2014 Indoor Football League season

January 2025 2014 IFL season Indoor Football League Indoor Football February 21, 2014 – June 14, 2014 9 Regular season Willie Copeland (Colorado) Playoffs Intense Nebraska Danger Colorado Ice United Sioux Falls Storm Cedar Rapids Titans 2014 United Bowl Championship Sioux Falls Storm Nebraska Danger Chris Dixon List of Indoor Football League seasons IFL 2013 Indoor Football League season 2013 2015 Indoor Football League season 2015 The 2014 Indoor Football League season was the sixth 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 21, 2014, when the reigning league champion Sioux Falls Storm played host to the Nebraska Danger. The regular season ended 17 weeks later on June 21, 2014, with the Nebraska Danger visiting the Texas Revolution. Teams For 2014, the IFL maintained its two-conference no-divisions format with each of 9 teams scheduled to play 14 games during the 17-week regular season. That was the same number of teams as played in the 2013 IFL season. The Minnesota-based Bemidji Axemen expansion team replaced the Chicago Slaughter which returned to the Continental Indoor Football League for the 2014 season. United Conference TeamLocationArena (Capacity)Bemidji AxemenBemidji, MinnesotaSanford Center (4,700)Cedar Rapids TitansCedar Rapids, IowaU.S. Cellular Center (6,900)Green Bay BlizzardAshwaubenon, WisconsinResch Center (8,621)Sioux Falls StormSioux Falls, South DakotaSioux Falls Arena (4,700)Texas RevolutionAllen, TexasAllen Event Center (6,275) Intense Conference TeamLocationArena (Capacity)Colorado IceLoveland, ColoradoBudweiser Events Center (7,200)Nebraska DangerGrand Island, NebraskaEihusen Arena (7,500)Tri-Cities FeverKennewick, WashingtonToyota Center (5,970)Wyoming CavalryCasper, WyomingCasper Events Center (8,395) Personnel In mid-December 2013, Michael Allshouse moved up from assistant to commissioner of the IFL, replacing Robert Loving who is now the league's chief financial officer. For 2014, Mike McCoy serves as the Director of Business Development and Tom Falcinelli returns as the Director of Officiating. Expansion In January 2014, the league announced that the Billings Wolves would join the league for the 2015 season. The Wolves played their home games at Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark in Billings, Montana.Mike Zimmer Billings Gazette Billings, MT Billings Wolves to bring indoor football back to Billings in 2015 http://billingsgazette.com/sports/football/billings-wolves-to-bring-indoor-football-back-to-billings-in/article_6c93ff4b-5c22-5eaa-a598-31e812527544.html February 19, 2014 February 24, 2014 The city was previously home to the Billings Outlaws who folded after a tornado heavily damaged their home arena. Standings 100% Playoffs Conference Championships 2014 United Bowl 1 Sioux Falls 73 2 Cedar Rapids 36 1 Colorado 15 2 Nebraska 45 U1 Sioux Falls 63 I2 Nebraska 46 Awards Individual season awards Award Winner Position Team Most Valuable Player Willie Copeland Quarterback Colorado Ice Offensive Player of the Year Chris Dixon Quarterback Sioux Falls Storm Defensive Player of the Year Tyler Knight Linebacker Sioux Falls Storm Special teams Player of the Year Rockne Belmonte Kicker Cedar Rapids Titans Rookie of the Year Nathan Wara Quarterback Green Bay Blizzard Adam Pringle Award Cody Kirby Quarterback Bemidji Axemen Coach of the Year Heron O'Neal Head coach Colorado Ice Executive of the Year Charlies Bosselman Owner Nebraska Dangerhttp://www.nebraska.tv/story/25881771/2014-ifl-individual-awards-announced-charlie-bosselman-exec-of-year 2014 IFL Individual Awards Announced - Charlie