237:. The Steam were unable to get into the playoffs during their only three years in the league. In early May of the 2002 season, the original ownership group, consisting of businessmen Harold Jordan, Richard Macher, and Richard Yancey, declared that the LLC controlling the franchise was bankrupt and subsequently fired all team employees. In order to preserve the existing af2 schedule, the league office assumed control of the team and hired back the remaining employees. After a two-month search for a new ownership group, the league ceased operations of the franchise in late July 2002. Several reasons were cited for the collapse of the Steam, including poor attendance, inadequate marketing, and Roanoke being an unsuitable market to maintain a minor league football franchise.
57:
260:
team who were owned for a time by the Steam's ownership group and had enjoyed an unprecedented level of popularity in the mid to late 1990s, began to falter in the early 2000s due to a lack of postseason success and an eventual decline in regular season performance and turmoil in ownership and
269:, relocated to Roanoke for the 2005-2006 season to replace the Express, but this venture folded after just one season due to poor attendance blamed on a losing record, high ticket prices, and a general disconnect between the local fan base and the
447:
248:
were relocated after also never developing a consistent following; however, the team's attendance was similar to the other inaugural franchises of the NBDL which were located in small cities in the
Southeast.
444:
463:
898:
277:
893:
418:
413:
261:
management that contributed to bad press and less effective marketing than earlier seasons. The
Express folded after the 2003-2004 season. A
878:
908:
423:
903:
746:
506:
888:
571:
541:
721:
240:
The Steam were not the only minor league franchise in the
Roanoke area to encounter problems in the 2000s. The
831:
403:
479:
276:
On May 1, 2004, nearly two years after the Steam folded, their turf field was sold to the owners of the
883:
616:
766:
499:
741:
270:
756:
706:
596:
591:
586:
576:
531:
245:
847:
611:
266:
226:
671:
661:
492:
262:
230:
202:
39:
8:
796:
646:
821:
791:
736:
651:
641:
806:
781:
776:
711:
696:
666:
656:
631:
561:
556:
546:
526:
515:
234:
44:
816:
811:
731:
716:
686:
626:
606:
601:
551:
408:
826:
691:
581:
451:
253:
79:
75:
857:
801:
761:
751:
726:
536:
241:
218:
872:
786:
701:
636:
621:
681:
676:
566:
257:
484:
466:, Kathy Lu, The Roanoke Times website (roanoke.com), May 2, 2004
280:
indoor football team for the non-negotiable price of $ 45,000
56:
852:
222:
141:
71:
221:team that began as a charter member franchise of
870:
899:American football teams disestablished in 2002
500:
464:Last wisp of Steam dissipates with AstroTurf
894:American football teams established in 1999
507:
493:
445:Scoreboard: Roanoke files for bankruptcy
229:. They played their home games at the
871:
514:
488:
139:Roanoke Pro Football, LLC (2000-2002)
879:American football teams in Virginia
283:
225:, the developmental league for the
13:
909:2002 disestablishments in Virginia
397:
55:
14:
920:
473:
454:, The Daily Gazette, May 15, 2002
577:Cape Fear/South Georgia Wildcats
85:American Conference (2000–2002)
904:1999 establishments in Virginia
572:Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings
832:Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers
457:
438:
302:
66:League/conference affiliations
1:
480:Roanoke Steam on ArenaFan.com
431:
307:
297:
180:Conference championships (0)
7:
889:Sports in Roanoke, Virginia
10:
925:
617:Daytona Beach ThunderBirds
273:-based league and owners.
