Tri-Point Football League (2024–present) Gridiron Developmental Football League (2018–23)
Conference
Tier I
Based in
Erie, Pennsylvania
Stadium
Erie Veterans Memorial Stadium (10,100)
Colors
Navy, red, silver, white
Owners
Paul Pennington(Owner), Dane Staaf (Director) , Damien Lane (Director)
Head coach
Charles Porter
Championships
(GDFL): 2021 (USA Bowl): 2022
Division titles
1 (2021)
Dancers
Coors Light Girls
Mascot
Ronnie
Local media
Erie Times-News
The Erie Express are a professional[1] American football minor-league team based in Erie, Pennsylvania. Founded in 2011, they will compete in the Tri-Point Football League starting in the 2024 season.[2] From 2018 to 2023, the Express played in the Gridiron Developmental Football League (GDFL), winning the championship in 2021. The team plays at Erie Veterans Memorial Stadium, a historic football venue in midtown Erie.
The "Express" name alludes to Erie being a long-time hub for trains and rail transportation. In 1910, GE Transportation built a locomotive assembly plant in nearby Lawrence Park and designed the entire company town there, which is still in operation today.[3] Erie also has a storied regional history of trains, especially the Erie Gauge War (1853–54).[4]
^"About the GDFL". Gridiron Media. 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
^"Breaking News: Erie Express Joins New League for the 2024 Season". Erie Express. 2024. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
^"Township History". LawrenceParkTwp.org. 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
^"Erie, PA (ERI)". Amtrak. 2013–21. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
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