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Indoor Football League
Upcoming season or competition:; 2024 Indoor Football League season
Sport	Arena football
Founded	2008
First season	2009
Commissioner	Todd Tryon
Claim to fame	America's longest continuously running indoor football league
No. of teams	14
Country	United States
Most recent; champion(s)	Arizona Rattlers (2nd title)
Most titles	Sioux Falls Storm (7)
TV partner(s)	YouTube; CBS Sports Network
Related; competitions	Direct: XFL/UFL, IFL, UIF; Other: AF1, NAL, TAL
Official website	goifl.com

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The Indoor Football League (IFL) is a professional indoor American football league created in 2008 out of the merger between the Intense Football League and United Indoor Football. It has one of the largest number of currently active teams among indoor football leagues. As of the 2024 season, the league consists of 16 teams in two conferences with each team playing 16 games over 19 weeks.

The league has operated continuously under the same name and corporate structure longer than any other current indoor football league. With the closure of the original Arena Football League in 2019, the IFL is the oldest active professional indoor football league in North America, and can trace its history to 2003 (as the Intense Football League).

IFL players earn US$250–500 (before taxes) per game played,^[2]^[3] with a $25 bonus given to players on the winning team each week.^[4] Additionally some teams provide housing for their players during the season.^[5]

The IFL has a player personnel partnership with the UFL, to function as their de facto minor league.^[6]

History

Number of Teams Each Year
Season	# Teams
2009	19
2010	25
2011	22
2012	16
2013	9
2014	9
2015	10
2016
2017
2018	6
2019	10
2020	13
2021	12
2022	14
2023	14
2024	16

Formation

The league was formed as a merger between the Intense Football League and United Indoor Football, announced the day before the 2008 National Indoor Bowl Championship, a game which pitted the champions of the two leagues against each other. The Sioux Falls Storm (United) defeated the Louisiana Swashbucklers (Intense) 54–42.

2009 season

Of the 17 teams involved in the two previous leagues, 14 moved over to the new organization's 2009 season. An additional three teams came over from the CIFL and two expansion teams began their life in the new IFL. In the United Bowl, the Billings Outlaws (Intense Conference) took the league championship by defeating the RiverCity Rage (United Conference) by a score of 71–62.

2010s

2010 season

After losing two teams to attrition after the end of the 2009 season, and a third in January 2010, the IFL then added another nine franchises to boost its membership to 25 for the 2010 season. Three of the new teams were expansion franchises. Two moved over from the Southern Indoor Football League and Continental Indoor Football League. After playing nine games of the 2010 season the Alaska Wild suspended operations, leaving only 24 teams to finish the year. In the United Bowl, the Billings Outlaws (Intense Conference) took the league championship by defeating the Sioux Falls Storm (United Conference) by a score of 43–34.

2011 season

Seven new teams were added to the IFL for the 2011 season. Some of these were new expansion teams, and others moved to the IFL from the AIFA. The IFL also lost nine teams during the offseason, bringing the total number to 22 for 2011. In the United Bowl, the Sioux Falls Storm (United Conference) took the league championship by defeating the Tri-Cities Fever (Intense Conference) by a score of 37–10.

2012 season

The league had 16 teams that played the 2012 season. For the 2012 season, the IFL switched to a two-conference format with no divisions,^[7] due in large part to the loss of all the Texas-based teams (except the Allen Wranglers) to the newly formed Lone Star Football League. The Wranglers brought attention to the league for offering a $500,000 contract to unemployed wide receiver Terrell Owens to become the team's part-owner and wide receiver. Owens accepted the contract. ESPN3 carried Owens's debut game against the Wichita Wild, but his association with the team and the league proved to be short-lived. The front office of the league saw changes as well, as Commissioner Tommy Benizio resigned.^[8] The league appointed assistant commissioner Robert Loving as the interim Commissioner.^[8]

2013 season

On October 12, 2012, the Bloomington Edge announced that the team had been sold to the owners of the Bloomington Blaze hockey franchise and would relocate to the new Champions Professional Indoor Football League for the 2013 season.^[9] On January 21, 2013, the league announced that the owner of the Cheyenne Warriors had died and that the team would not be entering the league this season as planned.

2014 season

The league added the Minnesota-based Bemidji Axemen to expand to 10 teams but the Chicago Slaughter were sold and changed leagues, returning the IFL to nine teams for the 2014 season. In February 2014, the league announced that it would return to Montana in 2015 with the new Billings Wolves franchise.^[10]

2015 season

On July 27, 2014, Iowa Barnstormers president Jeff Lamberti hinted at joining the league by telling a local TV station that the franchise will explore "all options" in the off-season of their continuance to play, including leaving the Arena Football League and going to the IFL for 2015.^[11] They joined the IFL in August 2014, becoming the fourth active AFL/af2 franchise to leave for the IFL since the Texas Revolution (formerly the Arkansas Twisters), the Tri-Cities Fever and the Green Bay Blizzard. (The Revolution left the IFL for Champions Indoor Football before ceasing operations in May 2019.)

