The Saint Louis Stampede are a professional American football team based in East Saint Louis, Illinois. They are currently members of the United Football League (UFL). The Stampede were founded in 1995 as an expansion team in the Arena Football League and competed for two seasons in the AFL until their departure in 1996.
The Stampede competed in the 1995 and 1996 seasons, playing their home games in the Kiel Center (since renamed the Enterprise Center), also the home of the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League.
The Stampede were coached by Earle Bruce during the 1995 season, and for the first 4 games of the 1996 season, before he announced his resignation to spend more time with his family. The Stampede qualified for the playoffs during both seasons of their existence but folded after the completion of their second season in 1996. Reaching the playoffs both seasons, they scored 49 points in two first-round games. However, they lost both.
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