2009 Colorado Ice season

The 2009 Colorado Ice season was the team's third season as a professional indoor football franchise and first in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of nineteen teams that competed in the IFL in the 2009 season, the Fort Collins-based Colorado Ice were members of the Intense Conference.

2009 Colorado Ice season
OwnerDanny DeGrande
Head coachCollins Sanders
Home fieldBudweiser Events Center
Results
Record5–9
Division place3rd Pacific
Playoff finishLost Wild Card 14–42 (Grizzlies)

Founded in 2007 as part of United Indoor Football, the Colorado Ice became charter members of the IFL when the UIF merged with the Intense Football League before the 2009 season. In their third season under head coach Collins Sanders, the team played their home games at the Budweiser Events Center in Loveland, Colorado.

Schedule

Key:   Win   Tie   Loss   Bye

Regular season

All start times are local time

Week Day Date Opponent Results Location
Score Record
1 BYE
2 BYE
3 Saturday March 28 Billings Outlaws L 41–45[1] 0–1 Budweiser Events Center
4 Saturday April 4 at San Angelo Stampede Express L 47–48[2] 0–2 Foster Communications Coliseum
5 Saturday April 11 Bloomington Extreme W 44–26[3] 1–2 Budweiser Events Center
6 Saturday April 18 Fairbanks Grizzlies W 61–30[4] 2–2 Budweiser Events Center
7 Sunday April 26 at Alaska Wild W 38–19[5] 3–2 Sullivan Arena
8 Saturday May 2 Omaha Beef L 68–70[6] 3–3 Budweiser Events Center
9 Saturday May 9 Fairbanks Grizzlies L 36–50[7] 3–4 Budweiser Events Center
10 Saturday May 16 at Sioux City Bandits L 34–64[8] 3–5 Tyson Events Center
11 Friday May 22 at Omaha Beef L 42–55[9] 3–6 Omaha Civic Auditorium
12 Saturday May 30 at Odessa Roughnecks W 60–50[10] 4–6 Ector County Coliseum
13 Saturday June 6 Alaska Wild W 73–38[11] 5–6 Budweiser Events Center
14 Saturday June 13 El Paso Generals L 33–63[12] 5–7 Budweiser Events Center
15 Saturday June 20 at Billings Outlaws L 30–83[13] 5–8 Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark
16 Saturday June 27 at El Paso Generals L 18–51 5–9 El Paso County Coliseum
17 BYE
18 BYE

Standings

Team Overall Division
Wins Losses Percentage Wins Losses Percentage
United Conference
Atlantic Division
Maryland Maniacs 10 4 0.714 8 1 0.888
Rochester Raiders 10 4 0.714 5 3 0.625
RiverCity Rage 8 6 0.571 5 2 0.714
Saginaw Sting 3 12 0.200 3 8 0.273
Muskegon Thunder 1 13 0.071 1 11 0.083
Central Division
Omaha Beef 12 2 0.857 4 1 0.800
Bloomington Extreme 11 3 0.786 4 0 1.000
Wichita Wild 9 5 0.643 3 4 0.429
Sioux Falls Storm 6 8 0.429 2 3 0.400
Sioux City Bandits 6 9 0.400 2 7 0.222
Intense Conference
Lone Star Division
El Paso Generals 12 2 0.857 8 2 0.800
Abilene Ruff Riders 9 5 0.643 9 3 0.750
San Angelo Stampede Express 5 9 0.357 3 8 0.273
Corpus Christi Hammerheads 5 9 0.357 5 9 0.357
Odessa Roughnecks 3 11 0.214 3 8 0.273
Pacific Division
Billings Outlaws 12 2 0.857 7 0 1.000
Fairbanks Grizzlies 7 7 0.500 5 4 0.555
Colorado Ice 5 9 0.357 3 2 0.600
Alaska Wild 0 14 0.000 0 8 0.000
  • Green indicates clinched playoff berth
  • Purple indicates division champion

Postseason

Week Day Date Opponent Results Location
Final score Record
Wild Card Sunday July 19 Fairbanks Grizzlies L 14–42 0–1 Budweiser Events Center


References

  1. "CO ICE Fall to Billings 46-41". www.oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. March 28, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  2. "ICE Fall to San Angelo 48-47". www.oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. April 5, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  3. "Colorado ICE Beat Bloomington Extreme 44-26". www.oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. April 11, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  4. "CO ICE Conquer Fairbanks Grizzlies 61-30". www.oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. April 18, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  5. "Ice Defeat Wild 38-19". www.oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. April 27, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  6. "CO ICE Lose to Beef in Final Second". www.oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. May 2, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  7. "ICE Fall to Grizzlies 36-50". www.oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. May 9, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  8. "Costly Mistakes Hurt ICE for Third Loss in a Row". www.oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. May 16, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  9. "Back-and-Forth Game Ends in ICE's Loss to Beef". www.oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. May 22, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  10. "Ice Slip Past Roughnecks To Win 60-50". www.oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. May 31, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  11. "ICE Win 73-38". www.oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. June 6, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  12. "Colorado Loses to El Paso 65-33". www.oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. June 13, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  13. "CO ICE Gunned Down by Outlaws". www.oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. June 20, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
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