2014 Indoor Football League season

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.^[1]

2014 IFL season
League	Indoor Football League
Sport	Indoor Football
Duration	February 21, 2014 – June 14, 2014
Number of teams	9
Regular season
Season MVP	Willie Copeland (Colorado)
Playoffs
Intense champions	Nebraska Danger
Intense runners-up	Colorado Ice
United champions	Sioux Falls Storm
United runners-up	Cedar Rapids Titans
2014 United Bowl Championship
Champions	Sioux Falls Storm
Runners-up	Nebraska Danger
Finals MVP	Chris Dixon

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.^[1] 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.^[2]

United Conference

Team	Location	Arena (Capacity)
Bemidji Axemen	Bemidji, Minnesota	Sanford Center (4,700)
Cedar Rapids Titans	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	U.S. Cellular Center (6,900)
Green Bay Blizzard	Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin	Resch Center (8,621)
Sioux Falls Storm	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	Sioux Falls Arena (4,700)
Texas Revolution	Allen, Texas	Allen Event Center (6,275)

Intense Conference

Team	Location	Arena (Capacity)
Colorado Ice	Loveland, Colorado	Budweiser Events Center (7,200)
Nebraska Danger	Grand Island, Nebraska	Eihusen Arena (7,500)
Tri-Cities Fever	Kennewick, Washington	Toyota Center (5,970)
Wyoming Cavalry	Casper, Wyoming	Casper 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.^[3] For 2014, Mike McCoy serves as the Director of Business Development and Tom Falcinelli returns as the Director of Officiating.^[4][5]

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.^[6] The city was previously home to the Billings Outlaws who folded after a tornado heavily damaged their home arena.^[7][8]

Standings

2014 Intense Conference view talk edit W L T PCT PF PA GB STK y - Colorado Ice 10 4 0 .714 708 503 0.0 L1 x - Nebraska Danger 10 4 0 .714 684 540 0.0 W1 Tri-Cities Fever 8 6 0 .571 761 671 2.0 W5 Wyoming Cavalry 1 13 0 .071 441 931 9.0 L10

2014 United Conference view talk edit W L T PCT PF PA GB STK y - Sioux Falls Storm 13 1 0 .929 754 500 0.0 L1 x - Cedar Rapids Titans 11 3 0 .786 689 597 2.0 W2 Bemidji Axemen 5 9 0 .357 592 624 8.0 L5 Texas Revolution 3 11 0 .214 532 641 10.0 L2 Green Bay Blizzard 2 12 0 .143 615 769 11.0 W1

Playoffs

	Conference Championships					2014 United Bowl
	2	Nebraska	45
	1	Colorado	15
						I2	Nebraska	46
						U1	Sioux Falls	63
	2	Cedar Rapids	36
	1	Sioux Falls	73

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 Danger

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1st Team All-IFL

Offense Quarterback Willie Copeland, Colorado Running back LaRon Council, Cedar Rapids Wide receiver Clinton Solomon, Texas Ryan Balentine, Bemidji Kyle Kaiser, Colorado Offensive tackle Myniya Smith, Sioux Falls Darius Savage, Nebraska Center Charlie Sanders, Sioux Falls

Defense Defensive line Claude Wroten, Nebraska Kyle Jenkins, Cedar Rapids Jordan Morgan, Bemidji Linebacker Tyler Knight, Sioux Falls Joe Thornton, Colorado Defensive back Frankie Solomon, Jr., Texas Jamar Love, Nebraska Donyae Coleman, Tri-Cities

Special teams
Kicker	Rockne Belmonte, Cedar Rapids
Kick returner	Tory Harrison, Sioux Falls

2nd Team All-IFL

Offense Quarterback Chris Dixon, Sioux Falls Running back Keithon Flemming, Tri-Cities Wide receiver Samuel Charles, Wyoming Donte Sawyer, Green Bay Kayne Farquharson, Nebraska Offensive tackle Albert Erni, Jr., Cedar Rapids Sanford Banks, Colorado Center William Maxwell, Green Bay

Defense Defensive end Demario Dixon, Texas Eze Obiora, Sioux Falls Jason Jones, Colorado Linebacker Corneilus Brown, Nebraska Javicz Jones, Texas Defensive back Kyle Theret, Sioux Falls Corey Sample, Colorado Lionell Singleton, Tri-Cities

Special teams
Kicker	Parker Douglass, Sioux Falls
Kick returner	Robert Brown, Cedar Rapids

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References

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6. Zimmer, Mike (February 19, 2014). "Billings Wolves to bring indoor football back to Billings in 2015". Billings Gazette. Billings, MT. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
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