Oklahoma City Yard Dawgs The Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz was a member of the new Arena Football League . The team began play as a 2004 expansion team of the original Arena Football League ' s now - defunct minor league af2 . Formerly a tenant of the Ford Center from 2004 until 2008 , the Yard Dawgz were forced out when the National Basketball Association ' s Oklahoma City Thunder moved into town ; starting in 2009 , the Yard Dawgz played across the street at the Cox Convention Center . On October 25 , 2010 Yard Dawgz owner Phil Miller announced that he decided not to play in the Arena Football League for the 2011 season . Team history . Three straight winning seasons . The Yard Dawgz had a successful first year on and off the field by leading the league in attendance and finishing the regular season with 10 - 6 record to finish second in the Southwest Division of the National Conference . In 2005 , The Yard Dawgz had another successful year , despite changing divisions , by coming in third in attendance and finishing the regular season with 10 - 6 record to finish second in the Midwest Division of the National Conference . The Dawgz lost in the first round to the Amarillo Dusters . The Yard Dawgz had their best showing in 2006 with a record of 11 - 5 and their third playoff appearance . Kicker A . J . Haglund won the af2 Kicker of the Year award and Quarterback Craig Strickland became the only player in af2 history to reach 20 , 000 career passing yards . First losing season . In 2007 , under head coach John Fitzgerald , the Yard Dawgz had the second leading offense in the league - averaging 310 . 9 yd / game . Despite finishing 7 - 9 , the team made its fourth consecutive playoff appearance . Three members of the 2007 Yard Dawgz earned All - af2 First Team honors - WR / DB Al Hunt , Center Gene Frederic , and OL / DL Barry Giles . Historical News from 2008 . On June 28 , 2008 against the Lubbock Renegades , Wide Receiver Al Hunt became only the third player in af2 history to record 1 , 000 points . 2009 season . After starting out the season with a promising team record 4 - 0 record , the Yard Dawgz dropped five straight games in a row , the longest in team history , to drop to 4 - 5 . Since then , the Dawgz have won 3 straight to push their record to 7 - 5 with an eye still on the playoffs . On June 20 , the Yard Dawgz faced off against the Corpus Christi Sharks . The Yard Dawgz beat the Sharks 93 - 41 and set an af2 record for points scored in the first half ( 59 ) and beat the franchise record of points scored in a game that was originally set against the Tulsa Talons . Despite a loss to the Spokane Shock on June 26 , the Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz clinched a playoff berth after a loss by Central Valley to Boise the next night . The playoff appearance will mark the 5th time in 6 years the Dawgz will be in post - season play . The Yard Dawgz season ended on August 1 at the hands of the Tulsa Talons in the first round of ArenaCup playoffs . With the loss , the Dawgz has dropped five straight post season games and is winless in the team ' s history in the playoffs . The Dawgz franchise is selling season tickets for the 2010 season . 2011 season . On October 25 , 2010 Yard Dawgz owner Phil Miller announced that he decided not to play in the Arena Football League for the 2011 season . However the Indoor Football League announced the sameday that a new team would play in Oklahoma City in 2011 . 2010 Results . < nowiki > * < / nowiki > = Current Standing = Head Coaches =