Columbus Comets

Columbus Comets

Founded	2003
League	NWFA (2003-2008) WFA (2009-present)
Team history	Columbus Flames (2003) Columbus Comets (2004-present)
Based in	Grove City, Ohio
Stadium	Grove City Christian School
Colors	Black, Royal Blue, White
Owner(s)	HP Sports, INC.
Head coach	Hank 'The Hammer' Patterson
Championships	0
Division titles	4 (NWFA: 2007 & 2008, WFA: 2009 & 2010)

The Columbus Comets are a women's professional American football team based in Columbus, Ohio.^[1] They play in the Women's Football Alliance. The Comets played in the National Women's Football Association from their inception in 2003 until 2008 (in 2003 they were known as the Columbus Flames). Their home games are played at Grove City Christian School in Grove City, Ohio.

Season-by-season results

Season	W	L	T	Finish	Playoff results
Columbus Flames (NWFA)
2003	5	3	0	3rd Mid-Atlantic Division	--
Columbus Comets (NWFA)
2004	6	2	0	4th North Great Lakes	Won Northern Conference Quarterfinal (Mass.) Lost Northern Conference Semifinal (Detroit)
2005	6	2	0	5th North Division	Lost Northern Conference Quarterfinal (SW Michigan)
2006	5	3	0	2nd North Central	Won Eastern Conference Quarterfinal (West Michigan) Won Eastern Conference Semifinal (Pensacola) Lost Eastern Conference Championship (D.C.)
2007	6	2	0	2nd South North	Won Southern Conference Quarterfinal (Pensacola) Won Southern Conference Semifinal (Chattanooga) Won Southern Conference Championship (Oklahoma City) Lost NWFA Championship (Pittsburgh)
2008	6	2	0	1st North Central	Won Northern Conference Quarterfinal (Fort Wayne) Lost Northern Conference Semifinal (Philadelphia)
Columbus Comets (WFA)
2009	8	0	0	1st National Mid-Atlantic	Lost National Conference Semifinal (West Michigan)
2010	8	0	0	1st National Mid-Atlantic	Won National Conference Quarterfinal (Baltimore) Won National Conference Semifinal (Philadelphia) Won National Conference Championship (St. Louis) Lost WFA Championship (Lone Star)
2011	5	3	0	3rd National Mid-Atlantic	--
2012	2	6	0	3rd National Division 3	--
Total	67	30	0	(including playoffs)

* = current standing

Roster

2016 Columbus Comets roster
Quarterbacks 7 Amanda Herbst 8 Leah Todd Running Backs #5 Tabitha Smith #13 Shelley Gates #17 Teneicia Barnes #22 Carrie Hall 'Fullbacks #49 Cristie Sabatucci #88 Sammi Kerr Wide Receivers 3 Rachel Gray 12 Deasha Talley 23 Mercedes Gavins 33 Alexus Adams-Pugh 'Tight Ends #18 Kahle Wright #44 Denise Jones		Offensive Line #77 Chelsea Johnson #54 Carolyn O'Leary #73 Savannah Roberts #70 Holly Robison #72 Rebecca Bautista #69 Teejai Justiniani #79 Darneeka Junies Defensive Line #31 Red Shorts #56 Emily Willis #74 Jonna Ortiz #76 Crystal Kupar #81 Ansley Davenport #49 Cristie Sabatucci #15 Sierra Robinson Linebackers #22 Carrie Hall #27 Heather Swanagin #42 Lindsay Rice #18 Kahle Wright		Defensive Backs 1 Angela Basenback 36 Laura Notestine 25 Allison Williams 9 Michelle Pellerite 16 Kenisia Langs 10 Tahj Frieson Special Teams The Team Multiple Positions 22 Carrie Hall LB/RB/FB 42 Lindsay Rice LB/RB 49 Cristie Sabatucci LB/FB 25 Allison Williams DB/WR 18 Kahle Wright LS/LB/TE 8 Leah Todd QB/WR/K 7 Amanda Herbst QB/P		Injured Reserve N/A" Exempt List Currently vacant Practice Squad Currently vacant Rookies in italics Roster updated April 4,2016 35 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS → More rosters