188:Division championships (0)
840:
767:Rio Grande Valley Dorados
712:Manchester/Mohegan Wolves
532:Albany Conquest/Firebirds
522:
391:
199:
194:
186:
178:
170:
165:
153:
148:
135:
130:
116:Deep purple, green, white
112:
108:
99:
70:
65:
54:
50:
26:
21:
742:Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz
172:League championships (0)
91:Atlantic Division (2002)
802:Tennessee Valley Vipers
757:Quad City Steamwheelers
707:Mahoning Valley Thunder
88:Eastern Division (2001)
597:Cincinnati Jungle Kats
592:Charleston Swamp Foxes
587:Central Valley Coyotes
60:
848:Arena Football League
612:Corpus Christi Sharks
278:Wichita Falls Thunder
267:Roanoke Valley Vipers
227:Arena Football League
59:
747:Pensacola Barracudas
672:Lafayette Roughnecks
662:Jacksonville Tomcats
263:United Hockey League
231:Roanoke Civic Center
203:Roanoke Civic Center
40:Roanoke Civic Center
797:Tallahassee Thunder
647:Greensboro Prowlers
352:4th AC Northeastern
290:
144:(Remainder of 2002)
16:Arena football team
792:Stockton Lightning
737:Norfolk Nighthawks
652:Hawaiian Islanders
642:Green Bay Blizzard
450:2016-05-03 at the
288:
61:
884:Defunct af2 teams
866:
865:
807:Texas Copperheads
782:San Diego Riptide
777:Rochester Brigade
697:Lubbock Renegades
687:Lincoln Lightning
667:Kentucky Horsemen
657:Iowa Barnstormers
632:Fort Wayne Fusion
562:Baton Rouge Blaze
557:Bakersfield Blitz
547:Augusta Stallions
542:Arkansas Twisters
527:Alabama Steeldogs
516:Defunct af2 teams
395:
394:
256:, a minor league
235:Roanoke, Virginia
211:
210:
45:Roanoke, Virginia
916:
844:Related articles
817:Tri-Cities Fever
812:Toledo Bullfrogs
732:New Haven Ninjas
717:Memphis Xplorers
627:Florida Firecats
607:Columbus Wardogs
602:Cincinnati Swarm
552:Austin Wranglers
537:Amarillo Dusters
509:
502:
495:
486:
485:
467:
461:
455:
442:
419:Lindsey Fleshman
315:Playoff results
309:
304:
299:
291:
287:
284:Season-by-season
126:
123:
120:
28:Established 1999
19:
18:
924:
923:
919:
918:
917:
915:
914:
913:
869:
868:
867:
862:
836:
827:Wichita Stealth
692:Louisville Fire
582:Carolina Rhinos
518:
513:
476:
471:
470:
462:
458:
452:Wayback Machine
443:
439:
434:
414:Derrick McBride
400:
398:Notable players
372:4th AC Atlantic
289:Season records
286:
265:franchise, the
254:Roanoke Express
190:
182:
174:
140:
124:
121:
118:
117:
104:
102:Current uniform
42:
34:
30:
17:
12:
11:
5:
922:
912:
911:
906:
901:
896:
891:
886:
881:
864:
863:
861:
860:
858:Arena football
855:
850:
845:
841:
838:
837:
835:
834:
829:
824:
819:
814:
809:
804:
799:
794:
789:
784:
779:
774:
769:
764:
762:Richmond Speed
759:
754:
752:Peoria Pirates
749:
744:
739:
734:
729:
727:Mobile Wizards
724:
722:Milwaukee Iron
719:
714:
709:
704:
699:
694:
689:
684:
679:
674:
669:
664:
659:
654:
649:
644:
639:
634:
629:
624:
619:
614:
609:
604:
599:
594:
589:
584:
579:
574:
569:
564:
559:
554:
549:
544:
539:
534:
529:
523:
520:
519:
512:
511:
504:
497:
489:
483:
482:
475:
474:External links
