2015 Indoor Football League season

Sports season

2015 IFL season

League| Indoor Football League
Sport| Indoor Football
Duration| February 28, 2015 – June 20, 2015
Number of teams| 10
Regular season
Season MVP| Jameel Sewell (Nebraska)
Playoffs
Intense champions| Nebraska Danger
Intense runners-up| Tri-Cities Fever
United champions| Sioux Falls Storm
United runners-up| Cedar Rapids Titans
2015 United Bowl Championship
Champions| Sioux Falls Storm
Runners-up| Nebraska Danger
IFL seasons

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The 2015 Indoor Football League season was the seventh season of the Indoor Football League. Playing with ten teams in two conferences located in mid-sized cities predominantly in the central United States, the league's regular season kicked off on February 28, 2015, when the reigning league champion Sioux Falls Storm travelled to the Bemidji Axemen. The regular season ended 16 weeks later on June 20, 2015, with the Green Bay Blizzard visiting the Iowa Barnstormers. The playoffs were held in two rounds with the top two teams in each conference facing off in a conference championship game followed by the winners of those games meeting in the United Bowl.

## Teams

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For 2015, the IFL maintained its two-conference no-divisions format with each of 10 teams played 14 games during the 16-week regular season. This is the one more teams than the number of teams as played in the 2014 IFL season. The Texas-based Wichita Falls Nighthawks expansion team replaced the Texas Revolution which left for Champions Indoor Football for the 2015 season. The Iowa Barnstormers joined the IFL from the Arena Football League after making a move due to easier regional travel. The Wyoming Cavalry folded, and the league accepted the expansion franchise of Billings Wolves and the Wichita Falls Nighthawks.

### 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)
Iowa Barnstormers | Des Moines, Iowa | Wells Fargo Arena (15,181)
Sioux Falls Storm | Sioux Falls, South Dakota | Sioux Falls Arena (4,700)

### Intense Conference

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Team | Location | Arena (Capacity)

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Billings Wolves | Billings, Montana | Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark (12,000)
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)
Wichita Falls Nighthawks | Wichita Falls, Texas | Kay Yeager Coliseum (7,380)

## 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.[1] The city was previously home to the Billings Outlaws, who folded after a tornado heavily damaged the arena leaving them with heavy, uninsured losses.

On August 25, 2014, the Nighthawks became official members of the Indoor Football League.[2]

## Standings

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| 2015 Intense Conference

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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | GB | STK
y-Nebraska Danger | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 739 | 636 | \-- | L1
x-Tri-Cities Fever | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 648 | 655 | 2.0 | W1
Colorado Ice | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 658 | 666 | 4.0 | W3
Billings Wolves | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 638 | 663 | 5.0 | W1
Wichita Falls Nighthawks | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 546 | 615 | 6.0 | L5
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | GB | STK
y-Sioux Falls Storm | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 884 | 481 | \-- | W14
x-Cedar Rapids Titans | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 642 | 487 | 5.0 | L1
Green Bay Blizzard | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 620 | 715 | 8.0 | L3
Iowa Barnstormers | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 528 | 631 | 8.0 | W1
Bemidji Axemen | 2 | 12 | 0 | .143 | 449 | 803 | 12.0 | L10

## Playoffs

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| Conference Championships | | | 2015 United Bowl |

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| 2 | Tri-Cities | 43 | |
| 1 | Nebraska | 86 |
| | I1 | Nebraska | 27 |
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| 2 | Cedar Rapids | 12 |

| 1 | Sioux Falls | 34 |

## Awards

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### Individual season awards

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Award | Winner | Position | Team

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Most Valuable Player | Jameel Sewell | Quarterback | Nebraska Danger
Offensive Player of the Year | Steven Whitehead | Wide Receiver | Tri-Cities Fever
Defensive Player of the Year | Jeremiah Price | Defensive Lineman | Cedar Rapids Titans
Special Teams Player of the Year | Mulku Kalokoh | Kick Returner | Bemidji Axemen
Offensive Rookie of the Year | Waymon James | Running Back | Nebraska Danger
Defensive Rookie of the Year | Michael Green | Defensive Back | Billings Wolves
Adam Pringle Award | Brady Beeson | Kicker | Tri-Cities Fever
Coach of the Year | Kurtiss Riggs | Head Coach | Sioux Falls Storm
Executive of the Year | John Pettit | VP, COO and Co-owner | Iowa Barnstormers

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### 1st Team All-IFL

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| Offense

Quarterback | Jameel Sewell, Nebraska
Running back | Waymon James, Nebraska
Wide receiver | Judd Harrold, Sioux Falls
Steven Whitehead, Tri-Cities
Kyle Kaiser, Colorado
Offensive tackle | Myniya Smith, Sioux Falls
Darius Savage, Nebraska
Center | Charlie Sanders, Sioux Falls
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Defensive line | Jeremiah Price, Cedar Rapids
Corey Johnsen, Sioux Falls
Xzavie Jackson, Cedar Rapids
Linebacker | Javicz Jones, Iowa
James Ackel, Wichita Falls
Defensive back | Michael Green, Billings
DeQuan Starling, Sioux Falls
Jamie Bender, Green Bay

Special teams

Kicker | Jeff Budzien, Green Bay
Kick returner | Mulku Kalokoh, Bemidji

### 2nd Team All-IFL

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| Offense

Quarterback | Donovan Porterie, Green Bay
Running back | Andrew Pierce, Tri-Cities
Wide receiver | Brady Roland, Iowa
Josh Jarboe, Bemidji
Bryan Pray, Cedar Rapids
Offensive tackle | Rashaud Mungro, Sioux Falls
Trevis Turner, Nebraska
Center | Keyun Swinney, Green Bay
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Defensive end | Jake Killeen, Tri-Cities
Terrance Lloyd, Wichita Falls
Justin Edison, Nebraska
Linebacker | Tyler Knight, Sioux Falls
Elijah Fields, Sioux Falls
Defensive back | Troy Sanders, Tri-Cities
Corey Sample, Colorado
Travonti Johnson, Billings

Special teams

Kicker | Rockne Belmonte, Cedar Rapids
Kick returner | Demetruce McNeal, Cedar Rapids

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## References

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1. ^ Zimmer, Mike (February 19, 2014). "Billings Wolves to bring indoor football back to Billings in 2015". Billings Gazette. Billings, MT. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
2. ^ "Wichita Falls Nighthawks Join the IFL". Indoor Football League. August 26, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-09-04. Retrieved 2015-02-10.
3. ^ "Pettit Earns IFL Executive of the Year". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. July 1, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
4. ^ "2015 Individual Awards Announced". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. July 2, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
5. ^ "IFL Names All-IFL Teams". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. June 30, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2015.

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* Cedar Rapids Titans
* Green Bay Blizzard
* Iowa Barnstormers
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* Colorado Ice
* Nebraska Danger
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