The Boise Burn was an arena football team based in Boise, Idaho. The Burn began play in the af2 league in March 2007. Burn home games were played at the Qwest Arena in downtown Boise.
June 6, 2006: af2 officials announced a Boise expansion franchise for the 2007 season
June 28: The unnamed team announced that former Utah Blaze assistant coach Lee Leslie would serve as head coach.
July 27: The Idaho Statesman newspaper announced a "name-the-team" contest.
August 25: Balloting for the contest closed.
August 27: A poll was started. The "final six" choices were:
Blast
Bruisers
Cutthroats
Rapids
Sawtooths
Wildfire
October 10: Announced team name as the Boise Burn to pay tribute to local firefighters.
October 25: Logo (a flaming skull clenching a football in its teeth) & colors (red, orange, and silver) released, first 4 players signed are QB Bart Hendricks, RB Lee Marks, WR Tim Gilligan, and K Dan Beardall.
April 11, 2009: Bossier-Shreveport BattleWings-Won (54-45)
April 18, 2009: Spokane Shock-Lost (45-63)
April 25, 2009: Central Valley Coyotes-Won (52-45)
May 2, 2009: Stockton Lightning-Won (68-18)
May 9, 2009: Spokane Shock-Lost (62-64)
May 16, 2009: Tri-Cities Fever-Won (77-28)
May 23, 2009: Stockton Lightning-Won (59-44)
May 30, 2009: Amarillo Dusters-Won (51-40)
Season-By-Season
* = Current Standing
Suspending operations
On September 28, Idaho Sports Properties suspended operations in part due to a major withdrawal from the Burn's majority owner. The other owners Texas AF2 Holdings also agreed to withdraw funds from the Burn. Boise was invited to join the newly formed Arena Football 1,but even if the funding had gone forward, there would be no guarantee that Boise would join the league.
