La Crosse Spartans The La Crosse Spartans are a professional indoor football team . They are a member of the Indoor Football League . They play their home games at the La Crosse Center in La Crosse , Wisconsin . The team was founded in 2009 , and was originally coached by former NFL player Gilbert Brown . They are currently coached by his brother Kyle Moore - Brown . History . On August 6 , 2009 , Chris Kokalis announced his intentions to start an IFL team in La Crosse for the 2010 season . Former NFL player Gilbert Brown was announced as the head coach . On August 27 , the Spartans were conditionally approved as members of the IFL . Such condition is that the Spartans negotiate a successful arena lease with the La Crosse Center . On September 30 , the Spartans got the formal go - ahead from the La Crosse Center Board to play at the center . The Spartans are the third indoor football team to call the La Crosse Center home , following the La Crosse River Rats and the La Crosse Night Train . 2010 season . The inaugural season for the La Crosse Spartans was a difficult one . The schedule had the Spartans start the season with 3 tough road games against some of the best teams in the IFL . They lost at both Wichita and Sioux Falls , who eventually played against each other for the United Conference finals . Just before halftime of the very first game the Spartans would lose their starting Quarterback to a knee injury , beginning a season where they would go through multiple Quarterbacks and Kickers , trying to find the right fit for the team . During the following streak of 5 home games they were more competitive , but still finished the first half of the season 0 - 7 . The Spartans earned their first victory against the Chicago Slaughter on April 30 in front of their home crowd . Over the second half of the season they had more close home losses , difficult road losses , and picked up their first road victory against the Chicago Slaughter on June 12 with about 50 Spartans fans in Chicago to cheer them on . Although they finished the season a disappointing 3 - 11 , there were also multiple bright spots in the season both on and off the field , and the team has started building towards a long term future in La Crosse . 2011 season . The second season of the La Crosse Spartans began February 19 , 2011 , in the IFL ’ s showcase game , the Kickoff Classic . La Crosse will play seven regular season games at home over the course of February through early June . Indoor football veteran Jose Jefferson joined the Spartans for the 2011 season as their Offensive Coordinator . After four games of the 2011 season it was announced that head coach Gilbert Brown would be taking a leave of absence from the team for personal reasons , and that his brother Kyle Moore - Brown would be switching from assistant coach to head coach of the Spartans . On April 30 , 2011 the Spartans became one of the few teams in indoor football history to post a shutout , beating the Lehigh Valley Steelhawks 51 - 0 . Season - By - Season . ! Totals | | 8 | | 20 | | 0 2011 Season Schedule . Regular Season . < nowiki > * = Kickoff Classic Game , before week 1 starts . < / nowiki > Attendance Statistics . Season By Season Average Attendance Year - by - Year Leaders . Passing ( Yards / Touchdowns / Completions ) Rushing ( Yards / Attempts ) Rushing ( Touchdowns ) Receiving ( Yards / Touchdowns ) Receiving ( Receptions ) All Purpose ( Yards ) All Purpose ( Touchdowns ) Returns ( Yards / Returns ) Returns ( Touchdowns ) Kicking ( FG Percent ) ( minimum 10 attempts ) Kicking ( EP Percent ) ( minimum 10 attempts ) Tackles Sacks Interceptions Awards and honors . 2011 2010