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| Founded | 2009 |
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| League | Women's Football Alliance |
| Team history | Utah Blitz (2009-present) New Management as of Aug 2013 |
| Based in | Taylorsville, Utah |
| Stadium | Taylorsville High School |
| Colors | Black, Red, Silver |
| Owner | Jennifer Heskett |
The Utah Blitz is a team of the Women's Football Alliance (WFA) which began play in the 2010 season. [1] Based in Salt Lake City, Utah, [2] the Blitz plays its home games at Taylorsville High School in Taylorsville.
| Season | W | L | T | Finish | Playoff results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3rd American North Pacific | -- |
| 2011 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2nd American Northwest | -- |
| 2012* | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3rd WFA American 14 | -- |
| 2013 | 0 | 7 | 0 | WFA | |
| 2014 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4th WFA American Pacific region/northwest | |
| 2015 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2nd WFA American Mountain West Conference | |
| Totals | 9 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | Ventura County Wolfpack | Away | Won 34-0 |
| April 8 | New Mexico Las Cruces | Home | Lost 0-12 |
| April 22 | Thunderkatz | Away | Lost in OT 6-14 |
| April 29 | Mile High Blaze | Home | Lost 0-35 |
| May 13 | Wildkats | Away | Won 60-0 |
| May 20 | Thunderkatz | Home | Won 14-8 |
| May 27 | Mile High Blaze | Away | Lost 0-77 |
| June 3 | Wildkats | Home | Won 48-0 |
| 2011 Northwest Division | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | DIV | GB | STK | |
| y-Portland Fighting Fillies | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.500 | 46 | 152 | 4-1 | --- | W1 |
| Utah Blitz | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.375 | 98 | 150 | 3-2 | 1.0 | W2 |
| Spokane Scorn | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.125 | 60 | 142 | 1-5 | 3.0 | L3 |
| Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2 | Spokane Scorn | Home | Won 0-40 |
| April 9 | Central Cal War Angels | Home | Lost 0-38 |
| April 16 | Portland Fighting Fillies | Away | Lost 0-6 |
| May 7 | Silver State Legacy | Away | Lost 0-44 |
| May 14 | Las Vegas Showgirlz | Home | Lost 0-14 |
| May 21 | Spokane Scorn | Away | Lost 20-26 |
| June 4 | Portland Fighting Fillies | Home | Won 0-8 |
| June 11 | Spokane Scorn | Away | Won 0-22 |
| Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 14 | Silver State Legacy | Away | |
| April 21 | Utah Jynx | Home | |
| April 28 | Las Vegas Showgirlz | Home | |
| May 5 | Tacoma Trauma | Away | |
| May 19 | Portland Fighting Fillies | Away | |
| June 2 | Tacoma Trauma | Home | |
| June 9 | Utah Jynx | Away | |
| June 16 | Portland Fighting Fillies | Home |
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