Quad City Steamwheelers

This article is about the af2 team which played from 2000 until 2009. For the team of the same name that began play in 2018, see Quad City Steamwheelers (2018–).
Quad City Steamwheelers
Established 1999
Folded 2009
Played in iWireless Center
in Moline, Illinois
League/conference affiliations
AF2 (2000–2009)
  • National Conference (2000–2005)
  • American Conference (2006–2009)
    • Midwestern Division (2001–2005)
    • Eastern Division (2006)
    • Midwest Division (2007–2009)
Current uniform
Team colorsNavy blue, gold and scarlet red
     
MascotSteamwheeler Willie
Personnel
Owner(s)Jim Foster
Head coachFrank Haege (2000–2001)
Rich Ingold (2002–2004)
Rick Frazier (2004–2006)
Sean Ponder (2007)
Troy Biladeau (2008–2009)
Team history
  • Quad City Steamwheelers (2000–2009)
Championships
League championships (2)
2000, 2001
Conference championships (2)
2000, 2001
Division championships (3)
2001, 2003, 2004
Playoff appearances (7)
2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008
Home arena(s)

The Quad City Steamwheelers were a professional arena football team. They were a charter member of the AF2 and played their home games at iWireless Center in Moline, Illinois.

The team was founded on September 1, 1999, when the Quad Cities was awarded an arena football franchise. Managing owner (and inventor of arena football) Jim Foster coined the team's nickname.

In December 2009, it was confirmed that the Steamwheelers had ceased operations, opting not to join the new Arena Football League after the bankruptcy of the Arena Football League and subsequent disbanding of af2.[1]

  1. ^ "Wheelers officially sidelined". Quad-City Times. December 22, 2009.