2009 Wisconsin Wolfpack season

January 2025 Wisconsin Wolfpack 2009 7-5 2nd Jordan Kopac Veterans Memorial Coliseum1919 Alliant Energy Coliseum WayMadison, WI 53713 Lost in the Chicago Slaughter true The 2009 Wisconsin Wolfpack season was the first season for the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) franchise. Prior to the Wolfpack franchise's 2008 outdoor campaign, the Milwaukee Bonecrushers of the Continental Indoor Football League approached the Wolfpack coaches and staff and asked them to assist with the completion of their 2008 season following Gilbert Brown's decision to resign as head coach and the resulting resignation of most of the Bonecrushers' staff. Kopac assumed the role of general manager for the Bonecrushers, and brought with him the core coaches of the Wolfpack outdoor team that would later become the core of the Wolfpack indoor team.The Bonecrushers bite back, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, retrieved December 29, 2010. Kopac led the team to its only win, a 51-46 victory of the Muskegon Thunder. With infrastructure already in place from the outdoor team, and following the previous year's experience with the Bonecrushers, Wolfpack management announced in early 2009 it would field both indoor and outdoor teams that year. To start the indoor team, Kopac coordinated with Lowe Entertainment, owners of the Rock River Raptors, also in the CIFL, to have Lowe run the indoor franchise while retaining Kopac as head coach. The Wolfpack were Madison's second indoor football franchise and the first to call Madison home since the Madison Mad Dogs folded in 2001. The Wolfpack played its inaugural season's home games at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum on the campus of the Alliant Energy Center and used AstroTurf previously belonging to the Pensacola Barracudas of AF2. In its inaugural season, the team finished 7-5 and qualified for the CIFL Playoffs, The team started 5-1 but struggled late in the season after former All-American UW-Platteville quarterback Tom Stetzer was lost to injury.Wolfpack Open 2010 Campaign Saturday at Hartmeyer ArenaSeptember 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes , Wisconsin Wolfpack, retrieved December 29, 2010. The Wolfpack would fall to the eventual undefeated CIFL champion Chicago Slaughter in the 2009 CIFL Western Conference Championship Game, 63-19.Chicago Slaughter to play for CIFL championship https://web.archive.org/web/20120723231129/http://blogs.suntimes.com/sportsprose/2009/06/chicago_slaughter_to_play_for.html 2012-07-23 , Chicago Sun-Times, retrieved December 29, 2010. Schedule DateOpponentHome/AwayResultMarch 7Rock River RaptorsAwayWon, 40-38March 21Chicago SlaughterHomeLost, 36-40March 28Milwaukee BonecrushersAwayWon, 36-20April 4Rock River RaptorsHomeWon, 50-23April 10Fort Wayne FreedomHomeWon, 38-34April 25Rock River RaptorsAwayLost, 21-25May 2Milwaukee BonecrushersHomeWon, 69-26May 9Marion MayhemHomeLost, 19-59May 16Chicago SlaughterAwayLost, 22-67May 23Miami Valley SilverbacksHomeWon, 53-30May 30Chicago SlaughterHomeLost, 14-49June 6Wheeling WildcatsAwayWon, 49-46June 20Chicago Slaughter (Western Division Championship)AwayLost, 19-63 Roster The Wolfpack started pre-season training camp with 40 players. The 25 man Roster was announced on March 1, 2009. Roster 2009 Wisconsin Wolfpack roster Quarterbacks -- Tom Stetzer Offensive backs 21 Derrick Brown 3 Eric Donoval Receivers -- Reggie Davis 6 Marques Johnson -- Ric Levy 5 Will Norwood  Offensive linemen 14 Rob Gilbreath -- Mike Sherman -- Scott Tyrcha Defensive linemen -- Bobby Langston 34 Kurt Ware -- James Washington -- Eric Zilisch  Linebackers 27 Jim Cichon Defensive backs -- Derek Brown -- George Carpenter -- Sam D'Alie -- Zak Gordon -- Matt Helgemo -- Corey Roberson -- Gabe Schultz Kickers -- Paul Schroeder  Inactive Currently vacant Injured reserve 10px Currently vacant Rookies in italics Roster updated March 1, 2009 23 Active, 0 Inactive Standings Wolfpack References Category:2009 Continental Indoor Football League season Wisconsin Wolfpack Category:Wisconsin Wolfpack