Indoor Football League
The Indoor Football League (IFL) is a professional indoor American football league created in 2008 by joining together the Intense Football League and United Indoor Football. For the 2011 season the league had 22 teams in 14 different U.S. states. The 2012 season has 16 teams. The championship is called the United Bowl. They play games in the Spring.
Current season, competition or edition: 2021 Indoor Football League season | |
| Sport | Indoor football |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2008 |
| Inaugural season | 2009 |
| Commissioner | Todd Tryon[1] |
| Claim to fame | America's longest continuously running indoor football league |
| No. of teams | 18 (12 current, 6 dormant) |
| Country | United States |
| Headquarters | Grand Island, Nebraska |
| Most recent champion(s) | Sioux Falls Storm (7th title) |
| Most titles | Sioux Falls Storm (7) |
| TV partner(s) | YouTube Stadium |
| Related competitions | Intense Football League & United Indoor Football |
| Official website | goifl.com |
2009 United Bowl Championship
The 2009 IFL United Bowl had the Intense Conference champs, the Billings Outlaws, against the upset-minded United Conference River City Rage. Scoring was common. The Outlaw defense had a pick in the 2nd quarter which led to another offensive touchdown and two score lead by halftime. The Rage fought back, recovering an onside kick at the beginning of the 3rd quarter and driving the ball the length of the field for a touchdown. That would be the closest the game would get for the Rage. The Outlaws would put up just enough points to keep a comfortable lead throughout the fourth quarter and after recovering an onside kick in the last minute of the game, the Outlaws kneeled the ball and took home the crown with a score of 71-62 in a loud, sold out Rimrock Auto Arena.
2010 United Bowl Championship
In the 2010 IFL United Bowl, the Billings Outlaws of the Intense Conference took the league championship by beating Sioux Falls Storm of the United Conference 43-34 in front of a sold out crowd in the Billings Sportsplex (a training facility, used by the Outlaws after their arena suffered storm damage).
Other information
The IFL got more attention when former National Football League star wide receiver Terrell Owens joined the Allen Wranglers of the IFL for the 2012 season.
Current
| Team | Location | Arena | Capacity | Founded | Joined | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Rattlers | Phoenix, Arizona | Gila River Arena[2] | 17,125 | 1992 | 2017 | Kevin Guy |
| Bismarck Bucks | Bismarck, North Dakota | Bismarck Event Center | 10,100 | 2017 | 2019 | Rod Miller |
| Cedar Rapids River Kings | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | U.S. Cellular Center | 5,700 | 2011 | 2012 | Victor Mann |
| Duke City Gladiators | Albuquerque, New Mexico | Tingley Coliseum | 9,286 | 2015 | 2020 | Martino Theus |
| Frisco Fighters | Frisco, Texas | Comerica Center | 3,500 | 2019 | 2020 | Clint Dolezel |
| Green Bay Blizzard | Green Bay, Wisconsin | Resch Center | 8,600 | 2003 | 2010 | Corey Roberson |
| Iowa Barnstormers | Des Moines, Iowa | Wells Fargo Arena | 15,181 | 1995 | 2015 | Ameer Ismail |
| Louisville Xtreme | Louisville, Kentucky | Freedom Hall | 18,865 | 2012 | 2021 | Mark Stoute |
| Massachusetts Pirates | Worcester, Massachusetts | DCU Center | 12,339 | 2017 | 2021 | Patrick Pass |
| Northern Arizona Wranglers | Prescott Valley, Arizona | Findlay Toyota Center | 6,000 | 2020 | 2021 | Dominic Bramante |
| San Diego Strike Force | San Diego, California | Pechanga Arena | 12,000 | 2018 | 2019 | Burt Grossman |
| Sioux Falls Storm | Sioux Falls, South Dakota | Denny Sanford Premier Center | 10,678 | 2000 | 2009 | Kurtiss Riggs |
| Spokane Shock | Spokane, Washington | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena | 10,771 | 2006 | 2020 | Billy Back |
| Tucson Sugar Skulls | Tucson, Arizona | Tucson Convention Center | 8,962 | 2018 | 2019 | Dixie Wooten |
Inactive
| Team | Location | Arena | Capacity | Founded | Joining | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Wild Dogs[3] | Columbus, Ohio | Nationwide Arena | 18,500 | 2019 | 2022 | Bobby Olive |
| Oakland Panthers | Oakland, California | Oakland Arena | 19,596 | 2019 | 2022 | Kurt Bryan |
| Quad City Steamwheelers | Moline, Illinois | TaxSlayer Center | 9,200 | 2017 | 2022 | Cory Ross |
Map of teams
References
- "IFL Announces Commissioner". IFL. October 10, 2019. Archived from the original on October 10, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
- Obert, Richard (2019-07-29). "Arizona Rattlers will play at Gila River Arena in 2020, possibly 2021". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
- "Wild Dogs Unleashed". ColumbusWildDogs.com. July 28, 2020. Archived from the original on August 14, 2020. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
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