Atlanta Ravens The Atlanta Xplosion , known as the Atlanta Ravens for one year , is a football team in the Independent Women ' s Football League . Based in Atlanta , Georgia , the Xplosion play their home games in nearby Smyrna , Georgia at Campbell High School . History . 2003 . The Divas were formed in 2003 as an IWFL exhibition team ( " X - Team " ) from the players and staff of the defunct Atlanta Leopards team which played the NWFA . The Beniamino family was involved in all aspects of the team ; in addition to the breadwinner Phil owning the team , his wife Denise played for the Xplosion ( she played her husband ' s typical position of linebacker and wore his # 33 uniform number ) . Even their daughter Kylie had her own unique role , as she was the one who first thought up the Xplosion name . Coached by Phil , Marcus Dawson , Craig Couchoud and John Singleton and playing on the campus of Clark Atlanta University , the Xplosion had a successful exhibition season , finishing with a 9 - 1 record . 2004 . 2004 was the Xplosion ' s first year as a fully licensed IWFL team . Adding Zeric Foster and Adrian " ACE " Carney to the coaching staff , the Xplosion finished 5 - 3 , good for second place in the South Atlantic Division and a playoff spot . Their playoff run would end soon after it began with a 21 - 8 divisional playoff loss to their South Atlantic divisional rivals the Tampa Bay Terminators , who had beaten the Xplosion twice in the regular season but would go on to lose to the eventual IWFL Champion New York Sharks in the Eastern Conference Finals . 2005 . 2005 was a year of many changes for the Xplosion . In addition to moving to Campbell High School in nearby Smyrna , the Xplosion moved on without past coaches Marcus Dawson and John Singleton , hiring Charlene Vance , Craig Couchoud , and offensive line ( who would later be head ) coach Mario D ' Ella . On the field , the Xplosion did even better than they had done in ' 04 , finishing the regular season at a perfect 9 - 0 , winning their first division title ( Eastern Conference , South Central ) , and clinching a first - round playoff home game . Their playoff run also saw success , winning the Eastern Conference Semifinal over the Jacksonville Dixie Blues by a score of 26 - 12 and later dethroning the reigning IWFL Champion New York Sharks 3 - 0 for the Eastern Conference Championship and the right to advance to the IWFL Championship Game in Manchester , New Hampshire ( hosted by the Manchester Freedom ) . Unfortunately , the title game was not as successful , as the Xplosion lost to the Sacramento Sirens , 9 - 6 . 2006 . In 2006 , Phil Beniamino sold the Xplosion to current owner Tameka Corbitt , who herself had played running back and fullback for the team for three years . Beniamino and his staff would remain as coaches , leading the Xplosion to a season even better than the one before it . Not only did they finish the regular season 7 - 1 , win another division title ( South Atlantic ) , and win the Eastern Conference Semifinals ( over the Bay State Warriors , 41 - 0 ) and Finals ( over the New York Sharks , 35 - 14 ) , but they also made history in the following IWFL Championship in Long Beach , California ( hosted by the Long Beach Aftershock ) . Their opponent , the Detroit Demolition , had won 42 consecutive games dating back to their inaugural season of 2002 , and had won four straight NWFA championships before joining the IWFL . Needless to say , the Xplosion put that streak to a quick end , defeating the Demolition 21 - 14 and becoming 2006 IWFL World Champions . 2007 . 2007 , like the seasons before it , was a year of change . Moving into Roswell High School , the Xplosion promoted offensive line coach Mario D ' Ella to Head Coach , leading to a revamping of the coaching staff ; gone were Beniamino , Vance , and Couchoud , leaving only Zeric Foster from the previous coaching staff and adding Charmaine Chin , Ronald Rankin , Jody Kerse and Marco McInness . Otherwise , not much had changed from prior seasons ; again finishing 8 - 0 , winning the South Atlantic Division title , and breezing through the Eastern Conference Semifinals ( defeating the D . C . Divas ) and Championship ( for the third straight year , defeating the New York Sharks ) to advance to the IWFL Championship Game which this time they were hosting against their opponent from the year before , the Detroit Demolition . Though it was the highest - attended title game in IWFL history , the Xplosion were not as successful this time around , losing 17 - 7 to the Demolition ( who avenged their defeat in the previous year ' s game ) . 2008 . 2008 was a disappointing year by Xplosion standards ; despite finishing with a solid 6 - 2 record , for the first time since 2005 , the Xplosion failed to win the conference title , for the first time since 2004 , failed to win the division title , and for the first time since becoming a fully licensed team , failed to make the playoffs . 2009 . For 2009 , the Xplosion moved to their new home of James R . Hallford Stadium in Decatur and their new head coach Maurice Tyler . Once again , despite a strong 7 - 1 record , the Xplosion failed to make the playoffs once again because of a lower Team Rating than the wild - card winners Pittsburgh Passion . 2010 . Once again , the Xplosion finished at 7 - 1 , which was the best record in the division . However , because of the IWFL ' s Team Ratings system , the 5 - 3 D . C . Divas won the Southeast Division title . The two teams will play in the first round of the playoffs on June 12 . 2011 . In March 2011 , the team announced that the name of the team was changed from the Atlanta Xplosion to the Atlanta Ravens . The Ravens were undefeated the entire year to win a world championship 2012 . 2012 was a rebuilding year for the Xplosion . With a strong rookie class and a few dedicated veterans , the team went 9 - 1 on the season , winning their division and making the first round of the playoffs . 2013 . The upcoming season is very promising for this young Xplosion team . Coach Zeric Foster has returned and teh coaching staff has also been enriched with the addition of Gerald " Boo " Mitchell as offensive coordinator . Season - by - season . ! Totals | | 79 | | 15 | | 0 < nowiki > * < / nowiki > = Current Standing Season schedules . 2010 . < nowiki > * * < / nowiki > = Won by forfeit