[1] After 37 games in El Paso, the team's situation had worsened to the point that they could no longer continue.
After the dissolution of the Reno Broncos earlier in the season, Ralph Engelstad didn't want to see two of his new clubs vanish in the during the first year and moved the Raiders north to Minot on January 25.
The team was able to stabilize their financial situation in the short term and finished out the year at the All Seasons Arena.
A second team was placed in North Dakota for the start of the league's second season, which would help to alleviate travel costs following the offseason relocation of the Butte Copper Kings.
In the midst of the league's troubles, the Raiders were renamed as the 'Rangers' on January 12 but the new moniker lasted less than two weeks.