Minnesota Vixen The Minnesota Vixen are a professional women ' s football team based in Minneapolis , Minnesota . The team has been known as the Minnesota Vixens and Minneapolis Vixens prior to being known as the Vixen ( note lack of " s " ) . A member of the Independent Women ' s Football League , the Vixen currently play their home games at Burnsville High School in Burnsville , Minnesota . Established in 1999 , the Vixen are the longest continuously playing women ' s American football team in the world . In 2011 , Adam Griffith was promoted from interim head coach to full - time head coach . His 2012 staff includes offensive coordinator Brandon Pelinka , Emilie Sundberg , Matt Bohar , Codi Falley , and Damion Topping . History . 1999 Barnstorming Tour . The Vixen ' s history dates as far back as women ' s football itself ; in 1999 , businessmen Carter Turner and Terry Sullivan decided to explore the feasibility of a professional women ' s football league by gathering together top female athletes from across the United States and gather them into two teams for an exhibition game . The two teams were called the Minnesota Vixen and the Lake Michigan Minx , and the exhibition game was played at the Hubert H . Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis ( known worldwide as home to the National Football League ' s Minnesota Vikings ) . While the Vixens lost the game by a score of 30 - 27 , the success inspired the two teams to trek outward on the " No Limits " Barnstorming Tour , where they would play each other again in six cities . 2000 : WPFL kicks off . The success of the tour led Turner and Sullivan to form the Women ' s Professional Football League ; although the Minx would not join the Vixen in the WPFL ' s first full season , the Austin Rage , Colorado Valkyries , Daytona Beach Barracudas , Houston Energy , Miami Fury , New England Storm , New York Galaxy , New York Sharks , Oklahoma City Wildcats , and Tampa Tempest would join the Vixen to form the WPFL ' s inaugural roster of teams . The Vixen would finish the regular season unbeaten at 5 - 0 , clinch the Central Division title , and ensure home - field advantage throughout the American Conference playoffs . However , that playoff run would only last one game , as the Vixen lost the American Conference Championship Game to the eventual WPFL Champion Houston Energy by a score of 35 - 14 . 2001 . The Vixen played a three - game season , going 1 - 2 against the Arizona Caliente and the Indianapolis Vipers . 2002 . The Vixen finished 2 - 3 and fourth place in the National Conference . 2003 . The Vixen finished 2 - 7 and fourth place in the American Conference , North Division . 2004 . The Vixen finished 6 - 4 and second place in the National Conference , North Division , qualifying for the playoffs for the first time in four years . However , they would lose the National Conference Semifinal game to the Delaware Griffins . 2005 . Once again , the Vixen finished 6 - 4 , second place in the North Division , and qualified for a playoff spot . Although they defeated the Indiana Speed in the National Conference Semifinal , the Vixen lost to the New York Dazzles in the National Conference Championship game . 2006 . The Vixen finished 2 - 6 and third place in the National Conference , East Division . 2007 . In their final year in the WPFL , the Vixen finished 2 - 5 and third place in the National Conference , North Division . Soon afterwards , the Vixen left the WPFL to join the National Women ' s Football Association . 2008 . In their first and only year in the NWFA , the Vixen qualified for the playoffs for the first time in three years , finishing 6 - 2 and second place in the Northern Conference , North Division . However , that playoff run would only last one game , as the Vixen lost by a score of 31 - 7 to the North Division Champions and eventual NWFA runners - up West Michigan Mayhem . After the season ended , the Vixen switched leagues again , this time to the Independent Women ' s Football League . Season by season . ! Totals | | 37 | | 61 | | 0 < nowiki > * < / nowiki > = Current Standing