In 2007, the rights to the "World Football League" name and logo were purchased by Chip Pierce of Beaumont, Texas.
[1][2] Quarterfinals (September 6, 2008): Dallas Diesel 66 vs. Arkansas War Cats 6 Southeast Texas Demons 0 vs. Texas Bulldogs 6 Semifinals (September 20, 2008): Austin Gamebreakers 32 vs. Dallas Diesel 10 Oklahoma Thunder 66 vs. Texas Bulldogs 6 World Bowl II (October 18, 2008): Oklahoma Thunder 29 vs. Austin Gamebreakers 6 World Bowl II (continuing the number from the original league) was held at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana, and crowned Thunder as the first champion of the WFL in the minor league era.
[5] The third and final year of the WFL featured 13 teams that were divided to four divisions, with Oklahoma (Great Plains), Des Moines Blaze (Heartland), Saint Louis Bulldogs (Central) and Eagle Creek Marauders (South) finishing on top.
[7] Quarterfinals (July 17, 2010): Saint Louis Bulldogs 55 vs. Oklahoma City Wolverines 14 Kansas Kaos 15 vs Eagle Creek Marauders 45 Semifinals (July 24, 2010): Des Moines Blaze 50 vs. Saint Louis Bulldogs 21 Oklahoma Thunder 63 vs. Eagle Creek Marauders 0 World Bowl IV (July 31, 2010 at East Tulsa Sports Complex): Oklahoma Thunder 52 vs. Des Moines Blaze 10 Before the 2011 season, most of the teams in the new WFL either folded or left for other leagues.
In a key defection, three-time World Bowl winner Oklahoma Thunder left for the Gridiron Developmental Football League.