2016 season

This was the first season the IFL utilized roster restrictions which call for all teams to carry no more than seven players with three or more years' experience in Indoor/Arena football.^[12] For the second consecutive season, an AFL team was strongly rumored to join the IFL, as Spokane Shock owner Nader Naini said on August 10, 2015, that he was considering all options for the team.^[13] On September 1, the Shock officially joined the IFL, becoming the fifth active AFL/af2 franchise to leave for the IFL since the aforementioned Barnstormers, Fever, Blizzard and Revolution.^[14] The Shock, however, would have to enter the IFL under a new identity as the Arena League announced on October 12 that they would retain the rights to the Shock logos and name, possibly for future use by another franchise in the state of Washington.^[15] The team subsequently held a name-the-team contest, which resulted in their new identity as the Spokane Empire.^[16]^[17]

On September 9, the Minnesota Havok (based in Mankato) were announced as an IFL team.^[18] However, on January 29, just four weeks before the 2016 season was to kick off, the Havok were terminated by the league for failing to meet operational standards.^[19]

On November 25, the Minnesota Axemen folded due to the team "Not fulfilling their commitments to the league."^[20] Commissioner Mike Allshouse called the move a proactive one to prevent the team having to fold mid-season.^[21]

2017 season

On June 30, 2016, the IFL announced that the Tri-Cities Fever franchise would be dormant, but in good standing with the IFL, for the 2017 season.^[22]

Project FANchise, a group aiming to create a professional sports team where fans help run the day-to-day operations, announced they would operate a new team, the Salt Lake Screaming Eagles in Salt Lake City. A fan vote determined the team's name and logo, and select fans will have access to player personnel decisions and in-game play calling. Project FANchise also bought the Colorado Crush in October and began operating the team in the same manner.

During the 2016 season, the Billings Wolves' website was hacked, was never completely fixed, and was non-operational for months. Several former staff members claimed that the team had folded after the completion of the season. On October 24, 2016, the Wolves announced they had left the IFL because of state regulations and failing to find new ownership for the team.^[23]

On October 17, 2016, the IFL announced it had added the Arizona Rattlers, previously of the Arena Football League, for the 2017 season.^[24] The Rattlers were the third team in three consecutive seasons to leave the AFL for the IFL. The league rejected the bid of another former AFL franchise, the Jacksonville Sharks, who are located outside the IFL's regional territory. They subsequently announced their charter membership in an entirely new league, originally to have been called the Arena Development League but actually beginning play under the name National Arena League.^[25]

2018 season

After the 2017 season came to a close, the website for the Colorado Crush was shut down with no formal announcement on the franchise's future. Project FANchise, which also ran the Salt Lake Screaming Eagles, had announced they would start their own league and left the IFL, with both teams going up for sale.^[26] No buyers for either team were subsequently found and the teams folded. On July 12, 2017, the Spokane Empire announced that they would be suspending operations effective immediately.^[27]

On July 25, 2017, the IFL announced that only the Arizona Rattlers, Cedar Rapids Titans, Green Bay Blizzard, Iowa Barnstormers, and Nebraska Danger had committed to play for 2018.^[28] However, expansion clubs and current member clubs had until September 1 to commit to the 2018 season.^[29] On August 30, the Sioux Falls Storm announced that they had joined Champions Indoor Football for 2018 after winning six consecutive championships from 2011 to 2016. The Storm was shortly followed by the Wichita Falls Nighthawks.

The IFL then added the Bloomington Edge and West Michigan Ironmen from the CIF on September 12.^[30] The CIF apparently then attempted to sue the IFL, Edge, and Ironmen for leaving the CIF after the two teams had already signed league affiliation agreements with the CIF for 2018. The IFL then threatened to sue the CIF, Storm, and Nighthawks in return despite neither former IFL team signing an affiliation agreement with the IFL for 2018.^[31] The CIF then retracted their lawsuit with the IFL but also removed the Storm and Nighthawks from their 2018 schedule.^[32] After the IFL meetings in October 2017, the Storm returned to the IFL^[33] but the Nighthawks had to suspend operations.^[34] While the CIF did drop the lawsuit against the IFL, it filed for an injunction against the Edge and Ironmen teams from participating in the IFL for breaking the terms of their signed affiliation agreements. A temporary injunction from participation in the league was granted on January 31, 2018, with the court ruling determining that both teams had been offered bribes from the owner of the Arizona Rattlers to break their contract with the CIF.^[35]^[36] The schedule was revised in February for the six participating teams stating the Edge and Ironmen were to return in 2019.

