2016 United Bowl

January 2025 February 2024 United Bowl 2016 United Bowl Logo.png July 23 2016 Denny Sanford Premier Center Sioux Falls, South Dakota, U.S. Sioux Falls Storm Sioux Falls Storm 15–1 United Kurtiss Riggs 0 20 14 21 Spokane Empire Spokane Empire 12–4 Intense Adam Shackleford 7 6 7 14 Sioux Falls QB Lorenzo Brown 9,000 United Bowl (IFL) The 2016 United Bowl was the championship game of the 2016 Indoor Football League season. It was played between the Intense Conference Champion Spokane Empire and the United Conference Champion Sioux Falls Storm. The game was played at Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The Sioux Falls Storm beat the Spokane Empire, 55–34.https://www.argusleader.com/story/sports/minor-league/storm/2016/07/23/storm-earn-sixth-ifl-championship/87434732/ Storm earn sixth IFL championship Mick Garry Argus Leader July 23, 2016 February 13, 2024 This was the Storm's sixth United Bowl championship and seventh overall United Bowl appearance. It was the Spokane Empire's first United Bowl appearance. Venue The game was played at Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, as the Sioux Falls Storm had the home field advantage by cause of having a better regular season record. Background Spokane Empire 2016 Spokane Empire season On September 1, 2015, the Spokane Shock left the Arena Football League for the IFL. They changed their names to the Empire, as the AFL owned the rights to the Shock name. The Empire finished the season with a conference best 12–4, earning the first seed in the Intense Conference and a first round bye. In the conference championship, they defeated the Nebraska Danger at home in a 55–44 contest. Sioux Falls Storm 2016 Sioux Falls Storm season In 2016, the Storm began the regular season with four straight wins before their first road-bump in a loss to the Cedar Rapids Titans. They rebounded from that loss with eleven consecutive victories to finish the season with a 15–1 record, and first place in the United Conference. Sioux Falls clinched home field advantage and a first round bye due to their conference finish. In the conference championship, they defeated the Cedar Rapids Titans at home by a score of 54–28. Box score #eee July 23, 2016 8:05 p.m. EDT Empire 7 6 7 14 Storm 0 20 14 21 Denny Sanford Premier Center, Sioux Falls, South Dakota 9,000SPO SFX collapsible 1 9:34 SPO 8 37 5:26 RecTD Hayes Dowdell 9 good Clarke 7 0 2 11:55 SFX 6 30 3:05 RushTD Brown 1 good Syrovatka 7 7 2 8:33 SPO 5 38 3:15 RecTD Charles Dowdell 24 no good Clarke 13 7 2 7:57 SFX 1 23 0:29 RecTD Tatum Brown 23 no good Syrovatka 13 13 2 0:03 SFX 8 45 2:44 RecTD Williams 11 Brown good Syrovatka 13 20 3 14:30 SFX 1 49 0:29 RecTD Tatum Brown 49 good Syrovatka 13 27 3 13:58 SPO 1 31 0:25 RecTD Charles Dowdell 31 good Clarke 20 27 3 8:57 SFX 9 45 5:01 RushTD Brown 1 good Syrovatka 20 34 4 9:02 SFX 5 35 3:06 RushTD Brown 4 good Syrovatka 20 41 4 5:42 SPO 4 17 3:14 RushTD Dowdell 1 no good Clarke 26 41 4 3:24 SFX 3 21 2:09 RecTD Holley 20 Brown good Syrovatka 26 48 4 2:55 SPO 1 24 0:25 RecTD Pierce Dowdell 24 pass good (Dowdell–Samuel pass) 34 48 4 1:22 SFX 4 17 1:43 RushTD Williams 2 good Syrovatka 34 55 34 55 References Category:2016 Indoor Football League season Category:Sioux Falls Storm Category:Spokane Empire Category:IFL National Championship Category:2016 in sports in South Dakota Category:Sports competitions in South Dakota Category:July 2016 sports events in the United States