Cleveland Fusion

Cleveland Fusion

Founded	2002
League	Women's Football Alliance
Team history	NWFA (2002-2008) WFA 2009-Present
Based in	Cleveland, Ohio
Stadium	Maple Heights Mustang Stadium
Colors	Seal Brown, Orange, White
Head coach	Erik Keister
Championships	0
Division titles	2

The Cleveland Fusion is a women's professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. They play in the Women's Football Alliance. The Fusion played in the National Women's Football Association from their inception in 2002 until 2008. Home games are played at Mustang Stadium at Maple Heights High School.

Season-By-Season

Season	W	L	T	Finish	Playoff results
Cleveland Fusion (NWFA)
2002	6	2	0	--	--
2003	6	2	0	2nd Great Lakes Division	Won Northern Conference Quarterfinals (Baltimore) Lost Northern Conference Semifinals (Detroit)
2004	3	5	0	5th North Great Lakes
2005	5	3	0	10th North Division	--
2006	7	1	0	1st North Central	Won NWFA First Round (Philadelphia) Lost NWFA Quarterfinals (Oklahoma City)
2007	6	2	0	3rd North Central	Won Northern Conference Quarterfinals (Connecticut) Won Northern Conference Semifinals (Mass.) Lost Northern Conference Championship (Pittsburgh)
2008	5	3	0	2nd North Central	--
Cleveland Fusion (WFA)
2009	4	4	0	3rd National Mid-Atlantic	--
2010	6	2	0	2nd National North Central	Lost National Conference Quarterfinal (St. Louis)
2011	5	3	0	2nd National Mid-Atlantic	--
2012	2	6	0	2nd National Division 4	--
2013	8	0	0	1st National Division 3	Won First Round (West Michigan) Lost National Conference Quarterfinal (Chicago)
2014	6	2	0	2nd New England Division Ranked 3rd Overall	Won First Round (Indy) Lost National Conference Quarterfinal (Boston)
2015*	6	2	0	2nd Northeast Division Ranked 6th Overall	Lost First Round (Chicago)
Totals	81	44	0	(including playoffs)

* = current standing

Roster

Cleveland Fusion roster
Quarterbacks 49 Keri Palma Running Backs 31 Mercedes Ephraim 38 Andrea Mixon Wide Receivers 81 Maria Jackson 19 Kanisha Coward Tight Ends 83 Valerie Riley		Offensive & Defensive Line 35 Jacque Martin 56 Tiffany Johnson 60 Britney Wallace 61 Daniece Harris 63 Tania Torres 66 Yermesha Kyle 77 Shanolen Kendall 78 Elizabeth Dillow 91 Caprita Bell 93 Kathy Dougherty Linebackers 21 Stefanie Russo 23 Desiree Alexander 45 Veronica Rucker 51 Christine Mason 52 Chelsea Biggers		Defensive Backs 26 Angela Mason 32 Amanda Cooch 44 Katie Green Kickers 86 Lauren Acker		Injured Reserve 63 Marie "Pony" Vibbert Exempt List Currently vacant Practice Squad Currently vacant Rookies in italics Roster updated December 2015 26 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS → More rosters

2009

Season Schedules

Date	Opponent	Home/Away	Result
April 18	Kentucky Karma	Home	Won 38-14
April 25	Pittsburgh Force	Home	Lost 28-34
May 9	Columbus Comets	Away	Lost 12-30
May 16	Kentucky Karma	Away	Lost 12-20
May 30	Pittsburgh Force	Away	Won 34-16
June 6	Columbus Comets	Home	Lost 7-20
June 13	Cincinnati Sizzle	Home	Won 36-18
June 27	Cincinnati Sizzle	Away	Won 48-14

2010

Season Schedules

Date	Opponent	Home/Away	Result
April 10	Toledo Reign	Away	Won 18-7
April 17	Kentucky Karma	Away	Won 54-6
April 24	Pittsburgh Force	Home	Won 60-3
May 1	Detroit Dark Angels	Home	Won 39-12
May 8	West Michigan Mayhem	Away	Lost 0-55
May 15	Toledo Reign	Home	Won 62-0
June 5	Detroit Dark Angels	Away	Won 34-14
June 19	West Michigan Mayhem	Home	Lost 14-66
June 26	St. Louis Slam (National Conference Quarterfinal)	Home	Lost 23-50

