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The Gulf Coast Riptide, formerly the Pensacola Power, is a women's American football full contact football team in the Women's Football Alliance (WFA) founded in 2001 as the Pensacola Power of the National Women's Football Association. The WFA, a 31- team league, plays under NFL rules with minor modifications such as ball size and kick off placement. Their home field is Escambia High School in West Pensacola. Their playing season runs April through July, with the 2009 season home opener on April 25.

The team's history started one cool Saturday morning in February 2001. That's when Catherine Masters (NWFA CEO & founder) held tryouts for the first women's football team in Pensacola. Ray Quinn (Head Coach & owner of the Alabama Renegades) and Tim Smart (Power Head Coach Candidate) were on hand to greet the first batch of football hopefuls. Over 120 women tried out for the team over the next three weekends but only 60 could make the squad. After a laborious selection process, 60 women were chosen and the team was ready to get started.