United Indoor Football
The United Indoor Football (UIF) was a league for arena football in the USA that was founded in 2005. After four seasons, the UIF merged with the Intense Football League (IFL) in 2008 and together they founded the Indoor Football League (IFL). In 2008 the league was closed.
history
The UIF was founded in 2005 from nine clubs from the National Indoor Football League (NIFL) and two clubs from the minor league of the Arena Football League (AFL), the af2 .
The league was based in Omaha, Nebraska, and operated for four years before joining forces with the Intense Football League (IFL) in 2008 . The Indoor Football League (IFL) was founded together. Then the league was closed.
There are many reasons for changing teams. Many teams were no longer convinced by the organizational and above all financial concept of their previous league and therefore saw better financial and sporting prospects in the new league.
The final is called the United Bowl .
Founding teams
| Team name | out of league |
|---|---|
| Black Hills Red Dogs | NIFL |
| Evansville BlueCats | NIFL |
| Fort Wayne Freedom | NIFL |
| Lexington Horsemen | NIFL |
| Ohio Valley Greyhounds | NIFL |
| Omaha beef | NIFL |
| Sioux City Bandits | NIFL |
| Sioux Falls Storm | NIFL |
| Tupelo FireAnts | NIFL |
| Tennessee Valley Raptors | af2 |
| Peoria Rough Riders | af2 |
UIF season 2005
Participating teams (11) : Sioux City Bandits, Omaha Beef, Sioux Falls Storm, Black Hills Red Dogs, Fort Wayne Freedom, Ohio Valley Greyhounds, Peoria Rough Riders, Lexington Horsemen, Evansville BlueCats, Tennessee Valley Raptors, Tupelo FireAnts.
In the first season, surprisingly, the fifth in the regular season took the title. The Sioux Falls Storm eliminated the fourth seeded Omaha Beef in the quarterfinals and the third seeded Lexington Horsemen in the semifinals . In the final, the United Bowl , the Storm won against the Sioux City Bandits with 40:38 in front of 6,840 spectators.
UIF season 2006
Teams Leaving the League : Black Hills Red Dogs, Tupelo FireAnts, Tennessee Valley Raptors (became the Rock River Raptors)
Teams that have joined : Rock River Raptors (ex Tennessee Valley Raptors), Bloomington Extreme
Participating teams (10) : Sioux City Bandits, Omaha Beef, Sioux Falls Storm, Fort Wayne Freedom, Ohio Valley Greyhounds, Peoria Rough Riders, Lexington Horsemen, Evansville BlueCats, Rock River Raptors, Bloomington Extreme
The Sioux Falls Storm ended the season with 15 wins from 15 games. In the semifinals they first defeated the Evansville BlueCats and then eliminated the Lexington Horsemen 72:64 in the United Bowl . MVP became Storm quarterback Terrance Bryant, who threw eight touchdowns.
The Storm didn't lose a single game of the season. Bottom of the table were the Peoria Rough Riders , who couldn't win a single one of their 15 games of the season.
UIF season 2007
Teams who left the league : Fort Wayne Freedom, Peoria Rough Riders
Teams that have joined : RiverCity Rage, Billings Outlaws, Colorado Ice
Participating teams (11) : Sioux City Bandits, Omaha Beef, Sioux Falls Storm, Ohio Valley Greyhounds, Lexington Horsemen, Evansville BlueCats, Rock River Raptors, Bloomington Extreme, RiverCity Rage, Billings Outlaws, Colorado Ice
The Sioux Falls Storm managed to play the perfect season again. After 15 wins in the regular season, Colorado was thrown out in the playoffs, then Billings. In the United Bowl there was a new edition of the finals of 2006. There, too, the Storm won 62:59 against the Horsemen.
UIF season 2008
Teams Leaving The League : Ohio Valley Greyhounds, Lexington Horsemen, Evansville BlueCats, Rock River Raptors
New arrival teams : Wichita Wild
Participating teams (8) : Sioux City Bandits, Omaha Beef, Sioux Falls Storm, Bloomington Extreme, RiverCity Rage, Billings Outlaws, Colorado Ice, Wichita Wild
In the 2008 season, the UIF played the so-called National Indoor Bowl for the first time with the Intense Football League (IFL). The winner of the UIF met the winner of the IFL.
Also in 2008 the Sioux Falls Storm won the title. After the regular season with 11 wins and 3 losses, they defeated the Billings Outlaws 46:44 in the semifinals, before defeating the Bloomington Extreme 40:35 in the United Bowl.
The Storm won all 4 United Bowls in league history.
To top it off, they also defeated the Louisiana Swashbucklers, the winner of the Intense Football League, 54:42 in the National Indoor Bowl.
After this game both leagues merged and founded the Indoor Football League (IFL). The UIF was dissolved.
Championships at a glance
The championship, the United Bowl , was won in all four seasons by the Sioux Falls Storms .
| United Bowl | place | Score guest | Score home |
|---|---|---|---|
| I. | Gateway Arena , Sioux City, Iowa | Sioux Falls Storm 40 | Sioux City Bandits 38 |
| II | Sioux Falls Arena , Sioux Falls, South Dakota | Lexington Horsemen 64 | Sioux Falls Storm 72 |
| III | Sioux Falls Arena , Sioux Falls, South Dakota | Lexington Horsemen 59 | Sioux Falls Storm 62 |
| IV | Sioux Falls Arena , Sioux Falls, South Dakota | Bloomington Extreme 35 | Sioux Falls Storm 40 |
All UIF teams ever participating
- Billings Outlaws (2007-2008)
- Black Hills Red Dogs (2005)
- Bloomington Extreme (2006-2008)
- Colorado Ice (2007-2008)
- Dayton Warbirds (planned for 2005, never used)
- Evansville BlueCats (2005-2007)
- Fort Wayne Freedom (2005-2006)
- Lexington Horsemen (2005-2007)
- Ohio Valley Greyhounds (2005-2007)
- Omaha Beef (2005-2008)
- Peoria Rough Riders (2005-2006)
- RiverCity Rage (2007-2008)
- Rock River Raptors (2005-2007, as Tennessee Valley Raptors 2005)
- Sioux City Bandits (2005-2008)
- Sioux Falls Storm (2005-2008)
- Tupelo FireAnts (2005)
- Wichita Wild (2008)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Glenn M. Wong: The Comprehensive Guide to Careers in Sports . Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 2012, ISBN 978-1-4496-0203-1 ( google.de [accessed July 5, 2017]).
- ^ Tennessee Valley Football renamed Raptors - OurSports Central. Retrieved July 5, 2017 .
- ^ News - Sioux City Bandits Indoor Football - Sioux City, Iowa. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on July 30, 2017 ; Retrieved July 5, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Sioux Falls Storm vs Sioux City Bandits (Aug 14, 2005). Retrieved July 5, 2017 .
- ↑ Kayley Shade: Franchise Records. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on July 9, 2017 ; Retrieved July 5, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Dave Eminian: JS Exclusive: Pirates won't play in Peoria . In: Journal Star . ( pjstar.com [accessed July 5, 2017]).
- ↑ Pantagraph staff: Extreme QB Dusty Burk announces his retirement . In: pantagraph.com . ( pantagraph.com [accessed July 5, 2017]).
- ^ National Indoor Bowl Championship Game Review - OurSports Central. Retrieved July 5, 2017 .
- ↑ HISTORY . In: Indoor Football League . ( goifl.com [accessed July 5, 2017]).
