2009 United Bowl

January 2025 United Bowl RimrockAutoOutlaws.jpg August 15 2009 Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark Billings, Montana, U.S. Billings Outlaws Billings Outlaws 14–2 Intense Heron O'Neal 20 14 21 16 RiverCity Rage RiverCity Rage 11–6 United Michael Pimmel 7 13 28 14 Billings QB Chris Dixon Russel Gray 8,351 yes United Bowl (IFL) The 2009 United Bowl was the inaugural title game of the Indoor Football League (IFL). It was played on August 15, 2009, at the Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark in Billings, Montana. The top seed in the Intense Conference (Billings Outlaws) defeated the six-seed RiverCity Rage of the United Conference by a score of 71–62. Road to the United Bowl United Conference AtlanticTeamWLPCTx-Maryland Maniacs10410 4y-Rochester Raiders959 5y-RiverCity Rage868 6Saginaw Sting3113 11Muskegon Thunder1131 13CentralTeamWLPCTz-Omaha Beef11311 3y-Bloomington Extreme10410 4y-Wichita Wild868 6Sioux Falls Storm http://goifl.com/news/index.html?article_id=1728 IFL Levies Discipline on Sioux Falls Storm IFL News 2015-08-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20101124050231/http://goifl.com/news/index.html?article_id=1728 2010-11-24 deadhttp://www.siouxfallsstorm.com/news/2009/04/24/ifl-imposes-punishment-on-storm/ IFL Imposes Punishment on Storm Storm Web site 2015-08-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20110716074656/http://www.siouxfallsstorm.com/news/2009/04/24/ifl-imposes-punishment-on-storm/ 2011-07-16 deadhttp://www.siouxfallsstorm.com/news/2009/05/01/attention-storm-fans/ Attention Storm Fans Storm Web site 2015-08-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20110716074844/http://www.siouxfallsstorm.com/news/2009/05/01/attention-storm-fans/ 2011-07-16 dead686 8Sioux City Bandits4104 10 Intense Conference Lone StarTeamWLPCTx-El Paso Generals12212 2y-Abilene Ruff Riders868 6y-San Angelo Stampede Express595 9Corpus Christi Hammerheads595 9Odessa Roughnecks3113 11PacificTeamWLPCTz-Billings Outlaws12212 2y-Fairbanks Grizzlies777 7y-Colorado Ice595 9Alaska Wild0140 14 z=clinched top seed in conference, x=clinched division, y=clinched wild card spot Wild Card Division Championships Conference Championships 2009 United Bowl 1 Intense Conference United Conference 6 San Angelo 37 3 Abilene 34 5 Colorado 14 4 Fairbanks 42 5 RiverCity 45 4 Rochester 42 6 Wichita 46 3 Bloomington 37 3 San Angelo 37 2 El Paso 75 2 Fairbanks 7 1 Billings 50 5 RiverCity 55 2 Maryland 31 6 Wichita 39 1 Omaha 34 2 El Paso 35 1 Billings 66 5 RiverCity 43 6 Wichita 30 I1 Billings 71 U5 RiverCity 62 Game summary The 2009 United Bowl was a highly anticipated event in both Billings and the Greater St. Louis area, as the Billings Outlaws hosted the RiverCity Rage in what would end up being the franchise's final game. RiverCity fell behind Billings quickly, as the score was 20-7 heading into the second quarter and was 34-20 at halftime. The pace stayed pretty much the same throughout the rest of the game as the Outlaws beat the Rage, 71-62, for their third franchise title. References Category:2009 Indoor Football League season Category:American football in Montana Category:Sports competitions in Montana Category:IFL National Championship Category:2009 in sports in Montana Category:RiverCity Rage Category:Billings Outlaws Category:August 2009 sports events in the United States Category:Sports in Billings, Montana