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
1974 1980 Atlanta Flames Team Formation It announced on November 9, 1971, that it was expanding to Long Island and Atlanta. The Atlanta franchise was awarded to Tom Cousins, who also owned the Atlanta Hawks basketball team, and would play out of the Omni Coliseum. The team cost $6 million. See Full Story Move to Calgary As the team stagnated …
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, …
