2012 Indoor Football League season

January 2025 2012 IFL season Indoor Football League Indoor Football February 19, 2012 – July 14, 2012 16 Regular season Sioux Falls Storm Chris Dixon Playoffs Intense Tri-Cities Fever Wichita Wild United Sioux Falls Storm Green Bay Blizzard 2012 United Bowl Championship Sioux Falls Storm Tri-Cities Fever Jeremiah Price (SF) Most valuable player List of Indoor Football League seasons IFL 2011 Indoor Football League season 2011 2013 Indoor Football League season 2013 The 2012 Indoor Football League season was the fourth season of the Indoor Football League (IFL). The league lost nine of its previous teams but gained three new teams. The three new teams were the Cedar Rapids Titans, New Mexico Stars and the Everett Raptors. The season kicked off on February 19, 2012, when the Chicago Slaughter beat the Bloomington Edge 50–34. For the 2012 season, the IFL switched to a two-conference format with no divisions,http://www.expressindoorfootball.com/news/index.html?article_id=264 expressindoorfootball.com: News 2012-09-19 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120425091046/http://www.expressindoorfootball.com/news/index.html?article_id=264 2012-04-25 due, in large part, to the loss of all the Texas-based teams (except the Allen Wranglers) to the newly formed Lone Star Football League. The Wranglers brought attention to the league for offering a US$500,000 contract to unemployed wide receiver Terrell Owens to become the team's part-owner and wide receiver. Owens accepted the contract. ESPN3 carried Owens's debut game against the Wichita Wild. The front office of the league saw changes as well, as Commissioner Tommy Benizio resigned.http://www.keloland.com/newsdetail.cfm/ifl-elects-commissioner/?id=137341 IFL Elects Commissioner September 18, 2012 KELO-TV www.keloland.com September 19, 2012 September 20, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120920072709/http://www.keloland.com/newsdetail.cfm/ifl-elects-commissioner/?id=137341 dead The league appointed assistant commissioner Robert Loving as the interim Commissioner. Standings 100% Playoffs Conference Semi-Finals Conference Championships 2012 United Bowl Intense Conference United Conference 3 Wichita 43 2 Allen 40 4 Colorado 43 1 Tri-Cities 52 3 Bloomington 30 2 Green Bay 51 4 Lehigh Valley 21 1 Sioux Falls 79 3 Wichita 30 1 Tri-Cities 51 2 Green Bay 42 1 Sioux Falls 61 I1 Tri-Cities 32 U1 Sioux Falls 59 Awards Individual season awards Award Winner Position Team Most Valuable Player Chris Dixon Quarterback Sioux Falls Storm Offensive Player of the Year Chris Dixon Quarterback Sioux Falls Storm Co-Defensive Player of the Year Ross Cochran Linebacker Wyoming Cavalry Co-Defensive Player of the Year Mat Moss Defensive Lineman Wichita Wild Special Teams Player of the Year Mike Tatum Kick returner Everett Raptors Offensive Rookie of the Year Jasonus Tillery Wide Receiver Wyoming Cavalry Defensive Rookie of the Year Peter Buck Linebacker Omaha Beef Most Improved Player Rocky Hinds Quarterback Nebraska Danger Adam Pringle Award Robert Fuller Head coach Green Bay Blizzard Coach of the Year Robert Fuller Head coach Green Bay Blizzardhttp://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4432146 IFL Names Individual Award Winners June 26, 2012 OurSports Central www.oursportscentral.com October 20, 2015http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4434025 Indoor Football League Announces MVP and Head Coach of the Year June 28, 2012 OurSports Central www.oursportscentral.com October 20, 2015 1st Team All-IFL OffenseQuarterbackChris Dixon, Sioux FallsRunning backLaRon Council, Green BayWide receiverJasonus Tillery, WyomingCarl Sims, Sioux FallsAndre Piper-Jordan, EverettOffensive tackleMyniya Smith, Sioux FallsJason Enos, WichitaCenterCharlie Sanders, Sioux FallsDefenseDefensive lineMatt Moss, WichitaJeff Sobol, BloomingtonJake Killeen, Tri-CitiesLinebackerRoss Cochran BloomingtonLenny Radtke, ChicagoDefensive backLionell Singleton, Tri-CitiesJeff Temple, BloomingtonFrankie Solomon, Jr., Texas Special teamsKickerAric Goodman, ColoradoKick returnerMike Tatum, EverettIronmanMatt Cohen, Lehigh Valley 2nd Team All-IFL OffenseQuarterbackHouston Lillard, Tri-CitiesRunning backDarius Fudge, AllenWide receiverSteven Whitehead, Tri-CitiesKayne Farquharson, NebraskaClinton Solomon, Sioux FallsOffensive tackleSeth Smalls, Green BayMichael Trice, ColoradoCenterWilliam Falakiseni, Tri-CitiesDefenseDefensive endMichael Dell, ReadingXzavie Jackson, Cedar RapidsAntonio Ficklin, BloomingtonLinebackerPeter Buck, OmahaDeJuan Fulghum, Sioux FallsDefensive backB. J. Hall, Green BayT. J. Simmons, Cedar RapidsMarvin Johnson, Lehigh Valley Special teamsKickerGary Cismesia, OmahaKick ReturnerB. J. Hill, Green Bay http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4425981 All-IFL Teams Announced June 19, 2012 OurSports Central www.oursportscentral.com October 20, 2015 References 30em