2015 Indoor Football League season

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 predominately 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.

2015 IFL season
LeagueIndoor Football League
SportIndoor Football
DurationFebruary 28, 2015 – June 20, 2015
Regular season
Season MVPJameel Sewell (Nebraska)
Playoffs
Intense championsNebraska Danger
  Intense runners-upTri-Cities Fever
United championsSioux Falls Storm
  United runners-upCedar Rapids Titans
2015 United Bowl Championship
ChampionsSioux Falls Storm
  Runners-upNebraska Danger

Teams

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
Team Location Arena (Capacity)
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
Team Location Arena (Capacity)
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

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

Playoffs
Conference Championships 2015 United Bowl
      
2 Tri-Cities 43
1 Nebraska 86
I1 Nebraska 27
U1 Sioux Falls 62
2 Cedar Rapids 12
1 Sioux Falls 34

Awards

Individual season awards
AwardWinnerPositionTeam
Most Valuable PlayerJameel SewellQuarterbackNebraska Danger
Offensive Player of the YearSteven WhiteheadWide ReceiverTri-Cities Fever
Defensive Player of the YearJeremiah PriceDefensive LinemanCedar Rapids Titans
Special Teams Player of the YearMulku KalokohKick ReturnerBemidji Axemen
Offensive Rookie of the YearWaymon JamesRunning BackNebraska Danger
Defensive Rookie of the YearMichael GreenDefensive BackBillings Wolves
Adam Pringle AwardBrady BeesonKickerTri-Cities Fever
Coach of the YearKurtiss RiggsHead CoachSioux Falls Storm
Executive of the YearJohn PettitVP, COO and Co-ownerIowa Barnstormers

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1st Team All-IFL
Offense
QuarterbackJameel Sewell, Nebraska
Running backWaymon James, Nebraska
Wide receiverJudd Harrold, Sioux Falls
Steven Whitehead, Tri-Cities
Kyle Kaiser, Colorado
Offensive tackleMyniya Smith, Sioux Falls
Darius Savage, Nebraska
CenterCharlie Sanders, Sioux Falls
Defense
Defensive lineJeremiah Price, Cedar Rapids
Corey Johnsen, Sioux Falls
Xzavie Jackson, Cedar Rapids
LinebackerJavicz Jones, Iowa
James Ackel, Wichita Falls
Defensive backMichael Green, Billings
DeQuan Starling, Sioux Falls
Jamie Bender, Green Bay
Special teams
KickerJeff Budzien, Green Bay
Kick returnerMulku Kalokoh, Bemidji

2nd Team All-IFL
Offense
QuarterbackDonovan Porterie, Green Bay
Running backAndrew Pierce, Tri-Cities
Wide receiverBrady Roland, Iowa
Josh Jarboe, Bemidji
Bryan Pray, Cedar Rapids
Offensive tackleRashaud Mungro, Sioux Falls
Trevis Turner, Nebraska
CenterKeyun Swinney, Green Bay
Defense
Defensive endJake Killeen, Tri-Cities
Terrance Lloyd, Wichita Falls
Justin Edison, Nebraska
LinebackerTyler Knight, Sioux Falls
Elijah Fields, Sioux Falls
Defensive backTroy Sanders, Tri-Cities
Corey Sample, Colorado
Travonti Johnson, Billings
Special teams
KickerRockne Belmonte, Cedar Rapids
Kick returnerDemetruce McNeal, Cedar Rapids

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References
  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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