IFL 2013
| P | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pct | |
| United Conference | |||||||
| *Sioux Falls Storm | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 645 | 500 | .714 |
| *Cedar Rapids Titans | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 744 | 569 | .643 |
| Chicago Slaughter | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 598 | 602 | .643 |
| Texas | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 563 | 747 | .357 |
| Green Bay Blizzard | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 622 | 652 | .286 |
| Intense Conference | |||||||
| *Nebraska Danger | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 767 | 655 | .714 |
| *Colorado Ice | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 651 | 579 | .429 |
| Tri-Cities Fever | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 626 | 591 | .429 |
| Wyoming Cavalry | 14 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 433 | 754 | .071 |
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Conference Finals | ||||
| 22.06.2013 | Colorado Ice | 50 | Nebraska Danger | 55 |
| 22.06.2013 | Cedar Rapids Titans | 20 | Sioux Falls Storm | 44 |
| 2013 United Bowl | ||||
| 29.06.2013 | Sioux Falls Storm | 43 | Nebraska Danger | 40 |
IFL 2014
| P | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pct | |
| United Conference | |||||||
| *Sioux Falls Storm | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 754 | 500 | .929 |
| *Cedar Rapids Titans | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 689 | 597 | .786 |
| Bemidji | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 592 | 624 | .357 |
| Texas | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 532 | 641 | .214 |
| Green Bay Blizzard | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 615 | 769 | .143 |
| Intense Conference | |||||||
| *Nebraska Danger | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 684 | 540 | .714 |
| *Colorado Ice | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 708 | 503 | .714 |
| Tri-Cities Fever | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 761 | 671 | .571 |
| Wyoming Cavalry | 14 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 441 | 931 | .071 |
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Conference Finals | ||||
| 19.06.2014 | Colorado Ice | 15 | Nebraska Danger | 45 |
| 21.06.2014 | Sioux Falls Storm | 73 | Cedar Rapids Titans | 36 |
| 2014 United Bowl | ||||
| 28.06.2014 | Sioux Falls Storm | 63 | Nebraska Danger | 46 |
IFL 2015
| P | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pct | |
| United Conference | |||||||
| *Sioux Falls Storm | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 884 | 481 | 1.000 |
| *Cedar Rapids Titans | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 642 | 487 | .643 |
| Green Bay Blizzard | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 620 | 715 | .429 |
| Iowa Barnstormers | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 528 | 631 | .429 |
| Bemidji | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 449 | 803 | .143 |
| Intense Conference | |||||||
| *Nebraska Danger | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 739 | 636 | .714 |
| *Tri-Cities Fever | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 648 | 655 | .571 |
| Colorado Ice | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 658 | 666 | .429 |
| Billings Wolves | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 638 | 663 | .357 |
| Wichita Falls Nighthawks | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 546 | 615 | .286 |
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Conference Finals | ||||
| 26.06.2015 | Nebraska Danger | 86 | Tri-Cities Fever | 43 |
| 27.06.2015 | Sioux Falls Storm | 34 | Cedar Rapids Titans | 12 |
| 2015 United Bowl | ||||
| 11.07.2015 | Sioux Falls Storm | 62 | Nebraska Danger | 27 |
IFL 2016
| P | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pct | |
| United Conference | |||||||
| *Sioux Falls Storm | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 951 | 720 | .938 |
| *Cedar Rapids Titans | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 781 | 628 | .750 |
| Wichita Falls Nighthawks | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1001 | 861 | .688 |
| Green Bay Blizzard | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 682 | 932 | .313 |
| Iowa Barnstormers | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 737 | 838 | .250 |
| Intense Conference | |||||||
| *Spokane Empire | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 815 | 709 | .750 |
| *Billings Wolves | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 643 | 647 | .500 |
| Nebraska Danger | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 765 | 794 | .375 |
| Colorado Crush | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 849 | 914 | .250 |
