[1] In September 2004, Commissioner C. David Baker announced that Salt Lake City, Utah was awarded an Arena Football League (AFL) franchise for the 2006 season.

In their first season, the Blaze had the highest average attendance in the Arena Football League, with 15,498 fans per game.

Prior to the 2006 season, the Blaze had said EnergySolutions Arena held 13,000 fans due to poor sight lines in most of the building.

The offense was led by quarterback Joe Germaine and star wide receiver Siaha Burley.

On Saturday, February 11, 2006, the Blaze lost to the New York Dragons 84–81 in the second highest scoring game in the history of the Arena Football League.

During their lone season in the AIFA, they were based in Orem, Utah, and played their home games at the McKay Events Center.

[6] Over two months later, on December 8, AF1 was awarded the original AFL's assets after they submitted the highest bid in a bankruptcy court auction.

[9] Quarterback Tommy Grady set the single season touchdown record throwing his 118th against the Georgia Force, on June 23, 2012.

In March 2013, Co-Owner Kristin Murdock sold her majority ownership share of the team to Salt Lake City businesswoman, Kim Brown.