Utah Falconz

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Utah Falconz
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Founded2013
LeagueWNFC
ConferencePacific
Based in Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Home ground Cottonwood High School
ColorsBlue and white
Head coachJasper Horn
Championships2016, 2017
Conference titles2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022

The Utah Falconz are a women's American football team from Salt Lake City, Utah playing in the Women's National Football Conference. [1] Founded in 2013, [2] home games are played at the Cottonwood High School football field. [3]

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Championships

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]

Season results

2017

DateOpponent Home/Away Result Game #
April 8Phoenix PhantomzAwayWin 57-01
April 15 Sacramento Sirens HomeWin 38-02
April 29Nevada StormAwayWin 40-03
May 6Carson BobcatsHomeWin 47-64
May 13 Sacramento Sirens AwayWin 48-25
May 27Phoenix PhantomzHomeWin 30-06
June 3North County StarzAwayWin 58-07
June 10Nevada StormHomeWin 48-08
June 24Carson BobcatsHomeWin 26-0Playoff Game 1
July 8 Sacramento Sirens HomeWin 51-7Conference Title
July 22Austin Yellow JacketsHomeWin 35-18Championship

2014

DateOpponent Home/Away Result Game #
March 22Everett ReignAwayWin 52-01
March 29Utah BlitzHomeWin 59-02
April 5Thunder KatzAwayWin 58-03
April 12Mile High BlazeHomeWin 64-04
April 19 BYE 5
April 26 BYE 6
May 3Mile High BlazeAwayWin 55-177
May 10Seattle MajesticsHomeWin 39-208
May 17 BYE
May 24Tacoma TraumaAwayWin 72-0
May 31Thunder KatzHomeWin 63-0

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