2013 Indoor Football League season

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The 2013 Indoor Football League season was the fifth 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 15, 2013, when the Sioux Falls Storm beat the Green Bay Blizzard 64–41. The season ended on June 15, 2013, with the visiting Sioux Falls Storm defeating the Texas Revolution 52-38.

For 2013, the IFL maintained its two-conference no-divisions format with each team scheduled to play 14 games during the 16-week regular season. The league contracted from 16 teams to just nine with the Bloomington Edge, Lehigh Valley Steelhawks, Omaha Beef, Reading Express, Everett Raptors, New Mexico Stars, and Wichita Wild either folding, hibernating, or moving to a different league.[1] A new team, the Cheyenne Warriors, were expected to join the league for 2013 until the death of the team’s owner in late December 2012; the team subsequently became inactive.[2][3][4] The Texas-based Allen Wranglers changed ownership and became the Texas Revolution.[5]

United Conference[edit]

Team Location Arena (Capacity)
Cedar Rapids Titans Cedar Rapids, Iowa Cedar Rapids Ice Arena (4,000)
Chicago Slaughter Hoffman Estates, Illinois Sears Centre (9,500)
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[edit]

Personnel[edit]

Robert Loving served as interim commissioner of the IFL in 2012 after Tommy Benizio left mid-season to pursue other opportunities. Benizio became president of the Texas Revolution, an IFL franchise based in Allen, Texas. Loving was officially named as the IFL’s commissioner by the league’s board of directors during the 2012 annual league meetings.[6]

For 2013, Michael Allshouse was Director of Football Operations, Sean Whitmire was Director of Communications/Team Services, and Tom Falcinelli was the Director of Officiating.[6]

Standings[edit]

Playoffs[edit]

Conference Championships 2013 United Bowl
           
2 Colorado 50
1 Nebraska 55
I1 Nebraska 40
United Conference
U1 Sioux Falls 43
2 Cedar Rapids 20
1 Sioux Falls 44

Individual season awards[edit]

Award Winner Position Team
Most Valuable Player Jameel Sewell Quarterback Nebraska Danger
Offensive Player of the Year Jameel Sewell Quarterback Nebraska Danger
Defensive Player of the Year Tyler Knight Linebacker Sioux Falls Storm
Special Teams Player of the Year B. J. Hill Kick returner Green Bay Blizzard
Rookie of the Year Cody Kirby Quarterback Chicago Slaughter
Adam Pringle Award Lionell Singleton Defensive back Tri-Cities Fever
Coach of the Year Mark Stoute Head Coach Cedar Rapids Titans

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1st Team All-IFL[edit]

2nd Team All-IFL[edit]

Special teams
Kicker Joe Houston, Nebraska

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Hamar, Bob (March 7, 2013). “IFL has seen dramatic change”. Grand Island Independent. Grand Island, NE: Berkshire Hathaway. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  2. ^ “Cheyenne Warriors join Indoor Football League”. Casper Star-Tribune. October 2, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
  3. ^ “For The Record: Thomas Scott “Toby” SerVoss”. The Platte County Record-Times. Wheatland, WY. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-02-16. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  4. ^ “IFL Announces Revised 2013 Schedule”. Indoor Football League. January 21, 2013. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  5. ^ Cummings, Tommy (September 19, 2012). “Allen indoor football league team gets new name”. The Dallas Morning News. Dallas, TX: A. H. Belo. Archived from the original on 2012-10-20. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
  6. ^ a b “About the IFL: Staff”. Indoor Football League. Archived from the original on October 23, 2013. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
  7. ^ “IFL Announces Individual Award Winners”. www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. June 27, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  8. ^ “2013 All-IFL Teams Announced”. www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. June 21, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2015.