During the season, the Cedar Rapids Titans' ownership announced the team was for sale with hopes of selling to new local ownership.^[37] In June 2018, it was announced that the Titans had been sold to Roy Choi, a California-based businessman, with the intentions of keeping the team Cedar Rapids but would rebrand the team.^[38]^[39]

2019 season

In August 2018, the IFL announced that the expansion Tucson Sugar Skulls, owned by Rattlers' coach Kevin Guy, were joining the league after being rumored to have joined the CIF. On September 7, the IFL announced that the Quad City Steamwheelers would join the league from the CIF.^[40] The Cedar Rapids team announced their rebrand as the Cedar Rapids River Kings on September 22.^[41] On October 5, the Bismarck Bucks of the CIF announced their move to the IFL.^[42] On November 19, the IFL announced another expansion team, the San Diego Strike Force, owned by the new Cedar Rapids owner Roy Choi to bring the league back up to ten teams.^[43] The addition of the Sugar Skulls and Strike Force gave the Rattlers geographic rivals, reducing that team's travel expenses in a league otherwise centered in the upper Midwest.

2020s

2020 season

On August 20, 2019, the Duke City Gladiators joined the IFL after winning back-to-back CIF championships.^[44] On September 10, the Oakland Panthers, co-owned by former NFL running back Marshawn Lynch, joined the IFL for the 2020 season.^[45] On November 1, the league added the Spokane Shock after it was resurrected by former NFL player Sam Adams, with the Spokane team reacquiring the Shock brand following the Empire's folding in 2017.^[46]^[47] The Bosselman family were looking to sell the Nebraska Danger,^[48] but no owner was found before the deadline for participating in the 2020 season. On November 24, 2019, the IFL added a thirteenth team in Frisco, Texas, owned by the Germain family called the Frisco Fighters.^[49] The Germain family also purchased the sponsorship rights for the IFL, the management rights of the league's communications and marketing department, as well as a second expansion for the 2021 season in Columbus, Ohio, known as the Columbus Wild Dogs.^[50]^[51]

Two games into the 2020 season, the league postponed the rest of the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On April 13, 2020, the season was fully cancelled.^[52]

2021 season

On June 26, 2020, the Columbus Wild Dogs announced it would not begin play until 2022.^[53] On August 19, 2020, the Massachusetts Pirates, formerly of the National Arena League, were added to the IFL for the 2021 season as the league's first East Coast-based team.^[54] On August 25, the league added the Northern Arizona Wranglers in Prescott Valley, Arizona, for the 2021 season, joining the Arizona Rattlers and Tucson Sugar Skulls as the third IFL team to be based in Arizona for 2021.^[55] On November 6, the Louisville Xtreme of Louisville, Kentucky, was added.^[56] The 2020 expansion Oakland Panthers,^[57] as well as the Cedar Rapids River Kings, Quad City Steamwheelers, and the San Diego Strike Force withdrew from the season due to the effects of the pandemic.^[58]^[59] On May 11, 2021, the IFL announced as broadcast partnership with Stadium to air the IFL Game of the Week beginning May 15, 2021.^[60] On June 14, the IFL terminated the Xtreme's membership after five games played due to failing to maintain the league's minimum obligations and did not finish the season.^[61]

2022 season

On May 11, 2021, the IFL announced that Bill Foley and the Vegas Golden Knights had purchased a 2022 expansion franchise to be based in the Las Vegas Valley called the Vegas Knight Hawks.^[62] In October 2021, the league updated its website, removing the Cedar Rapids River Kings and Columbus Wild Dogs.^[63] On February 24, 2022, the Spokane Shock were removed from the league after the team lost its lease for their home arena.^[64]^[65]

2023 season

On July 26, 2022, the IFL announced that Andy Scurto and the Tulsa Oilers had purchased a 2023 expansion franchise to be based in Tulsa, which would also be called the Tulsa Oilers. The Bay Area Panthers won the 2023 Championship defeating the Sioux Falls Storm 51–41 after going 1–15 in the previous year.^[66]^[67] On October 7, the Bismarck Bucks announced they will suspend operations for the 2023 season.^[68]

For the 2023 season, the league signed a player personnel partnership with the XFL, to function as their de facto minor league.^[69]

2024 season

For the 2024 season, the league expanded to 16 teams with the addition of the Jacksonville Sharks and San Antonio Gunslingers from the National Arena League.^[70] The Sharks were added to the Eastern Conference and the Gunslingers were added to the Western Conference.^[71] While the Bismarck Bucks will stay idle for another season, the Scheels Arena will host the "Fargo-IFL Gridiron Classic" between Sioux Falls Storm and Massachusetts Pirates.^[72]

On October 24, 2023, the IFL announced that its first expansion team for 2025 would be based in Indianapolis and would play at the new Fishers Event Center in nearby Fishers.^[73] On December 15, the team announced they would be known as the Fishers Freight.^[74]

