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| Year Founded | 1991 | ||||
| Year Retired | 1992 | ||||
| City | Birmingham, Alabama | ||||
| Team Colors | Royal Blue, Red | ||||
| Franchise W-L-T Record | Regular Season: 12-7-1 Postseason: 0-2 | ||||
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The Birmingham Fire was a professional American football team based in Birmingham, Alabama that played in the World League of American Football in 1991 and 1992. The team played at Legion Field, and it made the playoffs in both seasons. In 1995, the Fire nickname was resurrected in Düsseldorf, Germany as the Rhein Fire of NFL Europe.
Season-By-Season
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties
| Season | W | L | T | Finish | Playoff results |
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| 1991 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1st North American West | Lost Semifinals (Dragons) |
| 1992 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2nd North American West | Lost Semifinals (Thunder) |
| Totals | 12 | 9 | 1 | (including playoffs) | |
1991 Results Week 1: Montreal Machine 20, Birmingham 5 Week 2: Birmingham 17, Sacramento Surge 10 Week 3: Montreal Machine 23, Birmingham 10 Week 4: London Monarchs 27, Birmingham 0 Week 5: Birmingham 31, Orlando Thunder 6 Week 6: Birmingham 16, San Antonio Riders 12 Week 7: Barcelona Dragons 11, Birmingham 6 Week 8: Frankfurt Galaxy 17, Birmingham 3 Week 9: Birmingham 24, New York/New Jersey Knights 14 Week 10: Birmingham 28, Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks 7 Semifinals: Barcelona Dragons 10, Birmingham 3 1992 Results Week 1: Sacramento Surge 20, Birmingham 6 Week 2: Birmingham 17, San Antonio Riders 10 Week 3: Birmingham 17, Frankfurt Galaxy 7 Week 4: Birmingham 17, London Monarchs 17 (OT) Week 5: Birmingham 28, Sacramento Surge 14 Week 6: San Antonio Riders 17, Birmingham 14 Week 7: Birmingham 19, Barcelona Dragons 17 Week 8: Birmingham 23, Montreal Machine 16 (OT) Week 9: Birmingham 24, Orlando Thunder 23 Week 10: Birmingham 27, Ohio Glory 24 Semifinals: Orlando Thunder 45, Birmingham 7
Trivia
The Birmingham Fire and the London Monarchs are the only two WLAF teams to end a game in a tie (17-17 on Week 4 of the '92 season).
External links
| World League of American Football (WLAF) |
| North American West: Birmingham Fire | Sacramento Surge | San Antonio Riders North American East: Montreal Machine | New York/New Jersey Knights | Orlando Thunder | Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks (1991) | Ohio Glory (1992) |
