Harrisburg Stampede

Harrisburg Stampede
Current season
Established 2008
Play in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center
HBGStampede.com
League/conference affiliations
Current uniform
Team colorsBlue, White, Gold
     
MascotBlitz the Bull
CheerleadersStampede Dance Team
Personnel
Owner(s)Dazzle Sports Group LLC
PresidentJustin Coble
General managerMike Jones
Head coachBernie Nowotarski
Team history
  • Harrisburg Stampede (2009–2014, 2024–present)
Championships
League championships (1)
Conference championships (0)
Division championships (0)
Playoff appearances (3)
Home arena(s)

The Harrisburg Stampede are a professional indoor football team based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The Stampede participated in several different leagues over their history: the American Indoor Football Association in 2009 and 2010, the Southern Indoor Football League in 2011, American Indoor Football in 2012 and 2013, and the Professional Indoor Football League in what became their final season of play in 2014. The team suspended operations on December 30, 2014. In 2024, the team returned to play in the American Indoor Football league.[1][2]

The Stampede play their home games at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center for their first five seasons from 2009 to 2013 and again in 2024. In 2014, they played in the Giant Center in nearby Hershey.

The "Stampede" name alludes to the team's home venue, which hosts the annual Pennsylvania Farm Show, and the team's colors are blue, black and white.

On August 18, 2023, American Indoor Football announced the return of the Stampede to its revived league. The Team has been brought back by former owner Justin Coble,[3] local businessman and owner of Dazzle Sports Marketing. The team is owned by Dazzle Sports Group LLC DBA Harrisburg Stampede. They return to their original Bull Head logo and colors of Royal Blue and Gold. They played the 2024 season at the PA Farm Show Complex.

  1. ^ https://pafootballnews.com/news/on-the-arena-indoor-trail-harrisburg-stampede/
  2. ^ https://www.abc27.com/sports/local-sports/the-harrisburg-stampede-are-back-after-a-10-year-hiatus/
  3. ^ Williams, Amber (2023-09-14). "Indoor arena football is returning to Harrisburg Story". MSN. Retrieved 2023-09-22.