2009

Season schedule

Date	Opponent	Home/Away	Result	Type
April 18	Pittsburgh Force	Home	Won 49-0	Regular Season
May 2	Cincinnati Sizzle	Home	Won 36-0	Regular Season
May 9	Cleveland Fusion	Home	Won 30-12	Regular Season
May 16	Pittsburgh Force	Away	Won 38-0	Regular Season
June 6	Cleveland Fusion	Away	Won 20-7	Regular Season
June 13	Kentucky Karma	Home	Won 23-8	Regular Season
June 20	Cincinnati Sizzle	Away	Won 47-8	Regular Season
June 27	Kentucky Karma	Away	Won 21-12	Regular Season
July 11	West Michigan Mayhem	Away	Lost 12-41	National Conference Semifinal

2010

Season schedule

Date	Opponent	Home/Away	Result	Type
April 17	Pittsburgh Force	Away	Won 68-0	Regular Season
April 24	Dayton Diamonds	Home	Won 43-0	Regular Season
May 8	Pittsburgh Force	Home	Won 58-0	Regular Season
May 15	West Michigan Mayhem	Home	Won 36-31	Regular Season
May 22	Cincinnati Sizzle	Away	Won 68-6	Regular Season
June 5	Kentucky Karma	Home	Won 60-0	Regular Season
June 12	Dayton Diamonds	Away	Won 48-0	Regular Season
June 19	Toledo Reign	Away	Won 65-0	Regular Season
June 26	Baltimore Burn	Home	Won 67-8	National Conference Quarterfinal
July 10	Philadelphia Liberty Belles	Home	Won 38-7	National Conference Semifinal
July 17	St. Louis Slam	Home	Won 21-14	National Conference Championship
July 31	Lone Star Mustangs	Neutral (Las Vegas, NV)	Lost 12-16	WFA Championship

2011

Standings

2011 Mid Atlantic Division
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	DIV	GB	STK
y-Pittsburgh Passion	8	0	0	1.000	270	35	8-0	---	W8
Cleveland Fusion	5	3	0	0.625	267	90	5-3	3.0	L1
Columbus Comets	5	3	0	0.625	191	60	5-3	3.0	W2
Pittsburgh Force	2	6	0	0.000	8	364	2-6	6.0	L1
Erie Illusion	0	8	0	0.250	68	255	0-8	8.0	L8

Season schedule

Date	Opponent	Home/Away	Result
April 2	Cleveland Fusion	Home	Won 16-13
April 9	Pittsburgh Force	Home	Won 55-0
April 30	Pittsburgh Passion	Away	Lost 0-17
May 7	Erie Illusion	Away	Won 36-7
May 14	Cleveland Fusion	Away	Lost 6-16
May 21	Pittsburgh Passion	Home	Lost 6-7
June 4	Erie Illusion	Home	Won 6-0**
June 18	Pittsburgh Force	Away	Won 64-0

** = Won by forfeit

2012

Standings

2012 Division 3
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	DIV	GB	STK
Pittsburgh Passion	7	1	0	0.875	407	90	3-1	---	W3
D.C. Divas	5	3	0	0.625	289	157	4-1	1	L1
Columbus Comets	2	6	0	0.250	78	139	0-2	4	W1

Season schedule

Date	Opponent	Home/Away	Result
April 21	Chicago Force	Away	Lost 0-47
April 28	Pittsburgh Passion	Home	Lost 14-37
May 5	D.C. Divas	Away	Lost 0-49
May 12	Cincinnati Sizzle	Away
May 19	Detroit Dark Angels	Home	Lost 0-7
June 2	Cleveland Fusion	Home
June 9	Pittsburgh Passion	Away
June 16	D.C. Divas	Home

References

1. "Pittsburgh Passion - Columbus Comets to Play in the World Championship of Women". The Paramus Post. July 8, 2007. Retrieved January 29, 2011.

External links

• Columbus Comets website
• Women's Football Talk Interview with Coach Patterson