2014 Indoor Football League season

Sports season

2014 IFL season

League| Indoor Football League
Sport| Indoor Football
Duration| February 21, 2014 – June 14, 2014
Number of teams| 9
Regular season
Season MVP| Willie Copeland (Colorado)
Playoffs
Intense champions| Nebraska Danger
Intense runners-up| Colorado Ice
United champions| Sioux Falls Storm
United runners-up| Cedar Rapids Titans
2014 United Bowl Championship
Champions| Sioux Falls Storm
Runners-up| Nebraska Danger
Finals MVP| Chris Dixon
IFL seasons

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2015 →

The 2014 Indoor Football League season was the sixth season of the Indoor Football League (IFL). Playing with nine teams in two conferences spread across the United States, the league's regular season kicked off on February 21, 2014, when the reigning league champion Sioux Falls Storm played host to the Nebraska Danger. The regular season ended 17 weeks later on June 21, 2014, with the Nebraska Danger visiting the Texas Revolution.[1]

## Teams

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For 2014, the IFL maintained its two-conference no-divisions format with each of 9 teams scheduled to play 14 games during the 17-week regular season.[1] That was the same number of teams as played in the 2013 IFL season. The Minnesota-based Bemidji Axemen expansion team replaced the Chicago Slaughter which returned to the Continental Indoor Football League for the 2014 season.[2]

### United Conference

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Team | Location | Arena (Capacity)

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Bemidji Axemen | Bemidji, Minnesota | Sanford Center (4,700)
Cedar Rapids Titans | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | U.S. Cellular Center (6,900)
Green Bay Blizzard | Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin | Resch Center (8,621)
Sioux Falls Storm | Sioux Falls, South Dakota | Sioux Falls Arena (4,700)
Texas Revolution | Allen, Texas | Allen Event Center (6,275)

### Intense Conference

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Team | Location | Arena (Capacity)

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Colorado Ice | Loveland, Colorado | Budweiser Events Center (7,200)
Nebraska Danger | Grand Island, Nebraska | Eihusen Arena (7,500)
Tri-Cities Fever | Kennewick, Washington | Toyota Center (5,970)
Wyoming Cavalry | Casper, Wyoming | Casper Events Center (8,395)

## Personnel

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In mid-December 2013, Michael Allshouse moved up from assistant to commissioner of the IFL, replacing Robert Loving who is now the league's chief financial officer.[3] For 2014, Mike McCoy serves as the Director of Business Development and Tom Falcinelli returns as the Director of Officiating.[4][5]

## Expansion

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In January 2014, the league announced that the Billings Wolves would join the league for the 2015 season. The Wolves played their home games at Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark in Billings, Montana.[6] The city was previously home to the Billings Outlaws who folded after a tornado heavily damaged their home arena.[7][8]

## Standings

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| 2014 Intense Conference

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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | GB | STK
y \- Colorado Ice | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 708 | 503 | 0.0 | L1
x \- Nebraska Danger | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 684 | 540 | 0.0 | W1
Tri-Cities Fever | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 761 | 671 | 2.0 | W5
Wyoming Cavalry | 1 | 13 | 0 | .071 | 441 | 931 | 9.0 | L10
| 2014 United Conference

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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | GB | STK
y \- Sioux Falls Storm | 13 | 1 | 0 | .929 | 754 | 500 | 0.0 | L1
x \- Cedar Rapids Titans | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 689 | 597 | 2.0 | W2
Bemidji Axemen | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 592 | 624 | 8.0 | L5
Texas Revolution | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | 532 | 641 | 10.0 | L2
Green Bay Blizzard | 2 | 12 | 0 | .143 | 615 | 769 | 11.0 | W1

## Playoffs

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| Conference Championships | | | 2014 United Bowl |

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| 2 | Nebraska | 45 | |
| 1 | Colorado | 15 |
| | I2 | Nebraska | 46 |
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| | | U1 | Sioux Falls | 63 |
| 2 | Cedar Rapids | 36 |

| 1 | Sioux Falls | 73 |

## Awards

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### Individual season awards

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Award | Winner | Position | Team