Starting in 2024, the league has a theme song for all games – "The Indoor War" by Sioux Falls-based musician Denham. The song was released on March 10, 2024.^[75]

2025 season

On October 16, 2024, the IFL announced that the Duke City Gladiators and Frisco Fighters would sit out the 2025 season, both looking to return to play in 2026. The season schedule is set to be announced on October 31, 2024.^[76]

On October 30, 2024, the Sioux Falls Storm announced they would sit out the 2025 season after their home arena did not renew the team's lease.^[77]

Teams

Current

For the 2024 season, the league is split into two conferences.^[71]

Overview of current Indoor Football League teams
Conference	Team	Location	Arena	Capacity	Founded	Joined	Head coach
Eastern Conference	Fishers Freight	Fishers, Indiana	Fishers Event Center	6,500	2023	2025	Dixie Wooten
	Green Bay Blizzard	Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin	Resch Center	8,600	2003	2010	Corey Roberson
	Iowa Barnstormers	Des Moines, Iowa	Wells Fargo Arena	15,181	1995	2015	Dave Mogensen
	Jacksonville Sharks	Jacksonville, Florida	VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena	13,011	2009	2024	Jason Gibson
	Massachusetts Pirates	Lowell, Massachusetts	Tsongas Center	6,003	2017	2021	Rod Miller
	Quad City Steamwheelers	Moline, Illinois	Vibrant Arena	9,200	2017	2019	Cory Ross
	Tulsa Oilers	Tulsa, Oklahoma	BOK Center	16,582	2022	2023	Marvin Jones
Western Conference	Arizona Rattlers	Glendale, Arizona	Desert Diamond Arena	19,000	1992	2017	Kevin Guy
	Bay Area Panthers	San Jose, California	SAP Center	17,562	2019	2020	Rob Keefe
	Northern Arizona Wranglers	Prescott Valley, Arizona	Findlay Toyota Center	6,000	2020	2021	Ron James
	San Antonio Gunslingers	San Antonio, Texas	Freeman Coliseum	9,800	2020	2024	Tom Menas
	San Diego Strike Force	Oceanside, California	Frontwave Arena	7,500	2018	2019	Taylor Genuser
	Tucson Sugar Skulls	Tucson, Arizona	Tucson Convention Center	9,000	2018	2019	Billy Back
	Vegas Knight Hawks	Henderson, Nevada	Lee's Family Forum	5,567	2021	2022	Mike Davis

Prospective Indoor Football League teams
Team	Location	Arena	Capacity	Founded	Joined	Head coach
Dakota Bucks	Bismarck, North Dakota	Bismarck Event Center	10,100	2016	2019; 2026^[78]	Vacant
Duke City Gladiators	Rio Rancho, New Mexico	Rio Rancho Events Center	6,000	2015	2020; 2026^[76]	Fred Griggs
Frisco Fighters	Frisco, Texas	Comerica Center	3,500	2019	2020; 2026^[76]	Vacant
Sioux Falls Storm	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	Denny Sanford Premier Center	10,678	2000	2009; 2026^[77]	Andre Fields

Map of teams

Current IFL team locations (Eastern Conference teams in blue; Western Conference teams in red)

