Stadium: Duff Stadium (50,000)
Opened: 2005
Cost: $329,375,000
Roof: none
Surface: Natural
Team Colors: Black, Silver, and Green
Owner: Tid-E-Bowl
President/GM: Andy Meyer
Ring of Honor: none
Franchise Record: 30-34 (.469)
Home Record: 13-16 (.448)
League Championships: 0
Division Titles: 0
Franchise Championships: 0
Playoff Appearances: 1
Balance: $525,168,536
LAS VEGAS W 284-237
@ Indianapolis W 281-248
@ Pittsburgh L 267-242
@ New York L 342-244
@ Baltimore W 261-241
@ Northampton W 298-193
CHICAGO L 293-226
INDIANAPOLIS W 259-169
@ Las Vegas L 203-200
PITTSBURGH W 260-213
@Chicago L 261-260
NORTHAMPTON L 240-224
BALTIMORE W 302-255
NEW YORK L 286-249
The Bandits were one of the teams who joined the CFFL when it restarted in 2005. They came into the league as the Boston Isotopes, changed their name to the Chazwazzers, and again to the Bandits, finally taking the name New England Bandits in 2007.
New England pulled the number one pick in the lottery to determine the draft order for the 2005 draft, which they used to draft LaDanian Tomlinson. Despite several big games from Tomlinson, the Chazwazzers faded at the end of the season, losing 5 of their last 6 games to finish 6-10.
The Bandits got off to a horrible start in 2006, starting the season 1-6. This led them to trade Tomlinson to Bednarik Division rival Baltimore. The trade helped Boston salvage their season, and while they missed the playoffs, they won the Draft Pick NIT, and the first overall pick in the 2007 CFFL Draft.
In 2007, the newly-christened New England Bandits rode Tom Brady's record 50 touchdown passes to an 8-6 record and their first-ever playoff spot. They lost the divisional playoff to eventual champion New York.
The Bandits were inconsistent in 2008, never winning more than 2 games in a row. After beating Baltimore at Duff Stadium on Thanksgiving Day, they controlled their own destiny for a playoff spot, but wound up missing them after they lost to the Bo-Aggies and the Palookas beat the Tigers in Week 14.
The Bandits play their home games in Duff Stadium, a 50,000 seat state-of-the-art facility that is exposed to the harsh elements of the New England winter. A yearly highlight of their schedule is their annual Thanksgiving Day game against their division rival Baltimore Palookas, owned by Carl Meyer, the brother of Bandits owner Andy Meyer.
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