National Indoor Football League (NIFL) The Fever were founded and accepted into the
National Indoor Football League (NIFL) September 2004. Craig Beverlin was tabbed as the team's first ever head coach. After an 0–2 start, Beverlin resigned as the head coach of the Fever, and starting quarterback Scott Mitchell quit the team. The team promoted Special Teams Coach, Dan Whitsett to head coach, and signed quarterback Doug Coleman to lead the team. The Fever rallied to a 9–5 regular season record, finishing 3rd in the Pacific West division. The Fever earned a berth in Indoor Bowl V on July 30, 2005, where they defeated the
Rome Renegades 47–31 in Kennewick.
Move to af2 After the 2006 season, the Fever announced they were leaving the NIFL. On September 4, it was confirmed that they were moving to
United Indoor Football, along with the
Billings Outlaws and
River City Rage. The league was expected to make an official announcement at a press conference sometime on the weekend of September 11, and was also hoping to add the
Rapid City Flying Aces and
Wyoming Cavalry soon. However, Tri-Cities instead joined the
af2 which had in-state rival
Spokane.
New ownership, new logo The new ownership had introduced a new logo, with team colors and uniforms that were reminiscent of the
Miami Dolphins on December 13, 2006 (left), but because of general fan dislike, the team announced on January 9, 2007, that they would be switching back to their old color scheme and logo.
Back to the Carrs, on to the IFL There had been speculation that the Fever would fold after the 2009 season, however, on September 6, it was announced that J. R. and Teri Carr had bought back the team from Texas af2 holdings, ensuring the Fever would return for the 2010 season. Later that month, it was announced that the af2 was shutting down and the new
Arena Football 1 (AF1) was taking its place, including the Fever as a charter team. The Fever would drop out of the AF1 however on November 19 as the Tier 2 division, which the Fever were slated to be in, was scrapped by the league due to a lack of teams. So the Fever joined the
Indoor Football League based in
Richmond, Virginia. The Fever joined former rival (NIFL) and defending IFL champion the
Billings Outlaws and new in-state rival the
Kent Predators. On June 30, 2016, after seven years in the IFL, the Fever announced the franchise would go into dormancy but remain in good standing with the IFL for the 2017 season and beyond. However, former owner Teri Carr has no intentions on bringing the team back. ==Players of note==