We are now in our 15th season as we prepare for another football season here in the Midwest. The Great Plains Football League is one of the premier leagues in the midwest, and one of the eldest leagues.

The Great Plains Football League was originally started in 1991 as the Windom Football League, which it remained through the 1994 season. In 1995, the WFL changed it's name to the Great Plains Football League.

The Great Plains Football League is an amatuer/semi-pro/minor league adult tackle football league. It has or has had teams in the following states; Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, Nebraska, North Dakota, Missouri, South Dakota. It is one the fastest growing leagues in the country.

This season there will be twelve-sixteen teams in the Great Plains Football League. The G.P.F.L. Teams are back from a year ago, with additional new (expansion) teams this season. Teams from a year ago are the Defending Back-to-Back 2003 & 2004 GPFL Champs the Rochester Giants (5th year in the GPFL), Chippewa Valley Predators (5th year in the GPFL, Back-to-Back 2002 & 2001 GPFL Champions), Alexandria Mustangs? (6th year in the GPFL, 2000 GPFL Champions), Minnesota Stallions (15th year in the GPFL), Brainerd Muddogs (1st year in the GPFL), Oakdale Outlaws (5th year in the GPFL, formerly the Metro Force), Lake City (MN) Legends (4th year team, 2002 GPFL Runner-Up), Central Wisconsin (WI) Panthers (4th year team, formerly Wausau), the Upper Peninsula ArcticBlast (4th year in the GPFL, formerly Northern Michigan), Iron Range(MN)Hitmen (2nd year in the GPFL), Windy City(IL)Buccaneers (2nd year in the GPFL), Northern Wisconsin Reapers (2nd year in the GPFL) and the Wisconsin Blaze (2nd year team in the GPFL).
Other Teams looking to join are the Iowa Invaders, Two Harbors (MN), Superior Wisconsin.

Note* - Teams Not Returning for the 2005 Season Duluth-Superior(MN)Shoremen, Twin Cities(MN)Titans and River Valley (MN)Knights. The GPFL would like to thank them for being a part of the league this past season/seasons.