The Binghamton Tiger Cats played their sixth season overall and fourth as a member of the Women's Spring Football League (WSFL) in 2014. The Tiger Cats Women's Tackle Football team based in Binghamton, New York began play for its inaugural 2009 season as a member of the Women's Football Alliance and for the 2010 season as a member of the Independent Women's Football League. The Tiger Cats competed as an independent team in 2011. The Tiger Cats completed the 2013 season as the WSFL Northeast Division Champions in the 8 man division and were also a WSFL National Championship Runner-Up.
The Tiger Cats are the first women's football team representing Binghamton and the Southern Tier, NY & Northern Pennsylvania region, preceding the WFA's Southern Tier Spitfire(Defunct) by one season. The Spitfire ceased operations after only one (2010) season. The Tiger Cats are the longest operating Women's football team in the history of Upstate New York & Northern Pennsylvania. The team is also the 2nd longest operating team in all of New York State with only the Brooklyn-based NY Sharks being in existence longer.
Home games for the 2009 season were played at the Greater Binghamton Sports Complex, making the Tiger Cats the first women's football team ever to have an indoor venue. For the 2010 IWFL season and the 2011 Independent season the Tiger Cats played at Binghamton Alumni Stadium. During the 2012,2013,2014 WSFL seasons the Tiger Cats played their Home games at the Endless Mountains Sports Complex in Towanda, Pennsylvania which is widely regarded as the best facility in 8-man football. The Tiger Cats hosted the 2012 WSFL's Inaugural 8 & 11 man divisions National Championship Games on August 11, 2012, also at Endless Mountains Stadium.
In their last regular season game of 2012 the Tiger Cats traveled to Portland, Maine and defeated the Maine Rebels by a score of 22-8 thus becoming the first team in WSFL history to defeat a team from the elite, long standing Independent Women's Football League (IWFL).
The team is presumably named after Canadian football's Hamilton Tiger-Cats, with likely inspiration from Binghamton University, whose sports teams are named the "Bearcats." The Lady Ti-Cats use a black and red winged football helmet similar to college football's Michigan Wolverines.
Season-by-season
| colspan="6" align="center" | Binghamton Tiger Cats (WFA) |- |2009 || 2 || 6 || 0 || 5th National Northeast || -- |- | colspan="6" align="center" | Binghamton Tiger Cats (IWFL2) |- |2010 || 0 || 8 || 0 || 8th Eastern Northeast || -- |- | colspan="6" align="center" | Binghamton Tiger Cats (Independent) |- |2011 || 6 || 4 || 0 || -- || -- |- | colspan="6" align="center" | Binghamton Tiger Cats (WSFL) |- |2012 || 4 || 4 || 0 || 3rd American Northeast || -- |- | colspan="6" align="center" | Binghamton Tiger Cats (W8FL) |- |2013 || 4 || 2 || 0 || 2nd League || Lost W8FL Championship (West Virginia) |- |2014 || 2 || 4 || 0 || 3rd League || Lost League Semifinal (West Virginia) |- !Totals || 18 || 28 || 0 |colspan="2"|
Roster Binghamton Tiger Cats roster Offensive Coordinator Don Dunbar Sr.
Running backs Don Dunbar Sr.
Wide receivers Dave Fife
Offensive line Pat Goodspeed
Quarterbacks Jenn Weeks
General Manager Jennifer Weeks Defensive Coordinator Pat Goodspeed
Defensive Line/Ends Pat Goodspeed
Inside Linebackers Don Dunbar Sr.
Outside Linebackers Justin Landes
Special teams Eddie Gaetano
W8FL League Contact Don Dunbar Jr. 2014 TIGER CATS ROSTER 2014 Charity Bensley 70 Caroline Nelson 68 Des Lanphear 22 Steph Timchack 99 Brittany Landes 60 Jess Alexander 69 Jenn Hoch 32 Melinda Robinson 72 Mary Canfield 21 Erin Kuhlmeier 42 Jessi Middendorf 19 Pauline Greenblott 17 Denise Telfer 56 Injured Reserve None Sources Roster
Season schedules
2009 DateOpponentHome/AwayResultApril 18New Jersey TitansAwayLost 0-21April 25Keystone AssaultHomeLost 20-34May 9Connecticut CyclonesHomeWon 6-0**May 16New Jersey TitansHomeLost 6-26May 30Keystone AssaultAwayLost 6-32June 6Connecticut CyclonesAwayWon 6-0**June 13Baltimore BurnHomeLost 6-56June 20Philadelphia Liberty BellesAwayLost 0-53
** = Won by forfeit
2010 DateOpponentHome/AwayResultApril 3Montreal BlitzHomeLost 0-76April 10Erie IllusionAwayLost 0-57April 17Erie IllusionHomeLost 0-55April 24Jersey JusticeAwayLost 0-40May 8Jersey JusticeHomeLost 0-38May 15Philadelphia FirebirdsAwayLost 0-49May 22Jersey JusticeAwayLost 8-38June 5Southern Maine RebelsHomeLost 8-21
2011 DateOpponentHome/AwayResultApril 9Three Rivers XplosionHomeWon 40-12April 16Baltimore BurnHomeLost 0-22April 23Jersey JusticeAwayLost 8-36April 30Three Rivers XplosionAwayWon 22-8May 7ByeMay 14Erie IllusionAwayLost 0-38May 21Jersey JusticeHomeWon 6-0 (Forfeit)May 21Three Rivers XplosionHomeWon 6-0 (Forfeit)June 4Baltimore BurnAwayLost 0-46 June 11New England NightmareHomeWon 6-0 (Forfeit)June 18Three Rivers XplosionHomeWon 6-0 (Forfeit)
2012 schedule DateOpponentHome/AwayResultApril 21Baltimore BurnAway6-0 W*April 28Massachusetts ChaosHome30-0 WMay 5Three Rivers XplosionHome6-0 W*May 12New England NightmareAway LMay 19New Jersey TitansHome LJune 2Baltimore BurnHome LJune 9New Jersey TitansAway LJune 23Maine RebelsAway22-8 W
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