2008 – Brian Thompson becomes the new team owner. He names Coach Navis as Head Coach and Jeremy Krahn was brought in to run the D. Fond du Lac goes 4-5 and Qualified for the playoffs. Loosing to he eventual IFL champions Madison Mustangs. Team was named the Most Improved Franchise by the IFL management.

2007 – New Coaching staff is bought on. Ron Walters as offensive coordinator and Josh Navis as defensive coordinator. The team starts fast with two wins then  ends the season loosing 4 games by a total of  7 points. The team ends 3-5 missing the playoffs.

2006 – Fond du Lac goes 3-6 and fails to make the playoffs.

2005 – A new era begins as Corey Giese takes the team over and relocates it to Fond du Lac. Giese starts all over and builds the team from scratch, that year the Crusaders go 4-6.

2003 – The Crusaders go 2-5 and do not make the playoffs 2004 – Retirements and player departures spell rebuilding time for the Crusaders as they compile the franchises worst record 1-7.

2002 – The Crusaders complied a 4-4 record and do not make the playoffs

2001 – Jason Tomczyk’s brother Troy took over the team and became its new owner. Troy relocated the team to Menomonee Falls where they went 3-4 and qualified for the playoffs due to a tie breaker. The Crusaders surprised everybody by beating the Waukesha Devils in the first round and almost beating the Milwaukee Bulldogs in the Conference Championship game. The 3-4 Crusaders were only 10 points away from going to the Ironbowl.

2000 – After a lot of consideration, Chris Chudada stepped down from being the team owner to concentrate more on the league itself. Chudada stated that it was virtually impossible to run both. Chudada sold the team to Jason Tomczyk. Tomczyk kept the team in Pewaukee but changed the team colors and name as he wanted to start over with a fresh look. A lot of debate went into deciding the colors and name. The colors were eventually voted on with Navy Blue & Gold being the victor; Orange & Blue came in a close second. The name “Crusaders” was suggested by Chudada because of his deep love for history. That year was a rebuilding year and the newly formed Crusaders went a dismal 3-5.

1999 – After back to back Ironbowl defeats the Warhawks fought back heroically to redeem themselves but failed to make the playoffs with a 6-5 record.

1998 – The Warhawks complied a respectable 5-3-1 record on their way back to the Ironbowl. This time the Warhawks succumbed to another out of town team losing to the Mayville Maddawgs.

1997 – The Pewaukee Warhawks started their inaugural season as one of the original seven franchise teams in the IFL. The team was founded by Chris Chudada and the colors were Black & Gold. The Warhawks went 7-5 that season and went on to appear in the first Ironbowl. The Warhawks eventually lost to the Portage Hitmen.



Photos from the past



Logos

Fond du Lac Crusaders 

2011

Fond du Lac Crusaders 

2005 to 2010
Menomonee Falls Crusaders

2001

Pewaukee Crusaders

2000

Pewaukee Warhawks