# Calgary Rage

The Calgary Rage are a women's football team in the Western Women's Canadian Football League's (WWCFL) Western Conference. They are based in Calgary, Alberta.

## Team history

The team was first founded as the Calgary Rockies in 2009, and played exhibition games against the Edmonton Storm and Manitoba Fearless. In 2010, the Rockies, Storm, and the newly founded Lethbridge Steel joined together to form the Alberta Female Football League (AFFL), which played for one season. In 2011, the Rockies changed their name to the Calgary Rage, and the AFFL was absorbed by the WWCFL, which included the Fearless and new teams in Winnipeg, Regina, and Saskatoon. The WWCFL began play in 2011 with seven teams in two conferences, with the three Alberta-based teams competing in the Western Conference.
The Rage got off to a slow start, winning just six games in their first five seasons and getting eliminated by their rivals from Edmonton in the playoffs each year they qualified. They had a breakthrough season in 2017, posting an undefeated record through the regular season, finishing atop the Western Conference for the first time and proceeding all the way to the WWCFL Championship final, where they faced the Regina Riot. They lost the final by a score of 53–0. They were again eliminated from contention by the Riot in 2018 after the league adopted a cross-conference playoff format. The Rage posted a fourth consecutive winning season in 2019, but lost to the Steel in the first round of the playoffs.
The WWCFL cancelled its 2020 and 2021 seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, when play resumed in 2022, the Rage picked up where they left off and continued to post winning records. The team also changed its recruitment strategy, and consequently saw its roster grow from 25 players in 2022 to 43 in 2023. After being eliminated in the Semi-Final in 2022 by the Fearless, the Rage posted their second undefeated season and made their second trip to the WWCFL Championship in 2023. They were again shut out in the title match, this time by the Saskatoon Valkyries.

## Year by year

* = Indicates Division Title (regular season)
* = Indicates Conference Title
* = Indicates League Championship
| Season | League | Conf | W | L | Conf. standing | Playoff result |
| 2011 | WWCFL | Western | 1 | 3 | 2nd | Lost Western Conference Final, 13–9 vs. Edmonton Storm |
| 2012 | WWCFL | Western | 1 | 3 | 2nd | Lost Quarterfinal, 34–13 vs. Edmonton Storm |
| 2013 | WWCFL | Western | 2 | 2 | 3rd | Did not qualify |
| 2014 | WWCFL | Western | 0 | 4 | 4th | Lost Quarterfinal, 47–0 vs. Edmonton Storm |
| 2015 | WWCFL | Western | 2 | 2 | 2nd | Lost Quarterfinal, 48–31 vs. Edmonton Storm |
| 2016 | WWCFL | Western | 3 | 1 | 2nd | Lost Quarterfinal, vs. Lethbridge Steel |
| 2017 | WWCFL | Western | 4 | 0 | 1st | Lost WWCFL Final, 53–0 vs. Regina Riot |
| 2018 | WWCFL | Western | 3 | 1 | 1st | Lost Semifinal, 45–6 vs. Regina Riot |
| 2019 | WWCFL | Western | 3 | 1 | 2nd | Lost Quarterfinal, 27–21 vs. Lethbridge Steel |
| 2020 | WWCFL | Western | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 | WWCFL | Western | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2022 | WWCFL | Western | 3 | 1 | 1st | Lost Semifinal, 15–6 vs. Manitoba Fearless |
| 2023 | WWCFL | Western | 3 | 0 | 1st | Lost WWCFL Final, 40–0 vs. Saskatoon Valkyries |
| 2024 | WWCFL | Western | 4 | 0 | 1st | Lost Semifinal, 29–0 vs. Regina Riot |
| Totals (2011–2024) | Totals (2011–2024) | Totals (2011–2024) | 29 | 18 | | |

## IFAF competitors

The following lists women from the Calgary Rage who have competed in the IFAF Women's World Championship as members of Team Canada.
| 2010 | 2013 | 2017 | 2022 |
| Krista Michelle Wighton Kora-Lea Hooker Erin Walton | Annie Tremblay Erin Walton | Lisa Gomes Rebeckah Heninger Alicia Wilson Erin Walton (reserve) | Myranda Falardeau Kendra Nash Chantel Vogel Emma Goldsney (reserve) Lisa Gomes (reserve) Patricia Jaworski (reserve) Jolene Goulard (reserve) |

## Community involvement

Many Rage players volunteer as ushers at Calgary Stampeders home games. More players are getting involved with coaching around Calgary with different levels of programs ranging from pee-wee football to high school. On 1 September, 2013, several members of the Rage roster participated in the Calgary Pride Parade.