Former

Abilene Ruff Riders – Left IFL after 2010 season for the Southern Indoor Football League and later folded in 2013.
Alaska Wild – Team suspended operations nine games into the 2010 season. The coach and multiple players left to play elsewhere and the team no longer had money to continue the season.^[79]^[80]
Amarillo Venom – Left IFL after 2011 season for the Lone Star Football League.^[81]
Arctic Predators – Originally announced as 2010 IFL member, but stalemate between ownership group and head coach led to lease difficulties; IFL franchise moved and became the Kent Predators. (A different team with the same name [Arctic Predators] then became a member of the American Indoor Football Association.)
Arizona Adrenaline – Ceased operations before the end of the 2011 season. Some games were played with a replacement team.
Austin Turfcats – Folded following the 2010 season.^[82]
Bismarck Bucks – Suspended operations in 2022. Team no longer listed on IFL website as of October 2023.
Billings Outlaws – Owner suspended the 2011 season and never returned.^[82]
Billings Wolves – Owner could not find a buyer for the team after the 2016 season and did not return.
Binghamton – Owner suspended the 2012 season and never returned.^{[citation needed]}
Bloomington Edge – Left IFL after 2012 season; rejoined the IFL for the 2018 season but was subsequently barred from playing in the IFL that season due to ligation over its departure from the CIF. Played an independent schedule in 2018 with the intent of rejoining the IFL in 2019,^[83] but were not included in the league schedule. In 2020 planned on joining the American Arena League, but lost out on the lease to the arena to another tenant and subsequently folded.
Bricktown Brawlers – Ceased operations before the end of the 2011 season. Final games were played with a replacement team.
Cedar Rapids Titans/River Kings – Played as the Titans from 2012 to 2018. Were sold and rebranded as the River Kings for the 2019 season and folded after the cancelled 2020 season. The team returned to play with the AIF in 2024 but became an independent team due to management issues.
CenTex Barracudas – Originally announced as a 2009 IFL member but then was not included in 2009 alignment.
Charlotte Speed – Originally intended to play during the 2013 IFL season but left for the PIFL instead.
Cheyenne Warriors – Owner died shortly before 2013 season began and team suspended IFL operations prior to first season. They played a few games in the DIFL, and shutdown entirely in May 2013.^[84]^[85]^[86]
Chicago Slaughter – Left IFL after 2013 season to join Continental Indoor Football League, but never played in it.
Colorado Crush – Website shut down at the conclusion of the 2017 season after their owners, Project FANchise, left the league to start their own league.
Columbus Wild Dogs – Announced in 2019 to begin play in 2021. The original ownership group, led by Steve Germain, cut ties with the team before the 2022 season and the team never launched.^[87]
Corpus Christi Hammerheads – Left IFL after 2010 season for the Southern Indoor Football League.^[88]
El Paso Generals – Owners attempted to sell the team and after 2009 season and never returned.
Everett Raptors – Team folded after 2012 season.
Everett Destroyers – Originally announced as a 2009 IFL member but then was not included in 2009 alignment.
Fairbanks Grizzlies – Owner suspended the 2012 season and never returned.^[89]
Frisco Thunder – Originally announced as 2009 IFL member but then announced they would take season off while Dr Pepper Arena was being renovated and never returned.
La Crosse Spartans – Owners suspended the team and started the Cedar Rapids Titans. The team failed to find new ownership in 2011 and never returned.
Lehigh Valley Steelhawks – Left IFL after 2012 season for the Professional Indoor Football League.
Louisiana Swashbucklers – A member of the Intense Football League in 2008; left Indoor Football League prior to its inaugural season for the Southern Indoor Football League.^[90]
Louisville Xtreme – Added for the 2021 season but membership was terminated by the league after five games played.
Maryland Maniacs – Owner suspended the 2011 season and never returned.^[82]
Minnesota Axemen – Membership terminated in 2015 by the league due to franchise's failure to meet league obligations.
Minnesota Havok – Announced for 2016 season but were terminated by the league one month prior to the season for failure to reach minimum operational standards.
New Mexico Stars – Left IFL after 2012 season for the Lone Star Football League.
Nebraska Danger – Joined in 2011; owner put the team up for sale at the end of the 2019 season and did not find a buyer before the 2020 season.
Omaha Beef – Left IFL after 2012 season for the Champions Professional Indoor Football League.
Reading Express – Took 2013 season off and never returned.
Richmond Revolution – Owner suspended the 2012 season and never returned.^[91]
RiverCity Rage – Owner suspended the team to focus on the Omaha Beef.^[92]
Rochester Raiders – Owner suspended the 2011 season and never returned.^[82]
Saginaw Sting – Left for the Ultimate Indoor Football League after sitting out the 2010 season.^[93]
Salt Lake Screaming Eagles – After Project FANchise left the IFL to start a new league, the Screaming Eagles were never able to secure new ownership.
San Angelo Stampede Express – Owner suspended the 2011 season and never returned.^[82]
Sioux City Bandits – Left IFL after 2010 season for the American Professional Football League.^[94]
Spokane Empire – Owner suspended operations after the 2017 season and eventually reacquired the Spokane Shock brand. The Shock returned to the league in 2020.
Spokane Shock – Returned for the cancelled 2020 season and played the 2021 season. Removed from league after the team lost its lease in prior to the 2022 season.
Texas Revolution – Left IFL after 2014 season, now defunct.
Tri-Cities Fever – Team went dormant after the 2016 season with the franchise remaining in good standing with the IFL, but the current ownership has no plans for a return.
Tucson Thunder Kats – Team joined the AIFA West before being officially accepted into the IFL but ended up suspending operations in November 2010 due to financial losses instead.^[95]
West Michigan Ironmen – Attempted to join the IFL for the 2018 season from the CIF but was barred from joining. The team was sold in 2018 and the new ownership was announced as rejoining the CIF for 2019, but were not included for 2019^[96] and instead joined Midwest Professional Indoor Football.
West Michigan ThunderHawks – Owner suspended the 2011 season and never returned.^[82]
Wenatchee Valley Venom – Owner suspended the 2012 season and never returned.^[97]
West Texas Roughnecks – Left IFL after 2011 season for the Lone Star Football League.^[81]
Wichita Falls Nighthawks – Left for Champions Indoor Football after the 2017 season but folded due to league disputes.
Wichita Wild – Left IFL after the 2012 season, for the Champions Indoor Football League. Folded in 2014.
Wyoming Cavalry – Owner ceased operations in September 2014.

