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Established 2011 Folded 2013 Played in Charles Town, West Virginia | |||||
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Team colors | Cardinal, White, Black | ||||
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The West Virginia Badgers were a professional indoor football team based in Charles Town, West Virginia. The Badgers were a member of American Indoor Football (AIF). The Badgers began play in 2012 as an expansion member of the AIF. In 2012, they were based in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and were known as the Virginia Badgers. The Badgers played all their games on the road for their two seasons in the AIF. [1]
Indoor American football is a variation of American football played at ice hockey-sized indoor arenas. While varying in details from league to league, the rules of indoor football are designed to allow for play in a smaller arena. It is a distinct discipline and not be confused with traditional American football played in large domed stadiums, as is done by some teams at the college and professional levels.
Charles Town, officially the City of Charles Town, is a city in Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States, and is also the county seat. The population was 5,259 at the 2010 United States Census.
American Indoor Football (AIF) was a professional indoor football league, one of the several regional professional indoor football leagues in North America.
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