Beaumont Drillers

The Beaumont Drillers are a professional indoor football team. They're currently a member of the American Professional Football League (APFL). They play their home games at Ford Arena in Beaumont, TX. They originally began playing as the Louisiana Rangers in the Indoor Professional Football League (IPFL) in 2000 when they replaced the Louisiana Bayou Beast. As the Rangers, they played their home games at the Rapides Parish Coliseum in Alexandria, Louisiana. After the league collapsed, the Rangers moved in to the NIFL. After two seasons, the franchise moved to Beaumont, Texas, and became the Drillers. The team left the NIFL and will play in the American Professional Football League in 2008. So far in their overall history, the franchise has made the playoffs three times, yet they fell in Round 1 in each of them. The Beaumont Drillers will sport new jerseys, logo, and colors for the 2008 season.

2000 Louisiana Rangers IPFL Schedule

Week 1 - Louisiana Rangers 36, at Portland Prowlers 52

Week 2 - Mobile Seagulls 29, at Louisiana Rangers 43

Week 3 - Louisiana Rangers 42, at Shreveport-Bossier Bombers 29

Week 4 - bye

Week 5 - Mississippi Fire Dogs 37, at Louisiana Rangers 50

Week 6 - Shreveport-Bossier Bombers 19, at Louisiana Rangers 39

Week 7 - Louisiana Rangers 40, at Omaha Beef 33

Week 8 - Louisiana Rangers 32, at Mobile Seagulls 3

Week 9 - Portland Prowlers 61, at Louisiana Rangers 55

Week 10 - Mississippi Fire Dogs 56, at Louisiana Rangers 44

Week 11 - Louisiana Rangers 48, at Idaho Stallions 52

Week 12 - Idaho Stallions 17, at Louisiana Rangers 54

Week 13 - bye

Week 14 - Louisiana Rangers 34, at Mississippi Fire Dogs 53

Week 15 - Louisiana Rangers 13, at Mobile Seagulls 21

Week 16 - Louisiana Rangers 29, at Shreveport-Bossier Bombers 35

Week 17 - Omaha Beef 27, at Louisiana Rangers 35

Week 18 - bye

Week 19 - Shreveport-Bossier Bombers 35, at Louisiana Rangers 60

Season-By-Season

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colspan="6" align="center" | Louisiana Rangers (IPFL)
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2000 || 8 || 8 || 0 || 5th League || --
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colspan="6" align="center" | Louisiana Rangers (NIFL)
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2001 || 5 || 9 || 0 || 5th Atlantic Southern || --
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2002 || 8 || 6 || 0 || 1st Atlantic Eastern || Lost Round 1 (Ohio Valley)
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colspan="6" align="center" | Beaumont Drillers (NIFL)
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2003 || 6 || 8 || 0 || 4th Atlantic Southern || --
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2004 || 8 || 6 || 0 || 3rd Atlantic Southern || --
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2005 || 5 || 9 || 0 || 3rd Pacific Southern || Lost Round 1 (Odessa)
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2006 || 8 || 6 || 0 || 2nd Pacific Southern || Lost Round 1 (Katy)
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2007 || 6 || 2 || 0 || 1st Pacific Southern || --
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colspan="6" align="center" | Beaumont Drillers (APFL)
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2008 || 6 || 5 || 0 || 2nd Southern || Lost in championship game
-!Totals || 60 || 59 || 0
colspan="2"| (including playoffs)
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External links

* [http://www.beaumontdrillersfootball.com/ Official Site of the Beaumont Drillers]
* [http://www.drillersroadkrewe.com/ Website of the Drillers Road Krewe, a fan group]