| Tri-Cities Fever | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 577 | 758 | .188 |
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Wild-Cards | ||||
| 09.07.2016 | Cedar Rapids Titans | 66 | Wichita Falls Nighthawks | 36 |
| 09.07.2016 | Billings Wolves | 52 | Nebraska Danger | 64 |
| Conference Championships | ||||
| 16.07.2016 | Sioux Falls Storm | 54 | Cedar Rapids Titans | 28 |
| 17.07.2016 | Spokane Empire | 55 | Nebraska Danger | 44 |
| 2016 United Bowl | ||||
| 23.07.2016 | Sioux Falls Storm | 55 | Spokane Empire | 34 |
IFL 2017
| P | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pct | |
| United Conference | |||||||
| *Sioux Falls Storm | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 769 | 467 | .875 |
| *Iowa Barnstormers | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 702 | 580 | .813 |
| Wichita Falls Nighthawks | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 832 | 745 | .750 |
| Green Bay Blizzard | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 513 | 565 | .188 |
| Cedar Rapids Titans | 16 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 494 | 780 | .063 |
| Intense Conference | |||||||
| *Arizona Rattlers | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 782 | 610 | .750 |
| *Nebraska Danger | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 717 | 660 | .563 |
| Spokane Empire | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 654 | 677 | .500 |
| Salt Lake Screaming Eagles | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 675 | 762 | .333 |
| Colorado Crush | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 629 | 821 | .188 |
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Conference Championships | ||||
| 24.06.2017 | Sioux Falls Storm | 66 | Iowa Barnstormers | 32 |
| 24.06.2017 | Arizons Rattlers | 62 | Nebraska Danger | 36 |
| 2017 United Bowl | ||||
| 08.07.2017 | Sioux Falls Storm | 41 | Arizona Rattlers | 50 |
IFL 2018
| P | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pct | |
| *Iowa Barnstormers | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 648 | 493 | .786 |
| *Arizona Rattlers | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 746 | 567 | .786 |
| *Siox Falls Storm | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 724 | 577 | .786 |
| *Nebraska Danger | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 525 | 592 | .286 |
| Cedar Rapids Titans | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 543 | 733 | .214 |
| Green Bay Blizzard | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 421 | 645 | .143 |
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Conference Championships | ||||
| 22.06.2018 | Iowa Barnstormers | 48 | Nebraska Danger | 17 |
| 23.06.2018 | Arizona Rattlers | 68 | Sioux Falls Storm | 69 |
| 2018 United Bowl | ||||
| 07.07.2018 | Iowa Barnstormers | 42 | Sioux Falls Storm | 38 |
IFL 2019
| P | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pct | |
| *Arizona Rattlers | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 879 | 510 | 1.000 |
| *Iowa Barnstormers | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 716 | 522 | .857 |
| *Sioux Falls Storm | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 738 | 589 | .786 |
| *Green Bay Blizzard | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 590 | 521 | .643 |
| *Nebraska Danger | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 714 | 656 | .500 |
| *Tucson Sugar Skulls | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 728 | 705 | .500 |
| Quad Cities Steamwheelers | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 709 | 650 | .429 |
| Bismarck Bucks | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 474 | 751 | .143 |
| Cedar Rapids River Kings | 14 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 413 | 730 | .071 |
| San Diego Strike Force | 14 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 524 | 871 | .071 |
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| 1st Round Playoffs | ||||
| 21.06.2019 | Green Bay Blizzard | 40 | Nebraska Dangers | 45 |
| 23.06.2019 | Sioux Falls Storm | 50 | Tucson Sugar Skulls | 47 |
| Conference Championships | ||||
| 29.06.2019 | Iowa Barnstormers | 50 | Sioux Falls Storm | 52 |
| 29.06.2019 | Arizona Rattlers | 62 | Nebraska Danger | 45 |
| 2019 United Bowl | ||||
| 13.07.2019 | Arizona Rattlers | 53 | Sioux Falls Storm | 56 |
Report
Sioux Falls Storm went on a winning streak, winning the 2011-2016 United Bowls, inclusive. In 2012 they beat Nebraska Danger 43-40, the following year they dispatched the same side 63-46, and then in 2015 completed a three-in-a-row over Nebraska Danger 62-27. They won their sixth-in-a-row in 2016, 55-34 over Spokane Empire, before finally being dethroned in 2017, losing to former Arena Football League Major League side Arizona Rattlers 50-41.