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Most Valuable Player | Willie Copeland | Quarterback | Colorado Ice
Offensive Player of the Year | Chris Dixon | Quarterback | Sioux Falls Storm
Defensive Player of the Year | Tyler Knight | Linebacker | Sioux Falls Storm
Special teams Player of the Year | Rockne Belmonte | Kicker | Cedar Rapids Titans
Rookie of the Year | Nathan Wara | Quarterback | Green Bay Blizzard
Adam Pringle Award | Cody Kirby | Quarterback | Bemidji Axemen
Coach of the Year | Heron O'Neal | Head coach | Colorado Ice
Executive of the Year | Charlies Bosselman | Owner | Nebraska Danger

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### 1st Team All-IFL

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| Offense

Quarterback | Willie Copeland, Colorado
Running back | LaRon Council, Cedar Rapids
Wide receiver | Clinton Solomon, Texas
Ryan Balentine, Bemidji
Kyle Kaiser, Colorado
Offensive tackle | Myniya Smith, Sioux Falls
Darius Savage, Nebraska
Center | Charlie Sanders, Sioux Falls
| Defense

Defensive line | Claude Wroten, Nebraska
Kyle Jenkins, Cedar Rapids
Jordan Morgan, Bemidji
Linebacker | Tyler Knight, Sioux Falls
Joe Thornton, Colorado
Defensive back | Frankie Solomon, Jr., Texas
Jamar Love, Nebraska
Donyae Coleman, Tri-Cities

Special teams

Kicker | Rockne Belmonte, Cedar Rapids
Kick returner | Tory Harrison, Sioux Falls

### 2nd Team All-IFL

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| Offense

Quarterback | Chris Dixon, Sioux Falls
Running back | Keithon Flemming, Tri-Cities
Wide receiver | Samuel Charles, Wyoming
Donte Sawyer, Green Bay
Kayne Farquharson, Nebraska
Offensive tackle | Albert Erni, Jr., Cedar Rapids
Sanford Banks, Colorado
Center | William Maxwell, Green Bay
| Defense

Defensive end | Demario Dixon, Texas
Eze Obiora, Sioux Falls
Jason Jones, Colorado
Linebacker | Corneilus Brown, Nebraska
Javicz Jones, Texas
Defensive back | Kyle Theret, Sioux Falls
Corey Sample, Colorado
Lionell Singleton, Tri-Cities

Special teams

Kicker | Parker Douglass, Sioux Falls
Kick returner | Robert Brown, Cedar Rapids

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## References

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1. ^ a b Hamar, Bob (September 30, 2013). "Danger building for 2014 season". Grand Island Independent. Grand Island, NE: Omaha World-Herald Company. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
2. ^ "2014 Regular Season Schedule Released". Indoor Football League. October 18, 2013. Archived from the original on October 23, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
3. ^ "IFL Announces Changes to League Office". Indoor Football League. December 16, 2013. Archived from the original on December 25, 2013. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
4. ^ Hamar, Bob (December 16, 2013). "Danger GM takes on IFL duties". Grand Island Independent. Grand Island, NE: Berkshire Hathaway. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
5. ^ "About the IFL: Staff". Indoor Football League. Archived from the original on October 23, 2013. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
6. ^ Zimmer, Mike (February 19, 2014). "Billings Wolves to bring indoor football back to Billings in 2015". Billings Gazette. Billings, MT. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
7. ^ Breen, Scott (January 6, 2014). "Billings close to deal with Indoor Football League". Missoula, MT: KPAX-TV. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
8. ^ Krieger, Dan (January 13, 2014). "Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report". Our Sports Central. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
9. ^ "2014 IFL Individual Awards Announced - Charlie Bosselman Exec of Year". www.nebraska.tv. WorldNow and NTV. June 26, 2014. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
10. ^ "All IFL Announced". www.newsacrossnebraska.com. News Across Nebraska. June 20, 2014. Archived from the original on July 22, 2014. Retrieved April 23, 2015.

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* Bemidji Axemen
* Cedar Rapids Titans
* Green Bay Blizzard
* Sioux Falls Storm
* Texas Revolution

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Intense Conference|

* Colorado Ice
* Nebraska Danger
* Tri-Cities Fever
* Wyoming Cavalry

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2025 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|

* Buffalo Destroyers (2026)
* Dakota Bucks (2026)
* Duke City Gladiators (2026)
* Frisco Fighters (2026)
* Sioux Falls Storm (2026)

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* IFL National Championship
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History|

* Merger
* Intense Football League (2004–2008)
* champions
* United Indoor Football (2005–2008)
* champions
* 2008 National Indoor Bowl

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