Two weeks later, former Calgary Roughnecks head coach Troy Cordingley was named as the new coach, giving the Rock an entirely new staff from ownership on down.

Two North American Soccer League teams, the Tampa Bay Rowdies and Tulsa Roughnecks, also expressed interest in joining the new league.

Matthews, Young, and Marshall re-emerged with a new band, Station Superheaven, while Brian Young formed a series of bands including The Tigersharks, The Roughnecks, and The Sabrejets.

By the close of 2003, the franchise creatively announced the name of “ Roughnecks ” along with the unveiling of a logo fit for the community and a mascot who has become a staple in both Odessa and Midland known as Digger.

The team's last game at the Met was a 1-0 shoot out play off victory against the Tulsa Roughnecks on August 26, 1981.

In the 2002-2003 season, the Roughnecks enhanced their record to 9-7, with a very successful 6-2 record at home.

The Roughnecks defeated the Mammoth, and played the West final at home, but were eliminated by the Washington Stealth in an upset by a 10 – 8 score.

The club was the second major-league sports team to play in the state, after the North American Soccer League's Tulsa Roughnecks, and played at Skelly Stadium.

With the NHL season being cancelled Roberts was drafted, at the age of 38, by the Calgary Roughnecks of the National Lacrosse League.

Roughnecks at work in a Chubut Province well in 1923.

On Sunday, April 21, 2002, eight days after the 2001-2002 NLL Championship Game, the North ( Calgary Roughnecks, Montreal Express, Ottawa Rebel, Rochester Knighthawks, Toronto Rock, Vancouver Ravens ) defeated the South ( Albany Attack, Buffalo Bandits, Columbus Landsharks, New Jersey Storm, New York Saints, Philadelphia Wings, Washington Power ) by a score of 14-10 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.

In the Roughnecks episode " Trackers ", it is implied that the Transport Bugs can cover a distance of some 75 light-years at speeds comparable to human-built starships.

The Roughnecks were a regular in the NASL playoffs, and won the NASL Soccer Bowl in 1983, defeating the Toronto Blizzard at B. C.

The Roughnecks ' home games consistently drew better-than-league-average attendance, with the annual record occurring during the 1980 season when the team averaged 19, 787 spectators over 16 games, for a total attendance that year of 316, 593 ( placing the Roughnecks at No. 5 between the Seattle Sounders and the Washington Diplomats ).

The largest home game attendance for Tulsa occurred on April 26, 1980, when 30, 822 fans watched the Roughnecks ' 2 – 1 victory over the New York Cosmos at Skelly Stadium.

He retired a few years later after spells at Barnsley on loan, Manchester City, Preston North End, American side Tulsa Roughnecks in the NASL and Maltese side Naxxar LionsHe also had a spell as player manager at Barrow A. F. C.

The team's last game at the Met was a 1 – 0 shootout playoff victory against the Tulsa Roughnecks on August 26, 1981.

Highlights en-route to the title included the 10 – 3 defeat of the Montreal Manic, a 10 – 4 victory over the Tulsa Roughnecks and a 6 – 3 win against the New York Cosmos at home while on the road impressive 6 – 3 and 6 – 5 wins were recorded against, respectively, the Toronto Blizzard and Jacksonville Teamen.

The first win of the season came against the Tulsa Roughnecks at Wrigley Field on May 1 but that was just a brief respite as the Sting slumped to a further four defeats to end the month with a 1 – 7 record.

A Calgary Roughnecks lacrosse game at Pengrowth Saddledome.

CHAS joined the Roughnecks for a single mission during the Tophet Campaign, at the end of which he sacrificed himself to save Higgins and the rest of the squad.

The team were runners-up for the league championship in 1983, losing the Soccer Bowl to the Tulsa Roughnecks 2 – 0 in front of nearly sixty thousand people at Vancouver's BC Place Stadium.

They then defeated the Calgary Roughnecks in the Western Division Final 16-12, to earn their first ever trip to the Champion's Cup, which took place Saturday, May 17, 2008 at the HSBC Arena in Buffalo, New York against the Buffalo Bandits at 7: 30 PM Eastern.

Besides that, they ended their inaugural year at 9-7 and won over the Odessa Roughnecks in the Semifinals, yet lost to the Amarillo Dusters in Intense Bowl I.

The Roughnecks won its first championship in 2006 at Intense Bowl 2 by beating the Corpus Christi Hammerheads 97 – 56, which is an IFL record for most points scored by one team in a game.

In the young adult novel Roughnecks by Thomas Cochran, the " Pineview Pelicans " are based on the Homer Pelicans as rivals of the " Oil Camp Roughnecks ".

The name was later announced as the " Roughnecks ", named after workers on an oil rig.

Another loss to the Express followed five days later before the Roughnecks earned their first win in franchise history on December 2 with a 17 – 11 defeat on the road versus the Ottawa Rebel.

The Roughnecks then won three of their next four games, including their first home win on December 14, against the Columbus Landsharks.

In the playoffs, the Roughnecks beat the San Jose Stealth 15-14 on the road to advance to the conference final.

Again on the road, the Roughnecks beat the Colorado Mammoth with a final score of 13-11.

The Roughnecks hosted the 2005 NLL All Star Game on February 26, 2005.

Prior to the 2005-2006 season the Roughnecks hired on former Buffalo GM Kurt Silcott to replace Dave Bremner and become the fourth GM in team history.

Silcott filled in as interim head coach for one game, and then hired former Roughnecks player Jeff Dowling as the second head coach in Roughnecks history on March 9, 2007.

Numerous television programs have focused on the roughneck life, including Oil Strike North ( 1975 ), Roughnecks ( 1994 ), and Black Gold ( 2008 ).

After the assault on Planet P in the novel, the final chapter recounts the drop room scene as Johnny Rico, having become a lieutenant, prepares his " Roughnecks " for the climactic assault on Klendathu.

Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles was a CGI animated television series, based on both the novel by Robert A. Heinlein and the 1997 film adaptation directed by Paul Verhoeven, who served as executive producer for the series.

He later died a noble death saving the Roughnecks after Dizzy reminded him " to play on her team.

In January 2010, Dale and Jay Morris of Midland, Texas purchased the Roughnecks from Allegiance Pro Sports.

The record was broken with a 55 – 35 win over the Laredo Lobos in Odessa on June 17, 2006, giving the Roughnecks 26 straight regular season wins.

For the 2012 season, the Roughnecks are joining the Lone Star Football League.

For the 2012 season, the Roughnecks are joining the Lone Star Football League.