Timeline

IFL Championship Game

The IFL Championship Game (formerly the United Bowl) has been played every season since 2009. The current IFL champions are the Arizona Rattlers, who won the championship game in 2024 defeating Massachusetts in Las Vegas.

The IFL continued to use the "United Bowl" name originally used by United Indoor Football. The UIF used this name before they merged with Intense Football League to form the Indoor Football League. The UIF held United Bowl I, II, III, and IV in 2005 through 2008, with all four being won by the Sioux Falls Storm. Although the name "National Indoor Bowl Championship" was used for the 2008 contest between the UIF and the Intense Football League, the "United Bowl" name was used for the combined league's championship instead up through 2021. Starting in the 2022 season the league started a three-year deal to play the now named IFL National Championship Game in the Lee's Family Forum (formerly the Dollar Loan Center) in Henderson, Nevada.

Results

Results of Indoor Football League championship games
Game	Date	Winning team		Losing team		MVP	Site	Attendance
2009	August 15, 2009	Billings Outlaws	71	RiverCity Rage	62	Chris Dixon	Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark	8,351
2010	July 17, 2010	Billings Outlaws	43	Sioux Falls Storm	34	Chris Dixon (2)	Billings Sports Plex	2,500
2011	July 16, 2011	Sioux Falls Storm	37	Tri-Cities Fever	10	Chris Dixon (3)	Sioux Falls Arena	4,696
2012	July 14, 2012	Sioux Falls Storm	59	Tri-Cities Fever	32	Jeremiah Price	Sioux Falls Arena	4,901
2013	June 29, 2013	Sioux Falls Storm	43	Nebraska Danger	40	Terrance Bryant	Sioux Falls Arena	5,202
2014	June 28, 2014	Sioux Falls Storm	63	Nebraska Danger	46	Chris Dixon (4) James Terry	Sioux Falls Arena	4,500
2015	July 11, 2015	Sioux Falls Storm	62	Nebraska Danger	27	Brandon Johnson-Farrell	Denny Sanford Premier Center	9,245
2016	July 23, 2016	Sioux Falls Storm	55	Spokane Empire	34	Lorenzo Brown	Denny Sanford Premier Center	9,000
2017	July 8, 2017	Arizona Rattlers	50	Sioux Falls Storm	41	Justin Shirk	Denny Sanford Premier Center
2018	July 7, 2018	Iowa Barnstormers	42	Sioux Falls Storm	38	Ryan Balentine	Wells Fargo Arena
2019	July 13, 2019	Sioux Falls Storm	56	Arizona Rattlers	53	Lorenzo Brown (2)	Gila River Arena	14,635
2020	Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021	September 12, 2021	Massachusetts Pirates	37	Arizona Rattlers	34	Alejandro Bennifield (1)	Footprint Center	6,385
2022	August 13, 2022^[98]	Northern Arizona Wranglers	47	Quad City Steamwheelers	45	Jaquan Artis (1)	Dollar Loan Center	4,149
2023	August 5, 2023^[99]	Bay Area Panthers	51	Sioux Falls Storm	41	Dalton Sneed	Dollar Loan Center	3,674
2024	August 17, 2024	Arizona Rattlers	53	Massachusetts Pirates	16	Davontae Merriweather	Lee's Family Forum	1,977

Results by team

Teams in italics are no longer active in the IFL.

Appearances	Team	Wins	Losses	Win %	Year(s) Won	Year(s) Lost
11	Sioux Falls Storm	7	4	.636	2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019	2010, 2017, 2018, 2023
4	Arizona Rattlers	2	2	.500	2017, 2024	2019, 2021
3	Nebraska Danger	0	3	.000		2013, 2014, 2015
2	Billings Outlaws	2	0	1.000	2009, 2010
2	Tri-Cities Fever	0	2	.000		2011, 2012
1	RiverCity Rage	0	1	.000		2009
1	Spokane Empire	0	1	.000		2016
2	Massachusetts Pirates	1	1	.500	2021	2024
1	Iowa Barnstormers	1	0	1.000	2018		1	Northern Arizona Wranglers	1	0	1.000	2022
1	Quad City Steamwheelers	0	1	.000		2022
1	Bay Area Panthers	1	0	1.000	2023

Media

On May 11, 2021, the IFL announced a national television partnership with Stadium, in which Stadium will air the IFL Game of The Week nationally each week for the rest of the season. The deal was negotiated by The Team Management, LLC, and each game will be produced exclusively by BEK Communications.^[100] In 2023, IFL announced a new broadcasting agreement with CBS Sports Network ensuring that the next three IFL National Championship games will air on the network. The deal also allows for additional games to be aired on CBS Sports Network throughout the agreement.^[101]

All other games will still be streamed through YouTube. Some teams also have individual contracts with local or regional TV and radio channels.