They lost again in United Bowl 42-38 against another former AFL side, Iowa Barnstormers, before gaining revenge over Arizona in the 2019 United Bowl, winning 56-53. In all it was a remarkable 10th United Bowl appearance in-a-row, seven of which they won.
About the IFL
The Indoor Football League is a AAA Professional American Football League, playing 8v8 Arena Football, which was founded in 2009 from the merger of the United Football League and the Intense Football League. Its’ reach was National in USA as it was notable for being the first Pro League to put teams in Alaska. In 2013 it became a League operating solely west of the Mississippi after losing its East Coast Franchises to the Professional Indoor Football League (see: https://eirball.ie/2020/02/16/professional-indoor-football-league-2012-2015/ )
About Indoor Football
Indoor Football, also known as Arena Football was developed in 1986 as an 8v8 form of Indoor American Football. After an initial few seasons where the game was developed with a 4 team league, a full seasons League with eventually over a dozen teams was developed in the 1990 which was considered by the Wall Street Journal to be a fifth major.
The Arena Football League over-expanded in the 2000s with a Minor League, and its importance (and number of teams) waned since it first experienced financial diffulties in 2009, and it ceased operations after the 2019 season due to the legacy debt incurred.
There is now, however, Indoor Football Leagues all over America, all of which would now be considered Minor League or Semi-Pro (AAA, AA, or even A)
Indoor Football is played on a 50-yard field with two 8-yard endzones, and teams have 5 downs (attempts) to reach the endzone or the ball is turned over. 3 of those downs must be passing plays, making Indoor Football highly explosive and high scoring.
References
[1] Indoor Football League (2019) Record & Factbook Pg. 66-73; 128-129 [Internet] Available from: https://d2o2figo6ddd0g.cloudfront.net/c/l/6by8kil2h4ubwq/2019_IFL_Record_and_Fact_Book_-_Final.pdf [Accessed 31 October 2019]
Internet Archive
[2] Indoor Football League | Wayback Machine (2017) Standings[Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20171018024936/http://goifl.com/sports/fball/2016-17/standings [Accessed 17 February 2020]
Websites
[3] Indoor Football League (2016) Standings [Internet] Available from: https://goifl.com/sports/fball/2015-16/standings [Accessed 17 February 2020]
[4] Indoor Football League (2016) Schedule [Internet] Available from: https://goifl.com/sports/fball/2015-16/schedule [Accessed 17 February 2020]
[5] Indoor Football League (2017) Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://goifl.com/sports/fball/2016-17/schedule [Accessed 17 February 2020]
[6] Indoor Football League (2018) Standings [Internet] Available from: https://goifl.com/sports/fball/2017-18/standings [Accessed 17 February 2020]
[7] Indoor Football League (2018) Schedule [Internet] Available from: https://goifl.com/sports/fball/2017-18/schedule [Accessed 17 February 2020]
[8] Indoor Football League (2019) Standings [Internet] Available from: https://www.goifl.com/sports/fball/2018-19/standings [Accesed 27 October 2019]
[9] Indoor Football League (2019) Schedule [Internet] Available from: https://www.goifl.com/sports/fball/2018-19/schedule [Accesed 27 October 2019]
Images
[10] SportsLogos.net (2019) Indoor Football League Alternate Logo (2009-2019) [Internet] Available from: http://content.sportslogos.net/logos/159/4848/full/982_-indoor_football_league-alternate-2009.gif [Accesed 27 October 2019]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Bart Barden & Sam Thompson
About this document
Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the
Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive
Last Updated: 17 February 2020
(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2020
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