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The West Texas Rufneks were a professional American football team based in Midland, Texas. They began play as the Odessa-Midland Comets in the Texas Football League in 1966. In September 1968 the franchise was purchased by Dallas investor Alton Fairchild, who changed the team's name to the West Texas Rufneks. [ 1 ]
The team was later bought by Jay and Dale Morris of Midland, Texas, who changed the team name to the West Texas Roughnecks. For the 2012 season, the Roughnecks joined the Lone Star Football League. After the season, the team was put up for sale. With no buyer stepping forward, the team officially folded in October 2013.
Texas is home of several national sports league franchises among other professional sports, being the second most populated U.S. state.Since the state is located in the South Central United States, most teams are part of the Central / South or West league divisions, with the notable exception of the NFL Dallas Cowboys, which is an NFC East franchise.
The Texas Football League (TFL) was a low-level American football minor league that operated in primarily in the United States from 1966 through 1968, and again between 1970 and 1971 as a new incarnation called the Trans-American Football League (TAFL).
Transferred to the International League: Midland Angels: 1985 1998 Midland, Texas: Renamed the Midland RockHounds: Midland Cubs: 1972 1984 Midland, Texas: Renamed the Midland Angels: Midland RockHounds: 1999 – Midland, Texas: Active Northwest Arkansas Naturals: 2008 – Springdale, Arkansas: Active Oklahoma City Indians [k] (1) 1909 1911 ...
West Texas FC is an American soccer team based in Midland, Texas, United States. Founded in 2008, the team plays in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Lone Star Conference of the South Region. The team has played its home games at the Grande Communications Stadium since 2009. The ...
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Defunct American football teams in Texas (33 C, 48 P) N. National Football League in Houston (2 C) W. Wichita Falls Nighthawks (1 C, 6 P)