2009 Indoor Football League season

The 2009 Indoor Football League season is the inaugural season of the Indoor Football League, a league formed as a merger between the Intense Football League and United Indoor Football. The regular season began on Friday, March 13 and ended on Saturday, July 11.[1] The league champions were the Billings Outlaws, who defeated the RiverCity Rage in the 2009 United Bowl.

2009 IFL season
LeagueIndoor Football League
SportIndoor Football
DurationMarch 13, 2009 – July 11, 2009
Regular season
Season MVPChris Dixon
Playoffs
Intense championsBillings Outlaws
  Intense runners-upEl Paso Generals
United championsRiverCity Rage
  United runners-upWichita Wild
2009 United Bowl Championship
ChampionsBillings Outlaws
  Runners-upRiverCity Rage

Standings

United Conference
Atlantic
Team W L PCT
x-Maryland Maniacs 10 4 .714
y-Rochester Raiders 9 5 .643
y-RiverCity Rage 8 6 .571
Saginaw Sting 3 11 .214
Muskegon Thunder 1 13 .071
Central
Team W L PCT
z-Omaha Beef 11 3 .786
y-Bloomington Extreme 10 4 .714
y-Wichita Wild 8 6 .571
Sioux Falls Storm [2][3][4] 6 8 .429
Sioux City Bandits 4 10 .286

Intense Conference
Lone Star
Team W L PCT
x-El Paso Generals 12 2 .857
y-Abilene Ruff Riders 8 6 .571
y-San Angelo Stampede Express 5 9 .357
Corpus Christi Hammerheads 5 9 .357
Odessa Roughnecks 3 11 .214
Pacific
Team W L PCT
z-Billings Outlaws 12 2 .857
y-Fairbanks Grizzlies 7 7 .500
y-Colorado Ice 5 9 .357
Alaska Wild 0 14 .000

z=clinched top seed in conference, x=clinched division, y=clinched wild card spot

Playoffs
Henrietta, NY College Park, MD
3 RiverCity 45
3 RiverCity 55
2 Rochester 42 Park City, KS
1 Maryland 31
United Conference
Bloomington, IL A3 RiverCity 43
Omaha, NE
C3 Wichita 30
3 Wichita 46 United Conference Championship
3 Wichita 39
2 Bloomington 37 Billings, MT
1 Omaha 34
Wild Card Round
Conference Semi-finals
Abilene, TX U6 RiverCity 62
El Paso, TX
I1 Billings 71
3 San Angelo 37 2009 United Bowl
3 San Angelo 37
2 Abilene 34 Billings, MT
1 El Paso 75
Intense Conference
Fairbanks, AK LS1 El Paso 35
Billings, MT
P1 Billings 66
3 Colorado 14 Intense Conference Championship
2 Fairbanks 7
2 Fairbanks 42
1 Billings 50

Awards

Individual season awards
AwardWinnerPositionTeam
Most Valuable PlayerChris DixonQBBIL
Offensive Player of the YearChris DixonQBBIL
Defensive Player of the YearMichael LandryDBBIL
Special Teams Player of the YearDemarcus JamesKRAK
Offensive Rookie of the YearDarius FudgeRBWIC
Defensive Rookie of the YearMichael EbyDBBIL
Coach of the YearBrian BrentsHCEP

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1st Team All-IFL
Offense
QuarterbackChris Dixon, Billings
Running backDarius Fudge, Wichita
Wide receiverJames Walton, Billings
Clinton Solomon, Wichita
DeAngelo Woodie, El Paso
Offensive linemanBruce McCaleb, Sioux Falls
Jermaine Pruitt, El Paso
Jordon Piccou, Sioux City
Defense
Defensive lineMichael Landry, Billings
Ron Ellington, El Paso
Eddie Bynes, Rochester
LinebackerJoe Bevis, River City
Lamont Reid, Wichita
Defensive backJoey Longoria, Abilene
LaRoche Jackson, Bloomington
Brent Hafford, Omaha
Special teams
KickerPeter Christofilakos, Bloomington
Kick returnerDemarcus James, Alaska

2nd Team All-IFL
Offense
QuarterbackTommy Jones, El Paso
Running backSean Treasure, Sioux Falls
Wide receiverLonnie Sanders, Fairbanks
Jimmy Conner, Odessa
Rob Mager, Rochester
Offensive linemanCharleston Gray, Wichita
Tyree Spinner, Maryland
Kiamni Jones, Omaha
Defense
Defensive endOby Arah, Maryland
Corey Johnsen, Sioux Falls
Michael Bazemore, Outlaws
LinebackerKyle McKenzie, Saginaw
Tonga Spetlar, Omaha
Defensive backJames Temple, Bloomington
Mike Hill, Maryland
Michael Eby, Billings
Special teams
KickerScott Greene, Muskegon
Kick returnerRandy Kelly, Wichita

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References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-04-01. Retrieved 2009-04-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "IFL Levies Discipline on Sioux Falls Storm". IFL News. Archived from the original on 2010-11-24. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
  3. "IFL Imposes Punishment on Storm". Storm Web site. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
  4. "Attention Storm Fans". Storm Web site. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
  5. "IFL Announces 2009 Individual Awards". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. July 13, 2009. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  6. "IFL Announces 2009 All-IFL First and Second Teams". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. July 15, 2009. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
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