Today in AFL History - April 27th

2001 - Auburn Hills, MI : The Detroit Fury's inaugural regular-season home game attracts 12,148 to The Palace of Auburn Hills. Detroit beat the Oklahoma Wranglers, 50-42.

1998 - Chicago, IL : ArenaFan.com launches as an Arena Football website. View press release announcing launch.

1996 - Houston, TX : The Texas Terror's inaugural regular-season home game draws 11,501 to The Summit. The Minnesota Fighting Pike defeat the Terror, 36-24.

1986 - Rockford, IL : First "test game" played in Rockford between the Rockford Metros and Chicago Politicians. Here is the proof.

Game Results (32 games)
Home Team		Away Team		Attendance
1996
Memphis Pharaohs	30	Charlotte Rage	54	6,451
Texas Terror	24	Minnesota Fighting Pike	36	11,501
Arizona Rattlers	55	Orlando Predators	52	14,939
2000
Carolina Cobras	28	Orlando Predators	56	12,762
2001
Los Angeles Avengers	21	Arizona Rattlers	49	7,493
New York Dragons	70	Buffalo Destroyers	58	8,381
New Jersey Gladiators	25	Toronto Phantoms	28	2,127
Indiana Firebirds	66	Orlando Predators	50	10,322
2002
Grand Rapids Rampage	43	Indiana Firebirds	49	10,485
Arizona Rattlers	63	Los Angeles Avengers	59	11,899
Tampa Bay Storm	54	San Jose SaberCats	61	11,344
2003
Dallas Desperados	60	Los Angeles Avengers	57	10,019
Las Vegas Gladiators	58	Detroit Fury	45	10,157
New York Dragons	45	Tampa Bay Storm	59	9,767
Chicago Rush	54	Grand Rapids Rampage	46	13,050
Colorado Crush	49	San Jose SaberCats	65	17,417
2007
Dallas Desperados	69	Nashville Kats	62	11,486
Kansas City Brigade	42	Colorado Crush	45	11,246
New Orleans VooDoo	57	Georgia Force	72	16,423
2013
Spokane Shock	62	Tampa Bay Storm	70	9,872
Cleveland Gladiators	40	Utah Blaze	57	9,234
Philadelphia Soul	53	Jacksonville Sharks	55	8,363
New Orleans VooDoo	38	San Jose SaberCats	57	4,357
2014
Philadelphia Soul	60	Iowa Barnstormers	55	10,062
2019
Philadelphia Soul	48	Atlantic City Blackjacks	41	9,245
Albany Empire	35	Columbus Destroyers	19	11,682
2024
Rapid City Marshals	28	Iowa Rampage	58	0
Louisiana VooDoo	53	Philadelphia Soul	18	2,400
Nashville Kats	47	Minnesota Myth	12	5,704
Billings Outlaws	65	Wichita Regulators	26	2,119
Oregon Blackbears	47	Washington Wolfpack	40	0
Albany Firebirds	62	Orlando Predators	59	4,784