The 2015 Indoor Football League season was the seventh season of the Indoor Football League. Playing with ten teams in two conferences located in mid-sized cities predominantly in the central United States, the league's regular season kicked off on February 28, 2015, when the reigning league champion Sioux Falls Storm travelled to the Bemidji Axemen. The regular season ended 16 weeks later on June 20, 2015, with the Green Bay Blizzard visiting the Iowa Barnstormers. The playoffs were held in two rounds with the top two teams in each conference facing off in a conference championship game followed by the winners of those games meeting in the United Bowl.
Teams For 2015, the IFL maintained its two-conference no-divisions format with each of 10 teams played 14 games during the 16-week regular season. This is the one more teams than the number of teams as played in the 2014 IFL season. The Texas-based Wichita Falls Nighthawks expansion team replaced the Texas Revolution which left for Champions Indoor Football for the 2015 season. The Iowa Barnstormers joined the IFL from the Arena Football League after making a move due to easier regional travel. The Wyoming Cavalry folded, and the league accepted the expansion franchise of Billings Wolves and the Wichita Falls Nighthawks.
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)Iowa BarnstormersDes Moines, IowaWells Fargo Arena (15,181)Sioux Falls StormSioux Falls, South DakotaSioux Falls Arena (4,700)
Intense Conference TeamLocationArena (Capacity)Billings WolvesBillings, MontanaRimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark (12,000)Colorado IceLoveland, ColoradoBudweiser Events Center (7,200)Nebraska DangerGrand Island, NebraskaEihusen Arena (7,500)Tri-Cities FeverKennewick, WashingtonToyota Center (5,970)Wichita Falls NighthawksWichita Falls, TexasKay Yeager Coliseum (7,380)
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. The city was previously home to the Billings Outlaws, who folded after a tornado heavily damaged the arena leaving them with heavy, uninsured losses.
On August 25, 2014, the Nighthawks became official members of the Indoor Football League.
Standings
Playoffs
Awards Individual season awards Award Winner Position Team Most Valuable Player Jameel Sewell Quarterback Nebraska Danger Offensive Player of the Year Steven Whitehead Wide Receiver Tri-Cities Fever Defensive Player of the Year Jeremiah Price Defensive Lineman Cedar Rapids Titans Special Teams Player of the Year Mulku Kalokoh Kick returner Bemidji Axemen Offensive Rookie of the Year Waymon James Running Back Nebraska Danger Defensive Rookie of the Year Michael Green Defensive Back Billings Wolves Adam Pringle Award Brady Beeson Kicker Tri-Cities Fever Coach of the Year Kurtiss Riggs Head coach Sioux Falls Storm Executive of the Year John Pettit VP, COO and Co-owner Iowa Barnstormers
1st Team All-IFL
OffenseQuarterbackJameel Sewell, NebraskaRunning backWaymon James, NebraskaWide receiverJudd Harrold, Sioux FallsSteven Whitehead, Tri-CitiesKyle Kaiser, ColoradoOffensive tackleMyniya Smith, Sioux FallsDarius Savage, NebraskaCenterCharlie Sanders, Sioux FallsDefenseDefensive lineJeremiah Price, Cedar RapidsCorey Johnsen, Sioux FallsXzavie Jackson, Cedar RapidsLinebackerJavicz Jones, IowaJames Ackel, Wichita FallsDefensive backMichael Green, BillingsDeQuan Starling, Sioux FallsJamie Bender, Green Bay
Special teamsKickerJeff Budzien, Green BayKick returnerMulku Kalokoh, Bemidji
2nd Team All-IFL
OffenseQuarterbackDonovan Porterie, Green BayRunning backAndrew Pierce, Tri-CitiesWide receiverBrady Roland, IowaJosh Jarboe, BemidjiBryan Pray, Cedar RapidsOffensive tackleRashaud Mungro, Sioux FallsTrevis Turner, NebraskaCenterKeyun Swinney, Green BayDefenseDefensive endJake Killeen, Tri-CitiesTerrance Lloyd, Wichita FallsJustin Edison, NebraskaLinebackerTyler Knight, Sioux FallsElijah Fields, Sioux FallsDefensive backTroy Sanders, Tri-CitiesCorey Sample, ColoradoTravonti Johnson, Billings
Special teamsKickerRockne Belmonte, Cedar RapidsKick returnerDemetruce McNeal, Cedar Rapids
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