472:
469:
468:
456:
436:
435:
433:
430:
429:
428:
426:
421:
416:
411:
406:
399:
396:
393:
392:
390:
387:
384:
381:
377:
376:
373:
370:
367:
364:
361:
357:
356:
353:
350:
347:
344:
341:
337:
336:
333:
330:
327:
324:
321:
317:
316:
313:
310:
305:
300:
295:
285:
282:
242:Roanoke Dazzle
219:arena football
209:
208:
207:
206:
197:
196:
192:
191:
184:
183:
176:
175:
168:
167:
163:
162:
161:
160:
151:
150:
146:
145:
137:
133:
132:
128:
127:
114:
110:
109:
106:
105:
100:
97:
96:
95:
94:
93:
92:
89:
68:
67:
63:
62:
52:
51:
48:
47:
24:
23:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
921:
910:
907:
905:
902:
900:
897:
895:
892:
890:
887:
885:
882:
880:
877:
876:
874:
859:
856:
854:
851:
849:
846:
843:
842:
839:
833:
830:
828:
825:
823:
820:
818:
815:
813:
810:
808:
805:
803:
800:
798:
795:
793:
790:
788:
787:Spokane Shock
785:
783:
780:
778:
775:
773:
772:Roanoke Steam
770:
768:
765:
763:
760:
758:
755:
753:
750:
748:
745:
743:
740:
738:
735:
733:
730:
728:
725:
723:
720:
718:
715:
713:
710:
708:
705:
703:
702:Macon Knights
700:
698:
695:
693:
690:
688:
685:
683:
680:
678:
675:
673:
670:
668:
665:
663:
660:
658:
655:
653:
650:
648:
645:
643:
640:
638:
637:Fresno Frenzy
635:
633:
630:
628:
625:
623:
622:Everett Hawks
620:
618:
615:
613:
610:
608:
605:
603:
600:
598:
595:
593:
590:
588:
585:
583:
580:
578:
575:
573:
570:
568:
565:
563:
560:
558:
555:
553:
550:
548:
545:
543:
540:
538:
535:
533:
530:
528:
525:
524:
521:
517:
510:
505:
503:
498:
496:
491:
490:
487:
481:
478:
477:
465:
460:
453:
449:
446:
441:
437:
427:
425:
422:
420:
417:
415:
412:
410:
409:Matt D'Orazio
407:
405:
402:
401:
388:
385:
382:
379:
378:
374:
371:
368:
365:
362:
359:
358:
354:
351:
348:
345:
342:
339:
338:
334:
331:
328:
325:
322:
319:
318:
314:
311:
306:
301:
296:
293:
292:
281:
279:
274:
272:
268:
264:
259:
255:
250:
247:
243:
238:
236:
232:
228:
224:
220:
216:
215:Roanoke Steam
204:
201:
200:
198:
195:Home arena(s)
193:
189:
185:
181:
177:
173:
169:
166:Championships
164:
158:
157:Roanoke Steam
155:
154:
152:
147:
143:
138:
134:
129:
115:
111:
107:
103:
98:
90:
87:
86:
84:
83:
81:
77:
73:
69:
64:
58:
53:
49:
46:
41:
37:
33:
29:
25:
22:Roanoke Steam
20:
822:Tulsa Talons
771:
682:Laredo Lobos
459:
440:
275:
251:
239:
214:
212:
187:
179:
171:
156:
149:Team history
101:
35:
31:
27:
205:(2000–2002)
159:(2000–2002)
113:Team colors
32:Folded 2002
873:Categories
677:Laredo Law
567:Boise Burn
432:References
271:midwestern
258:ice hockey
424:Tee Jones
131:Personnel
448:Archived
404:Al Clark
136:Owner(s)
244:of the
217:was an
380:Totals
332:7th AC
312:Finish
294:Season
125:
122:
119:
36:Played
360:2002
340:2001
320:2000
252:The
246:NBDL
213:The
80:2002
76:2000
853:AF2
375:--
355:--
335:--
233:in
223:af2
142:af2
72:af2
43:in
38:in
875::
389:0
386:30
383:18
326:13
82:)
508:e
501:t
494:v
369:0
366:8
363:8
349:0
346:9
343:7
329:0
323:3
308:T
303:L
298:W
78:–
74:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