Hall of Fame

The Indoor Football League Hall of Fame is the official Hall of Fame of the IFL. The creation and inaugural class for this Hall was formed in 2014 and consisted of three inductees. All classes between 2014 and 2019 have consisted of three inductees which have contributed to the league in a significant way. There were no inductees for 2020; however, the 2021 class included four inductees. The Hall of Fame is the highest honor for players, coaches, and contributors involved in the IFL. The league was formed out of the merger of two indoor football leagues United Indoor Football and Intense Football League, which qualifies players who have also contributed at a high level to these former leagues prior to the merger. This Hall of Fame only incorporates contributors to the IFL, and its former leagues, so no other indoor or arena football leagues factor into the inductions. The Arena Football League has its own corresponding Hall of Fame. There is currently no physical location for the Indoor Football League Hall of Fame. Unlike the Pro Football Hall of Fame and Canadian Football Hall of Fame, there is no museum to view the inductees. Instead, it is more similar to the Arena Football Hall of Fame in that the inductees are enshrined online and without a physical location.

Qualifications

In order to be nominated for the Indoor Football League Hall of Fame, a candidate must have contributed in some significant fashion to be enshrined in the Hall. There is no official criteria that must be met other than the self-explained significant contributions to the league. Unlike other football Hall of Fames, the IFL Hall of Fame is far more new and laxed. To qualify, a member would need to significantly contribute to a franchise that played in the IFL, United Indoor Football, or Intense Football League during their tenure.

Ceremony and Hall of Fame Game

Starting with the 2021 season, the league added a new tradition of a Hall of Fame game. Similar to the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game, the first game of the season will now commemorate and recognize the hall of fame class for that year. Before this, the inductees were celebrated during the United Bowl championship game.^[102]

Inductees

Biographies and statistics can be referenced at the Hall of Fame web site.^[103]^[104]^[105]
Inductee	Class	Position	Team(s)	Years
Tommy Benizio	2014	Commissioner, Owner, Co-founder	Odessa Roughnecks	2004–2008
Tommy Benizio	2014	Commissioner, Owner, Co-founder	Commissioner	2008–2012
Rich Roste	2014	Announcer	Sioux Falls Storm	2000–2021^[106]
Terrance Bryant	2014	Quarterback	Sioux Falls Storm	2005–2010, 2013
LaRon Council^[107]	2015	Running Back	La Crosse Spartans	2011
			Green Bay Blizzard	2012
			Cedar Rapids Titans	2013–2014
Chris Dixon^[108]	2015	Quarterback	Black Hills Red Dogs	2005
			Billings Mavericks/ Outlaws	2005–2010
			Sioux Falls Storm	2011–2012, 2014, 2019
B. J. Hill	2015	Defensive back/Kick return	Green Bay Blizzard	2010–2013, 2018–2019
Mark Blackburn	2016	Linebacker	Sioux Falls Storm	2003–2010
Lionell Singleton^[109]	2016	Defensive back	Tri-Cities Fever	2010–2015
Tom Wigley	2016	Owner	Colorado Ice/ Crush	2010–2016
Robert Fuller	2017	Head Coach	Omaha Beef	2005–2006
			Fairbanks Grizzlies	2011
			Green Bay Blizzard	2012–2013
			Bemidji Axemen	2014
Cory Johnsen	2017	Defensive lineman	Sioux Falls Storm	2006–2015
James Terry	2017	Wide receiver	Sioux Falls Storm	2006–2015
Pig Brown	2018	Linebacker	RiverCity Rage	2009
Pig Brown	2018	Linebacker	Nebraska Danger	2012–2015
Charlie Sanders	2018	Offensive lineman	Billings Outlaws	2010
Charlie Sanders	2018	Offensive lineman	Sioux Falls Storm	2011–2016
Jameel Sewell	2018	Quarterback	Green Bay Blizzard	2011
Jameel Sewell	2018	Quarterback	Nebraska Danger	2012–2016
Javicz Jones^[110]	2019	Linebacker	Texas Revolution	2014
Javicz Jones^[110]	2019	Linebacker	Iowa Barnstormers	2015–2017
Myniya Smith	2019	Offensive lineman	Billings Outlaws	2009–2010
Myniya Smith	2019	Offensive lineman	Sioux Falls Storm	2011–2017
Bryan Pray^[111]	2019	Wide receiver	West Michigan ThunderHawks	2010
			La Crosse Spartans	2011
			Green Bay Blizzard	2012
			Ceder Rapids Titans	2013–2015
			Iowa Barnstormers	2016
			Spokane Empire	2017
Fred Jackson	2021	Running back	Sioux City Bandits	2004–2005
Heron O'Neal^[112]^[113]	2021	Head coach	Billings Outlaws	2006–2010
Heron O'Neal^[112]^[113]	2021	Head coach	Colorado Ice/ Crush	2012–2016
John Pettit	2021	General manager/vice president	Iowa Barnstormers	2008–2020
Kurtiss Riggs	2021	Head coach	Sioux Falls Storm	2003–2023
Charlie Bosselman	2022	Owner	Nebraska Danger	2010–2019
Nate Fluit	2022	Defensive lineman	Sioux Falls Storm	2003–2007
Carl Sims	2022	Wide receiver	Bloomington Extreme	2009
			Sioux City Bandits	2010
			Billings Outlaws	2010
			Sioux Falls Storm	2011–2012
			Cedar Rapids Titans	2013–2015
			Billings Wolves	2015
			Green Bay Blizzard	2015
			Spokane Empire	2016–2017
			Nebraska Danger	2017
Parker Douglass	2023	Kicker	Sioux Falls Storm	2009–2021
Xzavie Jackson	2023	Defensive lineman	RiverCity Rage	2009
			La Crosse Spartans	2010–2011
			Cedar Rapids Titans	2012–2016
			Nebraska Danger	2017–2018
Tyler Knight	2023	Linebacker	Arkansas Diamonds	2010
Tyler Knight	2023	Linebacker	Sioux Falls Storm	2011, 2013–2017
Houston Lillard	2024	Quarterback	Tri-Cities Fever	2010–2014
Clinton Solomon	2024	Wide receiver	Wichita Wild	2009–2011
			Sioux Falls Storm	2012–2013
			Texas Revolution	2014, 2016
Todd Tryon	2024	Owner, Commissioner	Sioux Falls Storm	2010–2019
Todd Tryon	2024	Owner, Commissioner	Commissioner	2019–present

