1973 2000 2007 2019 Liberty University fields its first football team In 1973: Liberty University fields its first football team and plays its first game against Fork Union Military Academy. See Full Story The Liberty Flames baseball team wins its first Big South Conference championship In 2000: The Liberty Flames baseball team wins their first Big South Conference championship, earning …
UIC Flames School History
1998 2004 2008 2017 UIC Flames men’s basketball team wins the MCC championship In 1998, the UIC Flames men’s basketball team won the Midwestern Collegiate Conference (MCC) championship, earning an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The Flames, led by head coach Jimmy Collins, entered the tournament as a #12 seed in the West Region. In the first round of …
Atlanta Flames Team History
1980 1974 Move to Calgary As the team stagnated on the ice, the Flames struggled at the gate. They peaked at an average of 14,161 fans per game in their second season, 1973 – 1974, but fell to 12,258 three years later and then 10,500 in 1977 – 1978. Concerns that low attendance could result in the relocation of the …
Calgary Flames Team History
1980 1983 1989 Moving to Calgary Cousins announced that he was seeking to sell the club following the Flames’ exit from the playoffs. He claimed to have suffered significant financial losses on the team while low viewership hampered his ability to sign a television contract for the team. The team, estimated to have lost $12 million in its eight years, …
