2010 Success & Highlights

For the Midwest Rampage, a first-year team in 2010, there were many successes and highlights and the major ones are listed below.  Above all other things, the biggest success and highlight of the season was the fact that Webster City and the surrounding communities had its own team that was fully supported.

64 players from 31 different town or cities tried out for the Rampage.

The team signed officially signed 48 players to its roster representing 21 different Iowa towns as far as Sheldon and Iowa City.

Although 8 players got injured and subsequently were placed on injured reserve, of the 9 games the Rampage played in 2010, except for one contest they played with no less than 37 players every game.

The Midwest Rampage had the full support of businesses, fans, and the communities of Webster City and the surrounding areas.

The Rampage had 5 home games in Webster City and had over 1,500 total fans in attendance.  The first game of the season witnessed 428 total fans show up.

The 1st Annual Midwest Rampage Dart Tournament was a major draw.

Of the 5 home games the Rampage hosted, 4 of them were broadcast to the internet via UStream.

The team received unprecedented support from the local media. For starters, Webster City Living magazine did a feature story in April about the Rampage (who also graced the cover).  Second, The Daily Freeman-Journal not only had a preseason article about the Rampage schedule, but every single game the rest of the season also had its own article.  Finally, KQWC Radio had the "Rampage Report" every Monday morning following a game.

The Rampage traveled just as many fans (and sometimes more) as its opponents had in their own venues and included big city teams in the Quad Cities, Des Moines, Lincoln, and Omaha.

The team had a bona fide 9-game schedule with no issues whatsoever (e.g. forfeits, etc.).

Financially, the Rampage were stable the entire season and even took a charter bus to the game in Lincoln.

Although the Rampage ended the season with a 3-6 record, they were competitive in every single game except one; they lost 2 games by 7 points and 1 game by 1 point.  Regarding the other two losses, the Rampage were in both games until late in the contests.

The Rampage outrushed their opponents 1,290 to 853, outpassed them 1,178 to 815, and had more 1st downs then their opponents 105-69.

Prior to the season, the team purchased a new multi-purpose scoreboard at the high school track to be used by the Rampage as well as the Youth Sports Foundation and the Lynx track teams.

The Rampage participated in the following charitable events:
        -  RV & Outdoor Sports Show in Fort Dodge.
        -  Relay for Life in which they had a Dunk Tank and auctioned off a signed helmet and two jerseys; all proceeds went to cause for cancer.
        -  The team had a float in the town of Williams' Independence Day parade.
        -  The team also had a float in the Hamilton County Fair parade in Webster City.

9 Rampage players were named to the All-WFL team including four players to the 1st Team.