2011 Sioux Falls Storm season

Indoor Football League team season January 2025 Sioux Falls Storm 2011 13–1 1st Great Plains Kurtiss Riggs Todd Tryon Sioux Falls Arena Won UC Semifinals (Beef) 52-39Won UC Championship (Blizzard) 52-12Won 2011 United Bowl (Fever) 37-10 2010 2012 The 2011 Sioux Falls Storm season was the team's twelfth season as a professional indoor football franchise and third in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of twenty-two teams competing in the IFL for the 2011 season, the Storm were members of the Great Plains Division of the United Conference. Led by head coach Kurtiss Riggs, the Storm played their home games at the Sioux Falls Arena in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Sioux Falls entered the 2011 season following a loss in the league's United Bowl championship game in 2010. After a tornado dubbed the Father's Day Tornado hit Billings' Rimrock Auto Arena on June 20, 2010, causing major damage,http://billingsgazette.com/news/local/article_838bcdd0-7cc2-11df-8fe9-001cc4c03286.html?mode=story Tornado destroys MetraPark arena, Heights stores Gazette Staff The Billings Gazette 12 June 2015 the Outlaws franchise folded, and their star quarterback Chris Dixon signed with the Storm. Led by Dixon, Sioux Falls scored an astounding 1022 points on the 2011 regular season, with 70 or more points in 10 games and opening with a 105-71 win over the Kent Predators in Kent, Washington. Only twice did the Storm fall short of 50 points and both were against the Omaha Beef, who handed them a 41-37 loss in the regular season finale after Sioux Falls had started 13-0. The two teams met in the next game, which was the playoff opener. The Storm won it, 52-39, then beat Green Bay 52-12 to return to the United Bowl. Although they tied their lowest scoring game of the season, Sioux Falls rolled over the Tri-Cities Fever 37-10 to earn the league championship after a two-year hiatus and also win its first IFL title. Schedule Key: #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Tie 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA #CCCCCC Bye 1px solid #AAAAAA Regular season All start times are local time Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Score Record 1 Friday February 25 7:05pm at Kent Predators W 105-71 1-0 ShoWare Center 2 BYE 3 Monday March 14 7:05pm Wenatchee Valley Venom W 80-19 2-0 Sioux Falls Arena 4 Monday March 21 7:05pm Nebraska Danger W 80-32 3-0 Sioux Falls Arena 5 Saturday March 26 7:05pm at Wichita Wild W 92-20 4-0 Hartman Arena 6 Sunday April 3 2:05pm Omaha Beef W 48-38 5-0 Sioux Falls Arena 7 BYE 8 Friday April 15 7:05pm La Crosse Spartans W 77-10 6-0 Sioux Falls Arena 9 Saturday April 23 7:05pm at Bricktown Brawlers W 84-30 7-0 Cox Convention Center 10 Saturday April 30 8:05pm at Nebraska Danger W 78-56 8-0 Eihusen Arena 11 Saturday May 7 7:05pm Bloomington Extreme W 60-28 9-0 Sioux Falls Arena 12 Sunday May 15 2:05pm Green Bay Blizzard W 57-38 10-0 Sioux Falls Arena 13 Friday May 20 7:05pm at Wyoming Cavalry W 70-30 11-0 Casper Events Center 14 Saturday May 28 7:05pm Wichita Wild W 78-16 12-0 Sioux Falls Arena 15 Saturday June 4 7:11pm at Chicago Slaughter W 76-28 13-0 Sears Centre 16 Saturday June 11 7:05pm at Omaha Beef L 37-41 13-1 Omaha Civic Auditorium Post-season Round Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Final score Record United Conference Semifinal Saturday June 25 7:05pm Omaha Beef W 52-39 1-0 Sioux Falls Arena United Conference Championship Saturday July 9 7:15pm Green Bay Blizzard W 52-12 2-0 Sioux Falls Arena United Bowl Saturday July 16 7:15pm Tri-Cities Fever W 37-10http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2011/07/17/1569704_fever-falls-to-storm-37-10-in.html?rh=1 Fever falls to Storm 37-10 in IFL title game July 17, 2011 Tri-City Herald www.tri-cityherald.com August 20, 2015 April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes 3-0 Sioux Falls Arena Roster 2011 Sioux Falls Storm roster Quarterbacks 2 Chris Dixon Running backs 8 James Jones 22 Lorne Sam Wide receivers 84 Dusty Hovorka 18 Carl Sims 9 James Terry Offensive linemen 71 Gerald Davis 55 Charlie Sanders 75 Myniya Smith Defensive linemen 15 Michael Bazemore 12 Tommy Chavis 52 Rachman Crable 96 Cory Johnson 94 Michael Landry Linebackers 26 Tyler Knight 41 Brian McIntire Defensive backs 2 Stewart Franks 24 Jovan Jackson 20 Donta Moore 3 Reggie Sullivan 4 Kadafi Tunsil Kickers 11 Parker Douglass Injured reserve 25 Hershel Dennis RB IR Exempt list Currently vacant Practice squad Currently vacant Rookies in italicsRoster https://web.archive.org/web/20150402235649/http://www.goifl.com/historic_stats 2015-04-02 updated July 16, 2011 23 Active, 1 Inactive, 0 PS → More rosters Standings Storm References 2 External links Sioux Falls Storm official statistics 2011 IFL regular season schedule expanded Sioux Falls Storm Category:Sioux Falls Storm Sioux Falls Storm 2011