Player of the Year Award

The Indoor Football League Offensive Player of the Year Award is given annually by the IFL to the offensive player of the IFL believed to have had the most outstanding season. Chris Dixon has won the most awards with four. Drew Powell has won the most recent award in 2023.

Key
^	Denotes year in which a player also won IFL MVP

Season	Player	Team	Position	Ref
2009	Chris Dixon	Billings Outlaws	Quarterback	^[114]
2010	Ben Sankey	Omaha Beef	Quarterback	^[115]
2011	Chris Dixon (2)	Sioux Falls Storm	Quarterback	^[116]
2012	Chris Dixon (3)	Sioux Falls Storm (2)	Quarterback	^[117]
2013	Jameel Sewell	Nebraska Danger	Quarterback	^[118]
2014	Chris Dixon (4)	Sioux Falls Storm (3)	Quarterback	^[119]
2015	Steven Whitehead	Tri-Cities Fever	Wide receiver	^[120]
2016	Demarius Washington	Colorado Crush	Wide receiver
2017	Charles McCullum	Wichita Falls Nighthawks	Quarterback	^[121]
2018	Darrell Monroe	Arizona Rattlers	Running back	^[122]
2019	E.J. Hilliard	Quad City Steamwheelers	Quarterback	^[123]
2021	Nate Davis	Duke City Gladiators	Quarterback	^[124]
2022	E.J. Hilliard (2)	Quad City Steamwheelers (2)	Quarterback	^[125]
2023	Drew Powell	Arizona Rattlers (2)	Quarterback	^[126]

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[2] "IFL: Football's land of hope and dreams". The Gazette. March 1, 2012.

[3] "Sioux Falls Storm leaving IFL for Champions Indoor Football". Argus Leader. August 30, 2017.

[4] "Investors wanted: IFL, Sanford Center look for local money for expansion franchise". The Bemidji Pioneer. July 18, 2013. Retrieved July 18, 2021.

[5] "IFL Player Contract" (PDF).

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[pan121012-9] Deacon, Joe (October 12, 2012). "Bloomington Edge sold to Blaze owner, changing to new league". Bloomington Pantagraph. Retrieved October 12, 2012.

[bigaz140219-10] Zimmer, Mike (February 19, 2014). "Billings Wolves to bring indoor football back to Billings in 2015". Billings Gazette. Billings, Montana. Retrieved February 24, 2014.

[11] Barnstormers May Leave AFL, Join Different League, John Sears, WHO-TV website, July 27, 2104

[12] New IFL roster regulations coming in 2016 Archived July 8, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, Mike Leischner, KWSN website, June 17, 2105

[13] Shock weighing options for future league affiliation The Spokesman-Review, August 10, 2015

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v t e Indoor Football League
2024 season
Eastern Conference	Fishers Freight Green Bay Blizzard Iowa Barnstormers Jacksonville Sharks Massachusetts Pirates Quad City Steamwheelers Tulsa Oilers
Western Conference	Arizona Rattlers Bay Area Panthers Northern Arizona Wranglers San Antonio Gunslingers San Diego Strike Force Tucson Sugar Skulls Vegas Knight Hawks
Dormant Teams	Dakota Bucks (2026) Duke City Gladiators (2026) Frisco Fighters (2026) Sioux Falls Storm (2026)
Seasons	Seasons by team IFL National Championship