2011

Standings

2011 Mid Atlantic Division
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	DIV	GB	STK
y-Pittsburgh Passion	8	0	0	1.000	270	35	8-0	---	W8
Cleveland Fusion	5	3	0	0.625	267	90	5-3	3.0	L1
Columbus Comets	5	3	0	0.625	191	60	5-3	3.0	W2
Pittsburgh Force	2	6	0	0.000	8	364	2-6	6.0	L1
Erie Illusion	0	8	0	0.250	68	255	0-8	8.0	L8

Season Schedules

Date	Opponent	Home/Away	Result
April 2	Columbus Comets	Away	Lost 13-16
April 16	Pittsburgh Passion	Home	Lost 8-26
April 30	Erie Illusion	Home	Won 50-0
May 7	Pittsburgh Force	Away	Won 54-0
May 14	Columbus Comets	Home	Won 16-6
May 21	Erie Illusion	Away	Won 50-0
June 4	Pittsburgh Force	Home	Won 76-0
June 11	Pittsburgh Passion	Away	Lost 0-42

2012

Standings

2012 Division 4
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	DIV	GB	STK
Detroit Dark Angels	8	0	0	1.000	248	46	4-0	---	W8
Cleveland Fusion	2	5	0	0.333	60	168	2-1	3	L1
Pittsburgh Force	0	6	0	0.000	26	210	0-4	5	L6

Season schedule

Date	Opponent	Home/Away	Result
April 14	West Michigan Mayhem	Home	Lost 7-23
April 21	Pittsburgh Force	Home	Won 33-6
April 28	Detroit Dark Angels	Away	Lost 6-14
May 5	Pittsburgh Passion	Away	Lost 0-49
May 12	Pittsburgh Force	Away	Won 14-6
May 19	Chicago Force	Home	Lost 0-48
June 2	Columbus Comets	Away	Lost 0-22
June 9	Detroit Dark Angels	Home	Lost 14-17

2013

Standings

2013 Division 3
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	DIV	GB	STK
Cleveland Fusion-y	8	0	0	1.000	322	18	6-0	---	W8
Cincinnati Sizzle	4	4	0	0.500	186	264	3-3	3	W1
Derby City Dynamite	3	5	0	0.375	136	238	2-4	4	W3
Toledo Reign	1	7	0	0.125	65	278	1-5	5	L3

Season schedule

Date	Opponent	Home/Away	Result
April 13	Derby City Dynamite	Home	Won 44-0
April 20	Toledo Reign	Away	Won 36-6
April 27	Derby City Dynamite	Away	Won 40-0
May 4	Central Maryland	Home	Won 42-0
May 11	Cincinnati Sizzle	Away	Won 47-6
May 18	Toledo Reign	Home	Won 50-0
June 1	Cincinnati Sizzle	Home	Won 55-6
June 8	Central Maryland	Away	Won 48-0

2014

Standings

2014 WFA Northeast Division
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	DIV	GB	STK
y - Boston Militia	7	0	0	1.000	199	92	2-0	---	W7
z - Cleveland Fusion	6	2	0	0.750	224	121	0-2	2	W4
Pittsburgh Force	3	2	0	0.600	64	80	0-0	5	L1

y - clinched division title
z - clinched playoff berth

Season schedule

Date	Opponent	Home/Away	Result
April 5	Columbus Comets	Home	Won 27-7
April 19	Boston Militia	Away	Lost 7-47
April 26	Indy Crash	Home	Won 7-0
May 3	Boston Militia	Home	Lost 7-48
May 10	Cincinnati Sizzle	Away	Won 71-0
May 17	Toledo Reign	Away	Won 46-0
May 31	Columbus Comets	Away	Won 23-12
June 7	West Michigan Mayhem	Home	Won 33-8

2015

Standings

Season schedule

Date	Opponent	Home/Away	Result
April 11	Central Maryland Seahawks	Away	Won 35-0
April 18	Columbus Comets	Home	Won 49-0
April 25	Indy Crash	Home	Won 35-0
May 9	Columbus Comets	Away	Won 47-6
May 16	Boston Renegades	Home	Lost 20-24
May 30	Detroit Dark Angels	Away	Won 35-0
June 6	DC Divas	Away	Lost 7-27
June 13	West Michigan Mayhem	Home	Won 42-12

Logos

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  Cleveland Fusion (2002-2007)

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  Cleveland Fusion (2008–present)

External links

• Cleveland Fusion