New England Intensity
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{{USFootball team
| logo = NewEnglandIntensity.PNG
| pixels = 200px
| founded = 2004
| folded = 2013
| league = Independent Women's Football League
| history = Rhode Island Intensity (IWFL) (2004-2005)
New England Intensity (WPFL) (2006)
New England Intensity (IWFL) (2007-2013)
| stadium = Joseph P. Hanlon Field
| city = Medway, Massachusetts
| colors = navy, silver, white
| owner = Tricia Donovan
Ben Brown
| coach = Johnny Johnson
| championships = 0
| titles = 1 (2006)
| dancers =
| mascot =
}}
The New England Intensity was an American football team in the Independent Women's Football League based in Medway, Massachusetts. Home games were played at Joseph P. Hanlon Field on the campus of Medway High School in Medway.
For its first season, in 2003, the Intensity was known as the Rhode Island Riptide. Games were played at Pierce Field in East Providence, Rhode Island. The following two seasons the team was known as the Rhode Island Intensity. The team moved to Medway, going by the "New England" locale name, the Intensity played in the Women's Professional Football League before going back to the IWFL the following year.
The team appears to have folded after the 2013 season.{{cite web |url=http://www.tauntongazette.com/article/20130504/NEWS/305049700 |title=The New England Intensity Women's team get set for some football |work=Taunton Gazette |date=May 4, 2013}}{{cite web |url=http://news.keepmecurrent.com/new-england-rebels-prove-football-is-about-heart/ |title=New England Rebels prove football is about heart |work=Keep Me Current |date=November 18, 2014}}
Season-by-season
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| colspan="6" align="center" | Rhode Island Intensity (IWFL)
|-
|2004 || 3 || 4 || 0 || X-Team || --
|-
|2005 || 1 || 9 || 0 || 5th East Mid-Atlantic || --
|-
| colspan="6" align="center" | New England Intensity (WPFL)
|-
|2006 || 7 || 1 || 0 || 1st American East || Lost American Conference Qualifier (So Cal)
|-
| colspan="6" align="center" | New England Intensity (IWFL)
|-
|2007 || 3 || 5 || 0 || 3rd East North Atlantic || --
|-
|2008 || 5 || 3 || 0 || 2nd Tier II North Atlantic || Lost Tier II Semifinal (Clarksville)
|-
|2009 || 6 || 2 || 0 || 5th Tier II || Lost Tier II Quarterfinal (Jersey)
|-
|2010 || 8 || 1 || 0 || 3rd II East Northeast || --
|-
|2011 || 7 || 4 || 0 || 2nd East North Atlantic || Won Tier II Quarterfinal (Baltimore) ||
|-
!Totals || 40 || 29 || 0
|colspan="2"| (including playoffs)
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Season schedules
=2009=
class="wikitable" |
Date
!Opponent !Result |
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April 11
|Home |Won 34-0 |
April 18
|Away |Won 21-14 |
May 2
|Home |Won 13-0 |
May 9
|Manchester Freedom |Away |Won 20-8 |
May 16
|Holyoke Hurricanes |Away |Won 53-0 |
May 30
|Home |Lost 0-44 |
June 6
|Away |Won 19-0 |
June 13
|Home |Lost 0-60 |
June 27
|Jersey Justice (Tier II Quarterfinal) |Home |Lost 7-30 |
=2010=
class="wikitable" |
Date
!Opponent !Result |
---|
April 3
|Home |Won 28-0 |
April 10
|Home |Won 25-6 |
April 24
|Southern Maine Rebels |Away |won 23-7 |
May 1
|Home |won 19-18 |
May 8
|Manchester Freedom |Away |won 20-8 |
May 22
|Away |won 28-8 |
May 29
|Southern Maine Rebels |Away |won 56-7 |
June 5
|Erie Illusion |Away |won 27-20 |
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.newenglandintensity.com/|New England Intensity official website}}
- {{Official website|http://www.iwflsports.com/|IWFL official website}}
{{IWFL}}
Category:2004 establishments in Massachusetts
Category:2013 disestablishments in Massachusetts
Category:American football teams in Massachusetts
Category:American football teams established in 2004
Category:American football teams disestablished in 2013
Category:Defunct sports clubs and teams in Massachusetts
Category:Independent Women's Football League
Category:Sports clubs and teams in Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Category:Women's sports in Massachusetts
Category:Medway, Massachusetts
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