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Founded | 2013 |
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League | WNFC |
Conference | Pacific |
Based in | Salt Lake City, Utah |
Home ground | Cottonwood High School |
Colors | Blue and White |
Head coach | Jasper Horn |
Championships | 2016, 2017 |
Conference titles | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022 |
The Utah Falconz are a women's American football team from Salt Lake City, Utah playing in the WNFC. Team Directory|website=iwflsports.com|language=en|access-date=2017-07-24}}</ref> [1] Founded in 2013, [2] home games are played at the Cottonwood High School football field. [3]
The Utah Falconz have been in the championship game for the past three years of the Independent Women's Football League, losing 41-37 to the Pittsburgh Passion in 2015, and winning back-to-back titles in 2016 and 2017. [4] [5]
Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Result | Game # |
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April 8 | Phoenix Phantomz | Away | Win 57-0 | 1 |
April 15 | Sacramento Sirens | Home | Win 38-0 | 2 |
April 29 | Nevada Storm | Away | Win 40-0 | 3 |
May 6 | Carson Bobcats | Home | Win 47-6 | 4 |
May 13 | Sacramento Sirens | Away | Win 48-2 | 5 |
May 27 | Phoenix Phantomz | Home | Win 30-0 | 6 |
June 3 | North County Starz | Away | Win 58-0 | 7 |
June 10 | Nevada Storm | Home | Win 48-0 | 8 |
June 24 | Carson Bobcats | Home | Win 26-0 | Playoff Game 1 |
July 8 | Sacramento Sirens | Home | Win 51-7 | Conference Title |
July 22 | Austin Yellow Jackets | Home | Win 35-18 | Championship |
Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Result | Game # |
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March 22 | Everett Reign | Away | Win 52-0 | 1 |
March 29 | Utah Blitz | Home | Win 59-0 | 2 |
April 5 | Thunder Katz | Away | Win 58-0 | 3 |
April 12 | Mile High Blaze | Home | Win 64-0 | 4 |
April 19 | BYE | 5 | ||
April 26 | BYE | 6 | ||
May 3 | Mile High Blaze | Away | Win 55-17 | 7 |
May 10 | Seattle Majestics | Home | Win 39-20 | 8 |
May 17 | BYE | |||
May 24 | Tacoma Trauma | Away | Win 72-0 | |
May 31 | Thunder Katz | Home | Win 63-0 |
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