Football: IFL News

 

     The 2022 IFL (Indoor Football League) season kicks off later today with 2 conferences, and 14 teams.  The IFL Eastern Conference features the Bismarck Bucks, the Frisco Fighters, the Green Bay Blizzard, the Iowa Barnstormers, the Massachusetts Pirates, the Quad City Steamwheelers, and the Sioux Falls Storm.  The IFL Western Conference features the Arizona Rattlers, the Bay Area Panthers, the Duke City Gladiators, the Northern Arizona Rattlers, the San Diego Strike Force, the Tucson Sugar Skulls, and the Vegas Night Hawks.  

     The Massachusetts Pirates won the 2021 United Bowl (IFL Championship).  The Pirates entered the IFL in 2021 after competing in the NAL (National Arena League) in 2018, and in 2019.  The Duke City Gladiators were added to the IFL in 2020 after competing in the CIF (Champions Indoor Football) from 2015-2019.  The Gladiators won the 2018 CIF Championship, and the 2019 CIF Championship.  The Vegas Night Hawks are an expansion team competing in their first IFL season.  The Colombus Wild Dogs are scheduled to compete in the 2023 IFL season.  

     IFL games can be seen on Stadium, and on the Indoor Football League YouTube channel.  Leave a comment or email the Mitten State Sports Report at mittenstatesportsreport@rocketmail.com  Click on the link below for more information about the Indoor Football League.  Click on past months to see all of the Mitten State Sports Report's archived material.  Check out Game Notes.  

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-  The Indoor Football League played their inaugural season in 2009.

-  The Sioux Falls Storm have won the United Bowl seven times. 

-  The Mitten State Sports Report posted "IFL Games On YouTube" on 4/13/2019.   

-  The Mitten State Sports Report posted "Football: NAL News" on 6/23/2019.   

-  The Mitten State Sports Report posted "Football: CIF News" on 7/4/2019. 

-  The AFL (Arena Football League) folded after the 2019 season. 

For more information about the Indoor Football League click on  https://goifl.com  

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Arena Football League News

      On Wednesday, November 27th, The AFL (Arena Football League) announced that they've ceased operations.  The AFL played their first season back in 1987, but the league rode a roller coaster of ups and downs ever since its inception.  The league added, and subtracted teams on an annual basis, and the most popular franchises like the Iowa Barnstormers, and the Arizona Rattlers left to join the IFL (Indoor Football League) years ago.  The 2019 AFL season included 6 teams, and no big time television deal.
      The 2019 AFL season featured the Albany Empire, the Atlantic City Blackjacks, the Baltimore Brigade, the Columbus Destroyers, the Philadelphia Soul, and the Washington Valor.  The Albany Empire won Arena Bowl 32 by defeating the Philadelphia Soul 45-27.  Click on the link below for more information about the AFL.
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-  The Arizona Ratters played their final season in the AFL in 2016.  The Rattlers joined the IFL in 2017.



-  The Iowa Barnstormers joined the IFL in 2015.



-  The Green Bay Blizzard are a former AFL minor league franchise.  The Blizzard joined the IFL in 2010.



-  The Orlando Predators are a former AFL franchise.  The Predators joined the NAL (National Arena League) in 2019.



-  The Detroit Drive, the Detroit Fury, and the Grand Rapids Rampage are all former AFL franchises.














For more information about the Arena Football League click on  https://www.arenafootball.com



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IFL Games On YouTube

     Live, and archived IFL (Indoor Football League) games can be watched for free on the IFL website, and on the IFL YouTube Channel.  The 2019 IFL season features ten teams including the Arizona Rattlers, the Bismarck Bucks, the Cedar Rapids River Kings, the Green Bay Blizzard, the Iowa Barnstormers, the Nebraska Danger, the Quad City Steamwheelers, the San Diego Strike Force, the Sioux Falls Storm, and the Tucson Sugar Skulls.
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-  The IFL was founded in 2008 when the Intense Football League merged with United Indoor Football.



-  The IFL played their inaugural season in 2009.



-  The IFL Championship Game is known as the United Bowl.



-  The Iowa Barnstormers won the 2018 United Bowl.



-  The Sioux Falls Storm have won 6 United Bowls.



-  The IFL YouTube Channel currently features 613 videos.











For more information about the Indoor Football League click on  www.goifl.com



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