Bosselman Exec of Year June 26, 2014 WorldNow and NTV www.nebraska.tv April 23, 2015 1st Team All-IFL OffenseQuarterbackWillie Copeland, ColoradoRunning backLaRon Council, Cedar RapidsWide receiverClinton Solomon, TexasRyan Balentine, BemidjiKyle Kaiser, ColoradoOffensive tackleMyniya Smith, Sioux FallsDarius Savage, NebraskaCenterCharlie Sanders, Sioux FallsDefenseDefensive lineClaude Wroten, NebraskaKyle Jenkins, Cedar RapidsJordan Morgan, BemidjiLinebackerTyler Knight, Sioux FallsJoe Thornton, ColoradoDefensive backFrankie Solomon, Jr., TexasJamar Love, NebraskaDonyae Coleman, Tri-Cities Special teamsKickerRockne Belmonte, Cedar RapidsKick returnerTory Harrison, Sioux Falls 2nd Team All-IFL OffenseQuarterbackChris Dixon, Sioux FallsRunning backKeithon Flemming, Tri-CitiesWide receiverSamuel Charles, WyomingDonte Sawyer, Green BayKayne Farquharson, NebraskaOffensive tackleAlbert Erni, Jr., Cedar RapidsSanford Banks, ColoradoCenterWilliam Maxwell, Green BayDefenseDefensive endDemario Dixon, TexasEze Obiora, Sioux FallsJason Jones, ColoradoLinebackerCorneilus Brown, NebraskaJavicz Jones, TexasDefensive backKyle Theret, Sioux FallsCorey Sample, ColoradoLionell Singleton, Tri-Cities Special teamsKickerParker Douglass, Sioux FallsKick returnerRobert Brown, Cedar Rapids http://newsacrossnebraska.com/index.php/sports/central/1394-all-ifl-announced All IFL Announced June 20, 2014 News Across Nebraska www.newsacrossnebraska.com April 23, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20140722015751/http://newsacrossnebraska.com/index.php/sports/central/1394-all-ifl-announced July 22, 2014 dead mdy-all References 30em Indoor Football League About the IFL: Staff http://www.goifl.com/about-the-ifl/ifl-staff October 20, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131023061541/http://www.goifl.com/about-the-ifl/ifl-staff October 23, 2013 dead mdy-all Indoor Football League 2014 Regular Season Schedule Released http://www.goifl.com/news/news-archive/1-latest-news/1520-2014-regular-season-schedule-released October 18, 2013 October 21, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131023061706/http://www.goifl.com/news/news-archive/1-latest-news/1520-2014-regular-season-schedule-released October 23, 2013 dead mdy-all Bob Hamar Grand Island Independent Grand Island, NE Omaha World-Herald Company Danger building for 2014 season http://www.theindependent.com/sports/danger-building-for-season/article_1eea5788-298b-11e3-8d29-001a4bcf887a.html September 30, 2013 October 22, 2013 Indoor Football League IFL Announces Changes to League Office http://www.goifl.com/news/news-archive/1-latest-news/1559-ifl-announces-changes-to-league-office December 16, 2013 December 24, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131225195756/http://www.goifl.com/news/news-archive/1-latest-news/1559-ifl-announces-changes-to-league-office December 25, 2013 dead mdy-all Bob Hamar Grand Island Independent Grand Island, NE Berkshire Hathaway Danger GM takes on IFL duties http://www.theindependent.com/sports/danger-gm-takes-on-ifl-duties/article_27d9aaf4-66a0-11e3-bf32-0019bb2963f4.html December 16, 2013 December 24, 2013 Dan Krieger Our Sports Central Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4726687 January 13, 2014 January 14, 2014 Scott Breen KPAX-TV Missoula, MT Billings close to deal with Indoor Football League http://www.kpax.com/news/billings-close-to-deal-with-indoor-football-league/ January 6, 2014 January 14, 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140116134115/http://www.kpax.com/news/billings-close-to-deal-with-indoor-football-league/ January 16, 2014 expanded