The league was founded in 2005 by brothers Eric and Jeff Spitaleri and their friend Cory Trapp.
[1] The league's first franchise accepted was the Lehigh Valley Outlawz, who joined in late June, 2005.
[2] It cost a new owner a $15,000 franchising fee, with a capped salary of $5,400 per team, per week, with no player earning more than $300 per game.
[10] The Pirates were able shut down the Raiders' offense for most of the second half earning a 40-34 victory for the Port Huron, thus completing the first ever undefeated season in league history.
[11] At the conclusion of the first season, the league also put together an All-Star Game at Stabler Arena, where they split up 3 teams each for an East vs. West matchup.