | San Diego Shockwave |
| Playoffs | |
| Finals champions | San Diego Shockwave |
The 2007 National Indoor Football League season was the seventh and final season of the National Indoor Football League (NIFL). The 2007 season was chaotic with teams folding and being suspended.
| Team | Overall | Conference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | Losses | Percentage | Wins | Losses | Percentage | |
| Atlantic Conference | ||||||
| Northern Division | ||||||
| Fayetteville Guard* | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Greensboro Revolution | 5 | 1 | 0.833 | 2 | 1 | 0.677 |
| The Marshals | 2 | 4 | 0.333 | 0 | 4 | 0.000 |
| Southeastern Division | ||||||
| Columbia Stingers | 1 | 4 | 0.200 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| Atlanta Thoroughbreds | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| Green Cove Lions | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 |
| Florida Division | ||||||
| Fort Myers Tarpons | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Miami Vice Squad | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Port St. Lucie Mustangs | 1 | 1 | 0.500 | 1 | 1 | 0.500 |
| Palm Beach Waves | 1 | 2 | 0.333 | 1 | 2 | 0.333 |
| Sarasota Knights | 1 | 2 | 0.500 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 |
| Pacific Conference | ||||||
| Northern Division | ||||||
| Wyoming Cavalry* | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Denver Aviators | 1 | 1 | 0.500 | 1 | 1 | 0.500 |
| Colorado Castle Rocks | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 |
| Colorado Wild Riders | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 |
| Pueblo Pistols | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 |
| California Division | ||||||
| San Diego Shockwave | 5 | 1 | 0.833 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Tri-Valley Ranchers | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| San Bernardino Bucking Bulls | 1 | 1 | 0.500 | 1 | 1 | 0.500 |
| Pomona Cool Riders | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 |
| Los Angeles Lynx | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 |
| Southern Division | ||||||
| Beaumont Drillers | 7 | 1 | 0.875 | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| San Antonio Steers | 2 | 4 | 0.333 | 2 | 4 | 0.333 |
| Fort Worth Sixers | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 |
The San Diego Shockwave was declared the league champion.
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